MAS Basic Training: The Nuts, Bolts, & Clicks, Oct 30

The Coalition for Government Procurement is pleased to announce that on October 30, we will once again hold our MAS Basic Training: The Nuts, Bolts, & Clicks course – an intensive, one-day training workshop that teaches the basics of utilizing the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program.  This training will be taking place at Miller & Chevalier Chartered (900 16^th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20006), but will be offered to both in-person and virtual attendees.

Topics covered during the training will include:

• Obtaining Your GSA Schedule or Schedule Modification, along with Option Extensions
• Navigating the Price Negotiation Process
• Better Understanding Management and Compliance of the Price Reduction Clause
• Schedule e-Tools: Tips on Competing and Winning Through the GSA Schedule Program
• The Keys to Understanding the Task Order Competition
• Audits – How to Prepare and What They Mean in the Current Market
• Ethics and Schedule Business – How to and How Not to Conduct Federal Business
• Small Business Issues and Considerations

Agenda

• 8:30 AM: Welcome/Introduction – Roger Waldron, President, Coalition for Government Procurement, and Jason Workmaster, Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered
• 8:45 AM: The GSA Schedules Program: An Entry Point to Government Contracting – Robin Bourne, Subject Matter Expert, The Gormley Group
• 10:00 AM: Obtaining Your Schedule or Schedule Modification, plus GSA Option Extensions – Sonia Pesantes, Director of Consulting, and Andrew Sisti, Principal Consultant and GSA Systems Subject Matter Expert, The Gormley Group
• 10:45 AM: Break
• 11:00 AM: GSA Schedule Audits – What to Expect – Leo Alvarez, Principal, and Shannon Ridge, Manager, Baker Tilly
• 12:00 PM: Lunch Presentation: Staying Out of Trouble – Compliance and Ethics for Government Contractors – Rob Burton, Partner, Crowell & Moring
• 1:00 PM: Break
• 1:15 PM: Schedules e-Tools: Tips on Competing and Winning Through the GSA Schedule Program – Bill Gormley, President, and Andrew Sisti, Principal Consultant and GSA Systems Subject Matter Expert, The Gormley Group
• 3:00 PM: Break
• 3:15 PM Small Business Considerations – Ken Dodds, Vice President of Acquisition Policy, Coalition for Government Procurement
• 4:15 PM Q&A & Closing Remarks

To register, click here. For questions or assistance with registration, please contact Madyson Whiting at MWhiting@thecgp.org.