Every year the Alaska DOT&PF, Civil Rights Office holds the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Subcontractor Conference. This year our theme is “Back to Basics” where we will go over parts of the DBE program, upcoming changes, guest speakers, and …
Training Events
If your industry requires bonding, this webinar is for you. It will teach start-ups the challenges they will face in securing bonding for the first time and provide guidance to contractors who are not quite ready to produce financial statements. …
This one-hour session will discuss aviation contracting opportunities for vendors in Alaska. To include, but not limited to, discussions about recent/new opportunities such as the Helicopter and Light Fixed Wing Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) solicitations. Presented by USDA Forest …
The SBA takes over certification of service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses on January 1, 2023 – and soon, all companies will require an SBA certification to qualify as an SDVOSB or VOSB. But what does it take …
For small businesses and their teammates, few government contracting topics are as confusing as the limitations on subcontracting (LoS) for set-aside and socioeconomic sole-source contracts. And if that isn’t stressful enough, the “LoS” is an area of heavy enforcement: get …
This webinar focuses on State of Alaska procurement and contracting processes. More information on speakers to follow. Topics discussed: Finding solicitations State purchasing guidelines State purchasing thresholds Alaska Bidders Preferences Alaska Product Preference Program
When is the last time that you updated your SBA profile for the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS)? You are required to update your SAM profile yearly, but are you updating the DSBS profile at the same time? If not, …
Kiewit Infrastructure is looking for qualified small business contractors for the JBER Runway Extension Project. Over the next four years, as the primary contractor, Kiewit and various contracting partners will complete an array of tasks, such as excavation, asphalt paving, …
This webinar focuses on how to use the State of Alaska (SoA) Checkbook for purposes of market research. Although the data is much more limited compared to information for federal spending in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), it still …
Business size is an important topic in federal contracting: after all, to be eligible to participate as a small business, your business must first be, well, small. In this course, government contracts attorney Matthew Schoonover will discuss how the SBA …
Networking events have been proven to strengthen industry-government engagement, continuing to add value as a key business development strategy for government contractors. Whether you attend events that are in-person, virtual, industry-specific or open to all, the best practices covered in …
Capability Statements and Statements of Qualification. What are they, what are contracting officers looking for and why do they matter? Join the Alaska Procurement Technical Assistance Center and the US Small Business Administration for an informative class designed to make …
New to the arena of government contracting? If yes, then this webinar is a great way to start! In Fiscal Year 2022, the federal government awarded over $14B in contracts in Alaska. This amount did not just go to prime …
The Administration recently announced plans to increase contracting with small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) by 50% in the coming years. But this increased emphasis on SDB contracting is likely to come with additional enforcement, including new SDB status protests, making it …
Women-Owned Small Business (WOSBs) self-certification is now a thing of the past. Effective October 15, 2020, all WOSBs must go through the SBA’s free certification process at wosb.certify.sba.gov or get certified by an approved Third-Party Certifier (TPC). This change is the result …
Professionals agree: A good capability statement can open doors for your business. But a bad one can just as easily close them. The rule is, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” So our advice is: …
Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) is a web-based Forest Service application designed to administer preseason Incident Blanket Purchase Agreements (I-BPAs – formerly referred to as Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements or EERAs). This training covers all the steps needed to successfully get …
Section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 provided for the elimination of the VA’s certification program altogether, requiring that all SDVOSBs working with the VA or any other federal agency eventually be certified through SBA. That …
Do you know what the government is currently purchasing, in which quantities and out of what purchasing office? What contracting method will the agency use? Can the government; whether federal or state, become a viable new client for your business? …
In this webinar, government contracting attorney Shane McCall and Govology Legal Analyst Steven Koprince will cover the most important legal developments for federal contractors in 2022, including new small business rules, recent domestic preference changes under the Buy American Act, key provisions …