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Government Cost Accounting |
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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Intellectual Property |
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 |
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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Greetings from your Government Contracting Advisory Team (GCAT).
Just a quick reminder about the upcoming local events that might interest you.
National Space Club Florida Committee Annual Space Ball - October 16, 2010, 6:30pm, Radisson Resort at the Port.
KSC Business Expo 2010 - Oct. 19, 2010. 9am - 3pm, Cruise terminal #3, Port Canaveral, FL.
4th Annual SDVOSB/VOSB & SB Conference & Expo - October 29, 2010, 1pm - 4pm, Tampa Convention Center. SDVOSM acronym stands for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.
I/ITSEC - November 29 - December 2nd., 2010, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
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Legal Aspects of Government Contracting
| | Fundamentals of Teaming Agreements
By Ed Kinberg, Board Certified, Construction Law Fellow, National Contract Management Association Kinberg & Associates, LLC
This article will address two critical issues that must be in every teaming
agreement between a large and small contractor that are teaming for the purposes
of bidding on one of the various set-aside solicitations issued by the various
federal agencies. From my perspective, there are two essential elements to a
teaming agreement involving a set-aside:
- A clear statement that the prime contractor, i.e. the business that
qualifies for the particular set-aside, is in control and will remain in control
if the contract is awarded to the prime.
- A clear requirement for the prime to issue a subcontract to the team member
if the contract is awarded to the prime.
Control needs to be clearly set out to avoid an Agency from finding
the agreement is more like a joint venture than a teaming agreement. This issue frequently comes up as the result of a size protest filed with the
Small Business Administration. There are many cases in which the SBA has
found that a teaming agreement should be considered a joint venture. If that
happens, the parties to the agreement can be considered affiliates which will
typically result in disqualification of the team for the set-aside.
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Tax Aspects: Latest Developments
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Florida's Manufacturing and Spaceport Investment Incentive Program: How to Obtain Sales and Use Tax Refunds
On July 1st, 2010 a new Manufacturing and Spaceport
Investment Incentive Program became available to eligible
Florida manufacturers. The program is offered July 1, 2010 - June 30,
2012 through the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
Development of Florida (OTTED).
The purpose of the Manufacturing and Spaceport Investment Incentive Program
is to help businesses become more competitive and profitable by encouraging them
to buy more machinery and equipment. The ultimate hope is that the capital
investment will result in increased business and job creation in Florida's
manufacturing and spaceport activities.
This is a sales tax refund authorized by the Florida
Legislature for eligible companies purchasing eligible equipment placed into
service in Florida in excess of the company's base year purchases.
The program highlights: Read the rest of the article>> |
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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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