Acquisition Hour: Learning about the Surety Bond Guarantee from the U.S. SBA

Failure to provide required contract bonds can result in an offeror being excluded from competition or a contractor being terminated for default! Required contract bonds often include Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Payment Bonds. The Federal Government will require that offerors provide Bid Bonds for any contract that requires Performance and Payment Bonds. Performance and […]

The Contracting Academy (TCA) – Writing Winning State and Federal Proposals – Virtual

Is Your Proposal Responsive and Effective? Writing a government proposal takes time, careful planning and a complete understanding of requirements. It must provide credible evidence that your business understands a problem, has a comprehensive solution, has the skills and experience to do the work and can provide the solution at a competitive price. Join us […]

Cyber Friday: Testing and Strengthening Your Cyber-Defenses Using Exercises

Having a plan is one thing, trusting that it is adequate may be optimistic, and waiting to see if it works against an attack is not acceptable. There are many alternatives from which a company can choose. Internal testing and using exercise scenarios is one option. This webinar will explore the use of scenario planning […]

Acquisition Hour: The New Design in beta.SAM.gov

Be ready for the upcoming changes! This presentation will walk you through the design changes released on April 26, 2021. You will also have the opportunity to become familiar with the current capabilities of beta.SAM.gov in preparation for the next transition. On May 24, 2021, the SAM.gov functionalities will merge with the beta.SAM.gov environment, at […]

Cyber Friday: Corporate Acquisition, Insider threats, or Strategic Investments – All Threats to Consider

Companies have various options for developing their cybersecurity plans. A company can treat all security requirements as being equally likely to occur and having the same impact on the company's operations and security of information. Alternatively, a company can assess both the risk of occurrence and potential impact of the occurrence on an item-by-item basis. […]

Acquisition Hour: The Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) and Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)

The Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) is the primary enterprise procure-to-pay (P2P) application for the Department of Defense and its supporting agencies and is trusted by companies reporting over $7.1 billion in spending. The PIEE suite evolves continually, and DOD contractors must understand how new features support their contract administration process. PIEE applications include: Wide […]

Cyber Friday: The Cybersecurity Plan Looks Great

If the internet "goes down,” your computer crashes, or if your database is corrupted, can your business survive? What if all your records are totally and irreparably damaged? That is what could happen with an errant click of a link or update that was not installed. Poof - all history - old and recent is […]

[Note Date Change] National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Midwest Regional Conference Series Session 1

The next session is scheduled for June 22, 2021 - 8:00-9:00AM Central Time. CLICK HERE to register. Now moved to Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 2:00-3:00PM Central Time! The National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) Great Lakes, Great Rivers and Iowa-Illinois chapters, partnered with the Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI), invite you to attend the first of […]

Cyber Friday: Blockchain

This webinar will provide an overview of Blockchain technology, common terminology and prospective uses of this technology in government contracts and by government contractors. What once was thought to be bogus technology has continued to grow in use and to an extent become an accepted tool in today's business world. Speaker: Marc Violante, Wisconsin Procurement […]

Acquisition Hour: The New SAM.gov

SAM.gov and beta.SAM.gov merge on May 24 2021. Knowledge of and familiarity with the new, merged SAM.gov platform is critical to all Federal contractors – be ready and be aware of how these changes may impact your business. This presentation will walk you through the design and functionality changes of the new SAM.gov. You will […]