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
Tag Archives: Small Business
Strategic Sourcing Evolves into Category Management
By Gloria Larkin Steve Krauss, Director of the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Category Management Strategic Execution updated industry on the status of the Category Management Program at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recent “Getting Back 2 Business” Small Business Outreach event held at Towson University in Maryland. Hundreds of large... Read More
2017 Federal Contracting Market Trends
By Gloria Larkin As the United States transitions to a new President, the federal spending market is expected to continue with positive momentum, according to the experts speaking at the “GovConomy Today” event held in January. Larry Davis, Managing Partner at Aronson, LLC, reported that while overall the growth is stable in most federal industries,... Read More
Who Wins?
By Gloria Larkin No matter who is elected the President of the United States, the federal government will still be the world’s largest customer. This means that over $450 billion dollars in services and products will continue to be contracted for with large and small businesses locally and nationwide. Yes, the federal marketplace is in... Read More