Red Zone Resources of Garner provides personnel to businesses that need the most talented and dynamic IT and technical professionals made available in a timely and efficient manner. Red Zone understands what it takes to run a business and prides … Read More
By Joel Guge, PTAC counselor at North Carolina State University As we approach Marketplace 2019, being held at the Durham Sheraton Imperial on May 29th, now is a good time to revisit the vendor’s vitally important foundation block of successfully … Read More
By Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor, NEXGOV https://www.nextgov.com/analytics-data/2019/03/federal-contractor-numbering-system-gets-first-new-managing-vendor-after-20-years/155678 March 19, 2019 A new vendor is taking over management of the vendor verification system run through the General Services Administration, ending a 20-year dynasty for the company that established the Data Universal … Read More
By Pamela Racer, PTAC Counselor at Western Carolina University The use of OTAs (other transaction authority) agreements were first used in the 1950s by NASA; however, industry blogs are predicting the contracting vehicle to grow significantly in 2019 and the … Read More
Defense Acquisition University (DAU) “about” Mentor-Protégé Programs: https://www.dau.mil/acquipedia/pages/articledetails.aspx#!150 SBA’s All Small Mentor-Protégé Program: https://www.sba.gov/course/all-small-mentor-protege-program/ 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Business Development Program: https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/8a-business-development-program#section-header-7 DoD Mentor-Protégé program https://business.defense.gov/Programs/Mentor-Protege-Program/ Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé program https://www.dhs.gov/mentor-protege-program Department of State Mentor-Protégé program https://www.state.gov/s/dmr/sdbu/c14690.htm Department of Transportation Mentor-Protégé … Read More
By Pamela Racer, PTAC Counselor at Western Carolina University The Small Business Administration (SBA) certifies small businesses for federal contracting set-aside/preference programs. This process helps to ensure that only qualified entities are able to take advantage from the $105 billion … Read More
By Pam Racer, PTAC counselor at Western Carolina University The U.S. federal marketplace remains a great market opportunity for small businesses. The federal government typically spends approximately $500 billion in contracts every year; and, 23 percent of these dollars are … Read More
By Pam Racer, PTAC counselor at Western Carolina University Veteran-Owned Business eligibility requirements are changing. Growing inconsistencies between the processes used by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Veteran Owned Small Business Programs, initiated a push to … Read More
By George Griffin, PTAC counselor at NC A&T Williamson & Moore Inc. is a Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business established in 2016. Angela Williamson, owner, is a retired Service-Disabled Veteran having served 28 years, and 9 months in the U.S. … Read More
Direct your clients to GSA’s MAS Roadmap GSA’s website is full of information about the contract award process, but interviews with vendors tell us many find the Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS) pages jargon-heavy and hard to navigate, with information not … Read More
