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Registration Now Open!
When: Friday, August 13, 2010, from 9am to Noon
Where: Cruise Terminal #3, 220 Christopher Columbus Drive, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920.
Vendor deadline registration: July 20, 2010
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For International trade strategies & trade compliance solutions, including Government Regulatory Compliance & ITAR Agreements, contact
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Email your questions to our former DCAA auditors ready to help
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| I.T. Services |
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Deltek hosting, design, build, maintain voice and data network infrastructure services are provided by
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| What's on Your Mind? |
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If you are interested in any specific topics, please let us know so we can cover them in the upcoming issues. Thank you.
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Government Cost Accounting |
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Have questions regarding government cost accounting, such as fringe, overhead and G&A costs, ICE Models, Rate calculations & audits, FAR & DCAA regulations?
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| Selling to Government Made Easy |
Selling to the Government Made Easy
If you are an established business located in Central Florida and are interested in selling your product or service to the government, take advantage of the FREE counseling available through the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at the Small Business Development Center at UCF. Start your journey into the world of government contracting with the right tools and proven strategies.
Email Tony Espinosa, Procurement Specialist
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| Insurance |
As a Government contractor, how can you make sure your insurance coverage fully meets your needs and the industry requirements? With questions on Workers' Comp, General Liability, Auto Liability, Professional Liab, Employee Benefits
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Protect your brand and your product through timely and proper trademark and patent registration. Where do you get started?
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| GSA Schedules |
Let Gary help you win and administer GSA contracts, market, set pricing and manage your GSAAdvantage! catalog!
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| Legal Solutions |
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Ed can help with representing Government Contractors in bid preparation, bid protests, performance issues, claims, and disputes
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| Bid Proposals |
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For program management, proposal planning and development as well as system engineering, contact
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Happy 4th of July
from our Government Contracting Advisory Team.
We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!
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| Federal Contracting and DOL | | | DOL Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Notify Employees of Their Unionization Rights
The Department of Labor's latest regulation requires federal contractors and subcontractors to notify their employees about their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The regulation became effective May 20, 2010 and implements President Obama's Executive Order 13496.
If you are a Government contractor or subcontractor, under the new rule you must post the Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act notice in offices and plants where NLRA-related employees work on contract-related activities. If a significant part of your employees do not speak English, the notice must be provided in the languages spoken by your employees.
Penalties for non-compliance include cancellation, termination, or suspension of a contract.
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| Government Contracting: Proposal Writing | | The Three-Phase Proposal Development Process
The process for preparing a proposal for a Government contract is comprised of three discrete phases. These are:
- Pre-proposal phase
- Proposal preparation phase
- Post-proposal phase as shown in the figure below.
Many people think that the major part of the activity occurs during the proposal preparation phase. This may or may not be true in order to bid a winning proposal in response to a Government solicitation.
It has been demonstrated on many occasions that the best proposals and the highest win rate is achieved when a large part of the effort is devoted up front during the pre-proposal phase. In other words, proper planning, scheduling and cost estimating is paramount towards successfully winning Government contracts.
In fact, many contracts can be won even before the final solicitation is released. Often, a draft version of the solicitation is released for Industry review and comment. A good thing to do is help the Procuring Agency by providing inputs at the Industry Day or Pre-Solicitation Conference and at face-to-face meetings with the Buyer. When you ask questions, they should provide the answers that you need to understand the solicitation requirements and therefore, you'll be in a better position to prepare a winning response.
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| Business to Government Seminar at FIT | |
If you or anyone you know are interested in additional training in Government contracting, here is a new learning opportunity for you.
What: Business-to-Government Seminar
Where: The Hartley Room on the FIT Campus, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901
When: June 30, 6:30pm to 9pm
Registration fee: $5
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The Government Contracting Advisory Team | | |
GCAT can help you with:
- Marketing & GSA Schedules (including GSA Contract Administration)
- Accounting services (including assistance with Government cost accounting systems, audit/reviews, and DCAA representation)
- Insurance needs (including Defense Base Act/Foreign Exposures)
- Legal services (such as Intellectual Property Strategies & Contract Negotiation)
- I.T. Services, including DelTek hosting
- Proposal Planning & Development
- International trade strategies and trade compliance solutions, including CTPAT & ITAR
- Quick access to industry veterans and resources
- And much more!
The GCAT Members include:
- Debbie Goode, CPA, Hoyman Dobson
- Lenita Wright, Huckleberry Sibley & Harvey Insurance
- Ed Kinberg, Kinberg & Associates, LLC
- Steve Thomas, Hayworth, Chaney & Thomas, P.A.
- Gary Beckert,GM Beckert & Associates
- D.Travis Proctor and Kevin Smith, Artemis International Technologies
- B. David Krigelman, Krigelman & Associates, Inc.
- Beth Gitlin, Global Passages, LLC
- Kathryn Toomey, OnPoint Solutions Group, Inc.
The individual companies participating in GCAT are not affiliated with each other for any purpose other than providing educational programs for issues related to government contracting. Participating companies do not share fees and, have no obligation to refer client's to companies participating in GCAT and do not assume any responsibility or liability for information provided by any member of GCAT. |
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