DUNS Numbering Service to be Replaced by Ernst & Young
18 Mar, 2019
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We’ve seen this coming for a little while now. The GSA released a Request for Information (RFI) and draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) back in October 2017 for Entity Validation Services for the predicted replacement of the Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS). The DUNS is a proprietary identifier that has been used for decades. There was a desire to use these numbers across the government, however the contract between Duns & Bradstreet and the GSA dictated that the...
FY2020: Trump Defense Budget Proposal Features 4.9% Increase in Defense
18 Mar, 2019
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Given China’s and Russia’s rapidly increasing military abilities, it is not surprising to see Trump pushing for an increase in the Defense budget. With the 4.9% proposed increase, the fiscal year 2020 defense budget tips in at a hefty $718 billion (including $164 billion in overseas contingency funds). 4.9% comes out to $33 billion for the bean counters. Some of the more interesting items tucked into the FY2020 budget include $14.1 billion for space-based investments including improvements to missile warning...
OPM Modernizing Trust Funds Federal Financial System
04 Mar, 2019
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Like many other agencies, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is throwing their hat into IT modernization. OPM has IT systems called the Trust Funds Federal Financial System (FFS) that are over three decades old. The FFS performs financial management and accounting for over $1 trillion in combined assets for retirement, health benefits, and life insurance for federal employees. These older systems don’t meet the standards needed for some of the trust fund accounting and related business processes. Not surprisingly, this...
DHS Releases RFI for Push to Cloud
26 Feb, 2019
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a request for information (RFI) on how best to combine two existing data centers and revamp the infrastructure to be more cloud-based. The agency wants to modernize legacy IT computers and storage, migrate data to the Cloud, and to optimize remaining data center environments, so they are soliciting feedback on cost effective and innovative strategies from industry. In addition, they are gathering information on vendor capabilities with experience, expertise, and technology for...
CIBORG Geospatial BPAs for GSA Schedule 70 Awarded
14 Feb, 2019
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The General Services Administration has taken note that Geospatial information has been trending upward in importance for federal agencies. They are addressing this by adding eleven trusted vendors that can provide “Earth Observation Solutions” via Schedule 70 under a newly created special item number. BPAs were awarded to the following companies: Carahsoft, DigitalGlobe Intelligence Solutions, General Dynamics Information Technology, Geographic Services, Harris Corporation, Hexagon U.S. Federal, Leidos, MDA Information Systems, Observera, Sanborn Map Company and Wiser Imagery Services. Schedule 70...
CUPT Air Force Contract Undergraduate Pilot Training Support Updates
31 Jan, 2019
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The Air Force is developing a business case analysis for the further exploration of all options to increase their pool of trained pilots via CUPT (Contract Undergraduate Pilot Training Support). The contractor’s instructor pilots will not require FAA certs; however, they must meet the USAF’s and contractor’s experience requirements, complete the contractor’s new-hire program and take a check-ride based on USAF requirements. The contractor will cover the required training (SOF, RSU, Ops Supervisor, etc.) before the flight training is kicked-off. The...
NIH CIO-SP3 SB On-Ramp Advances for 8(a) Businesses
28 Dec, 2018
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is proceeding with the on-ramp on Chief Information Officer–Solutions and Partners 3 Small Business (CIO-SP3 SB) IDIQ. The CIO-SP3 SB IDIQ is worth approximately $20 billion over the course of ten years and provides government agencies a mechanism to help meet socio-economic contracting goals for businesses meeting small business, WOSB, 8(a), SDVOSB, and HUBZone requirements. It includes 137 labor categories and ten task areas for various tech/IT requirements within the 541512 NAICS. The most...
Shutdown 2018 – Federal Contractors Go Without Pay
27 Dec, 2018
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While federal employees are generally reimbursed for days the government is shutdown thanks to legislation from Congress, contractors are not so lucky. Depending on the percentage of federal work companies take on and how large their commitments are, a shutdown can cause major headaches for a business. It’s relatively obvious that this is affecting large companies performing various military and IT contracts for the government, but it is also detrimental to thousands of low-income contractors working in federal buildings like...
SETA III R&D and Technical Support Contract Awarded by DHS
17 Dec, 2018
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just awarded a five-year, $325 million-dollar contract last week. This Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract includes both technical support services and research and development test and evaluation (RDT&E) and is called Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance III, or SETA III for short. SETA III provides support of the Science and Technology Directorate of DHS. Of the eighteen applicants, DHS chose four awardees: Engility Corporation, ManTech International, Noblis, and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). All...
DoS 8(a) IDIQ – INL/WHP Vehicle Provisioning, Maintenance & Translation
13 Dec, 2018
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The Department of State released a pre-solicitation for an 8(a) designated opportunity which includes the acquisition of vehicles, maintenance and repair of vehicles, and translation services. This is a multiple-award IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity) contract with the RFP (request for proposal) expected to be release on or about March 2019. It is expected that three awardees with the 8(a) set-aside will be awarded for this five-year IDIQ, and there is a potential 6-month extension period. This requirement has already been accepted...