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Resource: The Contract-Awarded Labor Category (CALC) Tool
The CALC (Contract Awarded Labor Category) tool searches awarded hourly rate prices on the eight GSA professional services schedules and returns comparable labor categories and prices based on search criteria and filters used.
The tool was built to assist contracting officers and contracting...
Advancing U.S. Semiconductor Leadership: New Awards for TSMC and Akash Systems
The Department of Commerce recently announced two significant awards under the CHIPS and Science Act, highlighting new developments in the U.S. semiconductor ecosystem. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Akash Systems have received support to advance critical semiconductor...
Resource: GWAC Prices Paid Tool
The GWAC Prices Paid Suite of tools provide customer agencies with data that will aid in conducting (a) realistic price analysis; (b) negotiations; (c) independent government cost estimates (IGCE); and (d) aid in benchmarking competitive pricing.
The GWAC Prices Paid Suite of tools provide agencies...
Resource: The TechFAR Hub
The TechFAR Hub was created by the US Digital Service to provide a connection point between those who are doing digital service acquisition and those who want to. It is part of a greater collaborative effort with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Acquisition Innovation Labs, and GSA’s...
Digital Moses: Helping Farmers Benefit From Digitization in the African Valley
How different would your life be without the digital services you rely on today? It’s a hard question to fathom given the ubiquity of these modern marvels.
But that’s not the case in developing countries. Digital literacy is a particular problem in the African Valley, where farmers produce a...
Resource: NASPO State and Local Procurement: A Practical Guide ($)
NASPO is a non-profit association dedicated to advancing public procurement through leadership, excellence, and integrity. It is made up of the directors of the central purchasing offices in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of the United States. NASPO is an...
Strengthening The Defense Industrial Base: DoD Focuses on Defense Innovation and Resilience
The Department of Defense (DoD) has made two major announcements aimed at strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base. These initiatives underscore a unified effort to bolster domestic capabilities, ensure national security, and address emerging threats through innovation and investment....
Resource: Ivalua Resource Center
Ivalua was founded in 2000 on a disruptive idea: that procurement can unlock significant strategic value from a company’s spend and supply chain.
Software should empower procurement leaders to do just that, not constrain them. And it should deliver real innovations, that drive value today....
UK Home Office re-commits to AWS with £100m public cloud services deal
The Register reports that the UK Home Office has renewed a contract worth up to £100m with Amazon Web Services for a public cloud hosting agreement for four years. (The Home Office can spend up to that amount.) It also reveals that AWS reach into the public sector “has been helped by the...
CHIPS Act Continues Momentum: New Awards to Micron, Absolics, and More
The Department of Commerce has announced another round of CHIPS Act awards, further solidifying efforts to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor industry. These new awards target critical areas of semiconductor manufacturing and innovation, showcasing the broad impact of the CHIPS and Science Act in...
Drone Takeoff in Iceland and Mars
What do you get when you cross a rover and a drone? A RAVEN! The drone that may just be the future of space exploration is also known as Rover-Aerial Vehicle Exploration Networks. NASA has awarded over three million dollars to a group led by Christopher Hamilton at the Lunar Planetary Laboratory to...
DHS Announces 2025 SBIR Phase I Topics
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the opening of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I solicitation for 2025. This program provides funding to small businesses developing innovative solutions to pressing national...
