Part of our FY18 Forecast series. The General Services Administration (GSA) has the mission to “deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and the American people.” The broad mandate for such a diverse customer base is clear in the agency’s procurement forecast released for Fiscal Year 18. Take a look below at some highlights of the large and small business opportunities expected this year. Full and Open Competition Two of the largest Full and...

Continuing our FY18 Forecast series, EZGovOpps is now focusing on some of the major opportunities due in 2018 for the Department of State (DOS). With construction, IT, and security contracts for work both domestically and abroad at over 285 State Department locations worldwide, the State Department FY18 forecast includes an array of lucrative small business opportunities. Security The largest small business set-aside contract currently forecast in FY18 is for “Overseas Installation Services.” With a projected value over $100 million, the re-compete contract...

Continuing our FY18 Forecast series, EZGovOpps is now focusing on some of the major opportunities due in 2018 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Multiple NASA locations will be seeking large construction contracts, and a number of these contracts will be set-aside for small businesses. Take a look below at the highlights of the NASA FY18 forecast: Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) – California At AFRC, “NASA’s primary center for atmospheric flight research and operations,” a Request for Information...

After covering forecasts for large agencies like the Department of Justice and the Social Security Administration, the analysts at EZGovOpps are now taking a look at the Department of Energy forecast for FY18. DOE operates in a unique contract environment, as explained previously, and the DOE forecast for FY18 includes a diverse set of requirements. This will be another important year for DOE as it moves closer to meeting the small business contracting goals set for the Federal agency, something...

With a number of Federal law enforcement agencies under its administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has a  number of large opportunities in its FY18 forecast. After covering the forecasts for agencies like USAID and the Social Security Administration, EZGovOpps will now take a closer look at some of the major contracts from DOJ agencies like the Bureau of Prisons and US Marshals Service, with a focus on opportunities over $10 million. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Aiming for...

With IT modernization on the way in Fiscal Year 2018, the Social Security Administration is planning on using a number of new and existing contracting opportunities for IT support to the agency in the new fiscal year. Other large contracts will include facilities support and professional services. In a sign of the growing use of Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (find our Intro to GWACs here) and other government-wide contracts across the Federal space, the biggest opportunity currently on the SSA docket will...

With Fiscal Year 2018 under way, and after our look at the FY18 contracting forecast from FEMA, it’s now time to highlight some of the important contracts coming from USAID in the coming year. This includes a $2.5 billion re-compete and other major domestic and international-based programs. Already in the final solicitation stage, the “Support Which Implements Fast Transition – 5” (SWIFT 5) is a $2.5 billion Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) opportunity for support of USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives...