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MAS Basic Training: The Nuts, Bolts, & Clicks

October 30 @ 8:30 am - 4:15 pm

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 16th 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 AMWelcome/Introduction – Roger Waldron, President, Coalition for Government Procurement, and Jason Workmaster, Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered
  • 8:45 AMThe GSA Schedules Program: An Entry Point to Government Contracting – Robin Bourne, Subject Matter Expert, The Gormley Group
  • 10:00 AMObtaining 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 AMBreak
  • 11:00 AMGSA 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 PMSchedules 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 PMBreak
  • 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.

Details

Date:
October 30
Time:
8:30 am - 4:15 pm

Venue

Miller & Chevalier
900 16th St.
NW, DC 20036 United States
Phone
7039996372