Government Contracting; Veteran Owned Small Business

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Date and Time

Monday Nov 2, 2015
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM PST

Monday, November 2nd 2015
Session 1 @ 9am
Session 2 @ 1pm

Location

GVCC Conference Room A
1101 Broadway Suite 100
Vancouver WA 98660
Metered parking

Fees/Admission

FREE!
RSVP for Session 1 @ http://washingtonptac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=7121
RSVP for Session 2 @ http://washingtonptac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=7122

Contact Information

Contact Jeannet Santiago, the SW WA PTAC Counselor for Questions
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Government Contracting; Veteran Owned...

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Register for one session or both! FREE to attend, rsvp required.

Session 1 from 9am-Noon: Certifications for Veteran Owned Small Businesses
http://washingtonptac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=7162

Session 2 from 1-3pm: Leveraging your Veteran Status in the Federal Government Marketplace.
http://washingtonptac.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=7122

Session 1: Learn how to register as a veteran owned small business with Washington State, self-certify with most federal agencies, and become a verified veteran or service disabled veteran owned small business with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE).
VA CVE verification is required to leverage Veteran owned status with the VA and FAA and anticipated to be required federal government wide in the near future. The VA CVE portion of the session will cover eligibility requirements, verification process, common reasons for denial, post verification audits, and re-verification. Follow-up assistance is available at no cost through Washington PTAC.

Session 2: Your veteran owned status matters in the world of federal procurement!

The federal government has a goal to award 3% of all federal contracts to service disabled veteran owned businesses
Federal agencies have the ability to set opportunities aside so that only qualified SDVOSB firms can compete
The VA’s Vets First program gives preference to veteran and service disabled veteran owned firms and can set opportunities aside for both VOSBs and SDVOSBs
Large prime contractors are frequently required to utilize VOSB or SDVOSB subcontractors

Attend this workshop to learn five steps to leveraging your veteran status, including how to conduct basic market research to identify federal and prime contractor customers, market your business to these agencies and primes, and ask federal agencies for service disabled or veteran owned small business set asides.