USDA has partnered with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce helps create and maintain U.S. jobs by promoting the growth and competitiveness of minority-owned businesses. Through a national network of more than 40 business centers and a wide range of strategic partners, MBDA provides Agency clients with the technical assistance, and access to capital and contract opportunities necessary...

The NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, NITAAC, is now holding free trainings for all those involved in the purchase of information technology products, services and solutions. Earn 2 CLPs as you learn about our government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs): ECS III for products, CIO-SP3 for services/solutions and CIO-SP3 Small Business for services/solutions with socioeconomic set-asides. You’ll find NITAAC GWA...

Who Should Attend: All federal users including contracting officers, program office officials, managers, and executive staff are invited to participate in these complimentary webinars to learn how Alliant can support their agency IT project initiatives. Warranted contracting officers must complete this training before requesting a Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA), which will authorize them to issue orders against Alliant and Alliant S...

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...

COURSE #004 Distance Learning Individual Price $595COR Level III Refresher Course (Credits: 40 CLP) This course meets all the FAI requirements for the 5-day COR Refresher course granting 40 CLP credits toward COR re-certification for level II and level III personnel who have not been able to acquire he required 40 hours of training over the required two years. This course provides information on recent procurement changes, laws, and advanced c...

Specifically designed for small business concerns, this course will provide a roadmap of the Federal procurement protest process from start to finish in all of the relevant forums, including the Small Business Administration (SBA). Get up-to-date on the rules, procedures, substantive and procedural requirements, and strategy involved in the various protest forums - the agency, the GAO, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the SBA. Exercising...

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...