2023 U.S. ACE $500M+ Levee and Floodwall Opportunity in Texas
15 Feb, 2023
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an upcoming opportunity for preconstruction and construction services of a levee, floodwall system, new pump stations, and related work in Orange County, Texas. Set-asides are being considered based on the capabilities of the responses. The two related contracts are expected to be over $500 million each. The Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Orange project consists of a new 26.7-mile-long levee/floodwall structure along the side of the Sabine and Neches River floodplains from the...
MD/DC/VA Federal Government Conference Feb 2023
20 Jan, 2023
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Some great news for those in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area or jet-setters willing to travel, the annual SMART PROC GovCon Conference will be held in person for the first time since 2021. The popular GovCon conference lands on a Wednesday and Thursday, February 22nd and 23rd at the Clarion Inn and Event Center in Frederick, Maryland. You can meet representatives from many different federal agencies, attend in-depth sessions on procurement and small business education, and network with exhibitors from the industry,...
The Top 20 Federal Programs/Contract Vehicles for 2023
30 Dec, 2022
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The Top 20 Federal Programs/Contract Vehicles for 2023 12-30-22 Obtaining federal contracts can be highly competitive, especially for larger contractors and top-performing firms who often compete with each other for major contract awards as prime contractors. However, with access to the right resources, contractors of all sizes can effectively secure new government contracts and establish a more stable business development pipeline. One key to success is using federal market intelligence to create a long-term strategy to compete for large programs...
GSA Releases Draft RFP for Alliant 3 IT Contract
20 Oct, 2022
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GSA Releases Draft RFP for Alliant 3 IT Contract 10/20/2022 The General Services Administration (GSA) has just released the draft RFP for the Alliant 3 IT contract vehicle. Companies that provide information technology products and services will want to check out the 159-page document ASAP. GSA will be accepting questions and feedback on the draft until January 6, 2023. The government has confirmed that there will be substantial subcontracting opportunities for small business, including veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small...
Initial Air Force EITaaS Enterprise IT BPA Contract Awarded
02 Sep, 2022
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Initial Air Force EITaaS Enterprise IT BPA Contract Awarded 9/2/2022 The Air Force has awarded the first wave of the Enterprise IT as a Service (EITaaS) contract to CACI International and nine other group members. EITaaS can be expanded to a 10-year length and has an award ceiling of $5.7 billion. It is a contract for enterprise- IT support services to the Air Force as the agency seeks to outsource more technology services to third parties. The other businesses working...
ProTech 2.0 Industry Day Reveals New Program Info
26 Aug, 2022
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ProTech 2.0 Industry Day Reveals New Program Info 8/26/2022 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently hosted an Industry Day with fresh news on the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (ProTech) 2.0 program. Like the original, ProTech 2.0 features a total of four multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. (The original actually had five domains in its inception, but Enterprise Ops was never awarded.) These four IDIQs each represent different domains including Satellite, Fisheries, Oceans, and Weather. The domains offer...
GSA Announces Alliant 3 IT Contract for Q4 2022
19 Aug, 2022
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GSA Announces Alliant 3 IT Contract for Q4 2022 6/19/2022 The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced that market research for the quickly developing Alliant 3 IT contract vehicle making great progress. Companies that provide information technology products and services will want to take note. The current trajectory is to release the draft solicitation in the fourth quarter of the calendar year. The previous iteration, Alliant 2, began in 2018 and a total of 61 companies were awarded a seat...
GSA Releases RFI for Ascend Cloud Services Contract
05 Aug, 2022
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GSA Releases RFI for Ascend Cloud Services Contract Vehicle 8/5/2022 The General Services Administration (GSA) released a request for information (RFI) regarding its plans for a multi-purpose, multi-award contract (MAC) called Ascend. Ascend is a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for cloud services and solutions that will be available to all federal agencies. Firms that wish to offer their services to agencies via Ascend will need to fulfill the authorized vendor responsibilities. These are described in the performance work statement included...
Federal Small Business Awards Hits Record in FY2021
29 Jul, 2022
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7/29/2022 The Federal awards to small businesses in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 hit a record $154 billion, exceeding the current administration’s goals. This earned a rating of “A” from the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) government-wide Small Business Procurement Scorecard. In total, 27.2% of total federal contracting awards went to small businesses, beating the white house’s goal of 23%. The largest gains were to be had in the 8(a) small and disadvantaged business awards as well as the service disabled veteran-owned...
EPA awards 11 for EARTH Support Services BPA worth $5.7B
22 Jul, 2022
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EPA awards 11 for EARTH Support Services BPA worth $5.7B 7/22/22 Of the thirteen businesses that applied for a seat on the EARTH (Environmental, Analytical, Research, Technical, and Hybrid) Support Services BPA (blank purchase agreement), a total of eleven were awarded. The solicitation was released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) just over a year ago in June 2021 and submissions were collected shortly thereafter. The value ceiling on the 5-year long EARTH BPA...