Overview The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense industry program managers in today's dynamic environment, providing the latest information related to: Defense acquisition policy for weapons and information technology systems including discussion of the DoD 5000 series (directive, instruction, and guidebook). Defense acquisition and reform and initiatives. Defense acquisition procedures and processes. The P...

Join ACT-IAC, the Small Business Administration and the HUBZone Council in a collaborative strategy session the HUBZone Huddle: Strategy, Solutions and Next Steps. The “Huddle” will bring together HUBZone companies, government agency and large business to learn and strategize about initiatives to promote and support HUBZone firms in federal contracting opportunities. Featured speakers will present from their vantage point the criti...

The exponential growth of data, cyber and big data analytics initiatives, and consolidation mandates are pushing government’s legacy IT storage, compute, and networking infrastructures beyond their limits. Multi-tiered flash storage systems are enabling government agencies to hyper-consolidate all structured and unstructured workloads into a common, secure, and extensible storage operating environment. IT managers can finally satisfy the...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), will be hosting a Vendor Outreach Session (VOS) located in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2016 from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm. The VOS will be held at Homeland Security Acquisition Institute located at 90 K Street NE, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20002. Vendor Outreach Sessions are a series of pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with Small Busines...

FAR 9.6 specifically allows for Teaming Agreements and Joint Ventures for companies to leverage their capabilities to perform on a federal government contract. Learn the most important aspects of Teaming Agreement, Subcontract, and Joint Venture compliance and review the most hotly contested legal provisions in every negotiation. This training will also address the all-important “limitation on subcontracting” including newly propos...

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...

Join Dun & Bradstreet for a live podcast with leaders in the contracting space who can help you navigate the legal issues surrounding government contracting! There are many 2016 legal changes surrounding government contracting, and if you don’t understand them, there could be negative consequences for your business. There has been an uptick in suspensions and debarments (the blacklisting of a business because of non-compliance) and e...

The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program is pleased to announces its first First Thursday Update: Strategic Planning for Renewable Energy Deployment: REopt. The update will air January 7th at 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST. The update will provide current information about how to develop a strategic approach to enterprise-wide renewable energy deployment, including systematic approaches to meet agency-wide strategic sustainability go...

Other dates and locations available for immediate registration. Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level II. Moving beyond the basics covered in COR Level I Training, this hands-on, interactive 5-day course builds on your experience, deepens your understanding of the acquisition process, and takes your skills and capabilities to the next level. It is taught by train...

Other dates and locations available for immediate registration. Reviewed and verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) as meeting the training requirements for FAC-COR Level I. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is a crucial link between the Contracting Officer (CO) and the contractor. In effect, CORs are the eyes and ears of the contracting officer, ensuring that the work the contracting officer has authorized gets...