Articles from Set-Aside Alert (September 29, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
8(a) contracts awarded.		Public notice	948
Advocacy office urges repeal of tax withholding.			267
Calendar of events.			734
Congress approves GSA reorganization.		Brief article	307
Defense contracts awarded.			749
Democrats propose overhaul of contracting laws.			374
DHS announces EAGLE contract awards.		Brief article	253
EPA plans a solicitation for management and analytical support for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.			51
FAA scraps contracting program after IG's criticism.			219
IG says HUD chief favored republican contractors.			301
Joseph Diamond, the director of Air Force Small Business Programs, is retiring in October after five years in the post.			122
Newly certified 8(a)s.			828
President signs "googling for dollars" legislation: database of contracts and grants to be online by 2008.			303
SBA failed to verify that businesses were hurt by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks before handing out guaranteed loans under the Supplemental Terrorist Activity Relief (STAR) program, according to a report by the Senate Small Business Committee.			176
The Army Contracting Agency plans a solicitation for the operation and maintenance of the Central Issue Facility at Fort Lee, VA.			50
The Army TACOM-Picatinny Center in Picatinny, NJ, plans a solicitation for marketing services support for the Office of the Project Manager Combat Ammunitions Systems and assigned product managers.			53
The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization intends to issue an RFP for DOD Public Key Infrastructure Operations and Sustainment.			54
The Fleet Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Office, plans a solicitation for hardware and support services to provide access to college preparation instruction.			73
The House voted Sept. 13 to end Federal Prison Industries' mandatory source status for government contracts, but no vote on the legislation has been scheduled in the Senate.			59
The House voted to extend SBA programs until Feb. 2, 2007.			82
The National Cancer Institute plans to re-compete a contract for support services for clinical trials.			63
The National Institutes of Health will re-compete a contract for administrative support services for the NIH Training Center.			66
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command in El Centro, CA, plans a solicitation for base operating support services.			61
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston, SC, plans a solicitation for information operations and information assurance support.			63