Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! Leadership: Building High-Performance Buying & Selling Teams This highly interactive one-day seminar offers buying and selling business professionals from both the public and private business sectors the opportunity to improve their leadership skills. "A subject that needs greater emphasis amongst the acquisition community. Great job!" James N. P...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! 100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting This course examines 100 classic mistakes to avoid when doing business with the government. The course draws on every phase of the government contract life cycle. During this one day course, professionals will learn best practices and guiding principles as it pertains to: Solicitations Proposal preparation...

NCMA's 51st Annual Aerospace + Defense Contract Management Training Forum will be held in San Diego, California, March 14–15, 2013, at the Westin San Diego. Charting the Course for Contract Management Excellence! This year's event focuses on four core competencies: • Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability • Ethics & Compliance • Collaboration in Government & Industry • Developing a Quality Workforce Atten...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar at the Aerospace and Defense Contract Management Training Forum! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer...

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) & Best Value (BV): Finding Common Ground in Government Acquisition The FAR states that ”an agency can obtain best value by using any one or a combination of source selection approaches.” Under “Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA)” (FAR 15.101-2), the relative importance of technical, past performance and cost or price elements of a proposal may vary and past perfor...

IDIQ Contracts: The Life Cycle of Task and Delivery Orders in Today's Procurement Environment Multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts, or IDIQs, are now the primary federal purchasing method for technology and are increasingly central to professional services, construction, transportation and other categories. The proliferation of IDIQ contract vehicles in recent years has made it difficult for: a) acquisition profes...

If you've attended an NCMA small business contracting virtual conference then you already know this annual event provides the experts who deliver the knowledge that contribute to your contracting success. The upcoming Small Business Contracting Virtual Conference promises to deliver the same. Original Air Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012 Attend this Small Business Contracting virtual training event. Learn about regulatory issues affecting the...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer’s representative (COR) plays in ensuring that the contract speci...

SAVE THE DATE FOR NCMA'S 31ST ANNUAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (GCMC) NOVEMBER 5–6, 2012 · RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN HOTEL · WASHINGTON, DC Join us for NCMA's 31st Annual Government Contract Management Conference (GCMC), November 5–6, 2012, in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel. GCMC has long been known as the most comprehensive conference for government contract professionals. Last year's ev...

NCMA WORLD CONGRESS 2012 EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY... SUPPORTING TODAY'S DIRECTION FOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Join us in Boston, Massachusetts, this July for World Congress 2012! The conference is hailed as a must-attend event because it's the most comprehensive conference for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. With 18 educational tracks, content is offered for professionals at every stage of their ca...