By Gloria Larkin During 19 years of successfully serving companies in the federal marketplace, and speaking to thousands of people all over the country one question never changes: “How do I get started?” The answer is always to create a powerful Capability Statement. It is the key to building relationships with important decision-makers in government contracting,... Read More
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Sole Source Authority for Women Business Owners
Women-owned small businesses realized a huge victory with the Sept. 11, 2015 announcement by the Small Business Administration (SBA), effective October 14th, allows for the use of sole source authority in the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program. The FY15 National Defense Authorization Act provided agencies with statutory authority to award sole-source contracts to... Read More
To Protest or Not To Protest, That is the Question
Should you consider protesting any bid that you submitted and lost? If so you would not be alone. But you may be disappointed with the results. With the majority of large federal contract awards being protested, many contractors ask “What are my chances of actually winning a protest?” The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO at... Read More
Winning Sole Source Contracts
What is a sole source contract? The short answer is that a sole source also known as a direct award contract, is something unique in the federal marketplace that allows a company to be awarded a contract without going through the competitive bidding process. Our clients have won over 3.5 billion dollars in federal contracts... Read More