Insights and Trends

SBA has just released a redesign of the Dynamic Small Business Search app – DSBS.SBA.gov. This site has long been used by federal buyers, P-card holders, Contracting Officers and large business SBLOs to identify small businesses that provide the products or services they need.  The redesign updates the look-and-feel of the application while...

The new administration is imposing new reviews prior to award on numerous contracts in various departments and agencies. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has implemented an agency requirement that contracts valued at $100,000 + must be signed off in her office before award.  The new policy will affect three key parties in the federal procurement...

Are you serving clients nationwide or primarily locally?  Is your pipeline full? Are you trying to save $$ on business development? We provide cost-efficient services to respond to all those scenarios. BC2Match includes contract RFP and IFB notices from all federal agencies and state and local agencies from across the country.  Sound...

The first four months of the new administration displays a significant increase in new contract postings in SAM.gov. In the 4-month period of 2023, we saw 51,289 RFPs and IFBs hit the street, and in 2024 there were 51,026 – a miniscule drop. However, so far in 2025, agencies have advertised some 68,000 opportunities. It is unclear why there is...

The Department of Defense issued new policy on May 27 regarding professional and administrative services contracts. This change may also forecast policy changes to occur across all federal agencies, military and civilian. The new policy:  Bans new contracts for IT consulting and management with integrators or consulting firms. Contracts valued at...

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has been tasked to review the entireFederal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) with the aims of:  Eliminating duplicative regs Eliminating regs not established in law Remove burdensome requirements Develop straight-forward buyer guidesThe FAR is more than 1,000 pages long, and consists of 52 Parts...