Court backs VA discretion on “Vets First”
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has sided with the Veterans Affairs Department in its longstanding dispute with auditors about to what extent to put “Vets First” in departmental contracting.
SBA: Small biz share of simplified acquisitions now at about 64%
The bulk of federal procurements bought under Simplified Acquisition Procedures are going to small businesses, according to John Shoraka, associate administrator for the Small Business Administration.
New GSA Schedule set-asides are having an impact
New federal rules allowing setasides on multiple award contracts are starting to demonstrate an impact.
House chairman criticizes GSA demand model
The chairman of the House Small Business Committee is worried that the new “demand-based model” being applied by the General Services Administration to schedules contracts could hurt small businesses.
GSA Schedule sales fall in FY2012
While overall sales from the General Services Administration Schedules fell by 2.9% in fiscal 2012, a small number of categories got a boost, according to the latest figures compiled from a federal database by Set-Aside Alert.
GAO may charge for bid protests
The Government Accountability Office is asking Congress for permission to charge a fee for filing a bid protest, according to an article by Bloomberg Business Week.
GSA sets up online dashboard for GWACs
The General Services Administration launched its Government-wide Acquisition Contracts Dashboard, an online tool for displaying data on purchasing activity under GSA governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs).
Column: Closing out a government contract
The General Services Administration launched its Government-wide Acquisition Contracts Dashboard, an online tool for displaying data on purchasing activity under GSA governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs).
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