By Gloria Larkin Can artificial intelligence (AI) make the workday easier for Homeland Security Department contracting officers? With the Biden administration’s efforts to expand the industrial base by working to get more small and disadvantaged businesses into the game ― thus increasing the workload ― they surely hope so. Know that conducting market research... Read More
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Entity Administrators Deadline to Update SAM.gov
By Gloria Larkin According to a recent GSA blog post, beginning March 3, 2023, all SAM Entity Administrators must be an employee, officer, or board member of the organization. This will impact any company who uses an outside service to manage their SAM.gov registration, or any company who manages SAM.gov registration on behalf of other... Read More
Key Government Contracting Web Site FBO.gov Transition Underway
The long-planned combination of multiple federal government contracting websites into one is in progress with the announcement of the agile launch of SAM.beta.gov to totally replace the FedBizOpp.gov (FBO.gov) website in early 2020. The General Services Administration (GSA) is responsible for the development and function of the new free federal contracting opportunities website. The planned... Read More
The Skinny on Size Standards
Many new companies seek to work in the Federal market; however, they often lack sufficient understanding of the size standards, which is a critical element to determining a firm’s qualification to bid and win business within with the federal government. The size standard is the largest size a firm can be, based on a 3-year... Read More