Articles from Set-Aside Alert (May 13, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
8(a) contracts awarded.			1256
Back to basics: power down your PowerPoint.	Basile, Tom	Brief Article	344
Bouquets for Homeland Security OSDBU.			304
Calendar of events.		Calendar	1162
Congress blocks Energy Dept. contracting change.			471
Defense contractors' ethics policies questioned: GAO finds little oversight of compliance with conflict-of-interest rules.			320
DOD eyes supply chain changes.		Brief Article	160
Federal spending on information technology will grow to $92 billion by fiscal 2010, from $71 billion this year.			123
GSA revamp moves forward.		Brief Article	180
HHS's Health Resources and Services Administration will solicit proposals to provide administrative and technical support to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau on Pediatric Subspecialty Capacity.		Brief Article	53
House Small Business Committee Chairman Don Manzullo (R-IL) says the Internal Revenue Service should expand its education and public outreach.		Brief Article	148
Joseph G. Diamond, the director of the Air Force Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, was presented the Presidential Rank Award (Meritorious Executive Rank).		Brief Article	119
Judge: release contracting report.		Brief Article	215
Newly certified 8(a)s.		Directory	880
Newly certified woman-owned businesses.		Directory	415
SBA announces public hearings on size standards.		Brief Article	226
SBA Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus has announced her resignation effective June 15.		Brief Article	41
Small firms' market share shrank in 2004.		Brief Article	196
The Air Combat Command has released a draft RFP for the Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) contract at Offutt AFB, NE.		Brief Article	40
The Air Force Reserve Command plans a solicitation for Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) services at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, TX.		Brief Article	66
The Army Corps of Engineers District Norfolk plans a solicitation for an indefinite delivery construction contract.			85
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Baltimore plan a multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for support of audit, oversight and anti-fraud and abuse efforts.			57
The Defense Department has published a final rule governing contractors that deploy with or otherwise provide support to U.S. military forces deployed outside the United States.		Brief Article	128
The Defense Department has released the latest round of solicitations for R&D projects under the Small Business Innovation Research program.		Brief Article	32
The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, plans a solicitation for Resident Satisfaction Surveys for Navy housing and related services.		Brief Article	57
The Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of Reclamation in Sacramento plans to issue a solicitation for five-year professional services indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts.		Brief Article	162
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans a solicitation for scientific and technical support at its site in Gaithersburg, MD.		Brief Article	97
The National Women's Business Council has published Issue in Brief, "Legislative Priorities Among Key Women's and Small Business Organizations.".		Brief Article	83
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Great Lakes, IL, plans a solicitation for a two-step design/build construction project.		Brief Article	111
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Norfolk, VA, plans an indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery, design/build multiple award construction contract.			72
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Poulsbo, WA, plans an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity job order construction contract.			86
The State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security has a requirement for Technical Security System Program administrative support services.		Brief Article	39