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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009, more commonly referred to as the "Stimulus bill" is of great
interest to the government contracting community. The bill's primary goal
is to stimulate economic activity in the hopes of pulling the country out
of the current recession. The bill focuses on the preservation and
creation of jobs, as well as spending on various infrastructure projects.
The recently launched Recovery.gov
website indicates that the Stimulus money will be directed as follows:
* Tax Relief - $288 billion
* State & Local Fiscal Relief - $144 billion
* Infrastructure & Science - $111 billion
* Protecting the Vulnerable - $81 billion
* Health Care - $59 billion
* Education & Training - $53 billion
* Energy - $43 billion
* Other - $8 billion.
The New York Times indicates that of the $789 billion appropriated by the
bill, $507 billion will go to spending programs and $282 billion will go
to tax cuts.
As with most spending bills that are passed by the federal government, the
potential for private sector business opportunities is great. With over
$500 billion in spending, there is going to be a lot of money out there
for good and services that will need to be procured. According to
Government Executive, the spending will "likely be awarded in contracts to
increase energy efficiency in federal buildings, expand health care
information technology, and continue military construction projects. In
addition, money will go to the state and local governments for
'shovel-ready' infrastructure projects".
Global Services expects an increase in contracts for the following markets
areas for both primary and support services/products: Construction,
Education, Energy, Health Care, Information Technology, Transportation and
Security Solutions
In addition, with a continued focus on financial institutions through
other economic recovery programs, there will be opportunities for
companies that provide loan modification and other programs related to the
recovery of the housing market.
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It stands to reason that if the purpose
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is to
stimulate the economy quickly, government procurement methods must
be provide quick, efficient, and cost-effective for the acquisition
of products and services. This coupled with the fact that the
federal acquisition workforce is currently considered understaffed,
meaning the people necessary for managing various procurement
processes are in short supply compared to the demand for future
purchasing, it seems that existing procurement programs, such as the
GSA Schedules Program and other established GWAC and IDIQ programs
will provide the Government the best possible method of procurement
for Stimulus-related dollars.
Similar thoughts on potential government procurement have been
echoed in various media and press reports on the Stimulus Bill.
According to Federal Times, there are a number of services that will
probably be procured with Stimulus-related dollars that can be
easily found off of the GSA Schedule Program. For example:
"Federal agencies will be getting money for IT system upgrades, IT
security, and electronic medical records. In addition, the various
management and oversight needs of the Stimulus will require money
being spent on contractor staffing, administrative support,
architectural, testing, training, and engineering services, as well
as financial reporting and accounting services."
As a result we at Global Services have seen a large spike in
businesses seeking to obtain a GSA Schedule in areas such as
Information Technology (IT) 70, Healthcare IT on VA MAS Schedule,
Mission Oriented Business Solutions (MOBIS) 874, Financial and
Business Solutions (FABS) 520, Security Solutions 84, and
Professional Engineering Services (PES) 871; Schedules 70 and 84
being of particular interest to companies because these contracts
are open to state and local government purchases under cooperative
purchasing. This is important as a large portion of the stimulus
spending will go directly to state and local governments. In
addition, we are also noticing a push for the product schedules
where our clients can add their "green" business lines.
Given the wide range of products and services available and the ease
of ordering through the existing GSA Schedule Program, there is no
doubt GSA Contractors will see their fair share of governmental
stimulus dollars.
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Global Services provides valuable
expertise in federal contracting and sales issues. If you are
holding an event and would like Global Services to participate,
please contact us at
global@globalservicesinc.com or 202-234-8933.
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Keep us in mind for help with your government
contracts.
1401 14th Street, NW
Third Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-234-8933 phone
202-234-8935 fax
global@globalservicesinc.com
www.globalservicesinc.com
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8(a) STARS II GWAC:
The General Services Administration (GSA) is currently in the process of
releasing the 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisitions for Services (STARS
II) RFP. The STARS II program is an information technology services GWAC
intended to build upon the original, and very successful, 8(a) STARS
program.
The STARS II program will be offered to agencies to procure information
technology services while also meeting their 8(a) goals. The contract will
have a $10 billion ceiling and will be categorized under NAICS code
541512.
A draft RFP is currently posted for review on FedBizOpps (www.fbo.com)
under special notice number 2009MJC00002. 8(a) firms interested in bidding
for this GWAC and should start reviewing the draft RFP on FBO immediately.
GSA anticipates release of the Final RFP in mid to late April 2009.
In addition, GSA is hosting bidders' conferences throughout the US during
the weeks of March 9-13 and March 23-27 and has established a website for
STARS II related information at the following
link.
For help enhancing your STARS II bid - call us at 202-234-8933 or email
global@globalservicesinc.com
Potential Web-Based Services Opportunity with TSA:
On February 20, 2009, the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) released an RFI for an Automated Passenger
Wait Times Data Collection (APWTDC) system for tracking wait times at
airport security checkpoints. TSA indicated that the potential systems
should be capable of collecting wait times in an automated fashion which
provides real time data reporting on an hourly basis, at a minimum, and in
a format that can be posted in a web-based application. Solutions may be
stand alone or integrated, but must be scalable for use in large and small
airport facilities.
Interested Vendors should click the follow the
link.
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May
8, 2009
Washington, DC Chapter of SCORE presents "Business Development in the
Federal Sector." This course is from 9:30 AM to Noon. Please contact SCORE
at www.scoredc.org or 202-2720390.
May 22, 2008
Washington, DC Chapter of SCORE presents "GSA Schedules 101." This course
is from 9:30AM to Noon. Please contact SCORE at
www.scoredc.org or
202-272-0390.
March 11, 2008
Global Services presents our GSA Schedule Post-Award Training Seminar:
"Staying Compliant and Making Your GSA Contract Work" This course is from
9:30 AM to 1:00 PM and will be held in our offices at 1401 14th, Street,
NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC, 20005. Please click
here to
register or call 202-234-8933. Space is extremely limited, so register
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