Acquisition Hour: The HUBZone Program – Certification Benefits and Requirements

The Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program helps small businesses in designated urban and rural communities gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities. This presentation is recommended for any business that is interested in becoming an SBA HUBZone certified business. The HUBZone program qualifies your business to compete for the program’s set-aside contracts. HUBZone-certified businesses […]

8th Annual WPI and NCMA WI Chapter – FAR Evening Study Group – Session 7, FAR Parts 34-41

This will be the 8th year that the Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) and the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Wisconsin Chapter will be hosting and presenting this series. These sessions are designed specifically for current Federal contractors. In addition, these sessions will help you prepare for the NCMA CFCM certification exam. Learn more at https://www.ncmahq.org/certification/certified-federal-contract-manager-(cfcm) […]

Acquisition Hour: Responding to Sources Sought Request and Preparing Your Capabilities Statement

  A Sources Sought notice is a market research tool that Contracting Officers use to determine the availability of specific capabilities in the marketplace.  Sources Sought are also used to determine if there are enough qualified small businesses able to perform to potentially set aside the specific requirement.  These Sources Sought are posted in beta.SAM.gov […]

FAR Up Close – FAR Regulations and Clauses in Federal Service Contracts

This is your chance to learn about some relatively unique aspects of selling services to the federal government! This webinar will cover the FAR regulations and clauses related to The Service Contract Act, extensions of service contracts, performance based service contracts, personal services contracts and consulting contracts. This webinar will provide an up close analysis […]

GSA’s Online Federal Acquisition Service Training (FAST) Monthly Conference

GSA’s Office of Customer Accounts & Stakeholder Engagement is hosting a series of five online trainings to support both prospective and current federal buyers and industry partners! The first session is Thursday, March 18th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM ET and highlights buying and selling Management & Advisory Services. Join GSA category experts Brian Boothe […]

Cyber Friday: Managing Vendor Risk

Companies are responsible for their suppliers’ and subcontractors’ quality, price and delivery. In addition, they must ensure that a recipient of specified contract information is both eligible to receive that information and can provide adequate cyber security while they use or are in possession of the information. This webinar will provide an overview of the […]

Acquisition Hour: The SBA 8(a) Certification Program and Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) Program

Businesses that are considered Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) due to social and economic disadvantage may qualify for certification under the 8(a) program. This presentation is recommended for any small business that may qualify as socially and economically disadvantaged, and wants to take advantage of the benefits of the 8(a) program. While there is no goal […]

8th Annual WPI and NCMA WI Chapter – FAR Evening Study Group – Session 8, FAR Parts 42-53

This will be the 8th year that the Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) and the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Wisconsin Chapter will be hosting and presenting this series. These sessions are designed specifically for current Federal contractors. In addition, these sessions will help you prepare for the NCMA CFCM certification exam. Learn more at https://www.ncmahq.org/certification/certified-federal-contract-manager-(cfcm) […]

Acquisition Hour: Using the New FPDS and Desktop Tools to Analyze Federal Procurement Data

  Identifying and accessing data related to federal procurement is for the most part a relatively easy task. Making sense of the data; seeing patterns and answering specific questions can be extremely challenging  without the use of commonly available software tools. This webinar will review tools such as Excel, Excel Pivot Tables and Microsoft BI […]

Moving the Northwest Wisconsin Advantage Forward – Virtual

Please join us for a discussion on financial preparation, current programs and resources as well as government contract opportunities for Northwestern Wisconsin businesses. Moving the Northwest Wisconsin Advantage Forward will be about making sure your business is financially fit BEFORE accepting additional funding or government contract and developing new market opportunities. With lending changes and […]