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...

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...

In an ever-changing budget environment how can contractors in military construction, architecture and engineering stay on pace to win new opportunities? Join Bloomberg Government in partnership with the American General Contractors of America for a free webinar on May 28 at 2:00 PM as we analyze the latest trends on major construction Multiple-Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs) and review upcoming opportunities. Topics Will Include: Analysis...

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...

The Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1966, was the first law that gave Americans the right to access the records of federal agencies. FOIA establishes a legal right of access to government records and information on the basis of the principles of openness and accountability in government. In 1974, after the Watergate scandal the act was amended to force greater agency compliance. In 1991 the General Accounting Office reported over 1.9 m...

The BGOV200 is Bloomberg Government’s comprehensive federal contract spending analysis. The annual report ranks the top contractors at 26 agencies and departments, and in 20 categories of federal purchases in fiscal 2013.Are you on the list?Join us for the BGOV200 conference and reception for the contracting community and government leaders. Keynote speakers and BGOV senior analysts will review the year in contracting and look ahead at t...

Join us for the Subcontract Management Training Forum (SMTF) taking place March 27–28, 2014, in San Diego, CA at the Westin San Diego. The Subcontract Management Training Forum is a new NCMA training event. Attendees will gain valuable education to overcome challenges and improve their skillsets in subcontract management. Topics will focus on relationships with primes, winning quality work, teaming arrangements, and growing business. Th...

"Bringing home the opportunity" This class is for people who are or will be proposal managers. It provides detailed instruction on the Design-iTTM proposal process, covering all stages of the proposal development process from win strategy development through production. Templates are used as the basis for discussion, along with interactive practice sessions. All templates are made available to participants. Class can be taken by experienced pr...