CATTS is Coming Soon, $1.5B IDIQ from the Dept. of Commerce
11 May, 2022
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CATTS is Coming Soon, $1.5B IDIQ from the Dept. of Commerce 5/11/22 This large vehicle has been pushed back to an undetermined date, but it’s a large one that should be on your radar if you handle BD for an IT firm. Previously expected to drop in June/July, the Commerce Acquisition for Transformational Technology Services (CATTS) is a multiple-award contract (MAC) IDIQ vehicle being issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). It was announced on back in November of...
Be Mindful of Contracts Listed only by PSC and not NAICS
10 May, 2022
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Be Mindful of Contracts Listed only by PSC and not NAICS 5/10/22 Back in November of 2021, Sam.gov announced a new Medical PSC code. 6632 – ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS, MEDICAL LABORATORY USE As you likely already know, all Product Service Codes (PSC codes) transitioned from a one letter or two digit notation roughly 2 years ago. The reason the old PSCs were changed was due to the vagueness of the descriptions before the transition. The new and improved PSC codes are...
DHS to be Releasing PACTS III Services IDIQ in Q4 for SDVOSBs
09 May, 2022
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DHS to be Releasing PACTS III Services IDIQ in Q4 for SDVOSBs 5-9-22 The Program Management, Administrative, Operations (Clerical), and Technical Services program, aka PACTS III, is the third iteration of the multiple-award contact (MAC) IDIQ for non-IT services utilized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The solicitation for this contract vehicle is expected to be released in Q4 FY2022 and awarded in Q3 FY2023. It is specifically targeted for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) with 541611 and 561110...
SBA Changes Small Business Size Standards for 16 NAICS
04 May, 2022
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SBA Changes Small Business Size Standards for 16 NAICS 5-4-22 If your firm was not considered a small business by the government previously, it may be now. Taking effect this week (May 2nd), The Small Business Association (SBA) issued four rules that changes the size standards on 16 industry sectors based on revenue. This is expanding access to the SBAs programs by nearly 60K federal contractors. Why is this happening? A function of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, the...
2022 Polaris GWAC Rework Unfair for Small Businesses?
27 Apr, 2022
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The Polaris small business vehicle will hopefully be the phoenix that rises from the ashes of GSA’s $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business (SB) contract. Alliant 2 SB was cancelled in 2020 after a full year of protests at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and through federal court. The reworked contract vehicle currently has two tracks: one for general small businesses and one specific to women-owned small businesses (WOSB). Previously there were set asides for HUBZone certified businesses so we will...
Military Construction Contract Opportunities in Fort Worth Engineering District
22 Apr, 2022
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Military Construction Contract Opportunities in Fort Worth Engineering District 4/22/22 Fort Worth has a sprawling list of federal contract opportunities needing construction firms on the horizon. In the next several years, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction projects include training and development centers, dormitories, a joint-operations center, a central energy plant, a powertrain facility, renovations, and dam repair. Included are 15 installations within Texas and Louisiana and 764 projects which constitute $2.3 billion in design contracts and $4.4 billion in...
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 10th Refresh
08 Apr, 2022
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The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 10th Refresh 4/8/22 The GSA put forth their 10th Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation on March 31st. This refresh affects all existing GSA contracts and requires acceptance by all contract holders within 90 days. If you are not familiar with the changes, we will be covering some of the high-level information here. There are five main overall changes: First, there is an update to the SCP-FSS-001 instructions. This covers the permissibility of remanufactured items....
Upcoming Army Commercial Information Technology IDIQ CHS-6
25 Mar, 2022
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Army Commercial Information Technology IDIQ CHS-6 Coming Soon 3/25/22 In February, the U.S. Army released a second request for information (RFI) from contractors that can provide services for the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract (CHS-6). CHS-6 is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for rapid procurement of total lifecycle system management solutions in support of the U.S. Army. The ceiling value is expected to exceed $4 billion and have a length of 10 years (4 base-years and 3...
Pushing Congress for an Accessible 8(a) Set Aside Program for SDB
09 Mar, 2022
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Pushing Congress for an Accessible and Effective 8(a) Set Aside Program for SDB 3/9/2022 In December, the Biden administration began moving forward with their objective to direct $100 billion in contract opportunities to small, disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) over the next 5 years. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has provided a memorandum on December 3, 2021, that provides detailed targets. It also adds meeting SDB contracting levels as a key performance indicator for many senior executive service members such...
Bad News for Federal R&D Tax Incentives with TCJA
03 Mar, 2022
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You may have missed it, but a requirement in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will force all businesses, including federal contractors, to begin amortizing R&D investments over 5 years rather than expensing them in the same year that the costs were incurred. As you are aware there is a time value associated with money so this change will diminish the tax advantages for contractors that invest in R&D. There are quite a few negatives associated with this...