All too frequently, good ideas that could benefit the federal government never make it to their attention due to the costs of creating and marketing such innovations. Many small and mid-sized businesses are starved of resources and capital that can allow their company to succeed in the federal marketplace or do not have the access to secure additional funding to make their dream idea a reality. Does your company have ideas, innovations or serv...

Office Hours is a designated time for GCA members to receive consultation time to review government contract concerns. For example: proposal considerations team agreements assessment analysis strategy planning and more What: Office Hours for GCA Members When: Tuesdays at 6:00 pm (except 2nd Tuesdays) Where: 3300 Buckeye Road; Suite 500; Atlanta, GA 30341 Register: http://govassociation.org/event-2588634 Who Should Attend: GCA members What Will...

The Government Contractors Association's (GCA) mission is to educate, facilitate, and advocate for business owners seeking government contracts. Over $500 BILLION is awarded annually in government contracts and 23% of it is allocated towards small business owners. Are you ready to learn the steps to start winning contracts? Learning "governese" (the language of government contracting) to become a successful government contractor can take years...

Do you have technology that can help the government? Join us for a special webinar with Dr. Steven Kelman, Professor of Public Management at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Kelman will share his unique insights on the differences between public and private sector business development and provide advice on what you can do to sell effectively in the federal market. During this webinar, we'll cover three primary differences where go...

ChallengeHER is a joint initiative from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), American Express OPEN, the small business division of the financial services company and local partner, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC). The Honorable Jamie Raskin, U.S. House of Representatives, will also be kicking off the event. The ChallengeHER program will educate attendees on growth opportunities in go...

Q4 Spending Spree Success (and Beyond!) The fourth quarter spending spree is a recognized fact of life in the government contracting market. Customers need to buy and buy fast as the fiscal hustles to its end but how and what they are buying is evolving. The strategies and assumptions you used just a few years ago won’t bring you the same success today. In this morning event, you’ll hear from government and industry experts as they...

Want to avoid getting tripped up on the intricacies of compliance or need to better understand the regulations around the Buy American Act (BAA) and Trade Agreements Act (TAA)? These Acts are the primary “buy national” rules impacting government contracts. BAA and TAA rules and regulations shape the government’s buying strategies, contractor’s supply chains, and, increasingly, the public perceptions of government contra...

The PSC Federal Health Conference will bring together senior executives from across industry and government to discuss critical industry policy and acquisition priorities in federal health. Speakers from HHS, VA, and DoD will discuss their needs and challenges so that industry can better determine where the federal health market is headed. This half-day conference will be your opportunity to share ideas with senior government and industry lead...

You may have noticed that bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracting arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends can have enormously negative consequences for your agency. So how can you avoid bid protests in the first place? Find out why bid protests occur and learn the steps you can take to prevent them in our Seven Steps to Avoid Bid Protests training cour...

Don’t wait for an annual review or year-end report to hear about the state of the federal contracting market. Learn all about the most current pressing issues at the upcoming Mid-Year Update! As a follow up to our popular Annual Review event, the Mid-Year Update on Hot Issues in Federal Contracting provides everything you need to stay current on the developments that have come out over the first half of the year in the ever-changing fiel...