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How to do Business with the VA

 

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends over $17 billion annually purchasing a broad range of products and services with over 35% awarded to small businesses.  Join us to learn the ins and outs of doing business with the VA. July 21st in De Pere and July 22nd in Iron Mountain, MI.

 

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS
7/21/15
How to do Business with the VA
De Pere

7/21/15 to 7/22/15
Wisconsin Federal Contractor Forum
Washington, D.C.
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7/22/15
How to do Business with the Department of Veteran Affairs
Iron Mountain, MI
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  7/29/15 to 7/30/15
9th Annual Volk Field Small Business Conference
Camp Douglas
 

Nagel Architects + Engineers provides idea-to-completion services that focus on strong project management. We deliver value-driven solutions and have established a company culture based on respecting our clients' opinions and needs.

 

We are a full-service firm offering strong experience in four sectors: healthcare, government, commercial, and energy and facility management. With hundreds of projects in our portfolios, we draw on our years of experience when creating design solutions.

 

We pay equal attention to creativity and technical proficiency, to applying efficient process and stepping outside the lines. We are proud of the trust our clients have in our counsel, as we have focused on building that trust since we opened the doors to the firm in 2004.

 

Our firm has a strong commitment to veterans' issues, both on the client side and with the donation of time and resources in our community. And our staff is devoted to a number of charitable and sustainability causes.

 

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Businesses from the Midwest will have the opportunity to take advantage of two days of technical training, networking, selling, and marketing at this year's event.  All businesses including large, small, disadvantaged, minority, woman, HUB Zone, veteran and service-disabled veteran owned firms will benefit from this event. Topics will include:

  • Contracting opportunities in emergency preparedness and disaster relief
  • Growing your business capacity and capabilities
  • Current issues in government contracting
  • Financing and bonding for your small business
  • Social media and data security

Attendees will also have the opportunity for networking and individual meetings with prime contractors and agency representatives. Confirmed speakers include Eric Ness, District Director the Small Business Administration; Dane Deutsch, President and CEO of DCS Netlink; Oshkosh Corporation; U.S. Forest Service, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Property and Fiscal Office; U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Farm Service Agency.  

 


There is still time to register for the Wisconsin Federal Contracting Forum in Washington, D.C., on July 21st and 22nd.

Join federal market experts, representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies as well as representatives from our State's Delegation at this unique event. 

 

Downsizing and consolidation, new spending priorities, technology, and changing regulations are driving the competitive pressures in government contracting.  Your best preparation for remaining competitive is to get ahead of the information curve so you can anticipate important changes and opportunities. 

 

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Upcoming FAR Changes

Effective August 3, 2015 -  Test Program found in FAR 13.5 for special simplified procedures for purchases of commercial items greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) will become permanent.

 

Effective October 1, 2015 - Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds. 

 

Micro-purchase threshold of $3,000 is increased to $3,500.  (FAR 2.101)

Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) remains unchanged at $150,000.  (FAR 2.101)

FedBizOpps preaward and post-award notices remains unchanged at $25,000.  (FAR Part 5)

Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for acquisition of commercial items is increased from $6.5 million to $7 million.  (FAR 13.5)

Cost or pricing data threshold and the statutorily equivalent Cost Accounting Standard threshold are increased from $700,000 to $750,000.  (FAR 15.403-4)

Prime contractor subcontracting plan requirement is increased from $650,000 to $700,000.  The construction threshold remains at $1.5 million.  (FAR 19.702)

Threshold for reporting first-tier subcontract information including executive compensation increases from $25,000 to $30,000 (FAR 4.14 and 52.204-10).  

 

Federal Contracting Acronyms  

FITARA - Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 1232) - part of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act.  FITARA would improve how the federal government acquires, implements and manages its information technology investments by giving agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs) more authority over the budget, governance, and personnel processes for agency Information Technology investments, and by improving transparency and review processes of agency IT investments.

 

OFPP - Office of Federal Procurement Policy - The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget plays a central role in shaping the policies and practices federal agencies use to acquire the goods and services they need to carry out their responsibilities. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement_default/ 

 

GSA eLibrary - source for the latest GSA contract award information.  http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/home.do