Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar at the Aerospace and Defense Contract Management Training Forum! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer...

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) & Best Value (BV): Finding Common Ground in Government Acquisition The FAR states that ”an agency can obtain best value by using any one or a combination of source selection approaches.” Under “Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA)” (FAR 15.101-2), the relative importance of technical, past performance and cost or price elements of a proposal may vary and past perfor...

IDIQ Contracts: The Life Cycle of Task and Delivery Orders in Today's Procurement Environment Multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts, or IDIQs, are now the primary federal purchasing method for technology and are increasingly central to professional services, construction, transportation and other categories. The proliferation of IDIQ contract vehicles in recent years has made it difficult for: a) acquisition profes...

If you've attended an NCMA small business contracting virtual conference then you already know this annual event provides the experts who deliver the knowledge that contribute to your contracting success. The upcoming Small Business Contracting Virtual Conference promises to deliver the same. Original Air Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012 Attend this Small Business Contracting virtual training event. Learn about regulatory issues affecting the...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer’s representative (COR) plays in ensuring that the contract speci...

SAVE THE DATE FOR NCMA'S 31ST ANNUAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (GCMC) NOVEMBER 5–6, 2012 · RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN HOTEL · WASHINGTON, DC Join us for NCMA's 31st Annual Government Contract Management Conference (GCMC), November 5–6, 2012, in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel. GCMC has long been known as the most comprehensive conference for government contract professionals. Last year's ev...

NCMA WORLD CONGRESS 2012 EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY... SUPPORTING TODAY'S DIRECTION FOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Join us in Boston, Massachusetts, this July for World Congress 2012! The conference is hailed as a must-attend event because it's the most comprehensive conference for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. With 18 educational tracks, content is offered for professionals at every stage of their ca...

NCMA's 50th Annual Aerospace + Defense Contract Management Conference will be held in Austin, Texas, March 22-23, 2012. We asked how to improve the conference... you asked for candid discussions, debate, and a variety of perspectives. So, that is what we are going to deliver! Share your questions and we will provide the specific takeaways and practical advice you need to succeed in today's challenging aerospace and defense contracting environ...

JOIN US FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE The 30th Annual Government Contract Management Conference (GCMC) is an annual conference held in the DC metro area by the National Contract Management Association each fall. GCMC is the year's premier government contracting conference! GCMC has continually grown over the years, attracting more than 1,000 of the most influential contracting, procurement, and acquisition prof...

NCMA's 29th annual Government Contract Management Conference is going to be bigger and better than ever before! The conference continues to grow because it provides the greatest level of opportunity of any event for those in government contracting, procurement, and acquisition. Attend alongside 800 other contract management professionals from across the nation to learn about and discuss today's hottest government contracting topics. GCMC 2010...