The Small Business Administration has adjusted its size standards for determining which private sector firms qualify as small businesses, the Washington Post reports. The changes vary depending on industry and aim to classify which firms qualify as small businesses. Companies in the professional, scientific and technical service sector saw a substantial increase from $4.5 million [...]
The federal government should increase its goal of small business prime contract awards from 23 to 25 percent, according to a panel of lawmakers. A House Armed Services Committee panel recommended the increase in a Monday report. The Panel on Business Challenges Within the Defense Industry and also recommended Congress and the Defense Department review its [...]
Neustar is partnering with the National Small Business Association to help small businesses have an online presence, Neustar announced Thursday. Neustar will also help small businesses become more visible online and grow revenue through online investment. Jim Rogers, Neustar vice president of enterprise services marketing, said 54 percent of businesses with fewer than 10 employees [...]
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics‘ advanced information systems business unit a $22,967,346 contract modification as a follow-on to a small business research program award, the Pentagon has announced. The Naval Sea Systems Command at Washington Navy Yard is the contracting activity for this third phase of research. The announcement said the company will research displays and [...]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded TASC Inc. a three-year, $2.9 million agreement to mentor Government Contract Solutions Inc. under the Defense Department‘s Mentor-Protege Program. TASC said in a release it will mentor GCS, a TASC subcontractor and woman-owned small business, in areas such as information assurance and security, information technology transfer and business infrastructure [...]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has selected Harris Corp. to participate in a mentor-protégé program with Spatial Data Integrations Inc. The program selects prime contractors to help small businesses develop technical and business capabilities that will help them compete for prime contract and subcontract awards. Harris will mentor SDI in remotely sensed data processing and quality [...]
CSC announced today the National Veteran Small Business Coalition recognized for the company for its commitment to service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses. During the Champions of Veteran Enterprise Awards Luncheon, the coalition honored CSC as a champion of veteran enterprise for exceeding contract award goals. CSC’s North American Public Sector Defense Group more than tripled the required [...]
