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The federal government spends more than $530 billion on products and services each year, and approximately 575,000 contractors provide those products and services. You can be a federal contractor, too! But those who don't know the rules and regulations, or don't keep up with all the changes, are not very successful!
Panoptic Enterprises' FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS CENTER provides timely news and views on the fast-changing federal acquisition process.
IN TIME FOR THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS!
The Federal Government is one of the very few areas of the economy that is growing - its contract spending has doubled in the last decade and is expected to increase even more! The Government has established goals of $100 billion in contract awards to small businesses, $25 billion to minority-owned businesses, $25 billion to women-owned businesses, and $15 billion to veteran-owned businesses!
For 25 years, Getting Started in Federal Contracting has been the standard reference for government contract information, guidance, and advice. Now, with this revised and expanded fifth edition, you have all the help you need to win your fair share of Government business!
Sample Chapters:
Chapter 11, Set-Asides and Preference Programs Chapter 13, Federal Supply Schedules
RECENTLY REVISED!
- THE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS: How the Government Buys What It Needs
- THE HISTORY OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT: How We Got To Where We Are
- SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDES AND PREFERENCE PROGRAMS
- PROVIDING FOREIGN PRODUCTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- THE DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM
Go to the Panoptic Bookstore for these and other publications on key aspects of the federal contracting process!
RECENT FEDERAL CONTRACTS DISPATCHES
3/8/10, OMB Memorandum; Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government
3/8/10, Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR); Plain Language Rewrite
3/5/10, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS); Continuation of Essential Contractor Services
3/5/10, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS); Payment of Costs Prior to Definitization
3/4/10, Small Business Administration (SBA); Women-Owned Small Business Contract Program
3/3/10, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS); Safeguarding Unclassified Information
3/2/10, OFPP Memorandum; Survey of Policies and Practices Regarding Contractor Tax Delinquencies
3/1/10, Small Business Administration (SBA); Lender Risk Rating System
3/1/10, Small Business Administration (SBA); Small Business Eligibility Protest and Appeal Regulations
3/1/10, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS); Additional Requirements Applicable to Multiyear Contracts
RECENT FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE NEWSLETTER
February 2010 (Vol. XI, No. 2) [pdf version]
Proposed DFARS Changes Address Business Systems and Increased Acquisition Thresholds
Mileage Reimbursement Reduced to 50¢/Mile for Autos
President Issues Memo on Tax Delinquent Contractors
Nonmanufacturer Rule Waiver Proposed for Liquified Gases
Second Half of DEAR Proposed for Rewrite
Postal Service Revising Disagreement Resolution
Number of Bid Protests Increased 20% in FY 2009