DON'T MISS THIS GREAT WORKSHOP AND CHANCE TO LEARN ALL YOU CAN ABOUT: PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR $350 OR if you really want to SAVE take both days for $500. This class can be used as a FAC-COR & P/PM Level II or III elective This is a course every federal employee and industry BD sepcialist should take This class on the development of Performance Work Statements (PWS) and is intended for employees in both industry and gover...

Join us for the Subcontract Management Training Forum (SMTF) taking place March 27–28, 2014, in San Diego, CA at the Westin San Diego. The Subcontract Management Training Forum is a new NCMA training event. Attendees will gain valuable education to overcome challenges and improve their skillsets in subcontract management. Topics will focus on relationships with primes, winning quality work, teaming arrangements, and growing business. Th...

For more than three years, Federal agencies have been encouraged to consider the Cloud First. Although cloud computing is expanding across government enterprises, there are a few fundamental considerations that surface in nearly every discussion on the topic. As with most new technology implementations, security is an over-arching concern, and the cloud is no exception to this norm. There is another area, however, that often gives agency prof...

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...

Depending on the types of contracts you have, you can face a vast amount of audit oversight. It can translate into disallowed costs, penalties, fines, and loss of credibility with government customers. Understanding the regulatory government audit mindset and how to prepare for a broad range of audits will place you a step ahead in mitigating the risk of adverse audit problems. To reduce and avoid audit problems, contractors must understand th...

Course Details: This session will discuss the techniques to manage contract delivery, budget, staffing, risk, and quality while fostering the client relationship; being responsive to needs of project staff; meeting company financial and project goals, creating third party relationships to add value or fill gaps, and understanding differences between risks and threats and how to manage risk and avoid threats. We will review contract types, diff...

Please Join Jennifer Schaus & Associates for a 2 Day Hands-On GSA Schedule Workshop Pre-Requisite: Participants should bring their laptop or i-Pad device.Participants should meet the basic requirements for GSA Schedules: * 2 Full Years (24 months) Of Signifant Business Revenues = Balance Sheet & Income Statement;* Items that are sold commercially;* Invoices for EACH item being proposed to GSA;* Minimum 4 Clients References for Open Rat...

Join WBB for lunch and networking while top DHS procurement and small business executives share their insight on how businesses can increase their presence within DHS. The following topics will be covered: How to leverage Small businesses in order to win DHS contracts Challenges and opportunities faced by small businesses How to enable collaboration between Large and Small businesses Small and large business contracting and partnering strategi...

The GSA Multiple Award Schedules Program is one of the most widely used federal contract vehicles and may also be used by state and local governments to purchase commercial services and products. These contracts continue to be the go-to source for federal buying, with almost $40B in sales in FY12, and are a common point of entry for commercial and emerging companies new to federal contracting. However, many myths still exist about the Schedule...

Luncheon Speaker Series: Hot Issues in Federal Contracting One on One with Thomas A. Sharpe, Jr. who is the Commissioner for the U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service Thomas Sharpe was appointed Commissioner for the U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, effective February 10, 2013. In this position, he oversees the delivery of more than $50 billion of products, services and...