Department of Defense Contracts for May 8, 2019
Companies will compete for each order of the $5,000,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design-build task orders in support of DHS, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers border fence. Keep Reading
Fun, Fear and Contracts: A Q&A with DHS Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa
"I'm appreciative of the partnership of industry to come in and help us achieve our missions." Keep Reading
Count on Strategic Plan to Guide Procurement Through TSA Changes, Says Contracting Chief
"Integrating small-business innovators into the technology security equipment (TSE) portfolio is the greatest challenge," Katrina Brisbon tells HSToday. Keep Reading
IG: Staffing Shortages Hamper State Dept.’s Ability to Monitor Contracts
OIG found that the use of cost reimbursable contracts had a significant effect on the workload of the invoice reviewers because of the complexity of the invoices. Keep Reading
Department of Defense Contracts for April 3, 2019
Keenan Fort Detrick Energy LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, was awarded a $1,600,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Army energy services. Keep Reading
Department of Defense Contracts for April 2, 2019
Bowhead Manufacturing Technologies LLC, Alexandria, Virginia, and Truston Technologies Inc., Annapolis, Marylandm, are each awarded an indefinite multiple award services contract. Keep Reading
Department of Defense Contracts for April 1, 2019
Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $2,457,390,566 modification (P00015) to a previously-awarded contract for the production of THAAD interceptors. Keep Reading
How Small Is a Small Business? SBA Ripped for Slow-Rolling Changes
While the federal government sets aside certain procurements for small businesses, those companies — if they’re successful — eventually grow to the size where they “graduate” out of the small-business category. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: The Lingering Scars of the Government Shutdown on Contractors
There was a time when the government was seen as the most stable customers that any company could possess. Keep Reading
Section 809 Recommendation Poised to Hurt DoD Small-Business Contracts
Report recommends "revising statutory guidance to clarify that the acquisition of commercial products and services has precedence over small-business set-asides." Keep Reading
