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3 Interesting Facts About PTAC

3 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PTAC OFFICES

3 Interesting Facts About PTAC Offices The United States Federal Government provides locations across the nation that educate businesses on government contracts, grants and accounting matters called Procurement Technical Assistance Centers; or better known as PTAC(s)....

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3 Misleading Factors About Third Party Registration Firms Answered

3 Misleading & Misinterpreted Factors that Push Businesses Away from Third Party Registration Firms:   1) Paying for the registration seems like a waste of money for my business.   Response: Then you put yourself at risk for fines and problems...

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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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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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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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New Government-formatted Website Package Designed for Procurement Smart Phones and Tablets

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President Abraham Lincoln once said, “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” So does our government’s program to better equip our federal workers whether it is in manufacturing, construction or technology. This...

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First Steps to Government Contracting

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For some time now contractors have had to constantly search throughout the internet to track down information on government contracting. This would require most businesses to jump from source to source to find exactly what they are looking for. Well now...

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DoD’s Clause Logic Service (CLS) will Improve the Quality and Quantity of Government Contracts for Small Business

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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...

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Government Contracting Tips – Starting Small

When most of us hear the words “government contracts,” we likely envision huge, multi-million dollar contracts being awarded to large corporations.  While most contract awards are on a much smaller scale than this example, it can be difficult for new...

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