Category: Posts by Gloria

CPARS.gov Now Official Source for Federal Past Performance Information

By Gloria Larkin The U.S. federal government’s Integrated Award Environment (IAE) 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.   The IAE... Read More

How Can You Properly Prepare for Virtual Government Matchmaking Events, Conferences and Expos?

  Conferences and matchmaking events, as well as government trade shows or expos, are often an ideal way for  services and products business vendors to get their foot in the door with government agencies and decision-makers. However, as most of America continues to follow social distancing guidelines, these events have pivoted to virtual platforms.  ... Read More

Government Contracting in a Crisis

All 50 states have now declared individual state emergencies and joined the President’s national emergency declaration of March 13, 2020. Government contracting in a crisis is not contracting as usual. The federal government continues actively contracting, although new channels and processes have opened to expedite procurement of goods and services to not just address the... Read More