Please join us as Jennifer Schaus & Associates with Pepper Hamliton LLP present a workshop on The GSA Schedule Proposal Learn how the GSA Schedule can be an asset or liability to your company; Advantages and Disadvantages of using it; How it affects your pricing and margins; Staying compliant with the Terms/Conditions; Passing GSA "inspections"; Meeting GSA sales quotas; and more... Learn how to Comply, Compete and Win! Coffee and Breakfa...

The General Services Administration will overhaul its professional services schedules by consolidating several billion-dollar multiple-award contracts (MACs) into a new mega-schedule starting in January 2015. Known as the Professional Services Schedule (PSS), this vehicle will generate more than $5 billion a year in obligations and would become one of the largest MACs in the federal government. Is your company positioned to succeed under the n...

FedCocktail was created to provide a forum for businesses and professionals engaged in providing goods and services to federal, state, and local county/municipalities. Here you can spot teaming opportunities, meet with others who are engaged in similar practices and exchange core capabilities, and get to know others' secret to success. Contracting is a complex world where who you know matters. FedCocktail helps you connect with many others whi...

Evolving the Government Acquisition Marketplace Today's Government acquisition environment is fragmented and leads to many agencies duplicating efforts and establishing redundant acquisition programs. This meetings’ panel will focus on GSA's vision of mobilizing federal-wide expertise and guidance to improve federal buying by creating the "Government Acquisition Marketplace", to assist in procurement decision making for all government bu...

Synopsis: As an emerging business in the federal market how do you respond to the bid requests of the federal agencies? As a federal technology worker how do you write a proper statement of work? What are the various bids that need to have a response? When is too much information not applicable? This course will provide the basic tools in order for an individual to read a government requirement document, decide if the requirement is one for yo...

Join Us For... The National Contract Management Association's 33rd Annual Government Contract Management Symposium this November in Washington, DC—in just two days, GCMS provides expert panels, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities to help you and your organization thrive! Why Attend GCMS? GCMS offers competency-based training and education in a collaborative environment. NCMA's training events are approved by the Office of Per...

The panel will discuss and illustrate the working relationship between the Navy’s 10th Fleet, Resource Sponsor and the Acquisition communities. The AFCEA Washington, DC monthly luncheon series draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community ranging from IT networks to mobility to cyber...

RISK MITIGATION TRAINING FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING PROFESSIONALS Exploration of broad, ambiguous rules that regulate government contracting Intelligent analysis of compliance pitfalls and how to avoid them Direct guidance on developing and implementing an effective compliance strategy Current expert insight into the most recent regulatory updates CHOOSE ONE OR MORE COURSES DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU COMPLIANT Basics of Multiple Award Schedule Cont...

TRAIN TO TAKE YOUR CONTRACTING GLOBAL Essential training for organizations operating outside the U.S. or under U.S. laws related to global commerce Expert guidance around international law, including ITAR, EAR, and IEEPA Designed to prepare government contracting professionals to conduct activities globally Led by professionals with extensive international commerce experience CUSTOMIZE YOUR AGENDA WITH ONE OR MORE COURSES IN CRITICAL TOPIC ARE...

Understanding how the government evaluates contractors’ proposals is a key step in pricing a deal to win. In this unique course, we review how the government contracting officers analyze contractors’ costs and prices; how they acquire their data; what reviews are performed; how data is validated; and how strategies are changed depending on the type of contract. Armed with this information, contractors can avoid the pitfalls that ca...