May 4 2012 Copyright (c) 2012 Business Research Services Inc. 301-229-5561 All rights reserved.

Features:

  • Procurement Watch
  • Calendar of Events
  • Washington Insider
  • Teaming Opportunities
  • Certified Small Businesses
  • Small Business Contract Awards
  • Defense Small Business Awards
  • Links to Prior Issues
  • 2011 Index

    Set-Aside Alert is
    published by
    Business Research Services
    1-800-845-8420
    brspubs@sba8a.com
    www.sba8a.com

  • Administration Raises Contractor Pay Cap, Pushes to Lower It
    The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has raised the cap on allowable contractor compensation to $763,029, while renewing President Obama’s call for a much lower limit.

    House Backs Reporting Rule for Contract Spending
    The DATA Act adopts provisions of the 2009 Recovery Act, which has been held up as a model of transparency.

    Congress: Party’s Over for Extravagant Conferences
    Both houses of Congress limited spending on a single conference to $500,000.

    Defense Department Postpones Orlando Procurement Event
    Department says its Procurement Conference and Training Symposium will be rescheduled...someday.

    Capitol Hill Pushes Back on Defense Personnel Cuts
    Senators say no comparable constraints were imposed on the contractor workforce.

    Final Rule: Justify Large 8(a) Sole-Source Awards
    Congress required the written justifications in the 2010 Defense Authorization Act, primarily because of the large sole-source contracts that had been awarded to Alaska Native Corporations.

    Reports Required on BioBased Products
    Contractors must file annual reports showing the dollar value of biobased products used on each contract.

    House Panel Opposes Disclosure of Political Contributions
    The bill “would reaffirm the fundamental principle that federal contracts should be awarded free from political considerations."

    Web Watch: Putting Your Best Face Forward
    On Facebook, “Contracting officers can, within seconds, get a good idea of where a company has been and, thus, where it is going,”


    For more information about Set-Aside Alert, the leading newsletter
    about Federal contracting for small, minority and woman-owned businesses,
    contact the publisher Business Research Services at 800-845-8420