SPACE IS VERY LIMITED only 15 spaces available. This is a very hands on class. You worked hard to get the number, now learn how to use it! Who should attend? Anyone with a GSA Schedule that would like to learn how to use your schedule as a marketing tool and how to market your GSA Schedule. You worked hard to get the number, learn how to use it at the “Right Way to Sell to the Government”. Having your GSA Schedule in place is only...

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...

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...