Set-Aside Alert back issues from August 2008:
NASA outlines consolidation plan for IT services.
Aug 08, 2008 ... NASA plans to consolidate its IT infrastructure services into five large contracts as part of its strategic sourcing initiative. At a July 23 industry day in Washington, NASA officials said small business participation in the contracts has not been determined, but one or more ...
DOD orders steps to verify procurement data.
Aug 08, 2008 ... The Defense Department has issued a detailed roadmap for improving the accuracy of its procurement data. The 10-step plan was developed in response to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's call for all agencies to verify and validate procurement information they send to the ...
Senators offer rewrite of SBIR program rules.
Aug 08, 2008 ... The Senate Small Business Committee has approved legislation that would permit some Small Business Innovation Research awards to companies controlled by large venture capital firms. Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-MA, and the ranking Republican, Olympia Snowe of Maine, said the ...
House boosts subcontracting opportunities for vets' companies.(United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs)(Report)(Brief article)
Aug 08, 2008 ... The House has passed legislation that would require Veterans Affairs Department contractors to favor veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned subcontractors. VA gives first preference to SDV companies, followed by other veteran-owned firms, in awarding prime contracts ....
Senator blocks GSA nominee.
Aug 08, 2008 ... A senior Republican senator is blocking the nomination of James Williams to head the General Services Administration. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-IA, said he believes Williams may have "improperly interfered" in contract negotiations with Sun Microsystems in 2006. Under Senate ...
Federal OSDBU offices.(United States. General Services Administration. Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization)(Directory)
Aug 08, 2008 ... Here is up-to-date contact in formation for federal OSDBU offices. Agency for International Development www.usaid.gov/business/small_ business/ Ronald Reagan Building, USAID/OSDBU/MRC 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NWRoom 5.8C Washington, DC ...
The Treasury Department is searching for SDVOSBs in the construction industry.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 08, 2008 ... The Treasury Department is searching for SDVOSBs in the construction industry, and is asking SDVOSBs to identify themselves by responding to the following questions via e-mail to TreasuryOSDBU@do. treas.gov: 1. Have you been awarded any Department of the Treasury contracts? If ...
Small business set-aside.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 08, 2008 ... The Army Corps of Engineers District New York plans to award an IDIQ contract for architect/engineer services. This is a small business setaside. The NAICS code is 541330. Work will be performed primarily at Fort ...
Small business set-aside.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 08, 2008 ... The Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District plans to award up to three IDIQ contracts for small construction projects. This is a small business set-aside. Work will be performed in the Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, ...
The Military Sealift Command in Washington is seeking sources to provide IT policy and planning support.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 08, 2008 ... The Military Sealift Command in Washington is seeking sources to provide IT policy and planning support. A set-aside for service-disabled ...
Calendar of events.(Calendar)
Aug 08, 2008 ... Please submit all listings for conferences, seminars and other events either by fax 301-229-6133 or e-mail: wpcorbett@setasidealert.com. Listings are free and will run through the issue before the event. <Pre> AUGUST 12 Government Marketing Best Practices in Vienna, VA, ...
SupplyCore, Inc.(DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
Aug 08, 2008 ... SupplyCore, Inc., Rockford, IL, is being awarded a maximum $320,000,000.00 fixed price with economic price adjustment, prime vendor, IDIQ contract for Maintenance, Repair and Operations ...
ALFAB Inc.(NAVY)
Aug 08, 2008 ... ALFAB Inc., Enterprise, AL, is being awarded a $43,000,000 firm-fixed-price, IDIQ contract for the manufacture of three types of AM-2 matting packages, F-71, F-72, and F73, which include end frames, stampings/markings, end sheets, and locking bars. AM-2 Matting is utilized for ...
Old Veterans Construction.(NAVY)
Aug 08, 2008 ... Old Veterans Construction, Chicago, is being awarded an $8,045,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design and repair of the D-Street Bridge at Naval Station, Great Lakes, IL. This contract was competitively procured as an 8(a) ...
3S Group Inc.(NAVY)
Aug 08, 2008 ... 3S Group Inc., Vienna, VA, is being awarded a $11,493,819 IDIQ firm-fixed price contract to provide Type 2 Cryptographic Support Servers, Certification Authority Workstations peripherals and associated hardware and software for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston, SC, and ...
Dimensions Construction Inc., San Diego; Allen Engineering Contractor Inc., San Bernardino, CA; RMA Land Construction Inc., Brea, CA; Candalaria JV LLC, Glendale, AZ; Marcon Engineering Inc., Escondido, CA; RQ-Brady JV 01, San Diego; I.E.-Pacific Inc., San Diego; Patricia I. Romero Inc., dba Pacific West Builders, San Diego, and Hal Hay Construction Inc., Riverside, CA, are each being awarded.(NAVY)
Aug 08, 2008 ... Dimensions Construction Inc., San Diego; Allen Engineering Contractor Inc., San Bernardino, CA; RMA Land Construction Inc., Brea, CA; Candalaria JV LLC, Glendale, AZ; Marcon Engineering Inc., Escondido, CA; RQ-Brady JV 01, San Diego; I.E.-Pacific Inc., San Diego; Patricia I. Romero Inc., ...
Newly certified 8(a)s.(United States. Small Business Administration)(Directory)
Aug 08, 2008 ... These companies have been certified by the Small Business Administration to participate in the 8(a) program. CONTRACTDESK INC. 14402 Haystack Court Centreville VA 20120 Samantha Kanaga 877-879-3375 sam@contractdesk.com ...
8(a) Contracts awarded.(United States. Environmental Protection Agency)(Directory)
Aug 08, 2008 ... CALIFORNIA DESERT DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION CORP. 11580 1 Ave. Hesperia CA 92345 Navy: $75,719 (NAICS: 238990) Navy: $29,571 (NAICS: 238990) DEVINE CONSULTING INC. 2610 Central Ave., # 120 Union City CA ...
A former GSA contracting officer was sentenced to five years in prison for taking bribes from a security contractor.(Washington Insider)
Aug 08, 2008 ... A former GSA contracting officer was sentenced to five years in prison for taking bribes from a security contractor. Dessie Ruth Nelson, 65, who worked for GSA in Oakland, CA, pleaded guilty in January to accepting more than ...
Retired military officers are claiming an increasing share of high-level civilian jobs in the Defense Department, and career civilian employees don't like it.(Washington Insider)
Aug 08, 2008 ... Retired military officers are claiming an increasing share of high-level civilian jobs in the Defense Department, and career civilian employees don't like it. The newspaper Federal Times reported that retired officers now account for as much as 26% of DOD's civilians in grades ...
Paul Denett announced he will resign as the Bush administration's procurement policy chief in September.(Washington Insider)
Aug 08, 2008 ... Paul Denett announced he will resign as the Bush administration's procurement policy chief in September. Denett, a career federal employee served two years as administrator ...
The Treasury Department's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has named Computer Sciences Corp. its 2007 "large business of the year.".(Washington Insider)
Aug 08, 2008 ... The Treasury Department's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has named Computer Sciences Corp. its 2007 "large business of the year." CSC, of Falls Church, VA, met subcontracting goals for small business, small disadvantaged business and women-owned business ....
Alaska firms suspended over improper payments.
Aug 29, 2008 ... SBA has suspended two Alaska Native companies from the 8(a) program after the agency's inspector general found that the companies paid millions of dollars to non-native managers in violation of program rules. APM LLC, majority-owned by Cape Fox Corp., and Goldbelt Raven LLC, ...
Industry groups oppose employment verification.
Aug 29, 2008 ... President Bush's order requiring federal contractors to verify the immigration status of employees is drawing protests from many business organizations. SBA's Office of Advocacy joined the industry groups in opposing the rule that would require contractors to use the Homeland ...
DISA shifting more work to task order contracts.
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to rely more heavily on task order contracts, according to an analysis by the market research firm Input. Reporting on DISA's annual Forecast to Industry, Input analyst Alex Rossino said the agency apparently intends to fulfill "the ...
VA sets rule for Vets set-asides.
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Veterans Affairs Department proposes to expand its set-asides for veteran-owned businesses, giving those firms first priority for printing services and for products sold by Federal Prison Industries. VA began its Vets First set-aside program last year under authority of an ...
GSA, Vet-Force sign agreement.
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Veterans Entrepreneurship Task Force signed an agreement with GSA to boost contract opportunities for veteran-owned firms. Under the agreement, VET-Force will expand training and information on the federal marketplace. VET-Force members include more than 200 organizations ...
Intel agencies plan set-asides.
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Defense Intelligence Agency plans to award four IDIQ small business set-aside contracts to provide IT services for the entire intelligence community. Four more contracts will be full and open. DIA's draft RFP for Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE), ...
Job cost systems prevent headaches--and losses.(Business Issues)
Aug 29, 2008; ... Basic job cost systems track revenues, costs and profits by contract or by tasks within a contract. Many government contractors intentionally avoid contracts that require this level of detail. Have these contractors avoided extra work, or are they unknowingly operating in a risky business ...
Partial small business set-aside.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Forest Service plans a solicitation for business consulting services to assist with the development and implementation of a more business-based approach to recreation management. This is a partial small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541611. The business advisory and assistance ...
The Army Engineer District Philadelphia plans a solicitation for C4ISR program management services in the North Atlantic Region.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Army Engineer District Philadelphia plans a solicitation for C4ISR program management services in the North Atlantic Region. This is ...
8(a) set-aside.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Bureau of Engraving and Printing plans to award up to four IDIQ contracts for architect/engineering services for projects at its Western Currency Facility in Forth Worth, TX. This is an 8(a) ...
The Naval Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River, MD, plans a solicitation for program management support services through all acquisition phases of training system acquisition including production and engineering; procurement; training facilities and equipment; and in-service engineering and logistics support.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Naval Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River, MD, plans a solicitation for program management support services through all acquisition phases of training system acquisition including production and engineering; procurement; training facilities and equipment; and ...
The Transportation Department in Washington plans a solicitation for analytical and technical support services in support of the Office of Airline Information.(Procurement Watch)
Aug 29, 2008 ... The Transportation Department in Washington plans a solicitation for analytical and technical support services in support of the Office of Airline Information. This is an ...
Acting leaders appointed for GSA, SBA.
Aug 29, 2008 ... President Bush named acting administrators of the General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration after the Senate left for its August recess without confirming his nominees. James Williams will be acting head of GSA. Williams' nomination for the permanent ...
Calendar of events.(Calendar)
Aug 29, 2008 ... Please submit all listings for conferences, seminars and other events either by fax 301-229-6133 or e-mail: wpcorbett@setasidealert.com. Listings are free and will run through the issue before the event. <Pre> SEPTEMBER 3-4 National Veterans' Entrepreneurship Conference in ...
Defense contracts awarded.
Aug 29, 2008 ... These contracts worth more than $5 million were awarded to small businesses. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Engineered Fabrics Corp., Rockmart, GA, is being awarded a maximum $41,526,797 firm fixed price, requirements type contract for delivery of aircraft fuel cells ....
Newly Certified 8(a)s.(Saunders Executive Resources Group LLC)(Camacho Equipment and Janitorial Supply Inc)(Strategic Omnisys JV LLC)
Aug 29, 2008 ... These companies have been certified by the Small Business Administration to participate in the 8(a) program. SAUNDERS EXECUTIVE RESOURCES GROUP LLC 816 Shady Bank Court Macon GA 31220 William R. Saunders 478-320-9172 ...
8(a) contracts awarded.(Koman Inc)(Nenana Lumber Co)(Northwest Carpet Co)(Olgoonik Logistics LLC)
Aug 29, 2008 ... ALASKA KOMAN INC. 360 W. Benson Blvd., Ste. 300A Anchorage AK 99503 Army: $449,833 (NAICS: 238220) MARSH CREEK LLC 2000 E. 88th Ave., Ste. 200 Anchorage AK 99507 Bureau of Land Management: ...
For the first time in 16 years, SBA is proposing an inflation adjustment for the Small Business Innovation Research Program.(Washington Insider)
Aug 29, 2008 ... For the first time in 16 years, SBA is proposing an inflation adjustment for the Small Business Innovation Research Program. It proposes to increase the threshold amount for ...
SBA plans to study the economic impact of its beleaguered HUBZone program.(Washington Insider)
Aug 29, 2008 ... SBA plans to study the economic impact of its beleaguered HUBZone program. In a Federal Register announcement Aug. 11, the agency said it will measure the program's effect on employment and household income in the designated areas. The HUBZone program was designed to create jobs ...
SBA's Office of Advocacy warned that small businesses may face significant costs unless there are changes in a proposed rule that imposing new standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act.(Washington Insider)
Aug 29, 2008 ... SBA's Office of Advocacy warned that small businesses may face significant costs unless there are changes in a proposed rule that imposing new standards under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The proposed rule would require new efforts to remove barriers that impede access ...