Are "Low Price, Technically Acceptable" (LPTA) bids pushing you out of the Federal market? Here's how to push back in! Join us to learn from our Special Guest, Marsha Lindquist, how focusing your pricing strategy and looking at your right combination of ingredients could help you win more Federal business . You'll learn: 1. The most costly LPTA mistakes and how to avoid them. 2. How to evolve your project life cycle costs for profit. 3. When a...

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...

This is an opportunity to hear from National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) leadership about their important mission, a multi-million dollar laboratory expansion, cybersecurity implementation, and vendor opportunities in construction and IT. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet representatives from many of the NIST Operating Units and contracting officials at exhibitor tables, speak one-on-one with the panelists,...

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...

This is the first step companies should take which are new to government contracting. Taught by Virginia PTAP Director, Anna Urman , you will learn the essentials of starting and growing a government contracting business, including:Where to Start: How to register to become a federal contractor? What are the different set-asides?How to Find Buyers: What agencies buy what you sell?How to find buyers contact information?How much does the federal...

How to Build a Robust Government Sales Pipeline Using Free Marketplace Tools There are several tools that are available free-of-cost to contractors to find opportunities in the government market– but how do you best utilize these tools to build a robust sales pipeline? Join Winvale’s Research Director, Patrick Dalton, and Government Analyst, Meghan Gallagher, as they discuss best practices for navigating each platform, how often to...

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...

The Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation is the single most robust source of publicly accessible data and information about historical federal agency contracting activity, free or fee-based. Knowing why you need it and how to access it is key to the development and execution of a federal sector strategy. In short, the data and information found in this system and other public, freely accessible systems that present repurposed FPDS-N...