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X-WR-CALDESC:Description\nNavigating government solicitations can pose chal
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 binar aims to provide you with the necessary skills to effectively review\
 , analyze\, and deconstruct government solicitations to ensure your propos
 als meet the criteria for responsiveness and compliance.\n\nDuring this se
 ssion\, you will be introduced to common solicitation terminology\, such a
 s special notice\, solicitation\, award\, presolicitation\, sources sought
 \, justification and approval\, sole source\, and more. We will explore di
 fferent solicitation formats and highlight key areas that require careful 
 attention. Additionally\, we’ll share tips and tricks for capturing critic
 al keywords that can make or break your team’s success in submitting a res
 ponsive and compliant offer.\n\nTarget Audience: novice government contrac
 tors\n\nMeet Your Instructor:\nCarroll Bernard\nCARROLL BERNARD\, Govology
  CEO & Co-Founder\n\nCarroll Bernard is the CEO and Co-Founder of Govology
 .com. He has an extensive background in government contracting\, resulting
  from his experience as a government buyer\, a small business contractor\,
  and a procurement advisor. \n\nCarroll started his acquisition career in 
 the U.S. Navy Supply Corps\, where he provided logistical support and acqu
 isition management as a Supply Officer. After leaving active duty\, Carrol
 l continued his acquisition career in the Procurement Services Department 
 of the City of Vancouver\, WA\, and later as a warranted Contracting Offic
 er at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Carroll’s last federal employmen
 t was at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\, where he served as
  a Business Development Specialist for 8(a) companies in the Business Deve
 lopment Program. He also served as the SBA Portland District’s Veteran Bus
 iness Development Officer and Primary HUBZone Liaison. Through his duties 
 at the SBA\, Carroll became a subject matter expert in small business prog
 rams\, federal certifications\, the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program\, teaming\,
  and small business contracting with federal agencies.\n\nAfter his career
  in the federal government\, Carroll supported small businesses in governm
 ent contracting as a Procurement Counselor with the Defense Logistics Agen
 cy’s Procurement Technical Assistant Program (now Department of Defense AP
 EX Accelerator)\, established to expand the number of companies capable of
  participating in government contracts.\n\nCarroll has supported vendor ou
 treach\, education\, and success in many ways. In 2015\, Carroll and his t
 eam at Govology launched a world-class online training platform for govern
 ment contractors. Since then\, they have trained over 17\,000 business pro
 fessionals and saved small businesses millions of dollars through their co
 llaborative approach with non-profit organizations\, government agencies\,
  universities\, and corporations that share their mission and passion for 
 powering up small businesses. As a result\, Carroll and his wife\, Elena B
 ernard\, PhD were named 2020 Small Business Champions by the U.S. Small Bu
 siness Administration.
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DESCRIPTION:Description\nNavigating government solicitations can pose chall
 enges\, particularly for those new to the government marketplace. This web
 inar aims to provide you with the necessary skills to effectively review\,
  analyze\, and deconstruct government solicitations to ensure your proposa
 ls meet the criteria for responsiveness and compliance.\n\nDuring this ses
 sion\, you will be introduced to common solicitation terminology\, such as
  special notice\, solicitation\, award\, presolicitation\, sources sought\
 , justification and approval\, sole source\, and more. We will explore dif
 ferent solicitation formats and highlight key areas that require careful a
 ttention. Additionally\, we’ll share tips and tricks for capturing critica
 l keywords that can make or break your team’s success in submitting a resp
 onsive and compliant offer.\n\nTarget Audience: novice government contract
 ors\n\nMeet Your Instructor:\nCarroll Bernard\nCARROLL BERNARD\, Govology 
 CEO & Co-Founder\n\nCarroll Bernard is the CEO and Co-Founder of Govology.
 com. He has an extensive background in government contracting\, resulting 
 from his experience as a government buyer\, a small business contractor\, 
 and a procurement advisor. \n\nCarroll started his acquisition career in t
 he U.S. Navy Supply Corps\, where he provided logistical support and acqui
 sition management as a Supply Officer. After leaving active duty\, Carroll
  continued his acquisition career in the Procurement Services Department o
 f the City of Vancouver\, WA\, and later as a warranted Contracting Office
 r at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Carroll’s last federal employment
  was at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\, where he served as 
 a Business Development Specialist for 8(a) companies in the Business Devel
 opment Program. He also served as the SBA Portland District’s Veteran Busi
 ness Development Officer and Primary HUBZone Liaison. Through his duties a
 t the SBA\, Carroll became a subject matter expert in small business progr
 ams\, federal certifications\, the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program\, teaming\, 
 and small business contracting with federal agencies.\n\nAfter his career 
 in the federal government\, Carroll supported small businesses in governme
 nt contracting as a Procurement Counselor with the Defense Logistics Agenc
 y’s Procurement Technical Assistant Program (now Department of Defense APE
 X Accelerator)\, established to expand the number of companies capable of 
 participating in government contracts.\n\nCarroll has supported vendor out
 reach\, education\, and success in many ways. In 2015\, Carroll and his te
 am at Govology launched a world-class online training platform for governm
 ent contractors. Since then\, they have trained over 17\,000 business prof
 essionals and saved small businesses millions of dollars through their col
 laborative approach with non-profit organizations\, government agencies\, 
 universities\, and corporations that share their mission and passion for p
 owering up small businesses. As a result\, Carroll and his wife\, Elena Be
 rnard\, PhD were named 2020 Small Business Champions by the U.S. Small Bus
 iness Administration.
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LOCATION:https://govology.com/product/breaking-down-federal-solicitations/
SUMMARY:Breaking Down Government Solicitations (2024 Update)
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