The Charlotte ChallengeHER event will educate female entrepreneurs about the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program and provide them with resources and knowledge to help grow their businesses through federal contracting. The event is designed to bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain and to provide an avenue for government agencies to meet qualified women-owned contractors. ChallengeHE...

The Raleigh ChallengeHER event will educate female entrepreneurs about the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program and provide them with resources and knowledge to help grow their businesses through federal contracting. The event is designed to bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain and to provide an avenue for government agencies to meet qualified women-owned contractors. ChallengeHER...

Open to all, but geared to Government Contracting Officers (COs). Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) enable federal agencies to buy cost-effective, innovative solutions for information technology (IT) requirements. Because most, if not all, government agencies have a need to buy IT services and solutions, GSA has made this purchasing convenient through its GWAC Programs. In this continuos learning module, you will learn about the fou...

Open to all. Learn how to achieve your socioeconomic goals with the GSA Schedules program. And learn how the FAR was changed to provide agencies with discretionary authority to set-aside orders against multiple award contracts for small business. One (1) CLP credit.

On Thursday, August 7th, ChallengeHER is hosting a free event for women entrepreneurs at the GSA Conference Center in Chicago, Illinois. The event will provide women-owned businesses with resources and knowledge to help grow their businesses. Attendees will have to opportunity to: Participate in Federal Contracting 101 and WOSB program workshops; Receive updates on the WOSB program and where to find information on future opportunities with gov...

In this course, you will learn about the GSA eBuy program and how it functions to benefit both the government buyer and the vendor. Learn how to use this electronic Request for Quote (RFQ) tool. One (1) CLP credit.

The San Diego ChallengeHER event will educate female entrepreneurs about the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program and provide them with resources and knowledge to help grow their businesses through federal contracting. The event is designed to bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain and to provide an avenue for government agencies to meet qualified women-owned contractors.

Webinar open to all. This course will familiarize you with commonly-used methods of acquisition: issuing task or delivery orders under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) (FAR Subpart 8.4), and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR 13 or negotiating a stand-alone contract under FAR Part 15. This course will explore the differences and similarities between Subpart 8.4 and Parts 13 & 15 procedures, advantages and disadvantages...

ChallengeHER is hosting a free event to help Milwaukee-area women business owners learn the ins and outs of federal contracting and to gain direct access to procurement officials and prime contractors. Launched in 2013, ChallengeHER is a joint initiative from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN to bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply cha...

In this session, Opportunities: A Peek at Upcoming Projects, we will: - Identify the customer - Analyze the current and future needs - Determine how to choose the right tools - Discuss solution oriented proposals - Understand marketing pitfalls Register for a session now by clicking a date below: Wed, Jun 25, 2014 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the...