Course Details: How do you turn socio-economic certifications into contracts? Small businesses (SB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), 8(a), HUBZone, VOSB, SDVOSB and WOSB/EDWOSB certified companies are winning over $89 billion in prime contractsevery year. Attend this advanced level class to learn the processes behind set-aside and single or sole source contract awards for certified businesses in the federal market. This detailed course o...

Course Description: The federal government has incorporated very specific legal requirements into every aspect of contracting from the initial budget process through the preliminary acquisition method development, methods of payments, contractor eligibility, prime and subcontracting issues, small business programs and subcontracting issues, communication during the lifecycle of a contract, contractor debarment, protests, debriefings, and owner...

Course Objectives: Develop a better understanding of the government contracting environment and how to ensure compliance with Federal regulations. Expand your knowledge of government accounting systems, FAR Cost Principles, and indirect rate computation. This seminar will provide the knowledge and skills needed to ensure your organization is compliant with Federal Regulations and has all the basic attributes of a DCAA Approved Accounting Syste...

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...

Overview The seminar provides attendees the skills and tools necessary to respond convincingly to an RFP or task order requirement. The focus is on understanding what government evaluators want to see, structuring the response so that they find it easily and find what they read to be both compliant and compelling. We will also cover the top five reasons for failure, how to prepare for oral presentations, and how to request and prepare for a de...

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...

The 2013 Emergency Preparedness & Hazmat Response Conference is being held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace from October 13th to the 17th. Sponsored by the City of Baltimore in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Infrastructure Protection and other Federal agencies and organizations, this national conference continues to bring the highest quality training and education to all involved in emergency management a...

Designed for federal, state and local government personnel, business innovators and aspiring professionals, CyberMaryland 2013 will embody 4 main events over two days: CyberMaryland Conference: Training sessions will be bring in key government and industry presenters to share information on the most current data and products in the cyber security field. Cyber Security Showcase: Exhibitors will be on-site to demo and share information on the pr...

Embracing Risk to Deliver Business Value The GITEC Summit is the 2013 “must attend” conference for any government agency responsible for either delivering Shared IT Services or using Shared IT Services. If you are an IT leader in the government, industry or academia, the Summit is the premier forum to share ideas, challenges and solutions surrounding the development, implementation, management and use of information technology for...

Preliminary planning has commenced for next year’s event tentatively scheduled for March 24–26, 2014 in Baltimore, MD and additional information will be provided to all interested parties in due time. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for next year’s event please e-mail us at events@ncsi.com. Formerly known as the DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, the Defense Intelligence Worldwide is expanding to focus on all-sour...