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Eric Knellinger Presidential Scholarship Recipients Announced

Aug 8, 2017 10:44:58 AM / by USFCR posted in USFCR Info

Eric Knellinger Presidential Scholarship Recipients Announced

US Federal Contractor Registration is pleased to announce the first annual Eric Knellinger Presidential Scholarship recipients. Each receives a $1,000 scholarship. St. Petersburg College students Sylvia Cardenas, Tatsiana Picard, and Chelse Crump are recipients.

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Full vs. Self Service Registration

Mar 14, 2017 12:00:00 AM / by USFCR

 

Why You May Need Assistance with Your System for Award Management (SAM) Registration

In 2012, the Georgia Tech Procurement Technical Assistance Center estimated that a high percentage of the 600,000 firms presently registered in SAM have errors in their records, including misspelled words, empty data fields, incomplete entries, and incorrect procurement codes.

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USDA Seeks Contractor to Provide Tents

Feb 10, 2017 9:00:16 AM / by USFCR posted in News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5 - California), released on February 8 a request for quotes (RFQ) for tents for use during local, regional, and nationwide fire suppression and all-hazard incidents.

Interested contractors must be able to provide all equipment, materials, supplies, transportation, lodging, personnel, and supervision and management of that personnel necessary to meet or exceed the agreed specifications.

The USDA intends to award agreements within Region 5 on or about June 1, 2017. The government anticipates awarding multiple Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs) using set-asides for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), HUBZone Small Businesses, and standard Small Businesses as defined under NAICS 532299.
The Small Business size standard is $7.5 million.
Interested and capable contractors must meet the following criteria:

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USDA Announces Apple Products Purchase Program

Feb 3, 2017 9:56:17 AM / by USFCR posted in News

USDA Announces Apple Products Purchase Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday, February 3, plans to purchase apple products and issue a solicitation.
The USDA invites all interested and capable contractors to submit an offer electronically through Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) at http://www.usda.gov.

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USFCR Client Dump It Services Lands First Contract

Nov 30, 2016 9:16:33 AM / by USFCR posted in Success Stories

US Federal Contractor Registration client Dump It Services, LLC received a $480 million contract from the U.S. Forestry Service to provide 16 tons of FLBC for the Francis Marion National Forest in November. The company hauled the FLBC – which is a type of rock – to rural roads in the National Forest, which is prepping additional roads for FLBC deliveries.

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OMB Launches Government-wide Data Center Optimization Initiative

Aug 23, 2016 9:00:54 AM / by USFCR posted in News

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Denise Turner Roth, in early August, announced that GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP) would serve as the Managing Partner for OMB’s Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI).

The initiative requires federal agencies to develop and report on data center strategies to consolidate infrastructure, improve existing facilities, achieve cost savings, and transition to more efficient infrastructure, such as cloud and shared services.

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GSAP vs. GSA - Why the GSAP Is Right For You

Jul 20, 2016 8:30:05 AM / by USFCR posted in General Services Administration (GSA)

GSA Schedules, which are perfect vehicles for federal contractors interested in developing long-term relationships and contracts with purchasing officers and commercial firms, are a lot like a catalog -- a business approved to be on the schedule posts the products and services available. Then these products and services can be ordered, usually at volume discount pricing. Around $50 billion is spent yearly through GSA MAS (Multiple Award Schedules) Schedules, and 80% of the vendors on GSA Schedules are small businesses.

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Aging Government Legacy Systems Subject of New Report

Jun 1, 2016 9:15:28 AM / by USFCR posted in News

The federal government spent about 75 percent of the total amount budgeted for information technology (IT) for the fiscal year 2015 on operations and maintenance (O&M) investments, according to a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday, May 25.

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AP-NEXT, Inc. Wins $48,550 VA Contract

Apr 22, 2016 9:00:34 AM / by USFCR posted in Success Stories

US Federal Contractor Registration, the world's largest third-party government registration firm, is pleased to announce that AP-NEXT, Inc. has received a five-year, $48,550 contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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Programs Available for Women Veteran Entrepreneurs

Mar 29, 2016 1:18:22 PM / by USFCR posted in Veteran Owned Small Business (VETBIZ)

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently presented a  report to Congress Download Adobe Reader to read this link content focusing on the Agency’s outreach to aspiring and established women veteran entrepreneurs.
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