REGISTER NOW! Join Mid-Tier Advocacy at The CBCF ALC '14! In Room 146-A at The Washington Convention Center This is a FREE event! "How to Grow Your Business in the Federal Marketplace" Mid-Tier Advocacy is dedicated to helping small emerging and mid-sized businesses find and capitalize on business opportunities. We are pleased to present a session on "How to Grow Your Business in the Federal Marketplace." During this session we will explore ho...

Doing Business with the U.S. Government On September 19, SMC member Leech Tishman and will present a workshop on federal contracting in collaboration with SMC and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Pittsburgh office. Entitled, “Doing Business with the U.S. Government: Strategies for Being a Successful Federal Contractor,” the workshop will be held at the Rivers Club from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Join us for an informative sess...

Overview of the Workshop: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) – Training for Government to Avoid the Frustration of Not Awarding a Contract the Government Knows May Not Meet its Best Long Term Program and Cost Interests. Almost every discussion with government CXOs, Program Managers, Contracting Officers and other Managers revolve around the challenges of evaluating proposals and selecting contractors based upon Lowest Price Tech...

As defense authorization and appropriation bills move through Congress setting spending levels for next year, how should the IT industry prepare to capture next year’s defense IT dollars? Join Bloomberg Government, in partnership with Shipley Associates, for a complimentary webinar on August 27, 2014 at 2:00 PM EDT where our experts will discuss this year’s defense authorization process while analyzing the IT spending trends you ca...

Please Join VET Force and Jennifer Schaus for an introductory class GSA Schedules Do I Qualify? and... Everything You Need To Know Upfront Choose from 2 Dates: JULY 10 --- or -- JULY 17 (This class is a pre-requisite for the VET Force - Jennifer Schaus - GSA Schedule 2 Day HANDS-ON GSA SCHED Workshop JULY 31 & AUG 1, 2014.) ***** Individuals are welcome to attend both the class and the workshop - or one or the other. Description: This clas...

Last year, 34% of all contract dollars were awarded in the last quarter. How will your firm prepare for the end of the year scramble? Join Bloomberg Government in partnership with the Coalition for Government Procurement for a free webinar on July 16 at 2:00 PM EDT to learn more about the strategies to get ahead of the federal government’s spending spree. Topics Will Include: What this means for contractors and how you can take advantage...

If you can't write clear, concise, compelling win themes, don't start working on the proposal because you don't have an argument for award. Proposals without good win themes don't often beat the competition. The purpose of win themes is easy to understand, but they are deadly difficult to craft well. On July 15th seasoned government business acquisition expert, Dr. Edward Saltzberg President of ERS Advisors, will demonstrate how to create them...

Please Join VET Force and Jennifer Schaus for an introductory class GSA Schedules Do I Qualify? and... Everything You Need To Know Upfront Choose from 2 Dates: JULY 10 --- or -- JULY 17 (This class is a pre-requisite for the VET Force - Jennifer Schaus - GSA Schedule 2 Day HANDS-ON GSA SCHED Workshop JULY 31 & AUG 1, 2014.) ***** Individuals are welcome to attend both the class and the workshop - or one or the other. Description: This clas...

Webinar Overview The U.S. federal government spends nearly $400 billion annually with government contractors. For a small business to compete in this space, they need more than a quality solution at an economical price. They need a multi-pronged strategy for capturing business. If your company has been struggling to gain traction in the government market, or is looking to expand your federal footprint, it is time to look at your government bu...

Who should attend: Government Contractors, Contract Administrators, Procurement/Acquisition professionals, Finance, Accounting and Cost Professionals, Proposal Specialists and anyone with a desire to learn. Prerequisite: Should have at least six months of contract experience, have taken the FAR Workshop or another basic FAR course before this course. What you will learn: The Advanced FAR Workshop provides an in-depth analysis of the most impor...