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Oct - Nov 2009 Volume 5, Issue 5 |
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The General Services Administration (GSA) is the most popular procurement services provider in the US Government. According to an article published by Federal Computer Week in September 2009, GSA-sponsored procurement vehicles are among the most popular and most used buying methods within the federal marketplace. The results of an 1105 Government Information Group survey, which asked respondents to name the contract vehicles they planned to use in the coming year, showed GSA capturing six of the tens spots. Here is the list (with results):
The Recovery Act continues to be of great interest to companies and organizations doing business with the Federal Government. Most important, these entities want to know where the money is going and how it is being spent. The website set up by the Government contains a wealth of spending information that can be mined for plenty of important sales and business development information. Most recently, the following two sets of spending data have drawn a lot of interest. Funds Available by Award Type (9/18/09) Contracts: $11,956,971,293 Grants: $141,328,765,077 Loans: $7,821,594,305 Agencies That Have Paid Out the Most Money (9/30/09) Department of Health & Human Services: $32,492,039,173 Department of Labor: $26,304,687,495 Department of Education: $19,588,109,131 Social Security Administration: $13,226,386,752 Department of Agriculture: $4,881,490,757 Department of Transportation: $3,144,716,111 Department of Housing and Urban Development: $1,511,778,929 Department of Treasury: $1,202,052,720 Department of Justice: $1,159,402,537 Department of Energy: $723,101,786 Companies should consider monitoring the recovery website, www.recovery.gov to gather important business development intelligence. |
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Eagle II Updates The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to seek public input on the structure of the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II (EAGLE II) Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). EAGLE II, with an expected RFP release in the First Quarter FY 2010, will be divided into two bids – EAGLE II Small Business and EAGLE II Unrestricted. The Small Business RFP is expected to be divided in to small business pools with companies submitting bids based on their set-aside category. The Unrestricted RFP was expected to be divided into functional categories On September 22, 2009, DHS announced through FBO, that it is considering reducing the number of functional areas in the Unrestricted RFP to three, or eliminating the functional area approach altogether. DHS is soliciting input from prospective bidders on these two approaches to the overall RFP. Click here for the FBO link for more information: |
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Federal Procurement Staffing Update |
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Recently President Obama nominated Daniel Gordon to lead the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Mr. Gordon currently serves as the acting general counsel for the Government Accountability Office (GAO). He has previously serviced as the managing associate general counsel for GAO’s Procurement Law Division and as assistant general counsel for its Legal Services Division. Martha Johnson, the nominee for GSA Administrator, has had a hold placed on her nomination by Senator Kitt Bond of Missouri. She had already been approved by the Senate’s Government Affairs Committee and was expected to have a speedy confirmation. Many news reports are suggesting that her lack of confirmation is slowing the Government agencies’ transition to GSA’s Networx telecommunications contract. |
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