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...

On September 18, 2014, the NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) will host the Marshall Small Business Alliance Meeting at the Davidson Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Event will begin with registration at 7:00 a.m., and adjourn at 12:30 p.m. (agenda enclosed). At this exciting event, those in attendance will be afforded opportunity to network with NASA and MSFC key managers, NASA prime contractor representatives, NASA Office of Small Busine...

Businesses (Small/Minority/Women/Veteran-Owned) are welcome to participate with our monthly series that is supporting the businesses within the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Our subject for September 2014 - Simplified Acquisition with the Federal Government agencies. This is an opportunity on how to gain access to the Federal Government via Purchasing that does not require a formal RFP/RFQ/RFI. To be prepared for this event we are asking t...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents its latest e-Training Core Course, ESPCs: Five Phases to Success! This training provides an introduction to the fundamentals of an Energy Saving Performance Contract (ESPC), an alternative financing vehicle that allows Federal agencies to complete energy-savings projects without up-front capital costs and special Congressional appropriations by partnering wit...

Last Chance Outreach: Seminar and Matchmaker - Outreach provides business development opportunities for vendors in a setting where they can get personal attention in successfully marketing their products, services and supplies to Defense and Civilian procurement representatives, primes, and acquisition personnel. Among the skills you will acquire at this event: You will understand how recent events are effecting government procurements and ho...

FEMP Offers Training on Fundamentals of Life Cycle Costing for Energy Conservation 0.60 CEUs The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) presents a new e-Training Core Course, Fundamentals of Life Cycle Costing for Energy Conservation. This training provides the knowledge and skills to improve Federal economic-based decision making, determine the total cost of ownership of project alternatives, and inform decis...

5 Year Anniversary Event * Government Contractors Networking * @ The John F Kennedy Center TERRACE LEVEL – KC Café Monday, JULY 21 - 2014 5.30pm – 7.30pm * Tickets Sold at Door - $40 Cash Only or Purchase Tickets in Advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/government-contractors-the-kennedy-center-5-year-anniversary-july-21-tickets-11662196945 * OVER 200 Attendees Expected * Sponsorships Available - Contact JSchaus@JenniferSc...

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...

★ Register today! ★ Our presenters offer insight on what bidders can do to win more IDIQ contracts and then leverage these contracts to win task order business. Agency-specific indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicles are gaining an increasingly large portion of Federal government spending, gaining market share previously enjoyed by government-wide acquisition contracts (GWAC) and multi-agency contracts (MAC...