Simplified Acquisitions. How do they play into your strategy?What exactly is a Simplified Acquisition and why do they matter? How do you pursue these opportunities and are you familiar with how agencies advertise them? Were you aware procurements conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) actually favor small businesses?During FY2010, twenty federal agencies issued more than 585,000 Simplified Acquisition contract actions totaling...

Want to Work with Uncle Sam? Let's Get Down to Business. Your company has taken steps to register as a Government Contractor and currently invests money and resources on activities intended to net you business opportunities with agencies and their contractors. The problem? The results you anticipated are not happening as of yet. Now what? This session will provide useful resources and actionable tactics companies can consider when executing a...

B2G Market Research: From Random Information to Actionable Intelligence No matter the line of business, industry experts often state, "Information is King.” For the individual professionals and companies experiencing success in Government Contracting, the impact of this statement is realized daily since every aspect of business in the federal sector benefits from the creation and exchange of information. The more accurate, relevant and t...

To Bid or Not To Bid? That is the question, right?Actually, the question is "To Respond or Not To Respond?" since this session will also cover if/how/why you should respond to Sources Sought Notices, Requests For Information (RFI), Requests For Quotations (RFQ) and Requests For Proposals (RFP) and how to ensure submission of a response that best supports organizational goals and objectives. To Bid or Not To Bid? will help attendees understand...

This event is sold out! We have scheduled a second session on Thursday, January 20th. On October 7, 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a final rule effective February 4, 2011, aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses (WOSBs). The Final Rule sets forth procedures authorized by the Small Business Act to help ensure a level playing field on which WOSBs can compete for Federal contr...

Learn How to Tame Large-Scale Information Problems and Achieve True Transparency A cross-section of industry thought-leaders, our customers and partners, and MarkLogic technologists will direct a laserfocus on critical questions that organizations want to answer today: How to solve the unstructured data problem How to safely enable and leverage information access, sharing, and transparency How to rapidly unlock the value of all information typ...

Building a Framework for the Development of Core Capabilities and Competencies for Medical Disaster Preparedness and Response: A Continuing National Consultation Meeting Please join us... When: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Registration and Breakfast 7:30 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. Workshop 8:00 A.M - 4:30 P.M. Where: LMI 2000 Corporate Ridge McLean, VA 22102-7805 Register Today to Ensure Your Voice is Included in This Important Event. This worksho...

AGENDA: Day One, Tuesday, November 2, 2010 From Partnership to Uncertainty: Doing Business in Today's Federal Climate Topics include: Ensuring Good Value For Taxpayer Dollars: The Role of the Senate Contract Oversight Subcommittee The Impact of Changes in the Federal Acquisition Service on The Contracting Community Business Development in Today’s Federal Market: Tips For Weathering The Current Climate Bad Decisions We Make and Why We Mak...

Sun Storage: Discover Speed, Simplicity, and Savings Too often in today’s datacenter, rapid data growth results in inefficient, hard-to-manage storage with sluggish throughput, declining quality of service, and escalating costs. As part of your introduction to the new Sun family of offerings from Oracle, we invite you to join us at a FREE half-day seminar on how to overcome this challenge. You’ll discover how Sun Storage 7000 Unifi...

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance cordially invites you to attend: The 26th Annual William Oliver Baker Award Dinner honoring Dr. Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense For his lifetime of public service and outstanding achievements. Black Tie or Mess Dress. Past Recipients 2009 - Senator John Warner 2008 - Mr. Richard J. Kerr 2007 - William O. Studeman 2006 - James R. Clapper, Jr. 2005 - Brent Scowcroft 2004 - The Honorable Joan...