Selling to US (Uncle Sam)

National Small Business Week is April 29 to May 5, 2018. The Small Business Administration is planning numerous events such as a Virtual Conference and Twitter chat. The SBA will also be livestreaming award ceremonies including the announcement of the National Small Business Person of the Year. Awardees for the following, except for the Small… Continue reading National Small Business Week

EPDS: A proposed rule (81 FR 22197) issued by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) in April, 2016, enacted a statutory requirement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2014, Section 1501, that required an electronic filing and document dissemination system. This system allows parties to file a protest and disseminates documents to all parties through electronic means.  As of… Continue reading Electronic Protests, Coming to a Solicitation Near You

Congratulations Mom and Pop, whoever you are. March 29 is Mom and Pop Business Owners Day but just because they may be small, that doesn’t mean they have to take a back seat to anyone. See this article on the Small Business Administration Blog for “4 Ways Mom and Pop Businesses Can Outshine Their Bigger Competitors.” Where… Continue reading Congratulations Mom and Pop

Springboard to a schedule: Did you know that you don’t need two years of experience to go after a Multiple Award Schedule anymore? According to the General Services Administration (GSA) Blog, the new IT Schedule 70 Startup Springboard(link)) program allows small and startup companies to use the professional and project experience of executives and key… Continue reading GSA Shortcut for Startups!

By the Numbers: According a recent Rand Report, DoD and non-DoD protest activity approximately doubled between 2008 and 2016. All is not lost, however, as the portion of contracts protested is still less than .3 percent. The congressionally-mandated report was ordered as part of the 2017 Defense authorization bill to prevent restraints on a company’s… Continue reading What’s Protests Got to do With It?

TRANSACTIONAL DATA REPORTING: Many of you may already be familiar with the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) Pilot Program. The TDR rule, published in June 2016 allows GSA to collect transactional-level data on purchases made through a GSA contract vehicle. Under this rule, vendors electronically report the price the federal government paid for an item or… Continue reading GSA News and Programs

Latvian Connection, LLC, a contractor headquartered in Healdsburg, California, and Kuwait City, Kuwai has been suspended from the ability to protest for two years by the Government Accounting Office (GAO). The unusual action was taken in the aftermath of 150 bid protests filed in fiscal year 2016 which led to a one-year suspension that expired in… Continue reading RAMBLINGS AND OTHER NEWS