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US Federal Contractor Registration Makes History with New G-SAP (GSA-Simplified Acquisition Program)

G-SAP

 US Federal Contractor Registration’s innovative new marketing collaboration combines a GSA Schedule filing and a simplified acquisition marketing campaign. The GSA-Simplified Acquisition Program or better known as G-SAP is becoming a hit with small businesses looking to get on a GSA Schedule...

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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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Polar Vortex Pushes Harsh Weather Conditions Across the Country

POLAR VORTEX

Weather conditions across the country have been getting worse as temperatures plummet below -35F in some parts of the country. Southern parts of the country are being hit with colder weather than they have experienced in the past 20 years....

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DISA Deliberates Over Canceling ESSII Cloud Storage Service Contract

DISA

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

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TIPS

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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Government Contracts Continue To Be Posted to FedBizOpps Despite Government Shutdown

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TIPS

Currently to date there are more than 29,000 active federal opportunities on FedBizOpps (FBO).  This means that even with the harsh effects of the government shutdown, contractors still have plenty of opportunities to win government contracts in the federal marketplace. ...

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GSA’s IT Solutions Navigator

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

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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Govkinex: President Obama Plans to Create a “More Innovative” Government for American Businesses

US FEDERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION

President Obama this past week spoke to his staff about correcting issues that have slowed down government procedures. These procedures that President Obama referred to include using newly designed technology to deliver better services and ultimately save the government money....

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Veteran Owned Businesses Turn to US Federal Contractor Registration to Become Properly Registered in 2013

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING TIPS

Veteran-Owned businesses have been turning to US Federal Contractor Registration to help them with theirSystem for Award Management (SAM) registration. Despite Veteran Affairs awarding almost $4 billion to federal set-aside contracts this past year, contractors are still having trouble with the...

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