Attention all public sector employees in the contracting and acquisition career field! In GSA's Market Research As a Service (MRAS) Customer Training: Effective Market Research (Fed/Military), you'll learn the importance of market research, how and when to conduct it, and how to get the best results by making your data collection methods more efficient. You'll also delve into the regulatory nature of FAR Part 10 and how it ties into other deci...

Learn from experts across government about tools and methods to address workforce development challenges beyond just hiring such as skill gaps, equipment needs, succession planning, and effective remote work strategies. Description: Join GSA and OPM as we explore how to create a competitive workplace that attracts and retains highly skilled professionals. Find out, through real-world examples, how innovative tools and methods can help you navi...

Acquisition Training for the Real World Winter FY23 When: January 23, 2023 to February 3, 2023 from 1 – 2 pm ET / 10 – 11 am PT Register here: https://gsasolutionssecure.gsa.gov/AcquisitionTrainingfortheRealWorld Why: Become an expert on GSA’s tools and digital services and how they can help improve your acquisitions Gain skills to improve the government’s buying power and reduce contract duplication Learn about GSA...

You’ve taken the classes, skimmed DCAA’s "Information for Contractors," read DCAA's "ICE Manual," and utilized the official ICE Model to build your submission, but you are still wondering if you can draft an acceptable proposal. Worse yet, you wonder if the ICE submission could trigger an audit. The good news is that you can deploy a few processes to ensure that your first submission is your only submission. If you already know the...

A GSA Schedule Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is an agreement established by a government buyer with a Schedule contractor to fill repetitive needs for supplies or services. In this course, you will learn how BPAs leverage an ordering activity’s buying power by taking advantage of quantity discounts, saving administrative time, and reducing paperwork. This is a two (2) CLP credit course.

Modernizing the Federal Acquisition Lifecycle As Federal procurement policy and processes become more complex, agencies must adapt their business processes and technology solutions to better enable their acquisition professionals to maintain compliance and efficiency while executing mission-critical tasks. IT modernization initiatives empower acquisition professionals and leadership to make better-informed decisions throughout each phase of th...

In this course, you will learn why market research is conducted, when and how to conduct market research; the regulatory nature of FAR Part 10 and how it ties into other decisions such as acquisition planning (Part 7) small business set-asides, commercial items, contract type selection and more, and how to get better results by making your data collection methods easier. The course will use real life scenarios, examples from GSA’s market...

Over the past year, the Biden-Harris Administration has increased the focus on improving federal services through the President’s Management Agenda which presented a roadmap for ensuring an equitable, effective, and accountable Federal Government that delivers results for all. The three priorities were: Strengthening and empowering the Federal workforce; Delivering excellent, equitable, and secure Federal services and customer experience...

Acquisition Training for the Real World Fall FY23 When: October 31, 2022 to November 10, 2022 from 1 – 2 pm ET / 10 – 11 am PT Register here: https://gsasolutionssecure.gsa.gov/AcquisitionTrainingfortheRealWorld Why: Become an expert on GSA’s tools and digital services and how they can help improve your acquisitions Gain skills to improve the government’s buying power and reduce contract duplication Learn about GSA...

Training on GSA Global Supply™ Requisition Purchasing Sign Up to Learn How to Equip Your Mission with Hand and Power Tools from GSA. Join us for this convenient and concise overview of how to purchase from GSA Global Supply’s offering of power tools, generators, tool kits, and other tools used daily by machine shops; retrofitting facilities; and mechanics. You’ll also learn how to complete a government-to-government (G2G) tr...