The U.S. federal government has completed the merger of the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) with the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS.gov). CPARS now serves as the federal report card system for prime contractors providing services and products to the U.S. federal government. Government decision-makers now use CPARS to review contractors’ performance under... Read More
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New Rules Proposed for Federal Women Owned Business Certification Program
To address issues long complicating certification process for the Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) participating in the WOSB Contract Program the Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed rule changes and is inviting public comments before finalizing the new rules. The SBA rule changes only affect those contracting opportunities specifically... Read More
GSA Awards $43M Contract to Replace DUNS with SAMMI
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced the award of a $41.8 million-dollar five-year contract to Ernst and Young LLP (EY) that will replace the decades-long contract held by Dun & Bradstreet to provide entity validation services, currently known as the Data Universal Number System (DUNS®.) This move will affect every federal agency and... Read More
Five Top Marketing Myths Causing Lost Contracts
The U.S. federal government remains the world’s fortune one customer purchasing every type of service and product. It is a relationship-based marketplace where decision-makers want to know who the vendors are before the bid is awarded. To win more contracts, it is imperative that contractors market effectively and not fall victim to these top five... Read More