By: Gloria Larkin Effective November 16, 2020, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) final rule (85 Fed. Reg. 66146) took effect to eliminate a separate 8(a) Mentor Protégé Program in favor of consolidating it in the All-Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP.) The intent is to satisfy the Executive Order 13771 issued in 2017,... Read More
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2020 Into 2021 – Strategy for Federal Growth
Strategy for Federal Growth 2020 into 2021 By Gloria Larkin, President & CEO TargetGov It is a mistake to assume that a new fiscal year (October 1) begins slowly. As fiscal year 2021 begins and simultaneously the 2020 calendar year rushes to an end, companies can see greater federal growth, revenue and profitability... Read More
Section 889 Deadline Addresses Chinese Threats to Federal Customers and Contractors
Section 889 Deadline Addresses Chinese Threats to Federal Customers and Contractors By Gloria Larkin As of August 13, 2020, every federal contractor, whether a one-person operation, or a multi-billion dollar corporation must certify that they and their extended supply chains, do not use, contain, install or sell covered telecommunication and video security equipment or... Read More
CPARS.gov Now Official Source for Federal Past Performance Information
By Gloria Larkin The U.S. federal government’s Integrated Award Environment (IAE) 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. The IAE... Read More