Six Cybersecurity Contracts Are Up for Re-Bid — Every Incumbent Named
The security work with money already attached is not in this week's postings. It is in six contracts that expire between February and August next year, each with the current holder, the ceiling and the amount actually obligated. Plus 15 vetted opportunities, and the SBA rule that would put thousands of larger firms inside your set-aside pool.
SBA Wants to Redraw Who Counts as Small — Comments Close September 2
A proposed rule would cut size standards from nearly 1,000 to 338, move whole sectors from revenue to headcount, and make roughly 114,000 more firms eligible. Your NAICS code may not survive in its current form.
You Do Not Need FedRAMP Certification to Bid — VA Just Said So in Writing
Small software firms talk themselves out of the federal market over a requirement that was never in the FAR. VA has instructed its contracting officers to stop implying it. Plus 15 vetted opportunities, six contracts coming up for re-competition with the incumbent named, and a FAR cyber rulemaking that was quietly closed on August 14.
Two Contracts We Flagged Just Got Awarded — Plus the CMMC RFI Deadline Is Friday
Island Automation PC and GigXR just won two contracts we listed in earlier issues, for $147,717 and $60,000. Six more contracts in our seven NAICS codes are coming up for re-competition over the next year, each with the current holder named. Plus: the CMMC Reform RFI closes Friday at noon.
The CMMC Reform RFI Closes Friday Here's How a Small Firm Files
DoW is writing the recommendations that reshape CMMC from whatever the defense industrial base submits by August 14. Small firms are the target audience and the least likely to respond.
DFARS 7019 and 7020: The Assessment That Decides Whether You Can Bid
DFARS 252.204-7019 and 7020 turn your NIST 800-171 work into a scored SPRS assessment that gates your DoD award. Here is how the Basic, Medium, and High tiers work.
The $90 Million Award That Isn't $90 Million — How to Read a Federal Award Notice
Five awards in our codes last week ranged from $868,000 to $90 million, and the numbers mean three different things — a ceiling, a modification, and money actually committed. Plus 15 vetted opportunities, and three cyber requirements that close before we speak again.
GSA Wants a Contract Clause for Every LLM That Touches Government Data. Comments Close August 3
GSAR 552.239-7001 applies only when an LLM processes Government Data — and the two exclusions decide whether your firm is in scope. Flowdown reaches subcontractors, and non-compliance can mean termination for cause. Plus 15 vetted opportunities from a week that ran thin on cyber.
