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Opportunities: Top 10 Set-Aside Contracts for 2010
The 10 largest set-aside contracts to go up for bids in fiscal 2010 are worth about $16 billion, according to the market research firm Input.

Biden Sets Plans for Economic Stimulus Spending
Small businesses have won more than one-fourth of Recovery Act dollars so far, according to SBA.

Same Old October Song: New Projects on Hold
President Obama has signed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government operating through Oct. 30.

Career Federal Lawyer Chosen for Procurement Post
President Obama plans to nominate a top official of the Government Accountability Office, Daniel Gordon, to head the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

Upgrade of Procurement Data Systems Is Set to Begin
GSA plans to award a contract this month to begin an ambitious overhaul of the government’s much-maligned procurement databases.

Back to Basics: Capture Planning Do’s and Don’ts
Key components of a capture plan can be streamlined and tailored to your business model.

GAO Rejects Misclassified Contract
The Government Accountability Office has ruled that an RFP that was misclassified on FedBizOpps denied contractors a fair opportunity to make offers.

Web Watch: Recovery.gov 2.
A new version of the website tracking economic stimulus spending went live on Sept. 28, but one critic snipes, “Meet the new Recovery.gov...(mostly) the same as the old Recovery.gov.”

Save the Dates
USAID, HHS, Homeland Security events.



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