Awardees Revealed for DHA’s OMNIBUS IV 5/19/22 The first set of awardees has been released for the fourth iteration of the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Omnibus Military Medical Research and Development (OMNIBUS IV) vehicle. The request for proposals for OMNIBUS IV IDIQ which covers medical research and development support was...
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CATTS is Coming Soon, $1.5B IDIQ from the Dept. of Commerce
CATTS is Coming Soon, $1.5B IDIQ from the Dept. of Commerce 5/11/22 This large vehicle has been pushed back to an undetermined date, but it’s a large one that should be on your radar if you handle BD for an IT firm. Previously expected to drop in June/July, the Commerce...
Be Mindful of Contracts Listed only by PSC and not NAICS
Be Mindful of Contracts Listed only by PSC and not NAICS 5/10/22 Back in November of 2021, Sam.gov announced a new Medical PSC code. 6632 – ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS, MEDICAL LABORATORY USE As you likely already know, all Product Service Codes (PSC codes) transitioned from a one letter or two digit...
DHS to be Releasing PACTS III Services IDIQ in Q4 for SDVOSBs
DHS to be Releasing PACTS III Services IDIQ in Q4 for SDVOSBs 5-9-22 The Program Management, Administrative, Operations (Clerical), and Technical Services program, aka PACTS III, is the third iteration of the multiple-award contact (MAC) IDIQ for non-IT services utilized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The solicitation for...
SBA Changes Small Business Size Standards for 16 NAICS
SBA Changes Small Business Size Standards for 16 NAICS 5-4-22 If your firm was not considered a small business by the government previously, it may be now. Taking effect this week (May 2nd), The Small Business Association (SBA) issued four rules that changes the size standards on 16 industry sectors...
2022 Polaris GWAC Rework Unfair for Small Businesses?
The Polaris small business vehicle will hopefully be the phoenix that rises from the ashes of GSA’s $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business (SB) contract. Alliant 2 SB was cancelled in 2020 after a full year of protests at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and through federal court. The reworked...
Military Construction Contract Opportunities in Fort Worth Engineering District
Military Construction Contract Opportunities in Fort Worth Engineering District 4/22/22 Fort Worth has a sprawling list of federal contract opportunities needing construction firms on the horizon. In the next several years, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction projects include training and development centers, dormitories, a joint-operations center, a central energy...
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 10th Refresh
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 10th Refresh 4/8/22 The GSA put forth their 10th Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation on March 31st. This refresh affects all existing GSA contracts and requires acceptance by all contract holders within 90 days. If you are not familiar with the changes, we...
Upcoming Army Commercial Information Technology IDIQ CHS-6
Army Commercial Information Technology IDIQ CHS-6 Coming Soon 3/25/22 In February, the U.S. Army released a second request for information (RFI) from contractors that can provide services for the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract (CHS-6). CHS-6 is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for rapid procurement of total...
Pushing Congress for an Accessible 8(a) Set Aside Program for SDB
Pushing Congress for an Accessible and Effective 8(a) Set Aside Program for SDB 3/9/2022 In December, the Biden administration began moving forward with their objective to direct $100 billion in contract opportunities to small, disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) over the next 5 years. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has...