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United States Air Force Signs Agreement to use OASIS Program

Posted on December 30, 2013
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After two RFP extended deadlines originally set for September 17th, 2013 and October 10th, 2013, the GSA’s OASIS Program looks forward to the future in 2014. In the best news for the OASIS Program since its release in late August,...

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Past Performance Information Retrieval System

Posted on September 26, 2013
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The Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) is a web-enabled, enterprise application that provides timely and pertinent contractor past performance information to the Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal acquisition community for use in making source-selection decisions (e.g., awarding contracts). PPIRS...

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GovernmentContractingTips.com: End of Fiscal Year Approaches with Billions Left to Spend

Posted on September 16, 2013
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As we move closer and closer to the end of the fiscal year, procurement officers are about to spend truck loads of money to hit their spending quotas. Many procurement officers rush to spend the last of their budgets. This...

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

Posted on September 3, 2013
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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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GSA’s IT Solutions Navigator

Posted on August 14, 2013
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The General Services Administration's (GSA) IT Solutions Navigator is an online portal for IT-based purchasing. Businesses must be properly registered in System for Award Management (SAM) to use the GSA’s IT Solution Navigator. The IT Solutions Navigator uses customer requirements to provide the best-fitting...

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How Migrate from CCR to SAM

Posted on July 25, 2013
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Important: Prior to the System for Award Management (SAM) registration you must be registered with DUN & BRADSTREET and obtain a DUNS # in order to complete the SAM information. Please refer to Lesson 2: Proper Registration in Part 2: Understanding...

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What is a FFATA Report in the Sub-Award Reporting System

Posted on July 19, 2013
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According to the United States Government, FFATA Sub-award Reporting System (FSRS) will collect data from the Federal prime awardees on sub-awards they make: a prime grant awardee will be required to report on its sub-grants and a prime contract awardee...

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‘Final Rule’ Announced on Phase 1 of System for Award Management Implementation

Posted on June 25, 2013
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The newly integrated procurement database of System for Award Management has been given a final ruling by the federal government of its Phase 1 Implementation. The Department of Defense (DoD), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the General Services...

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