Author Archives: Shane McCall

SmallGovCon Week In Review August 12, 2019 – August 16, 2019

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It’s back to school week here in Lawrence. Kind of like parents doing a back to school shopping spree, the federal government’s spending calendar is also seeing more activity. The fourth quarter of the government’s fiscal year regularly sees a big spike in government spending.

Here is a roundup of some interesting happenings in government contracting world, including the draft STARS III IT solicitation for small businesses and new IRS procurement methods.

  • GSA announces STARS III IT contract for small businesses. [fedscoop]
  • Wilbraham business owner agrees to pay $1.3 million to federal government to settle false-claims case. [Masslive]
  • DOJ not joining whistleblower’s False Claims Act case against companies with Navy contracts. [legalnewsline]
  • IRS tries agile acquisition for data tools. [FCW]
  • Department of Defense develops plan to correct contracting practices. [HomelandPrepNews]
  • New tool to help contractors comply with federal workplace discrimination rules. [federalnewsnetwork]
  • Guilty pleas in government contract furniture bid scheme. [woodworkingnetwork]
  • Labor Unveils New Resources to Boost Contractor Hiring Compliance. [NextGov]

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SmallGovCon Week In Review August 5, 2019 – August 9, 2019

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Thanks to my colleagues for handling Week in Review duties last week. After a week spent camping in the mountains of Colorado, I returned rested and with a newfound respect for bears, moose, and other wildlife.

Please enjoy this week’s roundup of federal government contracting news. There are some interesting stories in here about new IT contracting initiatives from GSA schedules, NASA, and the IRS; an increase in federal tech contracts; and DOD acquisition reform.

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: July 22 – 26, 2019

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We’ve been enjoying summer out here in Lawrence. And many of our Koprince professionals are taking a little time to themselves for summer vacation. We hope our readers are able to do the same thing! Whether you’re getting back from a vacation or working regular hours, here’s our weekly roundup of interesting news from the federal government contracting to keep you updated on what’s been happening lately.

This week in the federal government contracting world, there is some interesting news, including updates on streamlined approaches to IT acquisition for GSA and DOD, the shutdown of the contracting department at Health and Human Services that did work for other agencies, and challenges facing small business contractors in the federal marketplace.

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SBA Announces Increases to Receipts-Based Size Standards

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Make sure to check your NAICS code size standards based on receipts, because SBA is increasing them across the board on August 19 to give small businesses more time to grow. On July 18, the SBA announced it will increase monetary-based industry size standards (meaning receipts-based and assets-based size standards).

This change is a result of adjustments for inflation that the SBA makes every five years. These rules will go into effect August 19, 2019.

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: July 15 – 19, 2019

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We’ve been getting a lot of the dreaded “Excessive Heat Warnings” this week. If you’re in the same boat, please stay cool out there. An alternative to going outside could be staying in the air conditioning and reading up on some interesting government contracting news.

This week in federal government contracting news, please check out noteworthy updates on cyber provisions in the NDAA, securing the supply chain, and possible changes to Buy-American rules for steel, as well as many other stories.

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SmallGovCon Week in Review: July 1 – 12, 2019

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I hope you all enjoyed your Fourth of July and celebrated the things you love about our country. My in-laws live outside the city limits, so around these parts the Fourth also means shooting off fireworks (in a safe manner of course).

Because of the holiday, we’re offering you a rare double feature of news about government contracting–2 weeks in 1! So sit back and enjoy.

Some of the interesting news this week includes updates on an alleged email scheme involving a phony contracting officer, NIST draft guideline for developing artificial intelligence technical standards, and contractor supply chain liabilities.

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