GSA Tells Bidders: Cut Prices
GSA is pressing for lower prices on its 8(a) STARS II set-aside governmentwide acquisition contract.

End of an Era
With the last space shuttle mission scheduled for launch July 8, about 3,200 NASA contractor personnel will lose their jobs by mid-August.

...And Beginning of Another
A Georgia company has won the first contract set aside for woman-owned businesses, 3,841 days after the program was signed into law.

Contract Dollars Hit a Record, But Short of Goal
The federal government fell short of its 23% goal for small business contracting in 2010 for the fifth straight year, according to SBA.

2010 Small Business Contracting
Agency-by-Agency Results

GSA Breaks Up IT Contract
GSA plans to split up a wide-ranging IT contract, reserving what it calls a “futuristic” task order for a small business.

VA Awards Huge IT Contract
Seven veteran-owned businesses and seven large companies will provide IT support to improve veterans’ access to benefits and health information.

VA Aims to Improve Communication
Three service-disabled veteran-owned businesses have won spots on VA’s $480 million Veterans Relationship Management IT Solutions and Support Services contract.

IRS Picks Small IT Contractors
The Internal Revenue Service says 30 small businesses will compete for orders under its Total Information Processing Support Services-4 (TIPPS-4) contract.

House Chairman: Insourcing Rules Should Be Public
A House subcommittee chairman is calling for a moratorium on insourcing until agencies make public their procedures for deciding when to bring work in-house.