Events
 Blog
 FAQs
ACQUISITION ALERT

September 30, 2016 is the End of the Federal Government's Fiscal Year - Are You Ready?

5 tips to help your company be ready for the end of year spending: 
  1. Turn around times can be reduced. Be responsive to all government inquiries. Do not stall any negotiations in progress. The government wants to make an award.

  2. Make sure any Government contract you hold i.e. GSA, GWAC, BPA, is up to date with current pricing and contract terms.

  3. Exploit your best accounts. If an agency likes you, spend more time there than on trying to obtain new government business. 

  4. Extend business hours, have staff available outside of government's normal business hours as government staff may be working nights and weekends.

  5. Do not cold call procurement staff from August 1 through September 30. This includes email, phone, snail mail, etc.  However if the government contacts you, respond quickly as your window of opportunity may be small.   
Need some help in preparing for your year-end "push", contact Carol Murphy at carolm@wispro.org or 414-270-3600.
UPCOMING EVENTS
7/13/16
Acquisition Hour: Market Research - Using the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) - Part 1
Webinar

7/27/16
Acquisition Hour: Market Research - Using the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) - Part 2
Webinar
  Learn More 
7/20/16
 Doing Business with the National Park Service
Munising, MI
Learn More 



8/4/16
How to Do Business with the Departments of Veterans Affairs
Green Bay
Learn More
US Small Business Administration (SBA) Final Rule effective June 30, 2016

The rule amends performance requirements applicable to small businesses and socioeconomic program set-aside contracts and small business subcontracting.  The rule also amends regulations concerning the nonmanufacturer rule and affiliation rules.  It further allows a joint venture to qualify as small for any government procurement as long as each partner to the joint venture qualifies individually as small under the NAICS code assigned in the solicitation.
 
While these changes are all effective June 30, 2016, businesses will probably not see any impact on procurements until the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) has been updated to reflect the changes.



UW- Stout Program for DOD Supply Chain

UW-Stout MOC is offering assistance via a cost sharing program to provide technical assistance to manufacturers that are part of the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain.  Areas of assistance include Lean, Six Sigma, Energy systems, Tech Scouting and more.  Contact Bill Amsrud, Operations Manager, UW-Stout MOC, 715-432-5957 or
 
VetBiz.Gov Location Change

VetBiz.Gov website is now located on the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization's  (OSDBU) website at   www.va.gov/osdbu/index.asp
 
VA has combined the two web sites to provide a streamlined Veteran-centric user experience.  All of the functionality of the VetBiz.gov website is available on the OSDBU site including the Veterans First Contracting Program Information, Search VIP for a Veteran-Owned Business, Check VIP for Eligibility, Apply for Verification and Secure Login to VIP.
 
For assistance with the Veteran Verification process contact
Joseph Smetak at jsmetak@wispro.org   or 414-270-3600. 
 
Women-Owned Small Business Website

Did you know that US Small Business Administration (SBA) has a new website for the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program document respository?  The new site is Certify.SBA.GOV.  All WOSM that have either self certified or third party certified should make sure their documents have been uploaded to the new site.

For assistance with the WOSB certification program, contact Kim Garber at kimg@wispro.org or 608-444-0047

To current and prospective DLA suppliers
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime is proud to announce the return of the DLA Land and Maritime Supplier Conference and Exposition to downtown Columbus, Ohio. The 2016 conference will be held at the Columbus Convention Center August 29 - September 1, 2016 and will have limited exhibition space available for vendors. Additional information and registration at http://www.ndia.org/meetings/6780/Pages/default.aspx