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Senator McCaskill States Past Performance Information on SAM.gov Still Riddled With Errors and Typos

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TIPS

Since its release in July of 2008, System for Award Management (SAM.gov) has proven to be riddled with errors and issues due to unaware government contractors. Outspoken agencies and federal officials like the Georgia PTAC office and Senator McCaskill express...

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How to Register in System for Award Management (SAM)?

HOW TO REGISTER IN SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

What is System for Award Management (SAM) registration? The System for Award Management (SAM) is the Official U.S. Government system that consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. In order for businesses to be eligible for government contracts they must first...

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Colorado Flood Claims Over 18,000 Residential Structures

COLORADO FLOOD

They are calling the Colorado flood 'biblical' due to the amount of rainfall that has started to accumulate in such a rapid amount of time. Colorado’s rainy season was on a steady climb with a remaining 3.5 months to go....

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Government Contracting Cheat Sheet for Abbreviations

System for Award Management

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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Congress Approves Funding of $50.7 Billion to New Jersey and New York for Hurricane Sandy Devastation

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Finally after weeks of debating and deliberating, Congress approved $50.7 billion to be granted to the state of New Jersey and New York to help rebuild their beach shores and other areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. These funds were divided...

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Small Business Opportunities Arise Under Simplified Acquisition Threshold

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

On April 25, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget for the Executive Office of the President released a follow-up memorandum discussing the requirements in the Small Business Act. This release restated how agencies are required to set aside work...

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Largest Third Party Registration Firm in the World Expands their Operation

CCR & ORCA

US Federal Contractor Registration, the largest third party registration firm in the world prepares to expand their operation and offer available positions within the company. In just 3 short years US Federal Contractor Registration has aided over 45,000 businesses registering...

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Data Breach Places 10,000 NASA Employees at Security Risk

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Robert M. Nelson, an ex-NASA/JPL scientist and several other employees were recently notified that due to a epochal data breach that they would be vulnerable to identity theft. According to NASA, a laptop used by a NASA headquarters employee was...

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Understanding No Bid Contracting

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TIPS

In recovery after the massive damage done to New York City, the Jersey Shore, and other parts of the northeast, federal contractors are on the lookout for businesses registered and available for federal government work.  The beauty of no bid...

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