For The Government SectorUseful Information for the Government Contracting Community
The_American_Small_Business_CoalitionInformation, Relationships and Access for Identifying and Capturing Business-to-Government (B2G) Opportunities.
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Issue Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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In This Issue
SBGovWins - Sharing News About Member Successes!
Members: Share Your Successes Here!
Gov2Biz - Opportunity Info from the Government
USAF/JIAMDO SETA
Congressional Budget Office A/V Upgrades
FBI Consolidated Facility Management
The Chief Visionary Blog"Attack ON the Small Business Issues!" (Again.)
INFO4B2G - Useful Info for B2G Companies
Your checklist for better business development (Scheesele)
Better reviews equal better proposals (Lohfeld)
Industry News - Information You May Have Missed
Warning: Tough times ahead
Senators press OFPP chief on mandatory BPAs
Centralized approach to buying furniture saves Army money
WH makes it easier to award vets sole-source contracts
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From The Chief Visionary
|  Holiday Break This Week!
Like I hope all of you are, I'm taking advantage of the long weekend to enjoy time with my family and "dial it down" for a bit.
I look forward to having you continue to read and comment on my blog.
Please visit www.chiefvisionaryblog.com to view my latest blog entries.
Peace!
Chief Visionary and Chief Executive Officer
"The person who says it cannot be done
should not interrupt the person doing it."
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Industry News (You May Have Missed)
|  The ability to make decisions requires a constant flow of relevant information, and good decisions are directly impacted by the quality of the information you consume.
Here are recent articles from a few of the information sources we leverage in pursuit of our short-term and strategic business goals. |
INFO4B2G-Useful Information for B2G Companies
|  These updates are intended as relevant and useful tips for B2G companies. The information originates from The ASBC, our Trusted B2B Members and valued sources around the government sector and includes select written briefs and podcasts from trusted government and industry sources. |
B2GMeetUps: Events Hosted by The ASBC
| The ASBC is exclusively focused on the development of
actionable intelligence and quality relationships to support the mission
requirements of federal, state, and local government agencies, and hosts
ongoing business-to-government (B2G) information exchanges to achieve these
goals.
Click
on the name of an event below for details.
Red Zone Mixer: Join us Tuesday, July 13th at Velocity Five in Falls Church as OUSD's Riley Repko supports the LTG Doctor Leadership Award as our guest bartender!  | Tuesday, July 6th at 7:30AMBusiness Over Breakfast™ Manassas - Cracker Barrel on Battleview Parkway Wednesday, July 7th at 7:30AMBusiness Over Breakfast™ Tysons - Tower Club Tysons Corner Wednesday, July 7th at 9:30AMAIMS Working Group Monthly Meeting (Members Only)- Teqcorner, 3rd Floor Conference Center Wednesday, July 7th at 11:00AMHuman Capital Working Group Monthly Meeting (Members Only) - Teqcorner, 3rd Floor Conference Center Friday, July 9th at 7:30AMFor Government Contractors Only - Jason's Deli in Falls Church, VA Friday, July 9th at 8:00AMSBINT Corporate B2G Members Only Meeting (Corporate Members Only)- Carr Workplaces Bethesda
Event Updates: MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! November 3, 2010
2010 B2G Essentials Conference
by The ASBC
Collaborate-to-Learn
B2G Business.
Collaborate-to-Win B2G Business.™GSA Chief Information Officer Casey Coleman leads a breakout session during the 2009 annual conference hosted in Tysons Corner.
The 2010 B2G Essentials™ Conference is a collaborate-to-learn/collaborate-to-win activity facilitated by Government and Industry friends and partners and staff of The American Small Business Coalition. Expand your relationships and learn from the leaders how to effectively identify,qualify, pursue and capture government sector business opportunities! Visit www.TheB2GConference.com for details.
Visit www.theasbc.org/b2gconference/sponsor for sponsor opportunities and www.theasbc.org/speakercall to submit a proposal to our 'Call For Speakers'!
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Follow 2010 B2G Essentials Conference updates on Twitter! Our events are developed and facilitated through the support of the many volunteers serving on the following committees: |
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Gov2Biz:Opportunity Info from the Government
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 Information-gathering activities like pre-bid conferences, site visits, industry days and reviewing Sources Sought Notices and Requests For Information (RFI) can greatly impact the development of opportunity-specific intelligence. More accurate and timely information enhances decision-making and can help increase your win probability.
Each link below represents a recently issued Sources Sought or RFI, or an upcoming pre-solicitation activity hosted by a government agency.
UPDATE: CORE™ Small Business Members click here for an expanded listing of
recent Sources Sought, Pre-Solicitation Conference, Pre-Bid Conference and Industry Day postings.
Note: Bold Type indicates new or updated entries.
Sources Sought Notices
BTA/DISS Joint Verification System (JVS) and Enterprise Application Integration and Portal Services
USAF/JIAMDO Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA)
USAF/AFMC Nuclear Enterprise Surety Tracking (NEST)
USAF/SOC Environmental Planning, Programming and Architect-Engineer Services (EP2AE)
Air Force Reserve National/Local Recruiting Advertising Program
DHS/USCG Chatham, MA - Security Camera Replacement
Requests For Information (RFI)
Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid - Financial Services
Pre-Bid Conferences/Industry Days
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Department of Navy - NGEN Industry Day 3
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Cafeteria/Concession Services
Thursday, July 15, 2010
U.S. Coast Guard C4IT Industry Day
Friday, July 16, 2010
Congressional Budget Office A/V Upgrade for Conference Rooms
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
NOAA Next Generation Air
Transport System (NextGen) Weather Information Database (4-D Weather
Data Cube)
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Army Follow-on Acquisition of Land Mobile Radio System & Equipment
July 2010
FBI Consolidated Facility Management (Operating and Maintenance Services)
DoD/WHS Net-Centric Integrated Enterprise Information Technology Solutions (NIEITS)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
USTRANSCOM Industry/Academia Roundtable
Note: Bold Type indicates new or updated entries. |
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SBGovWins - B2G Member Successes!
|  Our shared interest is ensuring that Government
has access to viable industry partners, and that Industry learns and leverages
best practices for identifying and capturing government sector business opportunities.
SBGovWins is where our Associate and Corporate B2G Members share news
of recent successes to include recent direct awards
from local, state and federal agencies and subcontract awards from other government contractors.to see other SBGovWins updates. Members: Submit your SBGovWinssuccess stories here. |
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NEW2THEASBC: New & Renewed Members
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 The American Small Business
Coalition is an effective and engaging, member-driven community of trusted
individuals and organizations from Government, Industry and Academia, located in the U.S. and abroad.
Please join us in welcoming the new and renewed Members of The American Small Business Coalition. Click here to learn about our membership programs.
Corporate Members
Associate Members
- TKC Global*
- Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP*
*represents a membership renewal
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____________________________________________________________ The American Small Business Coalition  assists our Members with developing information and relationships for identifying, qualifying, pursuing and capturing business opportunities in the government sector. To learn more about participating in the activities and programs offered by The American Small Business Coalition, call us at 410-381-7378 or email us at info@theasbc.org. Have a productive week! - The American Small Business Coalition |
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Executive_Committee
Mike Osredker, Chair
Tercon Consulting
Harry Ponack, Vice
Chair
Lazos de Amistad
Courtney Fairchild
Global Services
Paul Kerstanski
Greenline Systems
Richard Dean
Geneva Software, Inc.
Eve Framinan
TPO, Inc.
Joe Martin
Employment Enterprises, Inc.
Sheri Sylvester
AdZig Logo Promotions
Kathy Benson
Office Remedies, Inc.
Chuck Abare
IT Fusion Experts
Dick Stieglitz, Ph.D
Busch Change Solutions
Aileen A. Pisciotta,
Legal Counsel
Executive Counsel
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The ASBC 2010 Annual Sponsors |
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Carroll Publishing
Carr Workplaces
Coakley
Office Remedies
The Event Planning Group
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