December 21 2007 Copyright 2007 Business Research Services Inc. 301-229-5561 All rights reserved.

Features:
Defense Contract Awards
Procurement Watch
Links to Prior Issues
Teaming Opportunities
Recently Certified 8(a)s
Recent 8(a) Contract Awards
Washington Insider
Calendar of Events
Online Update: FAR Will Apply to Transportation Security Admin.
TSA’s exemption from small business goals and other FAR provisions was repealed as part of the consolidated appropriations bill.

62 Awards for Alliant Small Business GWAC
The contractors will compete for task orders worth up to $15 billion over 10 years.

Alliant SB Contractors
The list.

Congress Limits T&M, Allows Task-Order Protests
Congress has approved new restrictions on the use of time-and-materials contracts along with other measures aimed at improving contractor accountability.

Army To Restructure Contracting
The Army is creating a new Contracting Command, headed by a two-star general, and will hire 1,400 more acquisition workers.

“Satisfactory” Work Good Enough
Agencies may continue to pay incentive fees to contractors whose performance is no better than “satisfactory,” according to a memo from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

Industry Groups To Merge
Members of the Professional Services Council and the Contract Services Association of America approved the merger Dec. 12.

Web Watch: Where The Money Is
A new federal website allows taxpayers to see where their money goes.

Legal Issues: Be Careful What You Throw Away
All companies face the daunting task of creating and enforcing a records retention policy, but there are special issues for government contractors.




*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 in Washington DC at 800-845-8420