Insights and Trends
NAICS Codes – Are They Locked in Stone?
If you are a federal contractor, you know your company's North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes by heart. These codes are the key to monitoring new contract opportunities in the SAM.gov system, and in creating your BC2Match profile. It would seem they are locked in stone. But keep these things in mind: Your company's products...
FAR overhaul shakes up Fed contracting rules
The largest review and rewrite of federal contracting rules in decades is now in the rulemaking process. More than 1,000 pages, revisions are now being posted for comment. The comment period will close July 23. "Led by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council), this initiative...
Watch For New DEI Clauses That Impact Federal Bidding
Watch For New DEI Clauses That Impact Federal Bidding Review your websites, handbooks, subcontracts’ language, and employee hiring programs before your next proposal effort. New federal policies will impact bids, be incorporated into existing contracts, and flow down to subcontractors. They are likely to impact risk, terminations, and...
SBIR/STTR Provides Route To New Tech Intros
SBIR/STTR provides route to new tech intros Are your products on the leading edge for your industry? Are you looking for federal support to commercialize them? The Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is worth checking out. SBIR and STTR opportunities are published in SAM and appear on your Federal dashboard. The requirements...
Feds Buying Commercial, Off-The-Shelf
The director of the Office of Management and Budget has called for all agencies to justify purchases of custom-made products. Given the large number of military specs and standards, a shift to buying commercial items will potentially change the federal market. Watch for descriptive changes in future RFPs and IFBs. If your product meets the normal...
New DSBS UI
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...