100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting This course examines 100 classic mistakes to avoid when doing business with the government. The course draws on every phase of the government contract life cycle. During this one day course, professionals will learn best practices and guiding principles as it pertains to: Solicitations Proposal preparation and submission Defective pricing and the Truth in Negotiations Act Protests Contract Types Mul...

Do you find your proposals often: - Provide just the facts of your solution? - Leave out proof to substantiate your claims? - Rely on wordy text, filled with jargon and acronyms? Join this hands-on workshop to learn how we substantially raised the technical score on a bid simply by changing how we presented our solution. We researched how reviewers really evaluate proposals, then aligned our writing process accordingly. Persuasive Writing prov...

The ITPX will be partnering with NASA SEWP to bring five or more exciting regional events to you in 2015. Locations selected to-date are, San Diego February 18-20, Orlando in late March and Denver in late April. Two additional locations will be announced in early 2015. NASA SEWP is in the process of their SEWP V project. Training is a critical component of this project and NASA SEWP will be conducting training within each of the ITPX / NASA S...

Even though the official holiday season is over, there is still one more gift-giving day on the horizon - Valentine's Day. And we all know buying the perfect present doesn't come easy. You oftentimes have to fight crowds of shoppers, wait in long lines, and pay extra for gift wrapping. The cloud – four years ago it was the buzzword heard around government, now the cloud is in many ways the norm, but buying the cloud is still a bit trick...

This webinar is designed to provide the participant with a one-hour review of the newest version (v3.0) of the Capital Programming Guide (CPG). The Capital Programming Guide is a supplement to the OMB Circular A-11, Preparation, Submission and Execution of the Budget. The most recent version of this guide included updates from July 2014. The 104-page Guide is distilled down into key Phases, knowledge and talking points to help orient or refres...

Some of the topics covered at the conference will be: Exploring your GSA Contract, how the buyers see it, how they search and how you are displayed to the buyers. We will view your competitors, what have they got that you don’t have, who is getting the sales and why. This segment will include viewing GSA Advantage, using Sales Queries on the Vendor Support Center site and learning how to use this information for marketing. What can you d...

Join The George Mason University PTAP, Procurement Technical Assistance Center and Jennifer Scahus (Government Contracts Consultant) provide an intense GSA Schedule Hands-On Workshop. The workshop provides attendees with the assistance on the Administrative, the Technical and the Pricing sections of the GSA Schedule. The class will take place at the Mason Enterprise Center Incubator in Leesburg, VA. NOTE: Prerequisite is the GSA Webinar being...

Since 2006, your agency has been working to meet the Guiding Principles. By December 15, 2015 your agency must bring 15% of your building inventory into compliance. The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program has created a series of 1-hour courses to help you meet compliance. Getting Started and Guiding Principle I - Employ Integrated Assessment, Operation, and Management Principles Guiding Principle II - Optimize Energy Perfo...

Government acquisition processes can only maintain our country's technological superiority by challenging the status quo. The need to lower cost, increase efficiency and open the playing field for non-proprietary technology is driving fundamental changes in the way government buys. Today's contracting officer operates in an environment that is changing at an accelerating pace. Complex technology, enterpreneurial start-ups, and electronic deliv...

Join The George Mason University PTAP, Procurement Technical Assistance Center and Jennifer Schaus (Government Contracts Consultant) for a complimentary webinar on The GSA Schedule, a marketing tool for government contractors. This webinar is a pre-requisite for the GSA Schedule Hands On Workshop January 8, 2015 at The Mason Enterprise Center Incubator in Leesburg. Registration for the Webinar: http://www.novaptac.org/eventcalendar/detail.asp?...