Meet the new Director of Small Business at Department of Interior: Mark Teskey Oversees $7 billion in Contracting Opportunities in 2014 The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), the nation's principal conservation agency, offers about $7 billion in contracting opportunities of all sizes across the nation. The DOI is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources and the administration of programs re...

Ever wonder how to figure out which clauses you should flow-down to your subcontractors? Or, wonder if the clauses being flowed down to you by a prime make sense? Too often, government contractors include FAR clauses in subcontracts that are inapplicable or non-sensical while omitting other clauses that should be added for their protection and the subcontractor's protection. This webinar focuses on flow-down requirements and highlights 50 freq...

Course DescriptionSeven Powerful Ways to Turn Prospects into Customers helps participants develop a repeatable sales process for developing new business. Course DetailsThis is a one-day course that is delivered via lecture and hands-on exercises. At the end of the course, participants will know how to: How to get appointments with the decision maker What tools you can use to get in front of the decision maker How to get the decision maker to l...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: Brief federal contractors/industry representatives on DHS S&T Explain S&T priority areas, recent successes with industry partners Provide insights into how industry can best work with S&T, where S&T is going THEMES & MESSAGES: S&T 101 Game Changers & hot challenges Innovation Looking to the future – how industry can help How to work in current financial environment Importance of industry par...

Discover techniques to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement code with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You'll find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement proc...

On March 12, 2014, the National Contract Management Association Free State Chapter is hosting an educational program you won’t want to miss. Nine experts from Crowell & Moring LLP will cover four vitally important topics: 1. Counterfeit Parts Under the Microscope: Is Your Company Ready for New DoD Regulations? 2. Introduction to Organizational Conflicts of Interest: Learning How to Spot, Avoid and Resolve a Serious Procurement Pitfal...

The 9th Annual Vision Conference Defense Strategic Planning Forum will be hosted by TechAmerica Foundation at the Residence Inn Arlington Capital View on March 6, 2014. The highly popular panel of defense industry strategists will offer their views on the latest DoD budget request, the major challenges facing the industry in the future and their view of the longer-term defense environment. This is an opportunity for attendees to discuss key st...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, NITAAC, is now holding free trainings for all those involved in the purchase of information technology products, services and solutions. Earn 2 CLPs as you learn about our government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs): ECS III for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. You’ll find NITAAC GWA...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) offers free training sessions for procurement teams who purchase information technology products, services and solutions. Each attendee earns 2 CLPs when you learn about our Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs): ECSIII for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. NITAAC is only OMB...

The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) is pleased to announce the second installment in its Webinar Series: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Small and Emerging Government Contractors. Cindy Castillo, President & CEO of CSSI, Inc. will address some of the today’s most pressing issues for the industry, including: What makes contractors successful in challenging times; How can government contractors overcome obsta...