Is your GSA Schedule driving your federal sales? If not, is it worth keeping? Getting -- and keeping -- it can be a sinkhole for your time and cash. Can you grow, or should you go: what's right for YOU? Here's the secret: Most companies have many other options to grow. Do you know yours? Seven simple questions will you get on course to the right answer for your company.

The SMART Organization executes the vision of the SMART Congressional Caucus from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware by providing a membership organization promoting tech enterprise in the region. The conference goal is to build stronger relationships, provide teaming partnerships and discuss upcoming procurement forecasts among industry, community, government, and academia.

The most cost-effective and valuable procurement conference you will attend all year features key leaders in academia, government, and industry. 14th Annual SMART Proc Small Business Procurement Conference Date: Friday, November 18, 2016 Location: FSK Holiday Inn and Conference Center 5400 Holiday Drive Frederick, MD 21703 To register: https://smartproc.eventgrid.com/Dates#tickets POC: Debbie Burrell, 202.621.4206, info@smartprocconference.com

Using a Public Database to Increase Federal Sales and Gain a Competitive Edge This valuable dynamic one-day course unlocks the mysteries and power of the Federal Procurement Data System–Next Generation (FPDS-NG), for your company’s competitive benefit, and explains the distinct advantages of using FPDS vs. USAspending.gov. FPDS information is frequently used for business development, marketing, and proposal development. What is FPD...

ChallengeHER is a joint initiative from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN, the small business division of the financial services company. The Arizona Small Business Association will participate as a local partner. The free Phoenix ChallengeHER event will educate attendees on growth opportunities in government contracting as well as how to participate in the SBA’s...

Onsite registration has closed; all seats have been allocated. Individuals can still register to participate via streaming video. The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) annual Forecast to Industry will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The event will provide industry partners with in-depth information about DISA's acquisition and procurement plans. Members of DISA's senior leader...

Enter into enforceable teaming agreements. Minimize your risks. Eliminate or dilute oppressive clauses. This is a practical, understandable guide to the formation and enforcement of teaming agreements in Federal procurements. John will guide you along the way, whether you are a prime or a team partner. Non-Disclosure Agreements will also be discussed.

Let’s face it, your job can be frustrating and stressful. So what’s really the cause of all your frustrations? You might think it’s your demanding, micro-managing boss (and who could blame you) but, if you are like most pricing professionals, your antiquated pricing tool is the root of the problem. Can you relate to any of these? When rates change, it takes countless hours to update all impacted cells and formulas Working nig...

The government acquisition process is built for more traditional on-premise systems deployment. In essence, Cloud is a nothing more than a way of buying technology – but the technology doesn’t change, it’s still servers, it’s still storage, and it’s still a method for addressing the agency’s business challenges through IT. Whether buying cloud variations such as software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service a...

Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference The Vision Federal Market Forecast is the only non-profit federal market forecast that addresses the defense, civilian, and federal IT markets. In its 52nd year, the Vision Conference is where industry and government convene to present and discuss the results of the Vision Federal Market Forecast. The Forecast delivers insights from hundreds of government executives, think tank experts, congressional s...