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Articles in July, 2005 issue of Set-Aside Alert

• GSA has announced it anticipates releasing the RFP.
• GSA's Property Management Division in Birmingham, AL, has issued a solicitation for administrative support personnel in the following states: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
• Newly certified 8(a)s.(Directory)
• Blanket purchase award fails competition test: IG.(contracts of MZM Inc)(Brief Article)
• GSA promotes preferences for small businesses on schedules.(General Services Administration)(Brief Article)
• GSA plans to overhaul its purchase card program.(General Services Administration)(SmartPay contractors)(Brief Article)
• Employment Screening Service.(Brief Article)
• L. Waller Enterprises Inc.
• BiStar Corp.(Brief Article)
• SBA has opened three new Veterans Business Outreach Centers to help veteran entrepreneurs, giving it a total of four.(Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
• The Naval Facilities Engineering Command in San Diego intends to award three or more indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity construction contracts.(Procurement Watch)
• New Set-aside for veterans' businesses is proposed.(Brief Article)
• The Defense Supply Center Richmond plans a solicitation for professional, administrative and management support services.
• For the third straight year, the House has approved an amendment that would block public-private job competitions.(Brief Article)
• House vote supports small travel agencies.
• Kerry calls for timetable for women's set-aside.(Brief Article)
• The Army Engineer District Jacksonville (FL) plans a solicitation for scheduling, project management and program management support services for Jacksonville District Projects.
• Newly certified 8(a)s.(Directory)
• The Small Business Administration has issued a request for information to identify alternatives to its current mainframe operations, maintenance and hosting solutions.(Procurement Watch)
• Southwest Training & Ind. Research Inc.
• In federal contracting as in retail business, location counts.(Washington Insider)(Brief Article)
• The Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI, plans to award up to three job order construction contracts.(Procurement Watch)
• The Huntington, WV, District Corps of Engineers plans a solicitation for environmental consulting services.
• JTWC Inc.
• The Bush administration has asked Congress to create a Sunset Commission that would review all federal programs every 10 years.(Sunset Commission )(Results Commissions)(Brief Article)
• The government IT sales professional: compressing the "buy" cycle.(BUSINESS ISSUES)(Brief Article)
  by Adler, Peter
• The Defense Department has proposed a new rule to address requirements for preventing unauthorized disclosure of export-controlled information and technology.(Washington Insider)(Brief Article)
• The Agriculture Department's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington is seeking proposals to acquire expert advisory, consultation, and support services to develop an information systems plan.(Procurement Watch)
• The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, MD, plans a solicitation for logistical and conference support services.
• GSA's Public Buildings Service in Atlanta plans to award up to five indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts.
• Los Alamos lab sets aside purchases for local firms.
• More bases considered for shutdown.(Base Realignment and Closure Commission)
• 8(a) contracts awarded.
• TCS Associates.
• (8a) contracts awarded.(Directory)
• Security clearance program "in trouble:" GAO.(clearance)
• Outsider, insider to lead new GSA buying unit.(officials of Federal Acquisition Service)(appointments)(assistant commissioner )
• The Transportation Security Administration intends to issue an RFP for program management support services for the TSA Office of Transportation Vetting and Credentialing.
• Newly certified woman-owned businesses.(Brief Article)(Directory)
• GSA's Federal Supply Service is seeking service-disabled veteran-owned sources to provide project management services for the design and outfitting of an Irish-style theme pub and snack bar.
• Computer Consulting Operations.
• Newly certified woman-owned businesses.(Directory)
• SBA loans at record high.(Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans a solicitation for full facilities support services at its Washington headquarters and Washington field office.(Procurement Watch)(Brief Article)
• The Department of Homeland Security has awarded BearingPoint Inc. and its protege, Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC, the first ever Mentor-Protege Team Award.(awards and contracts of Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC)(Brief Article)
• Congressional research reports free online.(www.opencrs.com)(Brief Article)
• Venture capital control of small firms is debated.
• The Air Force Institute for Operational Health at Brooks City Base, TX, has a requirement for consolidated occupational health support services.
• The Air Force plans to award a contract for Base Logistics Services at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, CA. This is an 8(a) set-aside.(Procurement Watch)
• EPA Region 5 intends to issue a solicitation to support the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) class of contracts.(Procurement Watch)
• Calendar of events.(Calendar)
• Calendar of events.
• GSA's Public Buildings Service in Philadelphia plans a solicitation for Region-wide Spatial Data Management Services.(Procurement Watch)
• The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee wants to pass legislation allowing association health plans.(Washington Insider)