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

Posted on April 25, 2014
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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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What is the Dynamic Small Business Search DSBS?

Posted on March 24, 2014
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The Dynamic Small Business Search is a website that is primarily used by procurement officers to track down and locate qualified government contractors that meet federal small business acquisition needs. Thanks to the Small Business Act of 2008 every procurement...

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BITS II (Broad Information Technology and Telecommunication Services

Posted on October 9, 2013
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BITS II According to Alliedtech.com, BITS II is a multiyear Information Technology and Telecommunications Services contract issued through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and available to all Federal Government agencies. An indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with fixed labor...

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Woman-Owned Small Business Contractors Continue to Thrive in Spite of Recent Sequester

Posted on September 5, 2013
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Woman-owned small businesses in the 2013 fiscal year have been pulling in contract after contract due to small business set-aside initiative. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (which contains over 2,200 pages of government rules) states very clearly that 23% of all...

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DHS Advanced Acquisition Planning System

Posted on August 14, 2013
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According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acquisition Planning Forecast System (APFS) provides the DHS Forecast of Contract Opportunities in accordance with Public Law 100-656, Section 501. The Forecast data is for planning purposes and is not a...

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Understanding an Individual Subcontract Report (ISR)

Posted on July 25, 2013
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This report collects subcontract award data for a specific federal government agency when a Prime/Subcontractor: (a) holds one or more contracts over $550,000 (over $1,000,000 for construction of a public facility); and (b) is required to report subcontracts awarded to Small Business (SB), Small...

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Government Contracting Cheat Sheet for Abbreviations

Posted on May 15, 2013
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SAM = System for Award Management (replaced CCR & ORCA) sam.gov DUNS = Dun & Bradstreet (Business code/credit rating) CAGE = Commercial and Government Entity Code (SAM registration & CAGE are what the government uses to pay your business) NCAGE =NATO Commercial...

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Contractors and Homeowners in the State of New Jersey are in a Standstill Waiting on New Flood Elevation Regulations; FEMA vs. Homeowner vs. Insurance?

Posted on May 10, 2013
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"In New Jersey everything is at a complete standstill. Government contractors that are working on the devastated areas of the jersey shore are waiting to see what the new elevation codes will be. And on top of all of this,...

New National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 Removes Contract Thresholds for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB)

Posted on May 2, 2013
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President Obama signed into effect the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, which now provides limitless contracting dollars to women-owned small businesses (WOSB) and economically disadvantaged women-owned businesses (EDWOSB). The original policy previously capped WOSB and EDWOSB manufacturing contracts at...

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