Articles from Set-Aside Alert (March 5, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
8(a) contracts awarded.		Directory	1382
8(a) or HUBZone set-aside.			74
8(a) set-aside.			72
A-76 competitions.			55
Agencies push for bigger contracts, fewer vendors.			447
Alliant industry days are set.		Brief Article	234
Calendar of events.		Calendar	764
CSA: improve performance evaluations.		Brief Article	112
Defense Department spending on Services and Support Operations and Maintenance will continue to grow at 6% per year for the next five years.		Brief Article	122
DFARS changes announced: defense acquisition rules to be simplified.			374
Eleven computer security companies have announced the formation of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, an advocacy group that will try to influence public policy and spending on cybersecurity.		Brief Article	65
HHS's Administration for Children and Families has announced a streamlined cost comparison study of functions in the Office of the Executive Secretariat, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.		Brief Article	45
HUBZone set-aside.			74
More than 200 business organizations have formed a coalition to fight restrictions on overseas outsourcing.		Brief Article	127
New rules for anti-terror purchases.		Brief Article	105
Newly certified 8(a)s.		Directory	879
Newly certified woman-owned businesses.		Directory	438
Report card on competitive sourcing: GAO says Feds win most jobs, savings not proved.			570
Report: IT spending will pick up.		Brief Article	132
Self-employment is no bed of roses; in fact, it comes with more than a few thorns, according to a new academic study.		Brief Article	184
Small business sources.			66
Small business, 8(a) and HUBZone sources.			65
The 325th Contracting Squadron and HQ/Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency at Tyndall, AFB, FL.			90
The Defense Department has again suspended the use of the price evaluation adjustment for small disadvantaged businesses because the department exceeded its 5% goal for contract awards to SDBs in fiscal 2003.		Brief Article	69
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a standard competition of the Personal Property Management Branch in Gaithersburg, MD.			46
The Justice Department plans to release a solicitation later this month for its ITSS III.			85
The National Cancer Institute intends to award a five-year contract to provide professional and logistical support for the NCI Exhibit Program.			67
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a mandatory computer security standard for all civilian agencies.		Brief Article	88
The National Institutes of Health announced a streamlined competition for Information Technology Voucher Examiners.		Brief Article	32
The National Institutes of Health announced a streamlined competition for materials management.		Brief Article	73
VA begins set-asides for disabled vets.		Brief Article	170
Web watch.		Brief Article	170