We'll be hosting our 2017 West Coast reception on Wednesday, April 5th at 5PM on Coronado Island. We are excited to showcase our West Coast partners and discuss maritime and EOD-focused issues. Registration is NOW OPEN, so don't miss this chance to join us in California! WHEN: April 5, 2017 from 5 - 8 PMWHERE: Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa, 2000 2nd St, Coronado, CA 92118 Keynote Speaker and other event highlights will be announced...

Welcome to IDGA’s 11th Special Operations Summit devoted to the challenges and potential solutions to SOF mission sets around the world. This iteration focusing on “Requirements for Training, Enabling, and Sustaining the Next Generation of Maritime Special Operations,” will look to help identify critical issues in policy and technological gaps facing Naval Special Warfare and its integrated partners. Topics Covered Include: T...

The RCCD Procurement Assistance Center is offering the Government Contracting classes for businesses interested in selling to the federal government. The topics for these classes include, but are not limited to: government certifications and programs, marketing, regulations, solicitations, and the federal procurement process. In order to complete the series you shall attend the three consecutive classes. Activities, study cases and special pro...

Each year, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contracts for billions of dollars’ worth of products and services, and YOUR business might be next! While many local businesses are facing hardships during these tough economic times, YOU have the opportunity to learn how to attract one of the best and most loyal customers-the US government. If you have a product or service to sell, it’s probably something that the U.S. Gen...

Market research is conducted by the government to help the government find qualified private sector businesses. Market research is mandate by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and is a useful tool for the government to locate small businesses. Topics: • When the governments conduct market research • Who conducts the market research? • Why and who mandate market research • Communication with the government • Gett...

Investing in Technologies to Support the Shift in SOF Priorities Special Operations have spent the past ten years engaged in combat in the dry, hot, mountainous terrain of the Middle East. As U.S. forces shift priorities to target emerging hotbeds of activity around the globe, SOF will require new skill sets not previously utilized in Iraq and Afghanistan. Investments in both the technological aspects of military engagement as well as the ful...