Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Wednesday, November 9th for Straight Talk featuring Richard Young. Mr. Young serves as the CIO of the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Services. During this presentation Richard will discuss the mission of USDA FAS, the direction of USDA FAS IT initiatives and the role that small businesses can take in helping the agency achieve it's mission. He will provide pointers to h...

Our four-hour virtual conference will provide important rules and key concepts for a successful contract negotiation. Learn directly from our highly experienced presenters specializing in government and industry negotiations. Learning Objectives include: Negotiation Basics – planning for, conducting and documenting negotiations Start with an Ideal and End with a Deal – discriminating between wants and needs, evaluating ideals and t...

Exercise your preaward and postaward debriefing options in negotiated procurements. Get practical advice on a variety of protest related topics, such as how to obtain a contract suspension, how to use the rule of two to your advantage, and when you should challenge a modification to an existing contract. You will learn what, when, where and how to protest Federal procurements and what are the pros and cons of the protest forums. Protests at th...

REGISTER TODAY APMP-NCA Mid-Atlantic Conference & Expo The Westin Tysons Corner Friday, October 21, 2016 The Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) National Capital Area (NCA) Chapter is hosting our annual conference at The Westin, Tysons Corner, on Friday, October 21, 2016. The conference will be a full-day event featuring presentations by proposal and business development professionals. This year’s conference them...

This annual webinar will cover the most important changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in the last year. There have been major changes to a variety of labor and employment law sections in the regulations, as well as new compliance requirements in a wide variety of areas. These, along with more modest but still important changes and updates, will be covered. New FA...

This course prepares the new and/or small federal government prime contractor on the basics of compliant procurement. In the federal government’s eyes, the term “subcontracting” is very broad and the government expects prime contractors to spend prime contract funds using the same regulations the government uses. Therefore, prime contractors become stewards of taxpayer money and are entrusted to comply with proper procurement...

Attendees of this on-demand webcast learned how the innovative Salesforce Licensing Solution helps agencies to: Efficiently deliver responsive customer service to both licensees and businesses. Enable staff to leverage insights to make data-driven decisions with service delivery. Synchronize with the latest regulations, compliance, and legislation on an agile and secure platform. This webcast featured Michael Miller, Deputy Director, from the...

Importers and exporters alike require a firm understanding of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and the Schedule B Code in order to properly apply the rules for classifying their products for import and export. Tariff classifications drive the duty rates that will be applied to imported merchandise, while Schedule B Codes (as well as their HTSUS classification counterparts) are required to be reported in exporters...

Exercise your preaward and postaward debriefing options in negotiated procurements. Get practical advice on a variety of protest related topics, such as how to obtain a contract suspension, how to use the rule of two to your advantage, and when you should challenge a modification to an existing contract. You will learn what, when, where and how to protest Federal procurements and what are the pros and cons of the protest forums. Protests at th...

A practical seminar on the formation and performance of subcontracts in Federal procurements. Learn the clauses and strategies you need to know about the Federal law, regulations and policies which provide the framework for subcontracts, and how to tie them to teaming agreements. We follow through from initial subcontract formation, including contract terms and conditions, to subcontract administration, performance, disputes, terminations, and...