Today’s tips point out that the task of winning business from the Federal Government usually isn’t done alone. Finding partners and experts who have been down this road before is a great way to avoid pitfalls and, hopefully, help your green business find success in working with the government. Here are today’s tips: 8. LookRead… Read more »
President Obama’s executive order, “Disclosure of Political Spending ByGovernment Contractors” appears to have some flaws. The purpose of theorder is to ensure that contracting decisions are “merit-based” and are “freefrom undue influence of factors extraneous to the underlying merits ofcontracting decision-making…” Nobody can argue with that, but the reportingabout political contributions by contractors that theRead… Read more »
GSA’s First Friday’s Usability Testing program is looking for 3 participants to help us test a government website on May 18 for one hour in the morning at our DC office. Help us improve user experience for the American public! Please email [email protected] for more information or to volunteer. Thanks so much 🙂 Sincerely, Jon
NEWT NEWS. New developments here. “[Rick] Tyler wouldn’t say much, but Gingrich is scheduled to speak to Georgia Republicans at their state meeting on Friday, May 13. ‘By the time Newt speaks to the Georgia convention, he’ll be a candidate,’ Tyler said.” DANIELS MULLS. The Times. “He exhibits many qualities of a candidate: deep experienceRead… Read more »
I went a couple of weeks ago to a fascinating discussion about the nature of service design, organised around a book published last year called This is Service Design Thinking. The two editors of the book were due to lead the session but were at the wrong ends of a skype three way video conferenceRead… Read more »
Today we are posting two parts from our series on winning business from the Federal Government. If you have missed any of the earlier posts on this, you can find all of the previous posts by scrolling down to find Monday, Tuesday and today’s earlier post. Part four features two tips. So without further delay,Read… Read more »
In the first two posts of this series (posted on Monday and Tuesday) we shared with you how to get started. When you complete those steps you will be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database, you’ll have picked the best NAICS codes for your business, and you’ve crafted a strong green-specific capability statement. GettingRead… Read more »
CARIBOU COFFEE MEETINGS BACK IN THE NEWS. The Hill. “House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee raised concerns at a Tuesday hearing that White House staffers hold meetings at a nearby Caribou Coffee to avoid disclosure requirements.” More on yesterday’s hearing here. Politico also has related news here. COORDINATION AND FACEBOOK. Ben Smith atRead… Read more »
This is the second post in our series on winning business from the Federal Government. If you missed part one, you can find it here. Here is today’s tip: 4. Get on the appropriate GSA schedule for your product. This is an expensive and slow process and can cost up to $15,000 if you useRead… Read more »
It’s not always good news when OMB releases guidance to agencies late on a Friday afternoon. But in this case, it was certainly welcome news! On schedule, OMB issued a memo to agencies providing FAQs and a template on how to comply with President Obama’s February directive to agencies to loosen up a bit. PresidentRead… Read more »