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What Makes SDVOSB Sole Source Awards Different Most federal contract awards go through some form of competition. But sole source awards — where the contracting officer selects a single vendor without soliciting offers from others — are authorized under specific circumstances. For service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs), the rules create a legitimate and valuable acquisition

Section 508 training compliance is a legal requirement, a procurement standard, and — when taken seriously — a quality indicator for the learning experience itself. The Rehabilitation Act’s Section 508 requires federal agencies to ensure that electronic and information technology, including training content, is accessible to people with disabilities. For eLearning, this means conforming to

Federal agencies undertake significant change initiatives constantly. Technology modernization. Workforce restructuring. Mission pivots driven by new administration priorities. Reorganizations at every level from bureau to department. The scale of organizational change happening across the federal government at any given moment is enormous. And a disproportionate share of it fails to achieve its intended outcomes. This

Leadership development in the federal government is not the same as leadership development in the private sector. That distinction sounds obvious, but it is routinely ignored when agencies issue RFQs that read as if they were written for a corporate HR department. A federal leadership development contractor who lacks deep government context will deliver generic

Federal agencies spend millions each year on workforce training, leadership development, and organizational consulting — but the path from need to contract award can be slow and complicated. GSA MAS training services exist precisely to eliminate that friction. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) is a long-term governmentwide contract vehicle that gives agencies a direct,

The federal FAC-COR training market has no shortage of providers. OMB maintains a list of approved vendors, and the catalog covers everything from large training companies offering high-volume online courses to boutique firms delivering specialized in-person programs. Quality varies significantly — and the criteria that predict COR performance outcomes are not always the ones agencies

FAC-COR — Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer’s Representatives — is the OMB-mandated certification program for federal civilian employees who are designated to monitor and administer contracts on behalf of a Contracting Officer. If your agency awards contracts (and virtually every civilian federal agency does), your CORs are required to hold the appropriate FAC-COR level

Federal acquisition is one of the most technically complex and consequential functions in government. Contracting officers and Contracting Officer’s Representatives make decisions every day that affect program outcomes, taxpayer dollars, and agency missions — often under tight timelines and with limited institutional support. Getting acquisition workforce development right isn’t optional. It’s a precondition for mission

If you are preparing for the Senior Executive Service, the guidance you may have studied even a year ago no longer applies. In 2025, the Office of Personnel Management restructured both the Executive Core Qualifications and the way candidates apply. Understanding the current framework is now the difference between a competitive package and one built