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...
After much anticipation the Department of Defense (DoD) has finally released their much awaited web-service that will help refine and broaden procurement efficiency. The main objective for this new web interface is to allow provisions and clauses to DoD procurement...
"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,...
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...
Despite its longstanding history as the Federal Government's preferred mobile device, in recent years Blackberry has been losing its grip on the federal market. With announcements from both the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and prominent government contractor Booz...
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has been urged by 26 Democratic senators to cap their contractor workforce to match suggested cuts to the DoD’s civilian workforce, according to a report by The Federal Times. The Pentagon has suggested arbitrarily capping the...
Contractors may soon kiss paper bids goodbye - at least when bidding on contracts with the Department of Homeland Security. The Federal Times recently reported on the announcement by Undersecretary for Management Rafael Borras that DHS is working on the...
Contractors in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industries are expected to see significant growth in 2012. Is your industry included under this classification code? Find out in our new video! For more information on contracts in these and other...
This past week, the American Express OPEN for Government Contracts: Victory in Procurement (VIP) for Small Business Program released their 2011 “Trends in Federal Contracting for Small Businesses” report. Overall, it shows that while spending is on a downward trend...
