Please join the GovCon Committee of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce on November 29, 2018 for an informative and stimulating discussion of “Tactics for Winning Government Business.”Topics will include: Other Transactional Authority (OTA), Joint VentureMentor/Protégé relationshipsMicro purchase programs Three panelists with significant experience in the industry will share their knowledge and expertise. Chired...

2019 will be a year of great opportunity for government contractors with health budgets and growth in key areas. But that doesn't mean it'll be an easy year, plus there are no guarantees about what will come after the current budget agreement ends. Register today for Washington Technology's event 2019 Outlook and Beyond. This morning event will feature a panel of leading government experts who will share tactical and strategic insights for the...

The PA Procurement Technical Assistance Program presents PA Industry Day at the Radisson Hotel - Harrisburg, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, PA 17011 on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. This event will help small businesses learn how to do business with three Army bases from the local area: Letterkenny and Tobyhanna Army Depots and Picatinny Arsenal. Participants will also learn how to do business with the Defense Logistics Agency. Small busines...

Government contractors can spend hundreds of hours doing research, building a team and crafting a proposal. So when they lose the bid to competitors, it is a great disappointment. A key component of learning what went wrong is the debriefing agencies are supposed to give losing bidders so they can gain insights on why their bids failed. But there are problems with the quality and consistency of agency debriefings. This drives many companies to...

How Acquisitions Disrupt the Competitive Landscape The last year has seen merger and acquisition activity accelerate dramatically in the federal market. From headline grabbing deals, such as General Dynamics’ acquisition of CSRA or the formation of Perspecta from combining three companies to the nearly 100 small and mid-size deals that have closed in the last 12 months, the competitive landscape is rapidly changing. To stay competitive,...

Find out which Army-wide research and development efforts and mission critical contracts are a priority from Kenyata L. Wesley, Executive Director of the Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground. There will also be plenty of time for networking and a short presentation from Mark Millen from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, on the Registered Apprenticeship Program.

Meet with government procurement directors and contracting officers from the DoD, State and Federal Agencies, as well as Prime Companies looking for small businesses. This is a Virginia PTAP sponsored event, as such, the purpose of the event is to advance the mission of the SBA, PTAC, OSBP’s and OSBDU’s by providing networking opportunities for government agencies seeking small business contractors. Register for this free event at...

The Navy-Marine Corps team is under tremendous pressure to sustain its peace-time presence missions; increase operational readiness; add more ships and develop technologies and concepts of operation to enhance conventional deterrence in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats; and invest in strategic nuclear force upgrades.Even with an increase in the budget planned for fiscal 2018 and 2010 it still means some tough tradeoffs in the ne...

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...

Who should attend: CFOs, Directors, Managers in functional areas of Contract Administration, Accounting, Finance, Compliance and Consulting. Any organization who are required to submit their incurred costs to the Federal Government What you will learn: Government contractors subject to an Allowable Cost and Payment contract clause must submit an adequate incurred cost proposal together with supporting data for each fiscal year within six month...