Insights and Trends
What can PSC do for you?
BC2Match has just added Product and Service Code (PSC) criteria to users' profiles and to the search matching in our dashboards. PSC is a set of categories that precedes NAICS codes and SIC codes. It was developed specifically for Federal procurement, building off of Federal Supply Groups and the prefix on National Stock Numbers. All Federal SAM...
Use USA Spending data to chase expiring contracts
8-15-26: BC2Match puts the details of expiring contracts right in your lap, months before the opportunity hits the street. USASpending.gov is the repository for awards data on all federal contracts. We've made that part of your regular services at the Platinum and Diamond levels. Make sure your profile is set up with NAICS codes and keywords of...
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...