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...

"Getting ready to win - over and over again" This class is for people who will be deeply involved in the Capture Management process. The class presents a detailed capture process and provides instruction on how to effectively develop new business opportunities to position for a winning proposal effort. A Capture Record template is used to organize the presentation, and is made available to each participant. Class can be taken by experienced ca...

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...

In recent years the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act -- the U.S. law that prohibits the bribery of foreign public officials -- has been a major enforcement priority of the U.S. Department of Justice. Reports indicate that there are currently dozens of active government investigations and there have been several criminal settlements exceeding $100 million.The number of individual criminal prosecutions has also risen. In addition, the U.S. Security...

Depending on the types of contracts you have, you can face a vast amount of audit oversight. It can translate into disallowed costs, penalties, fines, and loss of credibility with government customers. Understanding the regulatory government audit mindset and how to prepare for a broad range of audits will place you a step ahead in mitigating the risk of adverse audit problems. To reduce and avoid audit problems, contractors must understand th...

Course Details: This session will discuss the techniques to manage contract delivery, budget, staffing, risk, and quality while fostering the client relationship; being responsive to needs of project staff; meeting company financial and project goals, creating third party relationships to add value or fill gaps, and understanding differences between risks and threats and how to manage risk and avoid threats. We will review contract types, diff...

Join WBB for lunch and networking while top DHS procurement and small business executives share their insight on how businesses can increase their presence within DHS. The following topics will be covered: How to leverage Small businesses in order to win DHS contracts Challenges and opportunities faced by small businesses How to enable collaboration between Large and Small businesses Small and large business contracting and partnering strategi...

Recoreded Webinar - AUDIO & SLIDES --> http://tinyurl.com/n37hco2 Join Dr. Edward Saltzberg (ERS Advisors), Jennifer Schaus (Jennifer Schaus Associates) and James Baker (Author How to Win Business from the Government) This dynamic three-part webinar session will teach your team tactics to address the current challenges of selling to the federal government.

Hosted by American Express OPEN and the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to encourage teaming for success in government contracting, The NYC Teaming and Business Matching Event will provide small business owners from different industries with tools and advice on teaming for government contracting. The event will feature sessions including buyer meetings, RFP discussions, networking, and teaming in the federal sector.