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How to Ask Bid Questions to The Government

By The JetCo Solutions Team | March 17, 2021

Frequently when working on writing a government proposal, you will have a few questions arise out of the solicitation. Whatever your question, you must ask it correctly so that you get a clear response. There are three tips for formatting your question: stick to email, be specific, and reference documents.

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Six Types of FAR Government Contracts

By The JetCo Solutions Team | March 8, 2021

The Federal Acquisition Regulation is the principal set of rules regarding government procurement in the United States. This set of rules covers many of the contracts issued by the US military and NASA, as well as US civilian federal agencies. The government uses federal contracts as a procurement mechanism to purchase goods or services from contractors. These contracts are governed by a strict set of terms and conditions, including clauses from the FAR.

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GSA Eliminates Need for Digital Certificate, Moves eOffer and eMod to Multi-Factor Authentication System

By The JetCo Solutions Team | February 25, 2021

The General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced that as of March 8, 2021, contractors will use FAS ID, a multi-factor authentication system, to access eOffer and eMod. This comes after the November 2020 announcement from GSA, prefacing that the update would happen in 2021 to support security updates.

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5 Ways to Avoid GSA Schedule Rejection

By The JetCo Solutions Team | February 18, 2021

Rejection of a GSA Schedule contract is common. About half of all offers submitted are rejected. The top 5 common areas for rejection are scope, financial instability, past performance, responsiveness, and pricing.

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2020 For the Vets Community Initiative Results

By The JetCo Solutions Team | February 5, 2021

Our non-profit organization, For the Vets, raised $5,550.00 in its first initiative! The donations went to the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans and the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans.

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What Federal Contractors Should Expect From the Biden Administration

By The JetCo Solutions Team | January 25, 2021

Presidential transitions are a turbulent and protracted process that affects both public and private stakeholders. If your company recently began contracting with the federal government, or are planning on doing so, a new administration may create uncertainty in planning for your short and long-term government sales efforts.

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GSA Announces Mandatory Catalog and Price List Updates

By The JetCo Solutions Team | January 18, 2021

GSA recently announced mandatory catalog and price list updates for GSA contract holders. The announcement detailed that GSA Advantage catalogs must be updated by March 31, 2021 or Schedule contract holders risk being removed from GSA Advantage.

Challenges and Successes of 2020

The Challenges and Successes of 2020

By Jon Tellier | January 6, 2021

Despite the challenges of 2020, we navigated our way through one of the most difficult economic downfalls in my lifetime. Some would attribute it to luck, others to divine intervention, and some even say we were in the right position at the right time. I give credit to all three.

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2020 Government Opportunities during COVID and Hurricane Season

By The JetCo Solutions Team | November 24, 2020

The Federal government is still buying during the COVID-19 pandemic. JetCo Capture clients saw 192 opportunities in the week of June 10th 2020 vs. 111 opportunities in the week of June 10th, 2019. This is a 73% increase in the total # of opportunities.