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...

Developing Winning Proposals, a one-day course designed to provide you with the nuts and bolts you need to review a request for proposal (RFP), put a proposal team together, and develop the detailed cost estimates you need to convince a customer that you can best satisfy their needs. This seminar is designed for everyone involved in the development and response to an RFP. In addition to contract management professionals, this program also bene...

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...

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?...

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...

Opportunity On-Ramp: Simplified Acquisitions™Real-World Knowledge to Access Real-Time Government Contracting Opportunities How much of a difference would $250,000 in revenue mean to your company this year or even this quarter? How about $500,000 or maybe $1,000,000 in obligated dollars to your company from one or more federal or defense agencies for products or services you offer? During Fiscal Year 2014, 5,270 small business concerns ca...

Join us for the the opportunity to meet with Federal Agencies and network with over 200 government contractors NO Tickets at the Door Commercial Sponsorships are Available

This unique conference brings together high-level practitioners and government contracting professionals to discuss what’s happening in the industry and its impact on 2015. Get an accelerated review and analysis of new developments in federal government contracting, from pending legislation and trends to how to prepare for the future. Connect with the top minds in the industry at a program designed for all public and private sector emplo...

Winter Outreach provides business development opportunities for vendors in a setting where they can get personal attention in successfully marketing their products, services and supplies to Defense and Civilian procurement representatives, primes, and acquisition personnel. Among the skills you will acquire at this event Select Target Agencies:• Find your Target Agencies: the ones who are planning to buy the product / service that you ar...