Most of us have heard the story of David and Goliath, well that is sometimes how it seems when we look at the federal contracting scene today. In a time where large no-bid contracts are abundant, entrepreneurs and small businesses like Ecompex must use their innovation and ambition to overpower the giants and win the big contracts.

For Ecompex, our business began with a vision, of bringing the most cutting edge document imaging solutions to the government. Since then, we have grown to a company of nearly 200 with many innovative technology solutions and services. We have used our innovation, our outstanding quality backed by certifications like ISO 9001:2000, and the flexibility of our small size to win many federal contracts. read more

Anyone involved in federal contracting should be paying attention to the rumblings about ethics reforms coming from the Hill because contracting could be getting a serious overhaul if several recently proposed ethics changes are put in place. Two big reform ideas that have come out of the new ethics focused Congress are the Accountability in Contracting Act and a Federal Acquisition Regulation, which are designed to curb wasteful spending on contracts and increase transparency and oversight.
Typically it is agencies that bear the burden of stricter oversight, but abuse is often encouraged by contractors who have significantly less oversight. This of course by no means is saying that all agencies or contractors are unethical, but merely that some use loopholes to their advantage, which can often result in wasteful spending. read more