As we enter the new year, the government services market is undergoing significant change. Driven by shrinking government spending the industry is reacting through increased merger and acquisition activity, resulting in a changing landscape. Several large primes are divesting their services businesses and new players are emerging. Hear from our speaker and panel of experts about the following: What will this new landscape look like and who wil...

Hello Industry Partners! We are happy to announce the Southwest Supply Acquisition Center (SSAC) is hosting an Industry Days on February 24-25, 2016, and May 3-4, 2016. The SSAC, manages four GSA Schedule programs and is home to over 3,000 Contractors. At these events, you will hear an overview on: MAS Transformation Pricing Initiatives; Keeping Your Schedule Contract Compliant; eTools for Vendors—Finding Government Business; Making the...

New to reporting excess personal property for your agency? Need a refresher training on 'what's new' in the world of personal property disposal?Personal Property Mangement has the 'solution'! Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)2000 Bainbridge Avenueon Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 9a.m. - 3p.m., to find the answer to all your personal property disposal issues, concerns, and questions. All attendees must have either a Military o...

There are lots of paid market research sources for government contractors, and most of them provide pretty good information. But it largly comes from readily available government web sites and other free public sources. Do you need to spend money on research - and do you know what kind of information/research you need to help grow your business? Everyone does not require the same type of research to be successful. Some require agency specific...

In today’s federal contracting market, the source selection process is extremely competitive. As a result, a vast majority of solicitations ultimately involve protests, either from offerors that were deprived of a contract they were legitimately entitled to, or from disgruntled competitors who are frustrated they lost an award. Understanding protests and the procedures relating to protests can make the difference between getting the cont...

Federal contractors face a routine dilemma of pursuing opportunities with limited resources, unpredictable Government RFP release dates, and competing priorities. If companies had the ability to more effectively streamline their capture, proposal, and pricing processes, their likelihood of win would increase, their resources would be less constrained, and they would make smarter investment decisions in determining which opportunities to pursue...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance on February 17th at 1307 New York Avenue NW in Washington, DC for our half day forum on Guidance and Strategies to Developing Effective Joint Ventures, Contractor Team Arrangements (CTA), and Mentor-Protégé Relationships. The purpose of this event is to educate small businesses on the rules and regulations and advantages and disadvantages of forming joint ventures, CTAs, and Mentor-Prot...

After you’ve won the contract award, what comes next?In this class, we discuss some of the most common problems that arise during government contract performance, and how to avoid them. Because some issues are unavoidable, we will also discuss how to file Requests for Equitable Adjustments and Claims, walking you through the entire litigation process and explaining how to maximize your likelihood of success, as well as the amount of your...

For the second year in a row, the President is presenting his budget to a Republican controlled Congress. The FY 2017 budget request will be the final budget submitted by the Obama Administration. Join us on February 16, 2016 at 2 p.m. EST for the First Thoughts on the President’s FY 2017 Budget webinar to get the latest from Deltek’s experts on the President’s new budget proposal, how the budget landscape is shaping up for...

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...