A Bloomberg Government study has found that U.S. government spending on multiple-award contracts (MACs) grew twice as fast as total contract spending between 2006 and 2010, with MAC spending increasing 49 percent to $121 billion over the period. “Multiple-award contracts are starting to become the center of the universe,” Jaime Garcia, president of Washington-based Seville Government Consulting told [...]
This is the year of aggressive competition. Tightening federal budgets, plus the insourcing push, are proving as much. But while many say government contracting is entering a lean, mean next couple years, there’s still plenty of market opportunity. The trick is knowing who’s changing the game — and setting the terms — so you can [...]
During a conference call with clients, Michael Bechara, Managing Director of Granite Consulting Group Inc., discussed five major threats that contractors, manufacturers and distributors could face in 2010. “2010 is likely to be another tumultuous year. In this hurricane of the Great Recession, we have recently been enjoying some calm as the eye of the [...]
