
Federal Procurement, Other Topics
Understanding DOD’s Other Transaction Authority (OTA)
31 Oct, 2017
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UPDATE 3/16/2018: A DIUx-sponsored contract for cloud services took a major hit this week, with DOD shrinking the value from almost-$1 billion to only $65 million. Get the full scoop here. After our primer on contract action types, EZGovOpps will provide a look at the “Other Transaction Authority” (OTA) that DOD holds. This authority allows for DOD to enter into transactions other than contracts, grants or cooperative agreements. Growing in use, these types of OTA transactions can reach up to...
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
LOGCAP V Expected Soon
18 Oct, 2017
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Update: ACC-RI held an industry day on October 24th with approximately 76 companies attending. In the industry day slides, ACC-RI explained in graphics how the IDIQ awards would be prioritized and awarded for each theater/unified combatant command (i.e. PACOM, CENTCOM, etc.). The first priority group will be made for EUCOM and PACOM. The offeror that wins the IDIQ for EUCOM will be ineligible to receive an award for PACOM. Group 2 includes CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, AFRICOM, and SOUTHCOM. The winner of the CENTCOM...
Federal Procurement, Other Topics
FedBid and Onvia Exit the Independent Space
11 Oct, 2017
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After major acquisitions that have consolidated certain portions of the Federal market-share, including the Leidos acquisition of the Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) subsidiary last year, and the announcement this year of UTC’s purchase of Rockwell Collins for $30 billion, creators of Federal procurement tools utilized by both agencies and contractors alike are now undergoing a similar phase of consolidation. On the market intelligence side, Onvia announced on October 5th that it agreed to be purchased by Project Diamond...
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
GSA Opening, Expanding Schedule 75
05 Oct, 2017
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In September, GSA announced that they will re-open three of the four Special Item Numbers (SINs) for Schedule 75 -Office Products/Supplies & Services- in 2018. Beyond opening these SINs, which include services that range from “filling the workspaces, to providing the essentials for the copy room and the restrooms,” GSA will also add two brand new SINs as a part of combining another GSA program. EZGovOpps has the details below. To meet GSA goals which include “refreshing and expanding a competitive...
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
Federal disaster funding, contracting speed increasing
29 Sep, 2017
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In the original blueprint for FY18 funding, the Trump administration sought to cut funding for disaster relief-related programs across Federal agencies. This included cutting out the $3 billion Community Development Block Grant at Housing and Urban Development (HUD), restructuring and cutting $190 million from FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program, albeit a modest increase in overall disaster relief funding. However, with the impact of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria likely affecting the United States for years, and recovery estimates ranging as...
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
A Closer Look at OASIS SB Spending
25 Sep, 2017
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After writing about the Army’s move from SETAC contracts (worth $997 million under the current vehicle) to OASIS SB, and the top NAICS codes across all Federal contracting activity: EZGovOpps is now taking a closer look at the top NAICS codes for OASIS SB and how that could be affected by the SETAC move. OASIS SB has only been active since the end of Fiscal Year 2014, but it has already accrued a large number of contracting dollars. With 673 total...
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
Why has 8(a) STARS II slowed down?
20 Sep, 2017
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In our previous Introduction to GWACs, EZGovOpps noted that the use of GWACs continues to grow, and that IT-related services will continue to earn contracting dollars in the future. Now, the 8(a) STARS II GWAC by GSA appears to have bucked this trend in 2017. 8(a) STARS II Obligated Funding and Task Orders (GSA spending data, as of September 19, 2017) 2014 2015 2016 2017 Obligated Dollars $1,123,758,297.20 $1,274,584,197.20 $1,478,275,155.53 $908,536,288.22 Task Orders 668 662 710 276 As you can...
Federal Procurement, Leveraging Set-Asides
US Army Seeking Input on Army Reserve Portal Tool
19 Sep, 2017
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UPDATE: While MICC continues to work on the new ARPT opportunity, the original incumbent has been awarded a bridge contract for continued services. TrueTandem, LLC was awarded a 6-month task order on December 27th through its GSA Schedule contract for a currently unspecified amount, according to the released Limited-Source Justification. U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) in Fort Sam Houston is planning a contract for full-scope services for the Army Reserve Portal Tool (ARPT) in support of the U.S....
Federal Procurement, Getting Started
How to avoid missing an important contract…
13 Sep, 2017
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With thousands of data sources available and hundreds of diverse contracting offices, it can be difficult to keep track of procurement opportunities that may be a fit for your company. Between requirement shifts, changes in contracting offices or officers, or simply the drawn-out process that some large solicitation opportunities go through, focusing on the first announcement of a new solicitation may leave you at a disadvantage as it moves further along in the process through another vehicle. EZGovOpps has the...
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
Army SETAC Contracts Moving to GSA’s OASIS SB – SETAS
29 Aug, 2017
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UPDATE 5/22/2018: GSA has intermittently released updated versions of the SETAS transition schedule. The various SETAC task orders are being re-competed in a staggered fashion as OASIS task orders. The transition schedule includes the incumbent information and the expected Task Order RFP (TORP) numbers when released to OASIS SB holders. In another sign that GSA’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Small Business (OASIS SB) contract vehicle is growing in use across the Federal government, US Army Contracting Command at...