RFP Due in May for Small Business GWAC
The Commerce Department plans to establish a new Commerce Information Technology Solutions Next Generation, or COMMITS NexGen.

U.S. Contractors to Lead Rebuilding in Iraq
The U.S. Agency for International Development is preparing to award at least six contracts, each worth $100 million or more, to repair any war damage in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported.

States Face Roadblocks in Using GSA Schedule
Nearly half the states will not be able to buy through GSA Schedule 70 under GSA’s proposed rule because of requirements of their own laws, a GSA official said.

IG: Danger of Fraud in HUBZone Program
The HUBZone program is vulnerable to fraud and may not be able to achieve its goal of reviving economically depressed areas because of limited resources and inadequate controls, the Small Business Administration’s inspector general found.

White House Anti-Bundling Strategy Draws Fire
The Bush administration’s strategy to combat contract bundling faces formidable obstacles from bureaucratic resistance and because of a lack of resources to carry out the plan, the chair of the Senate Small Business Committee and the General Accounting Office said.