Awardees Selected for USPTO BOSS Opportunity
08 Apr, 2021
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This past Friday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) selected awardees for its 10 year, 2-billion-dollar Business Oriented Software Solutions (BOSS) opportunity (solicitation number ACQ-20-0775, originally ACQ-19-1870 to). The following five companies were chosen for the project: Booz Allen Hamilton (Contract #1333BJ21D00280001) 8283 Greensboro Drive McLean, VA 22102 Halvik Corporation (Contract #1333BJ21D00280002) 1600 Spring Hill Road, STE 240 Vienna VA 22182 RIVA Solutions, Inc. (Contract #1333BJ21D00280003) 8000 Westpark Dr. STE 450 McLean, VA 22102 Science Applications International Corporation (Contract...
Changes to the SBA’s Mentor Protégé Program
02 Apr, 2021
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The Small Business Association’s (SBA) Mentor Protégé Program has been widely used as joint ventures (JV) in government contracting become more prevalent. For anyone not familiar, the program uses approved large businesses as mentors to assist smaller protégé businesses with business development (BD) efforts for federal contracts. This allows the mentor to create a JV with the protégé allowing the protégé to compete for small-business set-aside contracts with the benefit of having the large business to assist them. In addition,...
IRS Proceeding with $2.6B EDOS IT Services GWAC
01 Apr, 2021
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The IRS plans to combine the administration of a portion of its mission critical systems into a single governmentwide acquisition vehicle (GWAC) with a ceiling of $2.6 billion and a performance period of seven years. The task order is a one-year base ordering period, four one-year optional ordering periods, and two one-year award term option periods earned from meeting performance obligations. The agency is planning on a single prime award. The awardee will be expected to deliver IT services across...
GSA Makes Second Attempt to Award 2GIT IT BPA
25 Feb, 2021
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2/25/21 The General Services Administration (GSA) 2GIT is a large BPA with a contract duration of five years and a ceiling of $5.5 billion. 2GIT stands for Second-Generation Information Technology. It is used to make blank purchase agreements (BPAs) to provide the government a quick and effective method to order IT hardware and software commodities, as well as supplies and services at reduced prices. The first set of awards took place in November 2019, however due to extensive protests the...
Veterans Affairs Restarts VECTOR Contract Onboarding
11 Feb, 2021
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2-11-21 Back in November of 2018, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department kicked off the Veteran Enterprise Contracting for Transformation and Operational Readiness (VECTOR) contract vehicle. It’s a professional services contract for business with a ceiling of $25 billion and has a potential to last 10 years. This was after protests stymied the program for nearly a year. Eventually, 75 service disabled, veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) would be awarded in total. These awardees are separated into six primary task area groups...
Army Releases RFI for Potential $4B CHS-6 IT Contract
01 Feb, 2021
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The U.S. Army released a request for information (RFI) for the Common Hardware Systems (CHS-6) contract back on February 14, 2020 and just recently posted a second RFI on January 26, 2021. Based on the previous contract, the length will be five-years and have a value of approximately $4 billion. It is for commercial IT hardware and services and was previously a single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract held by General Dynamics. It was awarded in September of 2018 and will expire...
PPP Second Draw Loan Assistance for Small Businesses
27 Jan, 2021
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Many small businesses have experienced a major shake-up from COVID-related issues, and at times like these having liquid assets are important to allow a firm to pivot as necessary. As you have likely heard, the secondary Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is providing major funding to assist especially vulnerable businesses such as restaurants, travel agencies, entertainment venues, and farmers. That is not all however, as it will help small businesses continue to keep their personnel retained with a second forgivable loan...
New PSC Codes released by Integrated Award Environment Representing the GSA
14 Jan, 2021
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The Integrated Award Environment (IAE) Industry Community has released a number of new Product Service Codes (PSCs) which are now in use for 2021. PSCs are used to categorize the products, services, and research and development (R&D) items that the federal government purchases. As new items are developed and sought after by the government, these codes need to evolve to meet new industry offerings, to further distinguish their differences, or to retire categories which are no longer relevant. The IAE...
BIC MAC – GSA’s Next OASIS Vehicle
23 Dec, 2020
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The General Services Administration is looking to replace its Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) multiple award vehicle. The current OASIS unrestricted vehicle, as well as OASIS Small Business, concludes in 2024. As par for the course, the preferences of federal buyers and industry feedback from Industry Days/RFIs will affect the development of the contract. Prospective firms seeking to provide input can do so via the GSA Interact website, although nothing has been posted yet. The new replacement for OASIS...
FirstSource III IDIQ Draft Solicitation Released by DHS
10 Nov, 2020
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11-10-20 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued the draft solicitation for FirstSource III, a large-scale Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for commercial IT commodity products and services. The ceiling on FirstSource III is notably higher than the previous iteration at $10 billion and will be a boon for small business federal contractors specializing in IT. The previous DHS-wide FirstSource II contract was awarded back in 2012, had a $3 Billion ceiling, and concluded in September of 2020. Sourcing metrics...