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Can I use a PEO and still be a Small Business Government Contractor?

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This question comes up from time to time both for small business set-aside procurements, and for the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program. In both cases, there are questions about the number...

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DoD SBIR/STTR 2016.3 Open for Proposal Submission This Week

ReliAscent would like to remind all small business contractors and grantees considering a proposal submission on the DoD's 2016.3 SBIR/STTR Solicitation, that the DoD began accepting proposals this week.

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DFAS Changes Help Small Businesses

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For as long as I’ve helped clients unravel their billing issues with the government, I’ve always been impressed with the service from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) help desk. Help desk...

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Government Contractor CFO's 101 (Part VII) - Cashflow Management II: Navigating the Government Payment System

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CFO Cashflow Management - Part II

CFO’s in the government contracting environment will learn it’s no easy feat knowing how and when to get paid. These terms are spelled out in each contract or grant which...

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So You Think You're ITAR Compliant? Describe Your Program...

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Russ Farmer, one of ReliAscent's co-founders, passed along a very interesting piece of news to me this morning, written by Jim Harris of the Holland & Knight Law Firm. It seems a California-based, small...

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DPAP Releases New Guidelines on Commercial Items for Defense Contractors

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The Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy Department (DPAP), has just released a memorandum on "Guidance on Commercial Item Determinations and the Determination of Price Reasonableness for Commercial...

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When Can You Bill the Client for the Revised Final Actual Rates Each Year?

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A visitor to our website posted an interesting question this morning on one of our "Ask A Question" / "Can't Find What You're Looking For?" forms (found throughout our website), and we wanted to share it...

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DoD 2016.3 SBIR/STTR Topics Pre-Release Tomorrow

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ReliAscent would like to remind all Federal Contractors and Grantees that the 2016.3 DoD SBIR/STTR Topics will be pre-released tomorrow, August 26th. If your Small Business is planning on submitting a...

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