Join GSA’s IT Acquisition Summit 2018 “Knowledge Sharing” Event on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia. Hear from Brian Stern, Regional Administrator; Joel Rogero, Acting FAS Regional Commissioner; Keith Nakasone, IT Category Assistant Commissioner; Julia Wise, Acting ITC Schedule 70 Director; and other Senior Contracting Officials and Emergin...

Join the Potomac Officers Club to hear from public and private sector leaders about how the U.S. Navy is promoting a more agile acquisitions process. Notably, the service branch has been decentralizing decision-making of smaller acquisition programs to program executive and managers. This has led to a differentiation in process which, when coupled with the rise of digitization at the research and development phase, will lead to increased effic...

Keep up to date with your federal contracting knowledge by attending Centre’s Mid-Year Update: Hot Issues in Federal Contracting at the Tysons Tower Club, on June 13, 2018, from 8:00 am – 10:30 am. This breakfast seminar is a great opportunity to get together and network with your fellow federal contracting peers. Mid-Year Update attracts both industry and government personnel to review the recent events and changes in the contract...

What if you could leap up the Federal growth curve faster than you ever imagined? Our guest, Tony Moscatelli, CEO of Associated Veterans, will tell the story of how he realized his vision to lead a high-growth company to success in the Federal market, and share the resources you could use, too. Bring LOTS of questions!

The trend toward more Task Order contracts continues including the use of GWACs, Strategic Sourcing initiatives and cross-agency agreements. Agencies establish patterns of use of Task Order contracts and make proclamations about future use, which sometimes come to fruition and sometimes don’t. Being on the right vehicle and being successful in the pursuit of Task Orders present multiple levels of challenges to the government contractor....

The Advanced FAR Workshop goes beyond entry level discussion to examine important and emerging topics in greater depth using cases studies and current examples. Topics Covered Include: Labor Laws and ApplicationCompetition RequirementsSmall Business ProgramsFederal Supply Schedule ContractingModificationsTerminationsUnique elements of Simplified Acquisition ProceduresContractor Teaming: joint ventures, mentor-protegeEvaluation Factors...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the source document when contracting with the procurement offices of both federal defense and civilian agencies for the purchase goods and services. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel in order to maintain the best possible contracts and compliance with its requirements. This two-day FAR “Less Complicated...

Finding and winning federal contracts and subcontracts requires good decision-making. Good decision-making demands targeted data and information, market insights, relationships and a level of context to understand how each of these pieces fits together. Why? To achieve accurate and timely development of answers to questions ranging from, “Who buys?” and “How do they buy?” to “Which teammates?” and “Bid...

Simplified Acquisitions are a secret weapon for federal agencies. It allows their buyers to make purchases with a reduced administrative lead time and level of effort so they can get essential goods and services to agency customers faster than other procurement methods. The rules for this type of purchase conveys a preference for agencies to engage with small business concerns as well as a reduced level of effort for vendors when responding to...

Partnering in IT to Protect the Homeland The Department of Homeland Security is one of government’s largest purchasers of information technology, with $6.8 billion in its fiscal 2018 budget. With $100 million in appropriations from the Modernizing Government Technology Act expected to be distributed later this year, DHS, like all departments, is eager to spend more on IT modernization. DHS’s IT demands are vast and vary widely betw...