Articles from Set-Aside Alert (August 8, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
8(a) contracts awarded.			1162
A-76 competitions.		Brief Article	73
Boeing units suspended; MCI faces debarment: corporate scandals bring penalties for contractors.			646
Calendar of events.		Calendar	741
Commission calls for outsourcing at Postal Service.			313
Commits RFP coming soon.		Brief Article	158
Committee backs ending prison labor preference.			453
Democratic members of the House Small Business Committee branded President Bush's small business agenda a failure, saying the administration has failed to follow up on the promises the president made nearly 18 months ago.		Brief Article	139
EPA's Region 9 office in San Francisco intends to contract for services equipment management and warehouse services.		Brief Article	80
House committee boosts 8(a) firms: Small Business panel backs changes in bundling, HUBZone rules.			861
Iraq contract information online.		Brief Article	183
NASA Johnson Space Center.		Brief Article	219
Newly certified 8(a)s.			845
Newly certified women-owned businesses.			459
NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory has a requirement for Web and relational database scripting and programming.		Brief Article	44
OMB retreats from competitive sourcing goals: some agencies release sourcing plans.			547
Pacific Air Force is seeking sources, especially small and small disadvantaged firms, interested in the upcoming acquisition for base operating support and operation and maintenance services at Eareckson Air Station, AK.		Brief Article	59
Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation should "seldom, if ever" be used for construction contracts, OMB says.		Brief Article	53
Small firm finds lucrative home on the range: InDyne claims one of largest IT contracts ever for a small business.		Brief Article	303
The Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit in Oakland, CA, plans a solicitation for computer assisted drafting services.		Brief Article	49
The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration.			24
The Defense Department will require contractors to provide unique identification (UID) for most products purchased after Jan. 1.		Brief Article	47
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking sources to perform a review of HUD Financial Management Systems.			54
The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to close seven hospitals as part of a restructuring of its health care system.		Brief Article	78
The Forest Service at Land Between the Lakes, KY, plans to award an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for environmental services.		Brief Article	51
The General Services Administration is drafting regulations to integrate security into information technology purchases.		Brief Article	35
The Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, NC, is seeking sources for an A-76 study for supply services to support the Business and Logistics Support Department.		Brief Article	66
The Navy is looking to invest in small technology firms in the Washington, DC, area.		Brief Article	68
The Patent and Trademark Office plans a solicitation for data quality and records management.		Brief Article	48