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    Government misses small biz goal; meets goals for veteran-owned, 8(a)s
    Total awards drop but not as much as for all contract spending

    For the seventh year in a row, the federal government fell short of its goal of awarding 23% of eligible contracts to small businesses for fiscal 2012.

    News analysis: The 4th-quarter buying rush has started!
    Despite sequestration--and partly because of it--the forecast for the final quarter of fiscal 2013 appears to show the annual spending surge once again.

    First, gay marriage; next, gay contractor set-asides?
    The landmark Supreme Court rulings on June 26 broady supported same-sex marriage, but that may be just the first step.

    House panel hits IRS contractor Strong Castle
    A House committee probing contracting at the Internal Revenue Service released a highly critical 157-page report charging a small business IRS contractor with multiple questionable activities, including inappropriate communications and various misrepresentations.

    Column: Using Joint Ventures to Win more Contracts
    Today’s contracting environment is forcing contractors to become more price competitive. One such strategy to help achieve this is to form a Joint Venture (JV) with another entity or entities to bid an indirect rate structure that is lower than under a typical prime/subcontractor approach.

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    New rule on losses
    Small businesses that intentionally misrepresent their size or status to win a federal contract are facing a larger potential liability under a new rule....

    OASIS RFP coming
    The General Services Administration is planning to release a solicitation for the $12 billion OASIS professional services procurement vehicle--small business track--on or around July 24....

    ‘Chilling effect’ feared
    Federal vendor groups are worried about a “chilling effect” on vendor-industry communications as a result of a recent inspector general report....

    GSA reverse auctions
    The General Services Administration launched a new reverse auction online platform.....

    Low-wage contractors
    Seventeen House Democrats are trying to raise pay for federal contract workers.....

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