- Eric Coffie
- September 2, 2020
5 Ways IT Companies Can Start Winning Federal Contracts
Apart from the traditional request for proposal bidding opportunities, there are other ways to start winning federal contracts and making big bugs as an IT company in the federal marketplace! FIVE METHODS TO USE 1. Other Transactions Authority (OTA) Over the last three to five years, OTAs have been steadily rising in terms of the […]
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- Eric Coffie
- July 13, 2020
Commercial Solutions Opening
A Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is a merit-based source selection strategy for the Department of Defense (DoD) to acquire innovative commercial items, technologies or services that directly fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, or provide potential technological advances. It’s focused on businesses or institutions that have not traditionally done business with the U.S. Government. CSOs are […]
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- Eric Coffie
- July 13, 2020
Other Transaction Authority (OTA)
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) is the term commonly used to refer to the (10 U.S.C. 2371b) authority of the Department of Defense (DoD) to carry out certain prototype, research and production projects. Other Transaction (OT) authorities were created to give DoD the flexibility necessary to adopt and incorporate business practices that reflect commercial industry standards and […]
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- Eric Coffie
- July 13, 2020
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
A Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) (FAR 35.016) is a notice from the government that requests scientific or research proposals from private firms concerning certain areas of interest to the government. The proposals submitted by the private firms may lead to contracts. Website: FAR 35.016 (a) Broad Agency Announcement FAR 35.016 (a) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) details […]
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- Eric Coffie
- May 29, 2020
Doing business with the federal government for IT companies
Over the last several weeks I have noticed an uptick in the amount of companies wanting to do federal contracting for IT related services. This includes programmers, network administrators, software design, hardware design, security implementation, the whole gambit. However, many of them often have the same questions. How do I break into this marketplace? Who […]
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- Linette Genao
- April 27, 2020
Top 5—”Launching a NASA Award Winning IT Security Company” With Narjis Ali
Temporarily leaving her family behind, Narjis Ali, the president and CEO of Sure Secure Solutions, packed her bags and moved from Pakistan to the U.S. to start her life over again. Skilled in software programming and development architecture, she was a natural entrepreneur throughout her life, even introducing computer education in Pakistan for the first […]
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