As NASA continues to innovate in the space exploration, scientific, and research industries, small businesses will be critical to its success. Small business owners know the ins and outs of their company like the back of their hand. Some who are just starting a business, might feel totally lost. Knowing where to turn for advice in moving your business forward is vitally important to its success. In honor of Native American Heritage Month, this...

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 2 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 2. This webinar is not open to...

Join us for a live training on everything you need to know about keeping your GSA Information Technology Category (ITC) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract compliant. Target Audience: Industry, specifically Information Technology Category (ITC) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contract Holders This session will cover topics including maintaining compliance with the MAS contract and understanding the Industrial Operations Analyst (IOA) complian...

Join this virtual meeting for an introduction of the GSA's Facilities Maintenance and Management Schedule. In this virtual 1 hour training session you can expect: An introduction of the Facilities Maintenance and Management Schedule To have a better understanding of the facilities related solutions that are available on the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Ordering options and flexible features Helpful tips on how to use the schedule and gain acc...

DESCRIPTIONThe Service Contract Act (SCA) and the regulations implementing SCA are some of the most challenging requirements for contractors and for contracting agencies involved in federal contracts for services. If you are competing for the award of a service contract, or performing a service contract and administering your responsibilities under SCA, this two-day course is critical to understanding SCA and ensuring fair competition and full...

Check out our information-packed panel to learn what you need to know to avoid dangerous missteps in the mentor protégé space. A wise person learns from the mistakes other people make. Come hear critical pieces of information that got missed during the dating phase and how you can avoid doing it wrong. Learn what clues and red flags to listen for. Also hear about happy successful marriages and how great mentor protég...

The Coalition for Government Procurement and AMSUS-SM are pleased to co-host a complimentary webinar on NIST 800-171 for both AMSUS-SM and Coalition members on November 7 at 12:00 PM (ET). Our guest speaker will be Victoria Yan Pillitteri, a supervisory computer scientist in the Computer Security Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Victoria will discuss: What Contractors Need to Know about the NIST SP 800-171...

Pursuant to Public Law 95-507, and subsequent legislative mandates, large prime contractors receiving Federal contract awards valued over $750,000 ($1.5 million for construction) are required to establish plans and goals for subcontracting with small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned small business concerns. Join...

The Defense Contract Management Agency is tasked with the vital responsibility of providing contract administration services for the Department of Defense. As contracting activity continues to increase across the federal ecosystem, the DCMA has become more important than ever before. Unanet is excited to host a dialog with the DCMA about the future direction of the agency and their initiatives for the remainder of 2023 and 2024

We are lucky in Infosec. It may not be an easy field to get into, but once in infosec there is plenty of work available and many work models. Most start out as a full time employee. You have a job and work for one organization. You can also be a contractor. Most contractors have one contract with one client at a time, and the terms of remuneration are different than a full time employee and generally one has more freedom. You can also be an in...