Articles from Set-Aside Alert (December 12, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
8(a) contracts awarded.		Directory	718
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would exempt small businesses from new rules requiring companies to expense their stock options.		Brief Article	132
Affirmative action case moves toward high court.			315
Calendar of events.		Calendar	678
FTS to roll out new business system.			249
GAO criticizes SBA reorganization.			403
NASA mentor-protege program draws a crowd.			328
NASA outlines new approach for protecting contractors' proprietary information.			375
Newly certified 8(a)s.		Directory	892
Newly certified woman-owned businesses.		Directory	396
Program managers must "turn loose" for performance-based contracting to work.			341
Small business legislation will wait 'til next year.			374
The 2004 appropriations for most civilian agencies won't be passed by the Senate before Congress returns Jan. 20.			86
The Army Corps of Engineers in Louisville, KY, plans to award three to five ID/IQ contracts for design/build, construction and incidental service projects.			76
The Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama has a requirement for engineering services for the Electronic Technology Systems Center, Electronic Security Systems (ESS) and Utility Monitoring and Control Systems (UMCS).			81
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, plan a solicitation for executive and operational level business support.			52
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service plans an RFP for commercial off-the-shelf training on Equal Employment Opportunity topics.			57
The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) at Scott AFB, IL, plans an RFP for noncommercial information technology support for testing and technical support services at a Defense Information Systems Agency facility in Slidell, LA.			69
The Department of Homeland Security has issued its first acquisition regulation, intended to standardize practices throughout its component agencies.		Brief Article	76
The Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake at Naval District Washington plans a multiple award contract for repairs, renovations, new construction and alterations to shore facilities, and utilities.			85
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center plans to issue up to five indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity construction contracts for work at several locations, including Glynco, GA, Artesia, NM, Cheltenham, MD and Charleston, SC.			138
The Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs in Washington will issue an RFP for Office of the Comptroller Control Desk and other office administrative services.			157
The Supreme Court ruled that a company does not have to rehire a recovering drug addict or alcoholic if the person had been fired for violating workplace rules, such as by failing a drug test.		Brief Article	101
Web watch.		Brief Article	280