By Global Services As a new Federal contractor, you may be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) that the Government issues. How do you choose where to focus your efforts? In this article, we’ll give an overview of how to get started finding and selecting the right federal contracts for your... Read More
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SBA Announces Increase of Small Business Size Standards
Effective August 17, 2019, small businesses in 532 industries providing services to the federal government will see an increase in the dollar amount of annual revenues used to determine if the business is considered small or “other than small” by the Small Business Administration (SBA). For example, the size standard for Electrical Contractors (238210) will... Read More
CPARS.gov Now Official Source for Past Performance Information
The U.S. federal government has completed the merger of the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) with the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS.gov). CPARS now serves as the federal report card system for prime contractors providing services and products to the U.S. federal government. Government decision-makers now use CPARS to review contractors’ performance under... Read More
New Rules Proposed for Federal Women Owned Business Certification Program
To address issues long complicating certification process for the Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) participating in the WOSB Contract Program the Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed rule changes and is inviting public comments before finalizing the new rules. The SBA rule changes only affect those contracting opportunities specifically... Read More