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US Federal Contractor Registration Reports System for Award Management (SAM) is Currently Down With Unexplained 404 Error

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US Federal Contractor Registration US Federal Contractor Registration is reporting that System for Award Management or better known as SAM is currently down featuring a 404 error that states “webpage cannot be found”.  The Federal Government...

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Amazon Web Services Rents Cloud Space to DoD Through FedRAMP

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The GSA’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program or better known as FedRAMP has approved the use of Amazon Web Services for cloud computing.  The cloud services will help the Army and Navy save time and money.  High level military...

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What is the Dynamic Small Business Search DSBS?

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

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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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FedBizOpps: McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Base Creates Contract For Security Barriers System Maintenance

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The United State Air Force has posted solicitation number: FA4484-14-R-0005 to FedBizOpps to find a properly registered government contractor who meets their qualifications. Small businesses that fall under the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 811310 - commercial and industrial...

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12 Reasons to Use GSA Schedules

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GSA Schedule According to MAS Blogger on GSA Interact the following are 12 reasons why it is important to be on a GSA Schedule as  a registered government contractor. Ordering activities often ask why they should use...

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United States Air Force Signs Agreement to use OASIS Program

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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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GovKinex: US Navy Deliberates Over Email Services

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The United States Navy has started exploring new options with their email service. The new NGEN (Next Generation Enterprise Network) is planned to provide over 800,000 federal employees with brand new email services. For the past year, HP has been slowly...

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DoD Plans to Forge Better Federal Contracts for Government Contractors

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The DoD plans to increase the amount and quality of contracting opportunities by increasing training to employees, creating 11 integrated cost-analysis teams and better utilizing the Contract Business Analysis Repository (CBAR). The CBAR supplies important business information about properly registered...

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