Webinar on GSA’s mentor-protégé program Feb. 14th
December 3, 2012 by cs
GSA’s webinar series, designed to provide vendors with an indepth look at partnering with the agency, continues on Feb. 14, 2013.
In this session, “The Mentor Protégé Program,” you will:
- Review the overall GSA Mentor-Protégé Program Process
- Identify the steps to applying
- Learn the policies and procedures
- Understand expectations for participating in the GSA Mentor-Protégé Program
Make sure to take “Doing Business with GSA” to maximize the benefits of all additional training. You can download this session here: “Doing Business with GSA” – it’s a good pre-requisite to all GSA training.
Space is limited. Click here to register today!
‘How to do business with GSA’ webinar Feb. 27th
December 3, 2012 by cs
The U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Small Business Utilization is sponsoring an on-line webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, from 9:30 to 11:30 am EST.
This webinar gives businesses the opportunity to the “learn the federal ropes” from marketing to promoting sustainability.
GSA’s Office of Small Business Utilization advocates for small, minority, veteran, HUBZone, and women business owners. The webinar will focus on the steps to “Doing Business with GSA” through contracting
options, sustainability, and more, including:
- GSA’s procurement policies and methods
- Accessing government solicitations
- Marketing your products/services
- GSA Schedules Program Pros and Cons
- The GSA Mentor Protege Program
- GSA and Sustainability
Space is limited. Reserve your webinar seat now at: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/152980351
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements:
- PC-based attendees requirements: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
- Mac®-based attendees requirements: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
- Mobile attendees requirements: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet
For additional information, please contact Janice Bracey at vog.asgnull@yecarb.ecinaj
Small business/small contract webinar to be held Feb. 26th
December 3, 2012 by cs
Online dashboard gives vendors insights into government IT purchasing
November 29, 2012 by cs
The General Services Administration launched a new online dashboard Tuesday that lists agencies’ information technology spending using governmentwide acquisition contracts.
The dashboard’s goal is to help agencies make “data driven” decisions about where to invest IT funding and to give federal IT vendors insight into new business opportunities, the agency said in a press release.
Governmentwide acquisition contracts, or GWACs, are master contracts for popular IT products and services that agencies can simply purchase for a set price rather than negotiate their own agreements with the vendor or put requirement out for competitive bids.
The dashboard allows users to organize GWAC purchases stretching back to 2004 by agency or vendor.
Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/11/gsa-launches-governmentwide-acquisitions-dashboard/59758/?oref=nextgov_today_nl.
Businessman falsely claiming to be service-disabled veteran sentenced to 7 years in prison
November 26, 2012 by cs
A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Blue Springs businessman who claimed to be a war hero to more than seven years in prison for taking federal contracts meant for disabled veterans.
Warren K. Parker pleaded guilty in April in Kansas federal court to two counts of fraud, one count of money laundering and one count of making a false statement, admitting he had falsely claimed to be a disabled veteran who had received three Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts.
Parker used a false resume to secure more than $6.7 million in contracts for his company, Silver Star Construction LLC, with the Department of Veterans Affairs and more than $748,000 in Defense Department contracts, according to the Kansas U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Investigators found that Parker served in the Missouri National Guard from 1963 to 1968. He never left Missouri while assigned to the guard or in the six months he spent on active duty, prosecutors said.
Webinar on how to do business with GSA scheduled Nov. 28
November 21, 2012 by cs
The General Services Administration (GSA) is conducting a free webinar on Nov. 28, 2012 to explain:
- contracting options,
- sustainability,
- GSA’s procurement policies and methods,
- accessing government solicitations,
- marketing your products/services,
- GSA Schedules Program pros and cons, and
- GSA Mentor-Protege Program.
Small, minority, veteran, service-disabled veteran, HUBZone, and women-owned small business owners are especailly encouraged to participate.
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. EDT
To participate, please email Janice Bracey at: vog.asgnull@yecarb.ecinaj. (You will then be sent instructions on how to access the webinar)
GSA plans Schedules webinar on Jan. 10th
November 19, 2012 by cs
Now you have a chance to be briefed — directly by GSA officials – on GSA Schedules and small business set asides.
The Office of Acquisition Management of the General Services Administration is conducting a live webinar, at no cost, on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm EST.
No pre-registration is necessary. Just visit http://gsafas.adobeconnect.com/schedules shortly before 1:00 pm on Jan. 10th. Then, follow these instructions:
Big firms edge out small businesses for billions in awards
November 16, 2012 by cs
Major U.S. companies including General Dynamics Corp. and Medtronic Inc. have received billions of dollars in federal government contracts that were supposed to go to small businesses
The BGOV Barometer shows that about $4.74 billion, or 45 percent, of more than $10.6 billion targeted for small businesses under government acquisition rules were won by bigger competitors in the year that ended Sept. 30, 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Companies that need the revenue the most are losing opportunities, said Margot Dorfman, chief executive officer of the Washington-based U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
“I think this particular issue should be one of the top concerns of the Small Business Administration and the president,” Dorfman said in an interview. “Fix it now. Let’s not wait.”
Keep reading this article at: http://about.bgov.com/2012/11/13/big-firms-edge-out-small-for-billions-in-awards-bgov-barometer/
State purchasing information, training and webinars now available on Facebook
November 14, 2012 by cs
GSA plans new governmentwide software contracts
November 14, 2012 by cs
The General Services Administration plans to create a slate of new blanket purchase agreements with large commercial software publishers to be used governmentwide, according to solicitation documents issued Thursday.
The new contracts will allow agencies to use software from a collection of large publishers based on standard rates negotiated by GSA rather than negotiating purchases themselves.
Officials from GSA’s SmartBUY program and a cadre of software advisers from across the government are seeking input from major publishers as they put the BPAs together, the sources sought document said.
Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2012/11/gsa-plans-new-governmentwide-software-contracts/59418/?oref=nextgov_today_nl.