REGISTER TODAY for the February 10th DC Metro NVSBC Boot Camp and Dinner meeting! If you have attended our events you know that the networking is off the charts. Come join us for another great evening! National Veteran Small Business Coalition - DC Metro Wednesday, February 10th 2016 Key Bridge Marriott 1401 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22209 (Free Parking) REGISTER NOW! Early Bird Rate - register by midnight FEB 3rd! $45 for NVSBC Members, $55 for...

Companies looking to do IT business with the federal government need to understand how to do business with the General Services Administration’s Office of Integrated Technology Services. ITS manages some of the most important governmentwide acquisition contracts in the federal market. That includes IT Schedule 70, which accounts for more than $14 billion in annual sales of products and services; the highly-anticipated, Enterprise Infrast...

ComDef 2016 Research and Development Conference - February 9-10 Building on the successful ComDef 2015, where 35 nations participated with the United States in a lively and informative presentation and Q&A format, ComDef returns to Washington, DC in the Springtime to provide further insight, discussions and networking for government, military, academia and industry with a more strategic emphasis. The goals for the upcoming ComDef 2016 R...

Are you a subcontractor? Do you have what it takes to prime? Understand the risks and rewards and how to move from being a sub- to a prime contractor. Join AFCEA for an informative course taught by former Air Force Contracting Officer and Program Manager, Barry Levy. This interactive and collaborative session informs businesses who want to grow. It also maximizes audience participation and addresses attendees questions and concerns real-time a...

You've just found the "perfect" opportunity on www.fbo.gov, or someone sent you an RFP notice in your email today! (Okay, the lead time is a little short, but, boy, this is right up your alley.) Sound familiar? This really happened last week to our guest, Anne Chambers, CEO of Red212 out of Cincinnati. She'll join me and we'll take you through that experience. She'll share her thinking, and you can vote on what YOU would have done! Get the who...

Overview The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense industry program managers in today's dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to: Defense acquisition policy for weapons and information technology systems including discussion of the DoD 5000 series (directive, instruction, and guidebook). Defense acquisition and reform and initiatives. Defense acquisition procedures and processes. The P...

Join ACT-IAC, the Small Business Administration and the HUBZone Council in a collaborative strategy session the HUBZone Huddle: Strategy, Solutions and Next Steps. The “Huddle” will bring together HUBZone companies, government agency and large business to learn and strategize about initiatives to promote and support HUBZone firms in federal contracting opportunities. Featured speakers will present from their vantage point the criti...

The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program is pleased to announces its first First Thursday Update: Strategic Planning for Renewable Energy Deployment: REopt. The update will air January 7th at 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST. The update will provide current information about how to develop a strategic approach to enterprise-wide renewable energy deployment, including systematic approaches to meet agency-wide strategic sustainability go...

Other dates and locations available for immediate registration. Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level II. Moving beyond the basics covered in COR Level I Training, this hands-on, interactive 5-day course builds on your experience, deepens your understanding of the acquisition process, and takes your skills and capabilities to the next level. It is taught by train...

Other dates and locations available for immediate registration. Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level I. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is a crucial link between the Contracting Officer (CO) and the contractor. In effect, CORs are the eyes and ears of the contracting officer, ensuring that the work the contracting officer has authorized gets...