This course is taught by Centre’s experienced attorneys, Tyler Freiberger and Heather Mims and will take a deep dive into teaming agreements, a part of the procurement process that too often gets taken for granted. The course will examine key aspects of teaming agreements, including: The basic structure of teaming agreements; How binding is the teaming agreement? (How binding do you want it to be?) What survives the expiration of the tea...

Psychological safety at work is needed in order to foster trust, creativity, collaboration, and innovation within and across teams, groups, and levels in an organization. Too many organizational cultures and systems prevent people from challenging the status quo, speaking about blunt truths and difficult issues, admitting that mistakes were made, offering new ideas, taking risks, or trying new approaches to challenges faced. Without sufficient...

The Federal Marketplace can be very difficult to navigate, especially for the uninitiated. Even seasoned Federal prime and subcontractors often make mistakes and expend valuable resources unnecessarily in pursuit of Federal business. This one-day course will provide participants with the much-needed info in order to market the Federal government in a cost-effective method while not getting lost, overwhelmed, or just plain frustrated enough to...

Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Labor Reporting Under the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act An important annual Federal labor reporting requirement is coming due for Federal contractors and subcontractors. The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) requires Federal contractors and subcontractors with contracts valued at > $150,000*to annually report employment data for protected Veterans in thei...

Public Spend Forum is hosting industry experts to discuss barriers to entry that emerging tech companies face when trying to enter the public sector market. Featuring insightful perspectives, this webinar will discuss the biggest hurdles that large and small companies encounter and suggestions on how both government and industry can improve. This webinar is also kicking off Public Spend Forum’s global study on Barriers to Entry in Govern...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 8/11-8/12/2020 Centre’s Boot Camp for GSA Schedules isn’t just about getting a GSA contract. This course hones in on obtaining a schedule, maintaining compliance, and ultimately driving your government sales. Centre’s GSA gurus will help you keep up with the changes that affect your contract administration and co...

Centre’s Boot Camp for GSA Multiple Award Schedules Contracting (MAS) isn’t just about getting a MAS contract. This course focuses in on obtaining a Schedule, maintaining compliance, and ultimately driving your government sales. Centre’s GSA gurus will help you keep up with the changes that affect your contract administration and compliance efforts. In addition, you’ll learn the key components to making your MAS contrac...

Each and every day, the government buys billions of dollars' worth of goods and services from small businesses. The Selling to Government webinar offers an introduction to government contracting and prepares businesses to find opportunities in their area of expertise. Register and learn how your business can pursue contracts at the City, State, and Federal government levels. What you will learn: • Understanding contract sizes • Deter...

The trend toward more Task Order contracts continues including the use of GWACs, Strategic Sourcing initiatives and cross-agency agreements. Agencies establish patterns of use of Task Order contracts and make proclamations about future use, which sometimes come to fruition and sometimes don’t. Being on the right vehicle and being successful in the pursuit of Task Orders present multiple levels of challenges to the government contractor....

Achieving effective and efficient contract management has become both the biggest headache and the most important strategy priority for government contracting firms, no matter the size. The problem is, many don’t know exactly where to start. The lack of a true contract management solution holds them back from quickly analyzing data for new opportunities, providing management with decision-making information, and slows downs the overall c...