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The federal government spends more than $530 billion on products and services each year, and approximately 500,000 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.
JUST PUBLISHED! IN TIME FOR THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS!
GETTING STARTED IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING, Fifth Edition
426 pages, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-912481-26-5, $49.95 or
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!
Table of Contents Index
Sample Chapters:
Chapter 11, Set-Asides and Preference Programs Chapter 13, Federal Supply Schedules
RECENTLY REVISED!
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RECENT FEDERAL CONTRACTS DISPATCHES
7/2/09, Renegotiation Board Interest Rate, Prompt Payment Interest Rate (4 7/8%)
7/1/09, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-34, Miscellaneous Amendments
7/1/09, Defense; Commercial Item Handbook
6/26/09, USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR); Partner Vetting in USAID Acquisitions
6/26/09, Federal Management Regulation (FMR); Personal Property Replacement Under the Exchange/Sale Authority
6/26/09, Federal Management Regulation (FMR); Transportation Payment and Audit
6/24/09, Small Business Administration (SBA); Periodic Review of Approved Nonmanufacturer Rule Waivers
6/15/09, Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-33, Progress Payments and Trade Agreements
6/10/09, Small Business Administration (SBA); America's Recovery Capital Loan Program Interest Rate
6/9/09, Small Business Administration (SBA); America's Recovery Capital Loan Program
RECENT FEDERAL CONTRACTS PERSPECTIVE NEWSLETTER
June 2009 (Vol. X, No. 6) [pdf version]
Defense Weapons Systems Acquisition Process to be Reformed by New Statute
GSAR Rewrite Picking Up Momentum
Two Changes to FAR Proposed
DOE Revises DEAR Security Clause
Executive Compensation Benchmark Raised to $684,181
Several Waivers of the Nonmanufacturer Rule Granted
False Claims Act Coverage Expanded
More Perspectives
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