The federal government’s 8(a) Business Development Program (8a) is misunderstood and often misrepresented. There are many misperceptions, with the most common being that the program is only for minority individuals, that one must be certified as 8a in order to win contracts and once certified, you are guaranteed business. In reality, anyone can be considered... Read More
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Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA Includes Key Provision for Government Contractors
By Gloria Larkin On November 16, 2017 Congress passed the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which includes a provision directing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to study small business participation on Multiple Award Contracts. The SBA study is in response to a Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) study revealing that women small business... Read More
Mandated Market Research Can Create a Windfall
By: Gloria Larkin The U.S. federal government marketplace has a strange and unique process called market research. It has its origins in the cumbersome 1,933 page Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) available at https://www.acquisition.gov. Business people who understand the process of market research can leverage these simple public notices into a hefty increase to their... Read More
Begin 2017 Off Right!
It’s finally 2017 and we can all take a deep sigh of relief that we made it here. The next question is, now what? Well if you are a federal government contractor this is the time to start, review, and update both your SAM and SBA profiles. Over 95% of companies using these federal websites... Read More