Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
NIHCATSIII is on the way
09 Mar, 2017
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This week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the solicitation for the NIH Conferences, Administrative, and Travel Services III (NIHCATSIII) contract, a 100% small business set-aside worth up to $100 million. After the previous iteration, NIHCATSII, ended in December, NIHCATSIII is expected to be awarded by the last quarter of 2017. It’s important to learn some background and key details about this program, and the large opportunity it presents for small businesses. NIHCATSII NIHCATSII was awarded as a total...
Federal Procurement, Getting Started
Place of Performance and Contracting Opportunities
08 Mar, 2017
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When talking to new businesses seeking Federal contracting opportunities, EZGovOpps is often asked about searching by a “Place of Performance.” While targeting opportunities by geographic preference can be productive, there are some pitfalls to using this for your search criteria. Across the Federal landscape, every solicitation released is required to list a place of performance for that opportunity in federal databases. Often, contracting offices will put down their own location as a place of performance, rather than the actual location....
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
Earth Observation Solutions planned for GSA Sched 70
03 Mar, 2017
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UPDATE: As of June 2017, Earth Observation Solutions is now on the GSA Schedule! The Special Item Number currently includes 7 approved vendors. Following recent trends of new and unique Special Item Numbers (SINs) on GSA’s IT Schedule 70 –ranging from health IT to cybersecurity services— the General Services Administration (GSA) has released a Request for Information (RFI) for a possible new SIN. GSA is looking to “address the federal government’s growing need for earth observation services which unite multiple...
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
Agencies Preparing Early for Transition to EIS
28 Feb, 2017
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Update – The awards have been announced, and EIS vendors will include the following 10 firms: AT&T BT Federal Centurylink Core Technologies Granite Telecommunications Harris Corp. Level 3 Communications Manhattan Telecommunications (MetTel) MicroTech Verizon With the award of the GSA’s massive, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contracts due this spring, federal agencies have reportedly already begun planning their transitions from the Networx family of contracts to EIS. Considering that GSA recommended transition planning as far back as 2015, prior...
Federal Procurement, Leveraging Set-Asides
2017 – The State of WOSBs
22 Feb, 2017
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Improvements in WOSB contracting In light of some of the recent success of Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) in the federal contracting space, EZGovOpps has decided to take another look at other successes, opportunities, and challenges that lie ahead for WOSBs. Using data compiled by the EZGovOpps platform and federal sources, our analysts were able to put together a comprehensive picture of how far WOSBs have progressed in government procurement, and where there is room to grow. The big milestone for...
Federal Procurement, Programs / GWACs / IDIQs
CIO-SP3 SB reduces fees, increasing GWAC competition
16 Feb, 2017
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In prior articles, EZGovOpps has covered the history and advantages of Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) including NASA SEWP – Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement – and Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 3 Small Business (CIO-SP3 SB). Recently, the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announced new, lower contract access fees for agencies to use the GWAC, as well as a fee cap of $70,000 for any order in excess of $20 million through the CIO-CS vehicle. CIO-SP3...
Cutting the EPA would hurt small government contractors
01 Feb, 2017
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“The American dream is back,” declared President Donald Trump on Twitter on Monday, alongside a picture of him surrounded by small business leaders. The President describes himself as an ally of small businesses, promising that his moves to reduce regulations will unleash their potential. At the same time, however, the new administration’s moves to cut the spending of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) threaten to harm the many small businesses it purchases services from. If the EPA’s budget is cut,...
3-D printing might be the defense industry’s next big thing
26 Jan, 2017
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3-D printing offers opportunity for government contractors focused on innovation. As technology advances, some companies are proposing using additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing, to meet the Defense Department’s needs more efficiently and flexibly. When you ask most people to imagine a defense contracting project, they think of big-ticket projects –fighter jets, weapons, cyber warfare. But an enormous part of the Department of Defense contracting budget goes toward repair, maintenance, and the logistics of shipping parts across the globe. Overall, half...
MCLOGSS set for possible recompete in 2018
24 Jan, 2017
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2017 may have just begun, but savvy government contractors are looking ahead to 2018’s biggest re-compete contracts. The Marine Corps Logistics Support Services contract, or MCLOGSS, is one of the most intriguing opportunities expected in 2018 when the current iteration expires in May. MCLOGSS is a multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (MA-IDIQ) contract worth $855 million. Its purpose is to provide support for the Marine Corps Logistics Command, or LOGCOM. The purpose of MCLOGSS is to “enhance operational level support/services.” It...
Are federal contracting dollars at risk in 2017?
19 Jan, 2017
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Update: POTUS released a budget blueprint, see how our predictions matched the proposal. Scoping out 2017 contracting trends As Donald Trump and his team settle into the White House, the private sector is furiously debating where 2017 federal contracting money will go – and where it will be cut. Federal government spending grows every year, but much of that growth comes from mandatory spending like Social Security and Medicaid. Contractors are paid through discretionary spending – that means when the government...