Join Mid-Tier Advocacy at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill for its first Annual Fall Stakeholder's Summit on November 18, 2014! We will have a Breakfast session to examine the lessons learned by the authors of the study on mid-tier business, Keynote Luncheon Speaker, and Afternoon Sessions on policy and other topics, including growing your business, winning contracts, mitigating risks, accessing capital, or planning an exit strategy. We will...

The panel will discuss and illustrate the working relationship between the Navy’s 10th Fleet, Resource Sponsor and the Acquisition communities. The AFCEA Washington, DC monthly luncheon series draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community ranging from IT networks to mobility to cyber...

Building work requires you getting work. This class will provide you with the basic tools in the proposal process—from finding prime contractors to sending in the quotes and Subcontract Agreement and Attachments. The Class will cover the following: Different Proposal Requirements Researching Which Projects to Bid Understanding Bid Items and Payment Getting the Most out of Scope Letters Pitfalls to Avoid in Proposals Responsible Bidding P...

Doing Business with the U.S. Government On September 19, SMC member Leech Tishman and will present a workshop on federal contracting in collaboration with SMC and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Pittsburgh office. Entitled, “Doing Business with the U.S. Government: Strategies for Being a Successful Federal Contractor,” the workshop will be held at the Rivers Club from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Join us for an informative sess...

Businesses (Small/Minority/Women/Veteran-Owned) are welcome to participate with our monthly series that is supporting the businesses within the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Our subject for September 2014 - Simplified Acquisition with the Federal Government agencies. This is an opportunity on how to gain access to the Federal Government via Purchasing that does not require a formal RFP/RFQ/RFI. To be prepared for this event we are asking t...

Last Chance Outreach: Seminar and Matchmaker - Outreach provides business development opportunities for vendors in a setting where they can get personal attention in successfully marketing their products, services and supplies to Defense and Civilian procurement representatives, primes, and acquisition personnel. Among the skills you will acquire at this event: You will understand how recent events are effecting government procurements and ho...

The first annual Defense Acquisition Modernization Symposium will be hosted by AFCEA in Washington, D.C. and will highlight “Better Buying Power” as it is applied to government, industry, and academia. This event will include leaders from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OUSD(AT&L)), Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) (Research, Development & Acquisition (RDA)), alo...

CEO Business Summit & Expo | July 30-31, 2014 | Washington, D.C. We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with The Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT) to produce their first Expo at their national CEO Business Summit, 12th Annual Meeting. MBRT is a Strategic Alliance Partner with the Small Business Administration and the only national organization representing CEO’s of America’s small, minority, veteran and women owned...

Just-in-time Application Modeling Sessions™ – JAM Sessions as they are called – allow teams of individuals to come together in a shared space to create, iterate and replicate solutions and ideas. JAM Sessions are cost-saving, client-driven initiatives that provide solutions for today’s budget conscious organization. Join us on Thursday July 10 from noon-3pm for lunch and experience a new and innovative way to build and...

Summer Outreach: Seminar and Matchmaker - Outreach provides business development opportunities for vendors in a setting where they can get personal attention in successfully marketing their products, services and supplies to Defense and Civilian procurement representatives, primes, and acquisition personnel. Among the skills you will acquire at this event: You will understand how recent events are effecting government procurements and how you...