It is estimated that U.S. Military spending from Oct. 1, 2020 to Sep. 30 2021 will be over $934 billion. This is for one federal agency. As such, the Federal Government is setting aside larger and larger projects for SBA 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB and other small businesses. These small businesses are rightfully scrambling to get a piece of these lucrative contracting source. Joint Venture, Teaming and the SBA Mentor Protégé program are...

Learn how Small Businesses and HBCUs can partner to pursue Government Contracts Annette Owens-Scarboro, NIH Small Business Program Manager/HBCU Coordinator will share more information about NIH's Path to Excellence & Innovation (PEI) Program. The PEI Program encourages teaming relationships between Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) and small businesses (SBs).

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 8/11-8/12/2020 Centre’s Boot Camp for GSA Schedules isn’t just about getting a GSA contract. This course hones in on obtaining a schedule, maintaining compliance, and ultimately driving your government sales. Centre’s GSA gurus will help you keep up with the changes that affect your contract administration and co...

The Department of Defense’s business practices and approaches were not traditionally designed to quickly field emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cloud computing, advanced data analytics; however, these technologies have shifted the world around us. As the federal government and defense agencies continue to integrate more emerging technologies, the public and private sectors must present a united fro...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 7/8-7/10/2020 A WHO’S WHO OF ADVANCED BIOECONOMY LEADERS At ABLC, you’ll meet the leaders of the global advanced bioeconomy, in one place, at one time, for real dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of this amazing industrial movement towards sustainability and renewables. Owners & operators, project devel...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 6/24/2020 On Jan. 31st, the Department of Defense (DoD) officially released its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to certify DoD contractors’ cybersecurity practices and bolster supply chain security. CMMC’s revision has moved away from self-certification, replacing current National Institute o...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Advanced FAR Workshop goes beyond entry level discussion to examine important and emerging topics in greater depth using cases studies and current examples. Topics Covered Include: Labor Laws and Application Competition Requirements Small Business Programs Federal Supply Schedule Contracting Modifications Terminations Unique elements of Si...

From an unprecedented global demand surge in personal protective equipment to supply-side challenges like port congestion and plant closures, the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of supply chain resilience. This program will bring together government and industry leaders, including Navy RADM John Polowczyk, lead of FEMA’s Supply Chain Task Force, for their perspectives on the state of public-private collaboration and how...

The future waits for no one. Prepare for the rapid evolution of AI, ML, IoT, and prescriptive analytics starting with your data. By building an integrated data house and a single source of truth, you’ll eliminate uninformed decision-making once and for all and power generations of innovation and growth.

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. Many government contractors surprising learn the easiest part of government contracting was actually obtaining their contract—and even that was an arduous process. But nothing can be more complicated and fraught with risk than the challenge of administering your contract. There are myriad compliance issues, deliverables, chan...