Articles from Set-Aside Alert (October 3, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Calendar of events.			680
Congress sets limits on defense outsourcing.			485
GSA has set a pre-solicitation conference Oct. 16 for solicitation number FFFR-TT-03001-N for Vehicular Auction and Support Services.			79
GSA will combine some GWACs, drop others.		Brief Article	206
House, Senate SBA reauthorization bills compared.			670
Improprieties found in FAST 8(a) contract.		Brief Article	297
In what has become an annual ritual, both Houses of Congress passed continuing resolutions to keep the government operating into the 2004 fiscal year that began Oct. 1, because Congress has not completed action on appropriations bills for the new year.		Brief Article	88
NASA chose InDyne Inc. of McLean, VA, as the lead contractor to provide communication services to three programs at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.		Brief Article	179
NASA Glenn Research Center plans to issue an RFP for an Engineering and Technical Support Services task order contract.			57
Newly certified 8(a)s.			843
Newly certified woman-owned businesses.			405
Reverse auction company reverses its fortunes: FedBid.Com provides opportunities for other small firms as well as itself.			638
SBA has signed a strategic alliance memorandum with the Hispanic Business Roundtable designed to increase the participation of Hispanic-owned businesses in SBA programs.		Brief Article	64
SBA honors top women entrepreneurs.		Brief Article	155
SBA winners range from dog leashes to diplomats.			360
Senate approves new bundling restrictions; but House, Senate are at odds over 8(a), HUBZone programs.			508
Teaming opportunities.			623
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award three IT contracts to manage and integrate its responses to inquiries about public health issues.			39
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention plans to release RFP's for services to implement the "Steps to a Healthier U.S." program in response to the President's Healthier U.S. Initiative.			112
The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, has announced a competition for Retail Supply functions at the Naval Base, Ventura County, CA.			46
The Health Resources and Services Administration of HHS has announced a standard competition for services in the National Hansen's Disease Programs.		Brief Article	56
The military commander of the Army Corps of Engineers is pushing reorganization plan that would create eight new "regional business centers" to oversee its operations.		Brief Article	88
The Naval Air Warfare Center has released a draft solicitation for a competition to provide Industrial Maintenance Support Services at the Naval Air Depot, Cherry Point, NC.			37
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego has announced a competition to provide Administrative Financial Support Services.			54
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command intends to award several indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for Engineering, Logistics, Installation and Test & Evaluation services.			101
The U.S. Geological Survey plans to release an RFP for financial and accounting support services at the EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, SD.			68
There's no shortage of American strategic goatskins, after all.		Brief Article	99
While the majority of small businesses borrow money from some source, most small firms' reliance on credit in business operations is limited in scope, according to a study by SBA's Office of Advocacy.		Brief Article	131