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The George Washington University along with Jennifer Schaus & Associates hosted a complimentary webinar on Current Trends & Opportunities in US Federal Government Contracting. Topics covered 3 main areas - FSSI, Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative, LPTA, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable and Small Business Set-Asides. To view the slide with the recording, please visit: https://gwu.adobeconnect.com/_a948849616/p2pvw5m2s86/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

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Current Trends & Opportunities

in Government ContractingThank you for joining.

The webinar will begin shortly.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with Adobe

Connect, please call 1-800-422-3623.

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Presented by:Neal J. Couture, CPCM, CAE, Director, Government Procurement Law & Business ProgramsThe George Washington University Law School

Jennifer Schaus,Founder & Principal of Jennifer Schaus & Associates

October 1, 201412:00 – 1:00 pm EDT

Current Trends & Opportunities

in Government Contracting

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I. Agenda

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• Federal Contracting Basics• LPTA• FSSI• Small Business Set-Asides• Conclusions & Outlook

Agenda

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II. Federal Contracting Basics

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World’s Largest Purchaser of Goods / ServicesOver $500B AnnuallyAirplanes to Dentists to ZippersProcesses, Paperwork, Past Performance Regulated by FAR – Federal Acquisition RegulationPrice Sensitive

The US Federal Government

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III. LPTA

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

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• FAR Part 15 – Contracting By Negotiation• Best value continuum• The tradeoff process• Evaluation of risk• Section L of Solicitation – Instructions, conditions, and

notices to offerors or respondents• Section M of Solicitation – Evaluation Factors for Award

Source selection

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• LPTA is one method of obtaining best value• Selection of the technically acceptable proposal

with the lowest evaluated price• Solicitation specifies evaluation factors that

establish the requirements of acceptability.• Selection is based on meeting or exceeding the

acceptability standards for non-cost factors.• Past performance may be a factor.

LPTA

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• Advantages vs. disadvantages• Policy vs. reality in the field• Decreased budgets – Do more with less• Contractors essentially “buying contracts”• No innovation

LPTA

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IV. FSSIFederal Strategic Sourcing Initiative

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• Used in State / Local Govts – 30 states• Focused on GSA Schedule Community• Limits # of Vendors / Suppliers• Lower cost to govt / tax payers• RISK = Shuts door on small biz

FSSI

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• Vendor Short List, MAS• GWAC / IDIQ• Pre-Vetted Companies• Segmented by Product / Service• 99% based on (lowest) Price

GSA, General Services Administration 1 - PBS = Real Estate2 - Schedules = Acquisitions

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• 20k Vendors – 80/20 Rule• Sales Requirements - $25k• Price Discrepancies for same items• Office Products & Jan San (GSA Sched 75)• Coming Soon – Services!

Current State of GSA / FSSI

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V. Small Business Set-Asides

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• Small Business Programs = FAR Part 19• Small Business Set-Asides = FAR Part 19.5• Procurements $3k - $150k• Excludes Sole Source• Over $150k – must be 2 small biz & fair mkt

price• Multiple Award Set-Asides – ie. GSA Scheds

Small Business Set-Asides

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• Small Business – defined by SBA (NAICS Codes)• Employees / $ Revenues

• Small• Women Owned• SDVO• Small, Disadvantaged• HUBZone

Small Business Set-Asides

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• Goals are set by Dept of Commerce• SBA Enforces• Specific % goal towards each group• SBA Score Card – annual report / grade

per agency

Small Business Set-Asides

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• Processes & Paperwork for Certification• Some have time limits (8a)• Some may vary – Census (HUBzone)• Priority w/in agencies – VA (Veterans first)

Small Business Set-Asides

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• Small Business = 23%• Women Owned = 5%• Small Disadvantaged = 5%• SDVO = 3%• HUBZone = 3%

Small Business Set-AsidesFY 13 GOALS

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•Small Business = 36%•Women Owned = 5%•Small Disadvantaged = 5%•SDVO = 3%•HUBZone = 3%

Small Business Set-AsidesFY 13 GOALS - SubContracting

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• SBA Advocate • OSDBU – Agency Advocates• Associations – lobby for legislation – ie. Vet

Force, WIPP, 8a Association, SDVO Council, etc.

• Primes sub-contracting goals• Commercial Sector – AT&T and others

Small Business Set-AsidesRESOURCES

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VI. Conclusions & Outlook

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• Govt Contracting - not for everyone• Know your “disadvantage advantages” (set-asides)• Have a business plan• Be strategic w time/money/effort• Diversify• Partnering / Teaming• Pricing strategy matters!

Conclusions

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• Increased Competition• Set-Aside focus• Consolidation• Increased M&A - Mid-tier companies • Teaming/JV/Partnering/Sub-Con = More

Important

Outlook

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• Interesting Marketplace• Ample public data• Procurement & Budget Forecast• Competitive Intel• Cyclical – Oct 1 – Sept 30 w busy Q4• Can be steady stream $$ once in the rotation• Sub-Contracting Opportunities to get started

Outlook

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LPTAhttp://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/Subpart%2015_1.htmlhttp://www.washingtonexec.com/2014/09/neal-couture-gwu-law-school-diagrams-govcon-procurement-landscape

FSSIhttp://mbrt.net/2014/posts/ffsi.htmlhttp://www.gsa.gov/fssi

SET-ASIDEShttp://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-procurement-scorecards-0 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/FARTOCP19.html

Helpful Websites / Resources

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VII. Q & A

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Jennifer L. Schaus1717 Pennsylvania Ave, NW #1025Washington, DC 20006+ 1 – 2 0 2 – 3 6 5 – 0 5 9 [email protected]://www.JenniferSchaus.com

Neal Couture2000 H St, NWWashington, DC 20052+ 1 – 2 0 2 – 9 9 4 – 2 6 9 [email protected]://www.business.gwu.edu

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