BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//pedco-ne.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:b2d7f2a2-1ff1-4442-b2b5-1ee8f1737ac7 X-WR-CALDESC:Description\nIt can be frustrating for both contractors and go vernment agencies when a winning offer gets the axe simply because of miss ing details or a tardy submission. In this introductory course\, you will delve into the fundamentals of submitting “compliant offers” to government agencies. You will explore the three main types of offers – quotes\, bids \, and proposals – requested by government agencies. You will understand t heir nuances and critical factors to weigh in the bid/no-bid decision-maki ng process. \n\nIn addition\, we’ll share recommendations for additional a dvanced training resources readily available on demand on govology.com. Th e valuable tips and strategies covered in this training are universally ap plicable and can be put into practice across all types of government agenc ies\, whether federal\, state\, or local.\n\nTarget Audience: Novice gover nment contractors\n\nMeet Your Instructor:\nCarroll Bernard\nCARROLL BERNA RD\, Govology CEO & Co-Founder\n\nCarroll Bernard is the CEO and Co-Founde r of Govology.com. He has an extensive background in government contractin g\, resulting from his experience as a government buyer\, a small business contractor\, and a procurement advisor. \n\nCarroll started his acquisiti on career in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps\, where he provided logistical sup port and acquisition management as a Supply Officer. After leaving active duty\, Carroll continued his acquisition career in the Procurement Service s Department of the City of Vancouver\, WA\, and later as a warranted Cont racting Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Carroll’s last fede ral 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 Development Program. He also served as the SBA Portland District’ s Veteran Business Development Officer and Primary HUBZone Liaison. Throug h his duties at the SBA\, Carroll became a subject matter expert in small business programs\, federal certifications\, the SBA Mentor-Protégé Progra m\, teaming\, and small business contracting with federal agencies.\n\nAft er his career in the federal government\, Carroll supported small business es in government contracting as a Procurement Counselor with the Defense L ogistics Agency’s Procurement Technical Assistant Program (now Department of Defense APEX Accelerator)\, established to expand the number of compani es capable of participating in government contracts.\n\nCarroll has suppor ted vendor outreach\, education\, and success in many ways. In 2015\, Carr oll and his team at Govology launched a world-class online training platfo rm for government contractors. Since then\, they have trained over 17\,000 business professionals and saved small businesses millions of dollars thr ough their collaborative approach with non-profit organizations\, governme nt agencies\, universities\, and corporations that share their mission and passion for powering up small businesses. As a result\, Carroll and his w ife\, Elena Bernard\, PhD w X-WR-RELCALID:7e8e6b1e9959715eba101f4450bbe0ef X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:094614cb-67f8-43d1-9fa2-0ad99ea07f11 DTSTAMP:20260412T015612Z DESCRIPTION:Description\nIt can be frustrating for both contractors and gov ernment agencies when a winning offer gets the axe simply because of missi ng details or a tardy submission. In this introductory course\, you will d elve into the fundamentals of submitting “compliant offers” to government agencies. You will explore the three main types of offers – quotes\, bids\ , and proposals – requested by government agencies. You will understand th eir nuances and critical factors to weigh in the bid/no-bid decision-makin g process. \n\nIn addition\, we’ll share recommendations for additional ad vanced training resources readily available on demand on govology.com. The valuable tips and strategies covered in this training are universally app licable and can be put into practice across all types of government agenci es\, whether federal\, state\, or local.\n\nTarget Audience: Novice govern ment contractors\n\nMeet Your Instructor:\nCarroll Bernard\nCARROLL BERNAR D\, 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 acquisitio n career in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps\, where he provided logistical supp ort and acquisition management as a Supply Officer. After leaving active d uty\, Carroll continued his acquisition career in the Procurement Services Department of the City of Vancouver\, WA\, and later as a warranted Contr acting Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Carroll’s last feder al employment was at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\, where he served as a Business Development Specialist for 8(a) companies in the B usiness Development Program. He also served as the SBA Portland District’s Veteran Business Development Officer and Primary HUBZone Liaison. Through his duties at the SBA\, Carroll became a subject matter expert in small b usiness programs\, federal certifications\, the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program \, teaming\, and small business contracting with federal agencies.\n\nAfte r his career in the federal government\, Carroll supported small businesse s in government contracting as a Procurement Counselor with the Defense Lo gistics Agency’s Procurement Technical Assistant Program (now Department o f Defense APEX Accelerator)\, established to expand the number of companie s capable of participating in government contracts.\n\nCarroll has support ed vendor outreach\, education\, and success in many ways. In 2015\, Carro ll and his team at Govology launched a world-class online training platfor m for government contractors. Since then\, they have trained over 17\,000 business professionals and saved small businesses millions of dollars thro ugh their collaborative approach with non-profit organizations\, governmen t agencies\, universities\, and corporations that share their mission and passion for powering up small businesses. As a result\, Carroll and his wi fe\, Elena Bernard\, PhD w DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240418T133000 LOCATION:https://govology.com/product/submitting-compliant-offers-to-govern ment-agencies/ SUMMARY:Submitting Compliant Offers to Government Agencies (2024 Update) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR