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Process Improvement
The JetCo team is a tad obsessed with process improvement lately. We have a lot of confidence in how we manage the entire bid life cycle, from capture through proposal…
B2G Sales: How to Decide If It’s Right for You
The idea of selling to the government might be something you’ve thought about from time to time. Or, maybe you have decided you want to tackle the government market but still feel overwhelmed, and maybe even a little doubtful, about the prospect. That would be understandable, considering the size of the marketplace.
New Set-Aside Rules Benefit Women-Owned Contractors
Amid all the lunacy and frustration surrounding federal budgets, the near-miss with the fiscal cliff and looming sequestration, there is a very bright spot, even a miracle, as one observer…
Grateful
We’ve had an outpouring of support for our wish list drive… we anticipate gathering a huge quantity of items for the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. Today, we feel overwhelming gratitude…
Resolution for the New-Government-Year
We are in the last month of the government fiscal year. (The federal government and many state governments run on an October 1 – September 30 fiscal year.) For our team,…
Silly Season
And this is also not a partisan post. We have a bipartisan household and business, and quite frankly, we’re too smart to piss off clients with political jabber. Recently, the…
SAM Migration Update
The federal government’s migration from CCR / ORCA to SAM (System for Award Management) is progressing. This week, some CCR registrants could not log into their CCR profiles because Phase…
Supplier Diversity – SBA Grades Federal Agencies
The Small Business Administration publishes an annual scorecard to grade federal agencies on their progress toward reaching small business procurement goals. They literally grade them. For example, the Department of…
SAM replacing CCR / ORCA
The federal government is rolling out the System for Award Management (SAM), which will consolidate eight disparate federal procurement systems. This rollout was recently extended from May 29 to the…