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Articles in March, 2007 issue of Set-Aside Alert

• GSA's Public Buildings Service plans to award two IDIQ contracts for space alterations, repair and construction, one in Minnesota and the other in Wisconsin.(Procurement Watch)
• Y. Hata & Co., Honolulu, is being awarded a maximum $44,000,000 fixed price contract for full line food distribution services for the Navy.(Defense Logistics Agency)
• The Coast Guard in Oakland, CA, plans a solicitation for construction and rehabilitation of buildings at its facilities in Northern California.(Procurement Watch)
• Draft "new generation" report card for GSA schedule contract holders.(General Services Administration)(Editorial)
• $200 million award for Catapult Technology.(by General Services Administration)(Brief article)
• ChaduxTT JV.(NAVY)
• The Federal Highway Administration, Western Federal Lands Highway Division, in Vancouver, WA, plans to award at least three IDIQ contracts for road and bridge repairs.(Procurement Watch)
• AGE Refining Inc., San Antonio, is being awarded a maximum $24,568,310 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for turbine fuel for the Air Force.(Defense Logistics Agency)
• The Military Sealift Fleet Support Command in Virginia Beach, VA, plans a solicitation for advertising/recruiting services. This is a small business set-aside.(Procurement Watch)
• Has the SBA destroyed your company's valuation? The impact of recertification on valuation and marketability.
  by Smigocki, Michael
• Check your margins--paper, not profit.(Government Accountability Office's rules on contract forms)(Brief article)
• Industry coalition says: advisory panel proposals "a step backward".
• AeroVironment Corp., Monrovia, CA, was awarded a $46,797,769 modification to a cost plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, and cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for procurement of RQ-11 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (known as Raven), and associated initial sp
• The Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha plans to award three contracts for environmental consulting services.(Procurement Watch)
• EDO MTECH Inc.(NAVY)
• GSA chief faces congressional watchdog's bark.
• Calendar of events.
• Northwest McGrath JV LLC, Anchorage, AK, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $75,000,000 firm-fixed-price, IDIQ job order contract for minor construction, repair, and alterations to various facilities at installations serviced by Naval Facilities Engineering
• Coastal Pacific Food Distributors.(DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
• Machining Technologies.(ARMY)
• Senators say SBA budget is inadeqaute.
• Construction companies settle false claims charges.
• SBA: women's set-aside may start by year-end.
• HHS in Rockville, MD, is seeking 8(a) sources to provide management, technical and administrative support services to its 10 regional offices.(Procurement Watch)
• Arrowhead Global Solutions Inc., a graduated 8(a) firm, has agreed to be acquired by CapRock Communications of Houston.(Washington Insider)
• Legal issues: independent contractor or employee?
  by Hallowell, Andrew P.
• 8(a) contracts awarded.(by government agencies)
• GSA.(Washington Insider)
• Vane Line Bunkering Inc.(ARMY)
• Tower Industries.(ARMY)
• The Labor Department in Washington plans a solicitation for IT help-desk operations.(Procurement Watch)
• Government Scientific Source, Reston, VA, is being awarded a maximum $32,500,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment for a distributor for the Laboratory Integrated Delivery System.(Defense Logistics Agency)
• EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory Office of Research and Development, plans a solicitation for technical support and information transfer to ensure the implementation of environmental regulations and risk management strategies at the nati
• A Florida entrepreneur, Paul Hsu, has been named SBA's associate administrator for government contracting and business development.(Washington Insider)
• Administration opposes "revolving door" bill.
• Calendar of events.(Calendar)
• The Missile Defense Agency will hold an Industry Day to discuss its planned Engineering and Support Services (MiDAESS) acquisition on March 28 in Huntsville, AL.(Procurement Watch)
• New report card for GSA schedule contractors.
• Newly certified 8(a)s.(Directory)
• Newly certified 8(a)s.(business enterprises by Small Business Administration)(Directory)
• Correction.(Procurement Watch)(Correction notice)
• Truman Arnold Co. dba TAC AIR, Fort Smith, AR, is being awarded a maximum $16,405,077 fixed price contract for jet fuel.(Defense Logistics Agency)
• Tri-County International Trucks Inc.(ARMY)
• The Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Camp Pendleton, CA, plans to award an indefinite quantity job order contract for miscellaneous construction, repairs, and alteration work at the Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, CA; Naval Weapons Station Seal
• DOD says: "performance matters" in award fees.
• Agencies told to scrub procurement data.
• The Agriculture Department plans a solicitation for facility operations and maintenance (O&M) at the USDA Headquarters complex in Washington, DC.(Procurement Watch)
• Alien Wright Enterprises Inc./Hamp's Construction LLC (Joint Venture), New Orleans, was awarded a delivery order amount of $5,839,665 as part of a $31,350,305 firm-fixed-price contract for an urban flood control project, and bridge replacement in Jefferso
• The Labor Department plans a solicitation for IT services at its Washington headquarters.(Procurement Watch)
• The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee postponed a scheduled March 20 hearing on allegations of improprieties against GSA Administrator Lurita Doan.(Washington Insider)(General Services Administration)(Brief article)
• Alaska companies are top "small" contractors.
• Senators have introduced legislation to shut down the Defense Travel System's travel booking function.(Washington Insider)
• The House Small Business Committee approved an overhaul of SBA's disaster recovery programs.(Washington Insider)
• Fabritex Inc., Hartwell, GA, was awarded a $25,179,150 firm-fixed-price contract for a supply of non-corrosive 16-block wire mesh for Mat Casting Fields.(Army)
• Babington Enterprises Inc.(DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
• Nana Pacific LLC.(ARMY)
• 8(a) contracts awarded.(Directory)
• House votes to limit sole-source, cost-plus contracts.(Accountability in Contracting Act)(Brief article)
• ReDe Inc., an 8(a) company, has won a $14 million contract for information technology and telecommunications support at the Energy Department's Oak Ridge, TN, division.(Washington Insider)
• Contractors filed 1,327 protests with the Government Accountability Office in fiscal 2006.(Washington Insider)
• AEY Inc.(received contract from Army for Afghanistan Security Forces)(Brief article)
• Critical Solutions International Inc.(ARMY)