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GSA’s SAM Fixes Site Wide Domain Name and Reps & Certs Technical Issues

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

The GSA’s System for Award Management (SAM) was forced to fix some technical issues with their just over a year old government registration database. SAM is the required database that every contractor must be update in to receive federal contracts and awards....

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United States Air Force Signs Agreement to use OASIS Program

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

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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GSA Creates Redevelopment Contract for Southwest Washington

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The General Services Administration (GSA) is expecting to create a contract which will be responsible to design the changes to the GSA Headquarters in Washington as well as the Cotton Annex for the Energy Department. GSA Head Administrator Dan Tangherlini...

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DISA Deliberates Over Canceling ESSII Cloud Storage Service Contract

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Almost a month later after its release the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announces they are considering canceling their ESSII Cloud Storage Contract. The ESSII had a contract ceiling worth between $427 to $450 billion with a base project length...

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Fiscal 2014 Projects Largest Government Contracts Ever Created, Combine Worth of $160 Billion

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

Even as the federal government dusts itself off from the recent shutdown federal agencies are already gearing up for one of the biggest contracting growths in over a decade.  According to a new analysis by the Deltek report, the federal...

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Government Shutdown is Officially Over; Furloughed Federal Employees and Contractors Go Back to Work

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Early this morning Thursday, October 17th, 2013, President Barack Obama signed into effect a bill that will reopen the federal government and lift the debt limit.  This will allow more than 800,000 federal employees to return to work and all...

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Louisiana PTAC Office at Risk of Closing Due to Lack of Funding

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According to the University of Louisiana, the LA Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Lafayette office will be at risk of shutting down if $40,000 in matching funds is not raised by the end of their contract date on February 28th,...

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Top 3 Ways to Market Your Business in Government Contracting

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TIPS

There is a lot of discussion about what are the best ways to market your business to the federal government in government contracting. Making sure your company is branded and branded properly is the best way to develop an emerging image of your company online and in the federal marketplace. These 5 strategies are proven to help develop brand awareness and get a business noticed by procurement officers and awarded hefty government contracts.

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USDA Becomes Frustrated with the new SAM Registration Process; Turns to US Federal Contractor Registration for Help

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Even federal government agencies like the United States Department of Agriculture are finding it hard to register in System for Award Management (SAM). System for Award Management (SAM) is the nation’s government procurement database. Patricia Griffith, Information Technology Chief of the...

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