Office Hours is a designated time for GCA members to receive consultation time to review government contract concerns. For example: proposal considerations team agreements assessment analysis strategy planning and more What: Office Hours for GCA Members When: Tuesdays at 6:00 pm (except 2nd Tuesdays) Where: 3300 Buckeye Road; Suite 500; Atlanta, GA 30341 Register: http://govassociation.org/event-2588634 Who Should Attend: GCA members What Will...

The Government Contractors Association's (GCA) mission is to educate, facilitate, and advocate for business owners seeking government contracts. Over $500 BILLION is awarded annually in government contracts and 23% of it is allocated towards small business owners. Are you ready to learn the steps to start winning contracts? Learning "governese" (the language of government contracting) to become a successful government contractor can take years...

You may have noticed that bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracting arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends can have enormously negative consequences for your agency. So how can you avoid bid protests in the first place? Find out why bid protests occur and learn the steps you can take to prevent them in our Seven Steps to Avoid Bid Protests training cour...

Learn about Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement and how we can assist your federal IT acquisition with the latest IT product solutions. On Thursday, June 22, 2017, from 8:00am - 3:00pm, SEWP will be hosting two training sessions. Please use link to register for SEWP morning session from 9:00am - 11:00am and afternoon session from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. NASA SEWP is a government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC) that provides the latest IT prod...

The American Express OPEN for Government Contracting program provides free events, resources, mentoring and networking opportunities to help small and mid-sized businesses get the insight and experience they need to do business with the world's largest customer: the U.S. government. Don't miss the opportunity to attend the annual OPEN for Government Contracting: Summit for Success in Washington, DC to learn how small and middle market business...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the source document when contracting with the procurement offices of both federal defense and civilian agencies for the purchase goods and services. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel in order to maintain the best possible contracts and compliance with its requirements. This two-day FAR “Less Complicated...

You may have noticed that bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracting arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends can have enormously negative consequences for your agency. So how can you avoid bid protests in the first place? Find out why bid protests occur and learn the steps you can take to prevent them in our Seven Steps to Avoid Bid Protests training cour...

A Pentagon Perspective: USAF FY17 budget, and resultant AF program impacts - with focus on AFMC implications - as well as industry challenges and opportunities in the new fiscal environment.