Publication Date: February 2015 Onvia’s Q4 2014 State, Local and Education (SLED) Procurement Snapshot reflects on bid, RFP and award trends within the state and local government contracting market for the most recent quarter. For the Q4 2014 edition of the report, Onvia’s market analysis is … [Read more...]
Five Winning Strategies for Dealers, Distributors and Resellers in the Public Sector
Free Whitepaper from Onvia: Five Winning Strategies for Dealers, Distributors and Resellers in the Public Sector Authors: Paul Irby, Jason Hannock, Ronit Cohn, Joe Hacker Publication Date: February 2015 Onvia’s latest white paper highlights best practices to grow market share and protect … [Read more...]
Opportunity to Watch: Human Capital and Training Services (HCaTS) – UPDATE!
Author Brian Lindholm of FedSavvy Strategies: It is January 2015, and we now have a draft RFP available for HCaTS! This is a great sign that the long-awaited contracting opportunity is making its way through to a final RFP. The draft RFP had some predictable content but also some surprises in … [Read more...]
Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) in High Demand From Police Departments
Not surprisingly demand for Body Worn Cameras are in very high demand from police departments nationwide. Onvia studied the data their research uncovers daily from states, cities, and municipalities nationwide and provided a summary of what the numbers are, devoid of emotion or opinion. 'Body … [Read more...]
Defense Trends in the 2015 Budget – Webinar
Join Bloomberg Government, in partnership with the National Defense Industrial Association, for a complimentary webinar on January 15 at 2:00 PM ET analyzing Congress’ recent budget deal and ways contractors can position themselves for growth in 2015. Topics Will Include: What the defense … [Read more...]
U.S. Digital Services Playbook
The Digital Services Playbook, which is sponsored by the Chief Information Officers Council, lays out best practices for building effective digital services like web and mobile applications and will serve as a guide for agencies across government. About the Digital Services Playbook The … [Read more...]
6 Reasons Smart Government Contractors are Turning to A/R Financing
Government contractors are increasingly discovering how accounts receivable (A/R) financing offer great overall value to their companies. So why are these businesses raving about this simple, cost-effective form of alternative financing, and how are they using it to help meet (and often times … [Read more...]
Help! I Can’t Find State and Local Bid Opportunities on FedBizOpps
Many government vendors rely on FedBizOpps as a source for federal contracting leads; the tool is free, the data is in a consistent format and users can easily set up “search agents” to deliver bid opportunities to them automatically via email. For vendors who also have a focus on the roughly … [Read more...]
3D printing may radically change the defense industry
Experts are saying 3D printing will revolutionize war and foreign policy making incredible new designs possible and potentially radically changing the defense industry as we know it today. 3D printing still looks like a gimmick to some, used for printing useless plastic items and not much … [Read more...]
The Best E-gov Websites in the World
In Design Secrets of the World’s Best e-Government Web Sites, the Asia-Pacific online communications powerhouse FutureGov singles out eight national e-government portals as the best-designed in the world, and identifies the best practices these sites exemplify. “Ultimately, these … [Read more...]
3 Trends Shaping State & Local Contracting Growth in 2015
Onvia’s 3 Trends Shaping State & Local Contracting Growth in 2015 reflects on important trends that will shape government contracting over the coming year. 2014 Review: A “slowing trend” in competitive opportunities, due to macro political-economic factors, with context for expected changes … [Read more...]
Opportunity to Watch Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCATS)
Blog by Brian Lindholm: GSA is developing a new multiple award IDIQ contract called Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS). Actually, it isn’t truly a new requirement. Instead, HCaTS will attempt to pick up where OPM’s Training and Management Assistance Program (TMA) was once incredibly … [Read more...]