Bernie DiTullio has joined OCI as Vice President of Business Development. Bernie has over 30 years experience in business development in the Government services industry. He previously served as a business development lead at Hewlett Packard, Cisco, and other companies. OCI president Russell Smith said, "We are lucky to have Bernie onboard. [...]
December 19, 2014 Background of ALLIANT 2 ALLIANT 2 will likely be the largest services program competed in 2015. The RFI was released on October 24th and the first Industry Day was held on November 2nd. The draft RFP is expected to be released in the next few months. The ALLIANT 2 [...]
January 30, 2015 The Contracting Office released a Modification on January 2, 2015. The purpose of the Modification is to advise the industry that due to the volume of questions received from industry in response to the HITTSS-II Industry Awareness Conference, the Contracting Office is in the process of reviewing all inquiries [...]
November 13, 2014 It's a little bit early I know but it's never too soon to be thankful. Let me quickly share one of the reasons I enjoy being in this business. A few years ago, I became involved with the Children's AIDS Fund, a non-profit helping thousands of Africans. I never [...]
November 13, 2014 On November 6, APMP Nor’easters held their central New England premier Proposal, Pursuits, Business Development and Sales event which was attended by over 100 Proposal and Business Development Professionals. The attendees included large companies such as Philips, Schneider,GE and Siemens. Attendees were presented with great choices of presentations which [...]
November 17, 2014 The run up to the HITSS II contract has been like a roller coaster ride for the bidders. On November 13, we learned that this contract is now becoming an IDIQ vehicle rather than a BPA, with NAICS code changes, plus the acquisition tracks are revised. Also, due to [...]
1. Are you “viable”? The VA is discouraging “nonviable entities” from bidding. If your firm cannot strictly meet the small business requirements, the best strategy is to join a team or no bid. Your company must receive 51 percent of contract revenue. Make sure your small business certification will apply during the [...]
October 23, 2014 The $22.3B Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology (T4) Next Generation (NG) contract will be one of the most hotly competed programs this year. Given the high dollar value and the different award categories, the VA will likely receive well over 100 proposals. The incumbents will be wondering which competitors have [...]
October 23, 2014 Q&A with Alan Chvotkin, EVP, Professional Services Council Question: If the Sequestration of 2016 takes effect on Oct 1, 2015, what will the net effect on discretionary spending be? Answer: As we saw from the sequestration action last time, there will be two significant impacts. The first will be [...]
From our partners, Aronson Capital Partners Healthcare IT remains as one of the largest and fastest growing segments of government spending, with both civilian and military agencies issuing contract vehicles and task orders in an effort to structure and stabilize IT systems. Due to an expanding utilization of the cloud and accelerated [...]
