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Welcome to the Small Business Contractors' Forum

This important gathering place for small business contractors is provided through a joint effort of the National Association of Small Business Contractors and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. The Small Business Contractors' Forum provides timely news, information, opportunities, education and connections for small business contractors, government representatives, and prime contractors.

Recent News

Contacts & Contracts (Washington, DC region) - August 5, 2010

Contacts & Contracts
August 5, 2010 (Washington, DC region)

The Small Business Contractors' Forum of the National Association of Small Business Contractors and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce presents a full day of connections to federal contracting opportunities.

Contacts & Contracts is totally focused on bringing businesses up to date on current contracting opportunities and connecting you with federal agency and prime contractor representatives. During the morning session, we provide a very focused overview of opportunities in the region. The afternoon session is matchmaking between small businesses and representatives from federal agencies and prime contractors.

The National Association of Small Business Contractors and the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce are highly respected supporters of small business contractors. We work hard to bring you up to date information and strong connections to support the growth of your businesses.

>>Learn more and register

Slow Pay Survey - June 6, 2010

Are Your Payments Coming Through Promptly?
As a business performing federal and state contracting work, we understand how important cash flow can be -- especially in our current tight-credit marketplace. Please take a moment to let us know if you are experiencing any challenges in receving prompt payments -- and/or if you have positive input regarding timely payments.

President Obama Forms Task Force to Increase Small Business Federal Contracting - March 26, 2010

Today, President Obama issued a memorandum announcing strong steps for his Administration to learn how federal agency spending can be more fair and open to small business contractors, bring greater transparency to the contracting process and data, and act to invigorate federal spending with small firms.

Unfortunately, this announcement most likely comes as an early warning of sub-par FY 2009 achievement of small business federal contracting goals (this data has not yet been publicly released) and continued pressure by small businesses and trade association leaders to end the long standing failure of the federal government to assure a fair and open marketplace inclusive of small businesses including businesses owned by women, minorities, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and service-disabled veterans.

Even if these steps are being taken now to lessen the impending bad news, we can be heartened by the seriousness of President Obama's response. >>Read full article

NASBC Announces Trusted Advisor Force to Support Small Business Contracting Growth - April 12, 2010

The National Association of Small Business Contractors announces the formation of the NASBC | Board of Experts - a select community of professionals to provide trusted insights, education, and mentoring so as to advance the opportunities, competitiveness, and success of small business contractors.

The experts selected for membership on the NASBC | Board of Experts are respected professionals from a variety of industries including business development, financial, legal, and management. Through a rigorous selection process and ongoing community review by small business owners, the NASBC will maintain an exceptional collection of trusted professionals who will provide ongoing education, mentoring and guidance to small business owners seeking growth through government contracting. >>Learn more and register

SBA Inspector General Finds Serious Errors in Small Business Federal Contracting Data. Annual Reports of Small Business Goal Attainment Flawed. - March 26, 2010

A new report released by the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General finds serious flaws in the data used by the SBA to report on small business goaling achievements. Approximately 97 percent of the contract actions in their sample contained one or more inaccurate or incomplete data elements. Learn more about this report.

HOT: Act now! Tell Congress to investigate this issue and clean up the small business federal contracting goaling data. Sign the petition and contact your Congressional leaders.

Checkout the Getting Started Guide - November 24, 2009

As the Small Business Contractors' Forum premieres, we have prepared a short "Getting Started Guide" to help you get acquainted with all the features and tools of this great online forum. Check it out here.

What's New?

3 hour(s) ago

Terry Williams posted a discussion topic "New Sources Sought Postings 07-29-2010" in the group Sources Sought | Sector 54 - Professional, Scientific and Technical Services:

Title:             	STUDY OF JOHNSON SEAGRASS
Sol. #:            	NFFN5300-10-12441SLW
Agency:            	Department of Commerce
Office:            	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Location:          	Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 5:03 pm
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NFFN5300-10-12441SLW/listing.html

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Title:             	VALIDATION OF POPULATION MODEL FOR THREATENED ELKHORN CORAL
Sol. #:            	NFFN5300-10-12507SLW
Agency:            	Department of Commerce
Office:            	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Location:          	Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 4:54 pm
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NFFN5300-10-12507SLW/listing.html

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Title:             	STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF SQUID AND FISH SAMPLES
Sol. #:            	NFFN7600-10-17050SLW
Agency:            	Department of Commerce
Office:            	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Location:          	Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 4:47 pm
Current Type:      	Sources Sought (Modified)
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Base Posting Date: 	Jul 28, 2010 4:43 pm
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NFFN7600-10-17050SLW/listing.html

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Title:             	ASSESSMENT OF NEARSHORE HABITAT
Sol. #:            	NFFN5300-10-18327SLW
Agency:            	Department of Commerce
Office:            	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Location:          	Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 4:30 pm
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NFFN5300-10-18327SLW/listing.html

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Title:             	TRAINING DEVICE 16B14A
Sol. #:            	TRAININGDEVICE16B14A
Agency:            	Department of the Navy
Office:            	Naval Air Systems Command
Location:          	Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 10:04 am
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/N61339/TRAININGDEVICE16B14A/listing.html

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3 hour(s) ago

Terry Williams posted a discussion topic "New Sources Sought Postings 07-29-2010" in the group Sources Sought | Sector 334 - Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing:

Title:             	66--Human Omni Express - DNA Analysis Kit
Sol. #:            	NICHD2010085
Agency:            	Department of Health and Human Services
Office:            	National Institutes of Health
Location:          	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 4:14 pm
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NICHD/NICHD2010085/listing.html

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Title:             	66--CONCRETE COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINE
Sol. #:            	W911SDW16W7
Agency:            	Department of the Army
Office:            	Army Contracting Command, MICC
Location:          	West Point DOC
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 1:38 pm
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/notices/8244aefb24fda61bc4b4a0589a1813eb

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Title:             	Micro XCT High-Resolution 3D X-ray Tomography Microscope System
Sol. #:            	FA8601-11-R-0001
Agency:            	Department of the Air Force
Office:            	Air Force Materiel Command
Location:          	88 CONS/PK
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 8:15 am
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/88 CONS/FA8601-11-R-0001/listing.html

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3 hour(s) ago

Terry Williams posted a discussion topic "New Sources Sought Postings 07-29-2010" in the group Sources Sought | Sector 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance:

Title:             	FLIGHT MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
Sol. #:            	F3M4MD0203A0O1
Agency:            	Department of the Air Force
Office:            	Air Mobility Command
Location:          	43rd CONS
Posted On:         	Jul 27, 2010 3:54 pm
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AMC/43CONS/F3M4MD0203A0O1/listing.html

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3 hour(s) ago

Terry Williams posted a discussion topic "New Sources Sought Postings 07-29-2010" in the group Sources Sought | Sector 61 - Educational Services:

Title:             	Requirements Engineering Training Program
Sol. #:            	PTO-RETP
Agency:            	Department of Commerce
Office:            	Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
Location:          	Office of Procurement
Posted On:         	Jul 28, 2010 1:42 pm
Current Type:      	Sources Sought (Modified)
Base Type:         	Sources Sought
Base Posting Date: 	Jul 13, 2010 11:04 am
Link:              	https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/PTO/OPDC20220/PTO-RETP/listing.html

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