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March 17, 2020 Alaska PTAC Message Regarding COVID 19 

As you know the CV19 virus is dominating the news and our personal and professional lives in a significant way.  The Alaska PTAC is open for business to support you on a regular basis but we are implementing some risk reduction …

March 11, 2020 Check Updates on Open Bids for COVID-19 Measures

An important reminder to check all addenda, communication and updates to open bids as many public entities may be adjusting or suspending public bid openings, pre-bid meetings, walk-throughs, or other in-person events. All information that has been updated or changed …

February 28, 2020 DOD Cybersecurity Certification Standards Are Official

Well, if you’d been waiting for DOD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standards to stop being “draft” before you took a look at them, the wait is over! Version 1.0 (no longer marked draft) was released last week. DoD has indicated it …

February 11, 2020 NIST SP 800-171 vs. CMMC- What’s the Difference?

What is the relationship between NIST SP 800-171 rev.1 and CMMC? The intent of the CMMC is to combine various cybersecurity control standards such as NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, ISO 27001, ISO 27032, AIA NAS9933 and others into …

February 3, 2020 Jovita Carranza Appointed New Administrator of SBA

The Senate voted 88-5 last week to confirm Jovita Carranza to be administrator of the Small Business Administration, a position that has been filled in an acting capacity for nearly a year. Chris Pilkerton has served as the acting leader …

January 15, 2020 GSA to Make Changes to MAS Consolidation Solicitation

Nextgov reported that GSA released a set of updates as part of the first refresh of the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) consolidation solicitation—the vehicle that will replace the 24 schedules currently in place—to conform to changes in administration policy and clarify some …

January 6, 2020 The Evolution of Cybersecurity as a Foundation in DoD Acquisition

This article was provided by Leon Jaimes with Sollievo IT, LLC of Anchorage.  The cybersecurity posture of the United States is undergoing a historical transformation. Department of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment officials have indicated that however painful the transition process …

December 19, 2019 The 2020 NDAA’s Impact on Government Contractors

On December 17, 2019, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2020, sending it to the White House for the President’s signature.  As with prior NDAAs, the 2020 NDAA includes a number of provisions that affect …

November 25, 2019 SBA Final Rule Allows Governors to Seek HUBZone Designation for Certain Rural Areas

The U.S. Small Business Administration today issued a direct final rule that will allow governors to petition the SBA’s Administrator to designate HUBZone status to certain covered areas.  A covered area is an area in a state that is located …

October 23, 2019 Heads Up FBO.gov Users

If you are a current user of FBO.gov, make sure you reset your password before Nov. 8 when FBO.gov starts to migrate to beta.SAM.gov. Read more at https://bit.ly/2nBak7x.

October 16, 2019 DOD Allows Cybersecurity Costs as an Allowable Cost

Cybersecurity compliance has become an increasingly trending and important area for government review, especially by the Department of Defense (DoD), placing an emphasis on defense contractors and the government alike in ensuring that sensitive government data residing on nongovernment systems …

October 4, 2019 GSA Releases Schedules RFP

The General Services Administration announced on Oct. 1 it has released the much-anticipated solicitation consolidating 24 Multiple-Award Schedules into a single Schedule. The solicitation has 12 categories: office management, facilities, furniture and furnishings, human capital, industrial products and services, information …

September 23, 2019 Congress Expected to Reject Section 809 Panel Recommendation to Eliminate Small Business Set-Asides

Good news for small business contractors.  The 809 Panel suggested replacing small business set-asides with a five percent small business price preference. Thanks to work of WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy) and others, Congress and DOD have indicated they will reject the Panel’s recommendation …

September 9, 2019 FBO.gov to Transition by Jan. 1

It is called FBO.gov, FedBizOpps, or the Federal Business Opportunities website. Whatever you call it, the General Services Administration announced it will start the process of transitioning the federal opportunities website to http://beta.SAM.gov in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and to …

August 27, 2019 Defense Dept. Sets Course on Cybersecurity Evaluation, Enforcement

On a limited budget, government contractors need to be compliant with a litany of statutes, regulations and industry standards in order to remain competitive. This has become particularly true in the cybersecurity context. With no overarching federal law for cybersecurity …

August 21, 2019 FedBizOpps to be Decommissioned by FY2020

The General Services Administration’s Integrated Award Environment will transition all functions of the Federal Business Opportunities website to the System for Award Management’s beta website as it plans to retire the former by fiscal year 2020. A GSA Interact blog …

August 2, 2019 Another Executive Order on Buying American, and This One Has Teeth

On July 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials. If implemented, the change promises to have dramatic implications for government contractors and their supply chains.  Here are four takeaways for government …

July 12, 2019 BA Updating WOSB Contracting Program

One of the complaints regarding SBA’s Women Owned Small Business / Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business Contracting Program was the de facto requirement for a paid 3rd-party verification. No other socioeconomic program has such a requirement, and it appears …

June 20, 2019 House Expected to Approve Back Pay for Federal Contractors from January Shutdown

The House Appropriations Committee announced that an upcoming government spending package will include back pay for an estimated 580,000 federal contractors.

June 17, 2019 JBER Industry Day: power-point slides

The Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (JBER) 673rd Contracting Squadron is looking to expand their knowledge of local businesses for areas of commodity purchases, services and construction for end of fiscal year contracting activities.

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News & Announcements

  • VA’s Pathfinder Website Is Live June 23, 2022
  • House Passes Bill Increasing Importance of Subcontracting Plan Performance as an Evaluation Factor June 22, 2022
  • A Few Basics About the New Entity Validation Process in SAM.gov June 16, 2022
  • GSA Strengthens Supply Chain with New Monitoring Process to Bolster Federal Marketplace June 16, 2022
  • DOD Exploring Requirements for Service Providers Under CMMC June 10, 2022

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  • Federal Certification Programs
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  • Are You Ready for Government Contracting?
  • The 10-Step Approach to Government Contracting
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  • On-Demand Training
  • Upcoming Training Events
  • Alaska PTAC Annual Government Contracting Conference
  • On-Demand Training Through Govology
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  • Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
  • NAICS Codes and Small Business Size Standards
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  • SBA 8(a) Certification
  • Alaska Bidder Preference Program
  • Understanding Source Selection
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