Government Contracting Blog

In late March 2024, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) released a much-anticipated final solicitation for their $12.5 billion multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract, Base Infrastructure Modernization (BIM), will span 10 years with a 5-year base period and then a follow-on 5-year option to extend. The solicitation was released via PIEE under the primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 517111, Wired Telecommunication Carriers.

In October 2023, the 6th generation of NASA’s System for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) draft was released for Q&A. This 100+ page draft Request for Proposal (RFP) provided industry with an abundance of information on how to best prepare for the upcoming opportunity. Let's dive into this draft and point out some key takeaways for you to consider.

All contractors who plan to sell to the federal government know the importance of maintaining your System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration. It's a requirement that you must be registered in SAM.gov before you can submit your GSA Schedule offer, and you need to renew it annually as long as you want to do business with the government. While it's an essential area of compliance, maintaining your SAM.gov registration is not always easy and straightforward, especially with the recent updates to SAM. Our team has compiled a list of frequently asked questions to help the process go smoothly.

While we are welcoming 2023, there are some aspects following us into the New Year. 2023 is not only the the year of the rabbit, but also the years of major IT Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). The Information Technology (IT) community has been tracking major solicitations as they sit in protest purgatory or as they are in process of releasing draft and final Request for Proposals (RFPs). Let’s go through these opportunities and their journey into 2023.

If you are a GSA Schedule holder who offers services, you may be familiar with the Service Contract Act (SCA). The SCA was enacted in 1965 to protect those performing work for contractors and subcontractors. With the enactment of the Service Contract act, a series of regulations compliance requirements were initiated for both GSA Schedule holders and federal agencies. At Winvale, we have a lot of clients asking us if the SCA impacts them, so let’s review the SCA, SCA exemptions and compliance, and why it’s relevant for several GSA Schedule contractors.

Navigating the government contracting world as a small business can be daunting. Thankfully, small businesses have access to several resources to tap into such as small business set-asides and certain funding programs to help them get their foot in the door, such as the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). In this blog, we’ll cover the SBIR program and how contractors can use this program to their advantage.