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The federal government spends more than $535 billion on products and services each year, and approximately 625,000 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, will not be successful!
Panoptic Enterprises' FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS CENTER provides timely news and views on the fast-changing federal acquisition process.
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
- PROVIDING FOREIGN PRODUCTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDES AND PREFERENCE PROGRAMS
- THE HISTORY OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT: How We Got To Where We Are
- 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
5/17/12, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); Updated Postretirement Benefit (PRB) References
5/16/12, Small Business Administration (SBA); Task and Delivery Order Contracts, Bundling, and Consolidation
5/15/12, Small Business Administration (SBA); Size and Eligibility for SBIR and STTR Programs
5/14/12, Defense; Purchase Card OnLine System Deployment Update
5/14/12, Defense; Reporting Requirements in FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act
5/14/12, OMB Memorandum; Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations
5/10/12, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-59, Miscellaneous Amendments
5/7/12, Defense; Publication of March 2012 Contract Data Scorecard
5/3/12, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
RECENT FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE NEWSLETTER
April 2012 (Vol. XIII, No. 4) [pdf version]
FAC 2005-56 Finalizes Rules on Women-Owned Business Set-Asides, Use of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
HUDAR Update Proposed
NASA Updates Award Fee Clauses
President Issues National Preparedness Order