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US Federal Contractor Registration: Despite Sequestration Uncertainty, Contracting Opportunities Still Available for Small Businesses Reports US Federal Contractor Registration

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

US Federal Contractor Registration is reporting ample federal contracting opportunities for small businesses in the face of difficulties caused by sequestration.  US Federal Contractor RegistrationSequestration refers to the automatic budget cuts resulting from the Budget Control Act of 2011, which...

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DISA Deliberates Over Canceling ESSII Cloud Storage Service Contract

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Almost a month later after its release the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announces they are considering canceling their ESSII Cloud Storage Contract. The ESSII had a contract ceiling worth between $427 to $450 billion with a base project length...

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Office of Budget and Management Estimates $2 Billion Lost from Government Shutdown

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In light of the 16 day government shutdown last month, the Office of Budget and Management (OBM) has estimated over $2 billion lost from furloughed federal employees and contracting projects across the nation, according to a report from the Federal Times on...

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Deal in the Works on Capital Hill to Lift Government Shutdown

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

Finally after long last, a decision is in the works to overturn the government shutdown. The deal that the Senate will reach in order to reopen the government will start with budget negotiations and limitations. According to CNN, the mission...

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What are Simplified Acquisition Threshold Contracts?

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROGRAM

Simplified Acquisition Threshold applies to purchases over $3,000 and under $150,000.  If the purchases under $100,000 require less approval and less documentation involved in the purchase. On April 25, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget for the Executive Office...

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DISA Creates Enterprise Storage Service Contract (ESS II) for Cloud Storage Services Worth $427 Million

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING IPS

Finally after long last, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has just released a follow-on RFP (request for proposal) on FBO.gov for cloud storage services worth $427 million. The DISA contract they are calling Enterprise Storage Service or ESS II...

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End of Fiscal Year Approaches; 32,700 Contracts Available on FBO.gov

Over the last 5 years, the federal government has spent around $540 billion each year towards federal government contracts, according to data on the USA Spending website. As the fiscal year closes, many procurement officers rush to spend the last of...

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DLA Plans for $13 Billion More in Budget Cuts Despite Recent Furloughs

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Even after the furlough of hundreds of employees, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) plans to perform over $13 billion more in budget cuts.  According to GovernmentContractingTips.com, the DLA told their customer service representatives to  only come into work Tuesday through...

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GovernmentContractingTips.com Interviews Lloyd Chapman, President of the American Small Business League

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he Small Business Administration announced recently that our government just missed their overall23% goal of small business contracting. The SBA claims that 22.5% was devoted to small business contracting, which was an increase from last year’s 21.54% in 2011. However, organizations like theAmerican Small Business League claim that these figures are fabricated, and millions of dollars are actually still illegally being awarded to large corporations. Fact or fiction?

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