tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437745236460681672024-11-08T10:33:39.810-06:00Navigating the world of Federal procurement as a small business.Mark Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07491038997438951301noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943774523646068167.post-53934114885000732852012-05-25T14:32:00.000-05:002012-05-25T14:32:09.285-05:00

Some major news in government contracting has been receiving little attention.  The General Services Administration (GSA) is leading an effort to roll up several major government systems into one single interface:  the System for Award Management (SAM). The unassuming acronym belies a major shift in the way government agencies interact with each other and vendors.  This new

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Educate yourself about PIPA and SOPA, then voice your opinion to your senator or representative. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

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In the "Tool Tips" series, we will give helpful hints on using tools common to federal business.  Tools might include work processors, contact management software, websites, or spreadsheets.  We may even introduce new tools to help you succeed in federal contracting.

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One of the most frustrating aspects of preparing a proposal or other document is page numbering. Anyone who has wrestled with page numbers will attest: you can do more harm than good if you don't know what you're doing. Part of the problem is that there are a few features in play here, which makes it difficult because they all inter-relate. In this article, we will discuss how to number the

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You probably know that federal solicitations require a question and answer period.  This is the time when industry can submit questions to the government about the opportunity and RFP.  Answers to all questions are published for all interested parties to see, usually in the form of an RFP amendment. What you may not know is that government officials will often insert their own dummy

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HUBZones have been reassessed based on the 2010 Census.  If  you are not familiar with the HUBZone program, you can visit the SBA site.  Basically, it is a program designed to assist small businesses in geographic areas experiencing economic distress.  The designated areas are determined based on a number of factors such as unemployment rate and average income. &nbsp

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The dictionary is now up!  The dictionary is where we will try to decipher the code words, acronyms, and inside jokes you will run into while pursuing federal contracts. Check it out and let us know what you think.  From time-to-time we will update the list, highlight a term, or answer reader questions via the blog.

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Movement in the breaking FedBizOpps story on two fronts: First, the vendor.  I spoke with the proprietor of Enlightened Software on Friday (10/14/2011).  He confirmed most of our suspicions: They are inserting HTML code into the fields for vendor name and company.  This technique accomplishes two things, both of which are designed to draw attention to the vendor's product.

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A must for your next telecon... http://www.lifesize.com/bingo/

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While perusing FBO today, I noticed something strange on an interested vendors list: Someone appears to have exploited the interested vendors list to display ads for their products.  The link leads to a company out of Florida called Enlightened Software selling marketing and procurement tools. Not sure how long it will be up, but you can view the posting here:  http://tw.gs/46Ra&

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In the inaugural post of the FedBizhacks blog, I'd like to introduce how this is all going to work. I chose to use the 5 Ws, because why not? (stop giving me a hard time, we just got started) What: This blog is a small business perspective on the federal government market. The US Government is big, real big and so are many of its prime contractors. Fortunately there is a vast amount of

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