Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance for a senior level panel discussion highlighting Forensics and Biometrics Programs supporting our Nation’s Security and the need for future innovation. This panel will discuss several of the mission challenges and the technology innovation and fusion techniques that several National Security agencies are looking for from industry. The discussion will cover future trends in forensics and biometrics...

Come join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on Wednesday, March 25th for a panel discussion highlighting various agencies in the Intelligence Community in the Chantilly/Westfield/Herndon corridor. If you have been wondering how to do business with this Community come hear directly from the Agencies and their Small Business Advocates at the Chantilly National Golf and Country Clubfrom 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM. This session will focus on educat...

Please join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance for Straight Talk with Harrison Smith from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday, March 18 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM at the Fairview Park Marriott. Harrison Smith is the Industry Liaison for DHS, and works with businesses and associations to promote quality industry-government communication, and to increase transparency and awareness of DHS business processes. During this interactive...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance for Straight Talk with Jose Arrieta from the Department of Treasury on January 21st at the Metro Center Marriott in Washington, DC. Jose Arrieta is the first Treasury Senior Executive Director of the Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). Mr. Arrieta leads a treasury wide program consisting of 18 small business specialists that ensured almost $1.2B in spend with small businesses in...

Contrary to a current myth, a GSA Schedule contract is not required by law or regulation to obtain a government contract, but it is an excellent sales tool to obtain government business by means of task or delivery orders. A GSA Schedule is a simplified process of acquiring commonly used commercial supplies and services. But obtaining a schedule contract is neither simple nor easy, and subjects the commercial contractor to numerous laws and re...

Evolving the Government Acquisition Marketplace Today's Government acquisition environment is fragmented and leads to many agencies duplicating efforts and establishing redundant acquisition programs. This meetings’ panel will focus on GSA's vision of mobilizing federal-wide expertise and guidance to improve federal buying by creating the "Government Acquisition Marketplace", to assist in procurement decision making for all government bu...

Synopsis: Companies and agencies concerned with implementing new ideas/processes have to contend with the federal budget cycle. One of the great challenges of both the government desiring new, innovative technologies or great service provider companies that are entering the market is the need to obtain funding. The issue becomes: how do new technologies/services become integrated into the government budget cycle? This course will provide an ov...

Synopsis: As an emerging business in the federal market how do you respond to the bid requests of the federal agencies? As a federal technology worker how do you write a proper statement of work? What are the various bids that need to have a response? When is too much information not applicable? This course will provide the basic tools in order for an individual to read a government requirement document, decide if the requirement is one for yo...

Understanding how the government evaluates contractors’ proposals is a key step in pricing a deal to win. In this unique course, we review how the government contracting officers analyze contractors’ costs and prices; how they acquire their data; what reviews are performed; how data is validated; and how strategies are changed depending on the type of contract. Armed with this information, contractors can avoid the pitfalls that ca...

Come join the Small Business Alliance and the Small Business Administration on October 16th at the Ronald Reagan Building for Women Owned Small Business Straight Talk featuring SBA WOSB Guru Shuraie Mackin and International Trade Specialist Tanya Smith. This interactive event will debunk myths you may have heard about the WOSB certification and it’s limitations.