Federal Business Opportunities (also known as FBO or FedBizOpps) is transitioning to beta.SAM.gov on November 8, 2019. FBO is where contracting organizations in the federal government post notices on proposed contract actions that are valued at more than $25,000. The notices include solicitations, pre-solicitations, sole source justifications, and more, and include the original notice date […]
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Federaltimes.com: Federal plan for one award schedule gets industry thumbs-up. Government contractors see promise in the General Services Administration’s plan to consolidate the current 24 multiple award schedules into a single schedule over the next couple years, according to preliminary results from the agency’s request for information on the plan, released Aug. 1. Citing problems […]
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Michael Wooten has been newly confirmed administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. His agenda includes innovation, cost efficiency, cybersecurity protections, small business partnerships and category management. He has pledged to be a strong supporter of President Trump’s management agenda. Mr. Wooten is the first confirmed head of OFPP since 2016. During his confirmation […]
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The Proposed Rule, if enacted, will expand the look-back period to five years. Currently, the U.S. Small Business Administration averages a company’s annual receipts for the preceding three years to decide if a company qualifies as a small business or whether the company has grown out of the applicable size standard. By altering the calculation […]
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On July 1, 2019, President Trump signed the Taxpayer First Act, which gives the IRS the ability to hire temporary employees with critical IT skills quickly. The bill brings back “streamlined critical pay,” an authority that had expired in 2013, and one that IRS leaders have advocated for. The IRS has argued that streamline critical […]
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