ChallengeHER is a joint initiative from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN, the small business division of the financial services company. ChallengeHER is a national initiative designed to promote the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program, bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain, and provide an avenue for govern...

It is estimated by some that between 40–80 percent of a prospect’s buying decision is decided before any proposals are submitted. Do you want to put that percentage in your favor? Capture planning is the process of identifying opportunities, assessing the environment, and implementing winning strategies to capture a specific business opportunity. There has been much written on the subject of capture planning, but most of the inform...

PRINCE WILLIAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ~ GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING MATCHMAKER ~ Small Businesses, Meet Big Opportunity The government is required to award 23% of its contracts to small businesses, but getting a foot in the door and navigating the bureaucracy to ACTUALLY land one of those business deals is a daunting challenge. For this event, small business owners are invited to a ½ day event providing access to local, state and federal agenci...

In just the last quarter alone, more than $114 million was awarded through the California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) contract. As a GSA Schedule holder, you may be automatically eligible for this open enrollment contract. Winvale’s team of procurement and sales experts can help you acquire and take advantage of this growing contract vehicle! As Winvale holds its own CMAS contract, we can help you navigate this lucrative State contrac...

Selling to the government isn't an easy task. In fact, with the more that you learn and the more experienced you become, you might find yourself becoming more and more ingrained in these terrible habits. What shouldn't you be doing? There are quite a few things that you could be doing wrong... And we're not talking about simply not reading the RFP or forgetting to proofread your response. Join us for our free webinar - The Top 5 Mistakes in Go...

The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Systems / Chief Information Officer (OS/CIO) is hosting the 2015 Information Technology Industry Day on October 23, 2015. SSA representatives will brief attendees on the IT strategy and priorities of the agency and provide information on upcoming contracting opportunities. The event will feature speakers from SSA who will share information on: the mission and organization of the OS/CIO...

For new participants in the government market, reading and understanding federal solicitations can be a bit daunting. In this webinar we make the shift from finding the opportunity to reviewing, analyzing, and breaking down a federal solicitation. Attendees will also become familiar with common language seen on fedbizopps as we define terminology such as special notice, solicitation, award, presolicitation, sources sought, justification and ap...

GTSC MEGA MATCHMAKING "What a fabulous event yesterday!!! The matchmaking was one- if not the best one- I have been to. Everyone I was set up with had a need for DAI's type of work-the back corner networking led to meeting three companies I could potentially work with-NGA representative is looking for companies that fit our capabilities-some great connections!" --Dr. Sheri Dougherty, President, DAI Tentative Schedule: 8:30 am Continential Brea...

* Winning in LPTA Era Through Transformative Technology Integration Nitin Pradhan, Former Award Winning CIO, US Department of Transportation * GOVonomy’s Transformative Solutioneering Demo Utilizing Encrypted HD Cloud Video Conferencing and Broadcasting for Improving Government and Contractor Efficiency and Effectiveness by Kevin Diglio, Zoom Video Communications, Inc., CA * 7 Ways Government Contractors Can Use Digital Marketing Strateg...

GET A COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFING ON UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES IN: Public-private partnerships (P3s) are increasingly being viewed as an important solution to addressing the nation’s aging infrastructure. The P3 market continues to expand—more states are utilizing the P3 model and it is being applied to a widening range of asset classes. Where will states, counties and municipalities roll out the next series of P3 projects? How can the pri...