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Wisconsin Business Forum: Working with the United Nations
April 5th
For the first time, Wisconsin will be hosting United Nations (UN) representatives to provide businesses critical information on accessing UN procurement opportunities and engage in individual meetings with attendees to discuss their businesses capabilities and market potential.
Companies in the following industries are especially encouraged to attend:
- Air transport/aviation
- Food services and agriculture
- Water and sanitation
- Information and communications technologies
- Building and construction
- Security/safety services and equipment
- Transportation and storage
- Office equipment and supplies
- Vehicles
- Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals
Featured Guest Speakers:
- Mr. Dmitri Dovgopoly, Procurement Director United Nations
- Mr. Francesco Giusso, Chief Goods & Services Procurement, World Food Program (WFP)
- Mr. Sam Ocran, Senior Contracts Manager, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Mr. Dominic Grace, Director of Sourcing Operations, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Additional presentations and participation by:
- Greg Kuchler, UN Procurement Division
- U.S. Commercial Service Wisconsin, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
- WE Energies
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
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3/21/17
Responding to Federal Government Opportunities
Iron Mountain, MI
3/28/17
Cyber Security for Current & Prospective DOD Contractors & Subcontractors
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3/27/17
Growing Your Small Business With the DBE Program
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4/3/17
Contract Closeouts- Preparing for a Smooth Ending
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Information from DLA DIBBS
As part of our ongoing efforts to combat CAGE Compromisers, we are instituting a cap on the amount of quotes that vendors can submit on DIBBS in a 24 hour timeframe unless they are added to a Trusted Supplier Table.
We've been experiencing extreme volume of bogus quotes from suspect actors recently and this enhancement will help us handle this tactic.
We've prepopulated the Trusted Supplier Table with known legitimate entities that produce a high volume of daily quotes. In the event we've missed a legitimate firm, there is a notice provided as to how they can contact us to evaluate their ability to submit a high volume of quotes. We're confident that almost all legitimate high volume quoters have been identified so think any impact to legitimate firms will be minimal.
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DOL Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
DIRECTIVE (DIR) 2018-01
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
A Directive (DIR) is intended to provide guidance to OFCCP staff or federal contractors on enforcement and compliance policy or procedures. A DIR does not change the laws and regulations governing OFCCP's programs and does not establish any legally enforceable rights or obligations.
Effective Date: February 27, 2018 SUBJECT: Use of Predetermination Notices (PDN)
- PURPOSE: To establish the consistent use of PDNs for discrimination cases, both individual and systemic.
- REFERENCE: Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM) (October 2014).
- AFFECTED POLICY: FCCM, ยง 8E, Predetermination Notice (October 2014).
BACKGROUND: A PDN is a letter that OFCCP uses to inform federal contractors and subcontractors ("contractors") of the agency's preliminary findings of employment discrimination. In recent years, OFCCP has typically reserved use of the PDN for systemic discrimination cases and permitted regional and district offices discretion in whether to issue the PDN prior to issuing a Notice of Violation (NOV).
As part of OFCCP's ongoing efforts to achieve consistency across regional and district offices, increase transparency about preliminary findings with contractors, and encourage communication throughout the compliance evaluation process, OFCCP is instituting a uniform approach to the use of PDNs in compliance evaluations where the agency believes discrimination findings may exist.
This directive is intended as interim guidance until OFCCP revises the FCCM to reflect this change.
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Memorandum from the Office of Under Security of Defense
Subject: Update to Contract Payment Instructions
On December 1, 2017, the Department's Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI) Section 204.7108 was changed to update the way payment instructions are carried in contracts. Prior to this change, contracting officers were required to provide specific payment instructions to determine how costs will be allocated for multi-funded contracts, cost contracts, and contracts with progress payments. This approach resulted in incorrect payment instructions often being entered on the contract award, negatively impacting payment processing. Payment instruction errors were the third most common cause of contract deficiency reports, even though payment instructions are required on only about 10% of awards.
Continue reading at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000390-18-DPAP.pdf
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Save the Date - 12th Annual Volk Field/Fort McCoy Small Business Conference
Previously known as the Annual Volk Field Small Business Conference - this year, the conference will be held at Ft. McCoy June 19th and 20th.
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GSA hopes to have major policy update to schedules ready for 4th quarter buying spree
When the General Services Administration finalized a major policy change to the multiple award schedules program in January, industry and agency customers alike were excited.
Little did they know, actually adding order level materials or other direct costs to the IT schedule or professional services schedule was still months away.
This is because officials from the Federal Acquisition Service say each of the schedules have to update their own policies and procedures to include OLMs and ODCs.
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FEDERAL NEWS RADIO.COM
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Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Joint Industry Days and Federal Agency Forum (JIDFAF)
This year's SAME Joint Industry Days and Federal Agency Forum 2018 - hosted by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Chicago and Lake Michigan Posts - is scheduled for April 9 and 10, 2018 at Hilton Northbrook, IL. This is a MUST ATTEND event for businesses in architecture/engineering, construction, environmental and related trades.
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