NCMA will host its final Government Contract Management Symposium and send it off with a flourish this November 6-7th in Bethesda, MD. The GCMS theme, Strong Foundation, Endless Opportunities, honors NCMA’s legacy and continued role as the one-of-a-kind neutral forum where government and industry buyers and sellers connect over the opportunities and challenges that shape our way forward. What to Expect?GCMS will focus on front-of-mind to...

When a national healthcare system undergoes a major disruptive event, such as a pandemic, the experience can catalyze positive, transformative change, especially if the event is severe and persists for years. COVID-19 has been a disruptor like no other. In addition to the misery it has visited upon the world, the pandemic has created a rare opportunity to transform and modernize a sprawling healthcare system that has been stubbornly slow to ch...

Government proposal desktop publishing (DTP) training teaches valuable skills in designing, laying out, and publishing government proposals in MS Word—presenting your company’s offer in the most professional light to the proposal evaluators. The course begins with a foundation in the tools and features MS Word offers to the desktop publisher, and shortcuts to increase speed and efficiency. The course advances into the selection of...

This course provides the skills necessary to develop a concept for a proposal graphic that conveys your solution in a customer-centric way to contribute to the persuasive power of your proposal. This class will also show you how to ensure that your graphics have a professional look and feel, including graphics templates and design principles. All the skills taught in this class are specific to government proposals, which may be different from...

This class teaches proposal editing skills to get government proposals into customer-ready shape. Unlike regular editing, however, proposal editing requires skills that normally take a long time to master by trial and error unless you take this course. This class covers everything from developing the professional attributes of a proposal editor, to estimating your workload correctly given tight deadlines and last-minute submissions, figuring o...

This capture training takes capture management to the next level, showcasing what does it take to maximize win probability and mastermind the most effective win strategy using facilitation techniques for conducting various forms of competitive analysis, including Black Hat sessions; win strategy workshops, and solution development (Concept of Operations (CONOPS)) brainstorming sessions; creating advantageous teaming arrangements; and much more...

This Advanced Proposal Management training course takes government proposal management to the next level, beyond the proposal process, and into the fine-tuning of the proposal team leadership and proposal content development skills indispensable for a senior proposal manager looking for higher win probability (Pwin). This class covers the spectrum of the most important topics, from preparing for a proposal effort and making a bid-no-bid decisi...

The Federal Healthcare Day is designed to help attendees explore the game-changing tech behind many of the health IT’s most transformative developments. Join us on May 2 to hear directly from government health technology leaders and Google Cloud experts, experience demonstrations of innovative platforms and network with peers. Join us as we convene speakers from the Veterans Health Administration, National Institutes of Health, and more!

This one-of-a-kind course shows how to develop compliant and highly persuasive proposal sections in at least half the time that it would normally take. It covers detailed methods for outlining within the sections, developing section content, infusing proper structure and flow, and implementing correct writing processes and section planning techniques. But this course reaches beyond mere compliance. You will acquire techniques and tools that wi...

The Foundations of Proposal Management course offers comprehensive skills in proposal management. The course begins with the Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements analysis. It then proceeds to proposal planning, outlining your document, and developing a proposal schedule. It also covers preparing for and conducting a Kickoff meeting to organize your proposal team, and guiding authors in developing proposal section content. The course then de...