ICI LLC gets SDVOSB certification renewed
ICI LLC, an S-Corporation, based in Chantilly, Virginia, was established in June 2010 as Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and received the Department of Veterans Affairs...
View ArticleThe scarcest resource in government contracting
This is the time of year for grand plans, resolutions, and strategy. An opportunity to lay out your year, set your course for some big goals, and… bury yourself in email, get overwhelmed by FBO...
View ArticleFAR Changes to Implement Adjustments to Acquisition-Related Thresholds
Effective October 1, 2015, one final rule amends the FAR to implement inflation adjustments to acquisition-related thresholds. Changes include: The micropurchase threshold of $3,000 is increased to...
View ArticleVirginia Procurement Technical Assistance Program
Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Program Founded in 2008, Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC provides a diverse range of consultative services designed to...
View ArticleCommon Federal Procurement Acronyms
Download: Common Federal Procurement Acronyms ATO – Authority to Operate B&P – Bid and Proposal BAA – Broad Agency Announcement BAFO – Best and Final Offer BD – Business Development BDO – Blanket...
View ArticleVirginia PTAP Announces Chemonics as Gold Sponsor of Veterans International...
November 2, 2015 Fairfax, Virginia: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) at George Mason...
View ArticleVirginia PTAP Announces Tetra Tech as Gold Sponsor of Veterans International...
November 3, 2015 Fairfax, Virginia: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) at George Mason...
View ArticleVirginia PTAP Announces RTI International as Gold Sponsor of Veterans...
November 6, 2015 Fairfax, Virginia: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) at George Mason...
View ArticleSAHOURI Insurance & Financial GOLD Sponsor of State Dept / PTAP Government...
May 23, 2016 – For Immediate Release: SAHOURI INSURANCE &FINANCIAL to be Gold Sponsor of the US Department of State / Virginia PTAP Government Contracting Conference Fairfax, Virginia: The U.S....
View ArticleBUCHANAN & EDWARDS to be GOLD Sponsor of the Department of State / Virginia...
May 23, 2016 – For Immediate Release: BUCHANAN & EDWARDS, INC. to be Gold Sponsor of the US Department of State / Virginia PTAP Government Contracting Conference Fairfax, Virginia: The U.S....
View ArticleDo Your Homework!
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before – from contracting officers, OSDBUs, SBLOs, your well-meaning networking acquaintances and teaming partners and Chamber of Commerce #govcon speakers…And you have...
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No, you can’t just “Apply” to the Mentor Protege Program
Share The long-anticipated, much applauded, expanded SBA All Small Mentor Protege Program is here. So what? What does it mean to your small business? How do you take advantage of it? Well, let’s...
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Before You Start… (and how to make the best use of your PTAP)
Share Virginia PTAP (and our nationwide colleagues) are happy to welcome you to government contracting. We will do our best to help you succeed at selling to state, local, and federal agencies. Some...
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Procurement Instrument Identifiers (PIID) structure changes
Share Source: Defense Logistics Agency In order to standardize procurement transactions across the Federal Government, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 4.16, Unique Procurement...
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Navy signs MOU with GSA
Share GSA and Department of the Navy recently signed a memorandum of understanding for extended use of the OASIS (One Acquisition Solution For Integrated Services) contract for complex professional...
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Ode to the NAICS Code
A fundamental building block of your company’s government contracting existence. The NAICS codes define you, quite literally, by associating your offerings with a certain segment of the universe of...
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Conference Swag – A hunter-gatherer’s perspective
If you’re wondering if attending conferences is a good idea – Here’s what I think. This article is entirely about the “goodies.” I decided to do a business experiment, in the make of marketing and...
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Why Am I Here? (At this conference)
I am lucky to attend many a procurement conference. The piles of business cards, and the expansive collection of branded grocery shopping bags in my car will attest to that. I go to learn the...
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