OASIS will be publishing an Open Season On-Ramp for Small Business Contractors later this summer. This On-Ramp signals big changes in response to the shifting landscape of Federal Procurement. Thanks to the innovative flexibilities of the On-Ramp processes, the OASIS vehicle remains agile and flexible to meet Government needs while reinforcing our commitment to partnership with our Industry Partners. In the Base period of the OASIS contracts w...

Modernize, Optimize, Visualize, Evangelize (MOVE) Forward -- On Friday, May 18th, ACT-IAC Voyagers Class of 2018 is hosting a half-day event centered on IT Modernization. To fuel discussions and harness the power of thinking across both Government and Industry, this event will feature keynote speakers, multiple panel presentations, and roundtable discussions. The panels feature distinguished guests, who accentuate the discussion by providing s...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) invites you to the Lifting the Curtain with Reverse Industry Day on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, DC. REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION -- Before there is a contract and before there is a solicitation, there is a need or requirement that the end-user deems necessary to meet the agency’s mission. The ident...

The Federal government’s support for Small Business contracting has had a dramatic impact on the economic vitality of communities across the country. In some cases, small businesses have flourished, growing from a one-person company operating out of a garage to a billion-dollar organization known the world over. In others, small businesses have struggled to continue experiencing positive growth once they began to face full and open compe...

All too frequently, good ideas that could benefit the federal government never make it to their attention due to the costs of creating and marketing such innovations. Many small and mid-sized businesses are starved of resources and capital that can allow their company to succeed in the federal marketplace or do not have the access to secure additional funding to make their dream idea a reality. Does your company have ideas, innovations or serv...

AE 2017 is an education and training event that will bring together the government and industry acquisition communities in order to collaborate on the latest acquisition challenges and generate innovative solutions for potential implementation. AE2017 will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to be effective. By participating in Acquisition Excellence 2017, attendees will learn best practices, network with fellow acquisition prof...

Acquisition is a Team Sport The acquisition process has several phases: research, proposals, pricing negotiations, accounting, legal, and ultimately, the integration of two, or more, entities. No one single person can be an expert in all of these segments, so teammates engage when needed and slip out when they've successfully completed their piece. While there is never really a large group of active people working on all of the tasks together...

Agencies such as Department of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration are among the many that indicate they rely on the Agile approach to IT development. Additionally several agencies have recently urged their procurement offices to operate using Agile principles in addition to buying from known Agile Services vendors. As the pressure continues to mount on Federal agencies to embrace Agile development...

Join ACT-IAC on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, for our first membership meeting of the year! This is a great meeting to catch up on what’s happening within the ACT-IAC community! The meeting will be taking place at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel, 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182. We’re pleased to have a program panel featuring four Chief Information Officers from agencies within the Department of Agriculture. The panel will discuss thei...

The acquisition system within the federal government is going through evolutions focused on better industry and government collaboration especially for its small business partners. Leaders in these major changes include the State Department’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (ODSBU) office which champions small businesses through the Department’s acquisition programs. Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance o...