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VA changes VOSB verification requirement to every-other year 27 Aug 2013 | 02:08 pm
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a final rule, effective August 22, 2013, that adopts, without change, the interim final rule originally published in the Federal Register on June 27, 201...
Does your firm qualify as a SDB? 26 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
Small businesses, if qualified, can self-represent their status as a small disadvantaged business (SDB). Doing so could qualify your firm to be considered for federal contracting, including subcontra...
USDA hosts rural small business event in Macon on Sept. 24th 23 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting Rural Small Business Connections Training in Macon, GA on Sept. 24, 2013. This training event will provide small businesses with a series of educational ...
DoD, TSA and HHS officials provide contracting advice to small businesses 23 Aug 2013 | 02:09 pm
The Pentagon’s point woman for hiring women-owned small businesses said this week that she “needed a lift” from the travails of furloughs and sequestration. “This is a tough time for the federal gove...
Small businesses bid on fewer contracts over the last 5 years, survey says 22 Aug 2013 | 02:20 pm
Bidding activity from small businesses for federal contracts dropped significantly over the last 5 years, an August American Express government contracting survey says. The company sent surveys to...
How to reduce the growing number of bid protests 21 Aug 2013 | 02:01 pm
With bid protests increasing by almost 50 percent since 2008, many industry observers and policymakers may be tempted to place the blame for procurement slowdown — particularly in the defense industry...
There is no “free” government money 20 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm
We recently heard about a woman who said the “U.S. Federal Government Grants Department” called and claimed she needed to pay $600 in order to receive federal benefits totaling $8,000. You guessed i...
Fulton County hosts small business summit on Aug. 26th 20 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
Fulton County’s Economic Development Division is hosting “Getting the Deal: Money, Process & Growth Strategies Summit” on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. The Summit kicks-off the County’s “Small Business Init...
OASIS under protest 17 Aug 2013 | 01:01 am
Anyone who was waiting for the General Services Administration’s requests for proposal for its one-stop consulting, professional engineering, logistics, and finance services contract will have to wait...
Rule would boost consideration of contractor past performance 15 Aug 2013 | 02:13 pm
A proposed rule published Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 would update the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to help agencies consider past performance of contractors in awarding new work while shortening ...
