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Boston Warwick Seaport-e 2016 | Free Confidential Analysis

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 16:36:13 +0000

On Nov. 9, 2015, the Seaport-e solicitation was released. Responses are due by January 2016 and awards are expected to be announced in June 2016. To obtain your Free Confidential Analysis of this opportunity, compliments of Boston Warwick, please email your request to: Karen Mitchell at admin@boston-warwick.com. NOTE: After this Rolling Admission period, there are …

Seaport-e prime contractor Rolling Admissions Fiscal Year 2016 is officially released!

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:52:48 +0000

As of Nov. 3, 2015, open-season for Seaport-e is now open with a response date of Jan. 13, 2016. The target date for awards is June 2016. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541330 and the revenue size standard for Small Business is $38.5 Million. Ref: www.seaport.navy.mil As a small or mid-cap business, your goal …

The importance of strategic business development for GovCon Smalls

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:32:11 +0000

Start Play Business development has always been an important factor in retaining or extending competitive advantage. In the current marketplace, GovCon customers are more aware, active and value-driven, so GovCon Smalls must quickly create products and services that inspire, include and reflect their clients’ values. This podcast discuses the categories of personnel needed to accomplish …

Mid-sized firms are NOT the enemy, Bundling & In-sourcing are…

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:24:09 +0000

Start Play There has been much written in the media lately by purported advocates for Small business, pitting Smalls against Mids in the hunt for government contracting real-estate. While on the surface, these actions may appear to have merit – in reality they are to the detriment of the Small business community at large, particularly government contractors. Visit us on …

HUBZone Smalls, check your certification status – it may be in jeopardy…

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 01:58:03 +0000

February 19, 2015 In 2015, 3,417 areas that were redesignated, mostly as a result of census results a few years ago, will lose their HUBZone status. However, the only time these firms will be directly notified by SBA that they are located in a redesignated area is when they receive a notice of proposed decertification …

GSA OASIS PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY ACT CLASS ACTION SUIT

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:17:09 +0000

Download GSA OASIS Source Selection Files @: http://teaming-exchange.com/pages/gsa-oasis-pia-violation-narrative-files [NOTE] If you LOST on GSA OASIS, it may be as a result of GSA’s disclosure that you lost and many of the apparent awardees made the top 40 in the pool(s) that your firm sought to compete in. Indeed, had it not been for GSA’s disclosure, …

GAO says it hands are tied on compelling CICA Stay for GSA OASIS until after it rules on Protest…

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:55:57 +0000

GAO does not administer the requirements to stay award or suspend contract performance under CICA. 31 U.S.C. secs. 3553(c), (d); 4 C.F.R. sec. 21.6. The only time we consider an agency’s override of a CICA stay is in the context of recommending a course of action where we sustain a protest, see, e.g., Exelis Systems …

GSA Overrides CICA Stay and issues “Notice to Proceed” on OASIS, despite two pending Small Business Protests at GAO

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:52:08 +0000

Two firms, Nexagen, Inc. and LinTech Global, Inc., have filed Procurement Integrity Act (PIA) Violation Protests at GAO, B-408685.15 & B-408685.17, alleging un-redacted source selection material was released publicly by GSA OASIS contracting officer Tommy Thomas. These firms have posited that it was as a result of GSA’s disclosure that several firms became apparent awardees. …

Congressional Inquiry: The GAO is not a court of law; therefore, by what [specific] legal or regulatory authority is it able to establish legal precedent?

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 13:45:51 +0000

Submitted to: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee I am a small business and government contracts consultant dedicated to helping small firms successfully navigate the federal marketplace. In addition to providing small businesses with guidance on complying with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and other key government contracts rules, …

PaySimple Accused of unethical behavior by Wells Fargo, a warning to Small Business

8vsb@aljucar.com (BizEvangelist) — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:22:30 +0000

Tuesday, June 03, 2014 It is rare that an industry peer accuses a competitor of unethical behavior, on the border line of fraud; but that is exactly what happened this week. PaySimple (www.paysimple.com), established in 2005, was called out by Wells Fargo Bank executives for its questionable business practices towards Small Businesses in the processing …