Procurement & RFPs
Procurement, open RFPs, govcon trends, and who is winning the awards.
The Surface Transportation Board has provisionally authorized First Student, Inc. to acquire full control of two motor carriers through a stock purchase, with the action set to become final if no opposing comments are filed by November 23, 2026.
The Federal Trade Commission has enacted a sweeping update to its internal rules of practice, while the Federal Reserve System is accepting public comment on a bank share acquisition in the Midwest.
The EPA has proposed to approve Arkansas's updated Public Water System Supervision program, finding the state's Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revisions no less stringent than federal standards.
A group of Illinois and Wisconsin individuals and trusts have applied to jointly retain voting shares of First Lena Corporation and its subsidiary Citizens State Bank under the Change in Bank Control Act.
The Board raises full-CAS coverage thresholds, streamlines Disclosure Statement rules, and rescinds CAS 407 to conform with GAAP — both rules taking effect October 1, 2026.
JetBlue and Spirit have petitioned the FAA for an exemption from LaGuardia Airport's slot-sale prohibition to allow Spirit to sell 22 operating authorizations to JetBlue following Spirit's wind-down.
The U.S. International Trade Commission is soliciting public-interest comments on a Section 337 DRAM complaint filed by Netlist, Inc., while the Federal Reserve considers a bank holding company application in Colorado.
The Regulatory Secretariat Division has forwarded five previously approved Federal Acquisition Regulation paperwork collections to OMB for extension, covering subcontractor bonds, contract financing, architect-engineer qualifications, privacy training, and telecommunications prohibitions.
A final rule effective September 10, 2026 strips the 8(a) Business Development Program's rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned small businesses, replacing it with a race-neutral individual showing requirement.
The Office of Management and Budget is soliciting input on its Economic Classification Policy Committee's recommended revisions to the North American Industry Classification System, with changes set to take effect January 1, 2027.
The FAA is soliciting state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities to access sensitive National Airspace System radar data feeds under a congressionally mandated pilot program that sunsets in 2028.
A group of Honegger family trusts and individuals, acting in concert, has filed notice with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to retain voting shares of Hometown Community Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Morton Community Bank.
The FAR Council has published at least four simultaneous proposed rules under the "Revolutionary FAR Overhaul" initiative, touching dozens of CFR parts and inviting public comment through July 23, 2026.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint from Sila Nanotechnologies and Georgia Tech alleging patent violations in Chinese-made anode materials for battery cells, and is soliciting public interest comments before proceeding.
The Federal Reserve has published applications from companies in Massachusetts and Nevada seeking approval to form or acquire bank holding companies, with a public comment deadline of July 22, 2026.