USDA Farm Product and Conservation (FPAC) shaped its portfolio-wide IT service requirements into multiple areas named for trees. Collectively, the new procurements shaped by each “tree area” addressed new and continuing IT service delivery needs previously covered by legacy contracts. FPAC shaped their strategic procurements based on thorough market research using innovative tactics and well thought out vendor communications to cre...

Join Dcode Experts Ryan Gatti and Riya Patel to learn all about tech scouting for government: what is it? Why does government need it? How can you enable successful tech scouting within your organization? Answer those questions and come with your own for a Q&A.

The 2021 Virtual Small Business Summit Series will feature: Webinars on various topics related to federal contracting; One-on-one matchmaking; and, Virtual happy hours. The virtual series will start in April 2021 and end in September 2021. Each month there will be one (1) webinar session that will feature a minimum of two (2) different topics. View webinars in a virtual auditorium, visit virtual exhibitor booths, and use live chat and other to...

Effective budgets lead to accurate provisional billing rates that ensure total cost recovery and maximize net operating profit. In short, they provide financial guidelines, help identify and capture all costs, provide targets and goals, and plan for profitability and success. It's an important and time-consuming chore. That's why many government contractors find the task of completing a budget to be overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be. If...

You’ve worked hard to prepare your company for small business certification. Do you know what’s next? Over 50% of 8a Certified companies never win a contract. Certification does not guarantee you a contract. Whether it’s a Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or a SDVOSB Certificate, it’s just a piece of paper. You still have to know what to do with it. And if you know what to do with it, you can open doors...

Federal agencies successfully using TBM know the rewards go further than just complying with another OMB mandate. While TBM supports meeting the requirements of CPIC and FITARA, it enables an agency to plan and manage its IT more effectively. TBM goes well beyond merely tracking technology costs. When adopted, it allows agencies to make more informed IT investment decisions, supporting them in delivering improved mission value. But getting the...

Effective budgets lead to accurate provisional billing rates that ensure total cost recovery and maximize net operating profit. In short, they provide financial guidelines, help identify and capture all costs, provide targets and goals, and plan for profitability and success. It's an important and time-consuming chore. That's why many government contractors find the task of completing a budget to be overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be. If...

The 2021 Virtual Small Business Summit Series will feature: Webinars on various topics related to federal contracting; One-on-one matchmaking; and, Virtual happy hours. The virtual series will start in April 2021 and end in September 2021. Each month there will be one (1) webinar session that will feature a minimum of two (2) different topics. View webinars in a virtual auditorium, visit virtual exhibitor booths, and use live chat and other to...

As an accountant presenting financial information to non-accountants, it's important to take the approach that some of the accounting jargon you typically use around your peers may not be as easily received by a non-accountant audience. Show non-accountants that you're more than a "bean counter", that you truly are a strategic partner in the business by tailoring your presentation in an easily digestible format. Present information that is rel...

Acquisition Training for the Real World Spring 2021 Why: Become an expert on the tools and digital services available on the Acquisition Gateway and how they can help improve your acquisitions Gain skills to improve the government’s buying power and reduce contract duplication Find out the latest information on Federal Marketplace initiatives Earn CLPs to maintain your certifications Acquisition Training for the Real World Spring 2021 is...