You might enjoy: FederalNewsRadio

I didn’t know I needed a federal news station, but I do.
NCMA started a weekly broadcast on contracting issues.  I went to the website and found not only that archived as a podcast (yea!) but other stories about which I care, like an explanation of who gets Inauguration Day as a holiday (very confusing), and [...]

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SBIR/STTR Solicitation Schedule, GFY09

The DOD Small Business Innovation Research Solicitation 09.1 officially opens next Monday.  NSF and NIH closed this week.
The schedule for all agencies for the new year can be found at:
http://www.sbir.us/schedule.html
They also have links to each agency’s SBIR office so that you can find the latest information.  Thank you Jade Research for keeping this stuff consolidated.

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Excluded Parties List

One of the most useful things to know about your subcontractors or vendors is whether or not you’re allowed to procure from them.  The US Government maintains a unified “bad boy” list called the Excluded Parties List System.  On it are every company or person that has been named as excluded (debarred, pending debarrment, denial [...]

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DOD SBIR/STTR Award Lists

Those of us working in the SBIR/STTR program for the government always like to know who (or who else) had a winning proposal on a topic.  The easiest way to find out is to read the lists at:
 http://www.dodsbir.net/selections/
The harder way (but sometimes going back farther)  is to search: http://www.dodsbir.net/Awards/Default.asp 

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A Contract Admin’s Daily Tools

Here are the four tools I use almost every day, in one handy spot so I can’t lose them. (And because sharing is good.)

The FAR, DFARS, and other “special” FARs
I think I would chip in personally to help them hire someone to redesign the site. I use my “dead trees” book whenever possible [...]

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