Congratulations to all the ITSSS-2 awardees. Awards were made to 95 companies. This contract will be the main vehicle for the FBI to purchase a wide range of IT products and services. The FBI split awards between 31 full-and-open winners and 64 small businesses. A complete list of awardees is on SAM.Protests to follow, of that, I am sure.Â
Speaking of which, protests over the Veteran’s Affairs T4NG2 contract awards keep growing. I believe the last count was 20 protests. Centre is representing two of the protesters. It does not look like this will be resolved anytime soon.  Â
Reminder to all SDVOSBs. The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a rule ending self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, or SDVOSBs, amid ongoing concerns about fraud in veteran-owned contracting programs.Â
Under the new rule, companies that currently self-certify as SDVOSBs will no longer count toward agencies’ small business contracting goals unless they seek formal certification, the SBA said. Subcontracts awarded to self-certified SDVOSBs will also no longer count toward prime contractors’ subcontracting goals, according to the SBA.Â
Stay tuned for upcoming blogs where we discuss further updates pertaining to ITSSS-2, protests and contract awards.
