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Have We Sacrificed Quality for Price?

by Shelley Hall | Apr 15, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

This blog post was written by a guest author. Nearly 40 years ago I got my first job in the Federal Contracting world working for an aerospace company. The acquisition environment back then was very different with win strategies centered around customer relationships...

VA Proposes Substantial Changes to VOSB/SDVOSB Verification Program

by Shelley Hall | Apr 11, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

On November 6, 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a proposed rule to amend regulations for the VA’s verification program for veteran owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled veteran owned small businesses (SDVOSBs). (Reference: 80 Fed....

Interesting Federal Contracting Policy Tidbits

by Shelley Hall | Apr 4, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Sales & Marketing, Skyway CO Insight

Protests and Funding: According to the Red Book: Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Third Edition, Volume I, Page 5-76, Exemptions from the Account Closing Procedures (excerpt): Section 1558(a) of Title 31 of the United States Code provides an automatic stay...

Finding the Right Point of Contact

by Vicky Strycharske | Apr 1, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Sales & Marketing, Skyway CO Insight

When you are getting ready to sell your product or service to a government agency, finding the right person to talk to, and knowing what’s important to that individual and what is not, can be critical to closing the deal. There are basically three different...

SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) Shows Some Flexibility on the Ostensible Subcontractor Rule

by Shelley Hall | Mar 28, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) is changing its views on small business prime contractors who propose to hire “key personnel” from their subcontractors when looking at the “ostensible subcontractor” rule. The ostensible subcontractor rule states that when a...

Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

by Shelley Hall | Mar 25, 2016 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

In September 2015, the President issued Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, which will require contractors to provide paid sick leave to their employees working on federal contracts. Here are the major points of the EO:...

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