Interested in actionable information about the GSA market and customer base? On July 31, 2013, key officials from GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) will join the Coalition to discuss GSA’s marketing message and initiatives designed to increase market share. GSA Administrator, Dan Tangherlini, has set an agency goal of having a 17% share of the federal market by the end of the fiscal year, with a goal of a 90 percent in 10 yea...

General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contracting for In-House Counsel Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits are now available for the Coalition’s General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contracting for In-House Counsel training scheduled for June 27, 2013. Attendees can earn 6 CLEs for the course with the Virginia State Bar. The GSA Schedule, including the delegated VA Schedules, is a $50 billion contracting program t...

4 Unveiled! Federal Spending and Market Outlook This webinar comes just in time to help identify end of year business opportunities for your company. Please join the Coalition for Government Procurement in a discussion of federal spending and market outlook for the end of the Government’s 2013 fiscal year. This dialogue will cover FY13 budget execution, including burn rate and sequester implementation as well as what to expect of the FY1...

Sequestration. The beginning of a second presidential administration. New leadership in key GSA management positions. There has never been a better time for a robust exchange between GSA and industry about the government and commercial markets and GSA’s role in helping agencies fulfill their critical missions while lowering the cost of Government. Join The Coalition for Government Procurement for a roundtable discussion of the General Se...

Are Your Commercial Sales Practices Current, Accurate and Complete? Many contractors don’t fully understand the disclosures that form the basis for the negotiated prices on their GSA Schedule contracts, but a company’s failure to keep those disclosures current may expose it to audit risk and financial liability when the Office of Inspector General (OIG) comes knocking. All contractors, regardless of size, should be prepared for the...

Continuing the Dialogue: Strategic Acquisition – An Opportunity for Federal Efficiency and Commercial Business Please join the Coalition for our Spring Training Conference. Attendees will engage in a government-industry “Myth-busters” dialogue with acquisition leadership from the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration and others about key procurement issues that impact members...

Join the Coalition and McKenna Long & Aldridge for a one hour lunchtime webinar on Foreign Sourcing and the Trade Agreements Act. This webinar will cover the restrictions on the sale of foreign made items to the Federal Government. Attendees will become informed of the statutory, regulatory, and contractual restrictions, and become knowledgeable of their compliance obligations. Instructors will highlight potential penalties for noncomplian...

The intensive, one day training workshop teaches the basics of utilizing the Multiple Award Schedules program. Over the course of the workshop you will learn how to obtain and manage your GSA schedule, market GSA contracts, comply with Federal procurement requirements, follow policy changes, and prepare for MAS audits. A highlight of the course is training on GSA’s electronic tools including eBuy, GSA Adavantage! and GSA eLibrary. Other...

GSA Expo is the signature annual training and marketing event of the General Services Administration. It is the place where industry meets the marketplace to display the incredible array of commercial services and products available through the GSA Schedule program. Do you want to know GSA’s vision for Expo in May 2013? Should you expect changes in attendees, the theme, or overall logistics of the conference? Join us in a dialogue with T...

PART 2: Cost-based Pricing and Billing – Fundamental Government Contract Accounting and Pricing Principles Every Senior-level Manager Must Understand This fast-paced webinar distills the Government’s cost accounting and cost- based pricing rules into a handful of key principles that every contractor executive must know. These key concepts, presented in layman’s terms, form an important framework that will help contractors des...