Join us to meet leading manufacturers as they showcase several of the best and brightest emergency vehicles, safety products and first responder technologies designed and manufactured in the United States. Manufacturing Day is an annual national event that supports manufacturers across the nation to showcase modern manufacturing technology and to expand understanding of manufacturing’s value to the U.S. economy. The Expo is a rare opport...

Are you wondering how to pursue & capture government contracts and grants? During this 90 minute webinar, we will discuss the next critical steps in pursuing and capturing these opportunities. Learning objectives include: Developing a long range capture plan to be prepared well ahead of time, Assessing your readiness and potential to win, How to find and secure the right partners if needed, and How to prepare and organize yourself for deli...

Learn about the current issues and opportunities in Federal Government Contracting. In this webinar you will: Understand and overcome LPTA (lowest price technically acceptable) challenges; Understand how FSSI (Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative) will impact your business; Understand and position your business for small business set-asides; System Requirements: GWebinars are scheduled events simulcast over the web via Adobe Connect. You'll n...

Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and procurement code with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You will find out not only how to take advantage of the public procurement process for construct...

REGISTER NOW! Join Mid-Tier Advocacy at The CBCF ALC '14! In Room 146-A at The Washington Convention Center This is a FREE event! "How to Grow Your Business in the Federal Marketplace" Mid-Tier Advocacy is dedicated to helping small emerging and mid-sized businesses find and capitalize on business opportunities. We are pleased to present a session on "How to Grow Your Business in the Federal Marketplace." During this session we will explore ho...

Find out how the Air Force plans to cut IT costs in the long run by assembling high-volume, commoditized commercial hardware and software into a common networking infrastructure of servers, data centers and online applications. To do so, the Air Force is taking advantage of the marketplace to reduce the cost for those components through the NETCENTS 2 contract vehicle.

Joint ventures are a very useful tool to gain a competitive advantage and provide a winning solution for government contracts. However, to take full advantage of this tool, you need to understand how to best form and operate a joint venture. There are many decisions that go into a joint venture, such as the type of legal entity to use, the management structure, and whether the joint venture should have its own employees. In addition, when the...

Building work requires you getting work. This class will provide you with the basic tools in the proposal process—from finding prime contractors to sending in the quotes and Subcontract Agreement and Attachments. The Class will cover the following: Different Proposal Requirements Researching Which Projects to Bid Understanding Bid Items and Payment Getting the Most out of Scope Letters Pitfalls to Avoid in Proposals Responsible Bidding P...

Discover how to navigate the minefields of public contracting and competitive bidding with ease. Do you want to know how to minimize the looming pitfalls inherent in public contracting? Now you can - attend this seminar and enhance your knowledge of the complex and always changing system of laws and regulations involved in public contracting and procurement. You will find out not only how to effectively coordinate the public procurement proce...

Doing Business with the U.S. Government On September 19, SMC member Leech Tishman and will present a workshop on federal contracting in collaboration with SMC and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Pittsburgh office. Entitled, “Doing Business with the U.S. Government: Strategies for Being a Successful Federal Contractor,” the workshop will be held at the Rivers Club from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Join us for an informative sess...