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government contracting?
Government contracting is a more complex, involved business process than what is usually found in the private sector.
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We work with all levels of businesses – from those working towards their first contract to experienced government contractors.
Training Events
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Creating Your Contract Strategy: What You Need to Know About FAR and Non-FAR Contract Pathways
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How to Modify Your GSA Schedule Contract
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An Introduction to Government Small Business Certifications (2025 Update)
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On-Demand Training
Alaska APEX offers easy access to our library of on-demand webinars covering many essential topics in government contracting, from marketing to certifications to managing contract changes and much more.
Recently Added
News
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SBA’s SDVOSB Warning: Spell Out Veteran Control in Business Documents and Minutes
It is quite common for businesses in the private sector to share control and duties among many executives or individuals. However, as many who have looked into SBA socioeconomic certifications have found out, to gain certification in a set-aside program, …
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FAR Thresholds: What Changed on October 1, 2025
Under 41 U.S.C. § 1908, every five years, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council must adjust statutory acquisition-related thresholds for economic inflation. These statutory acquisition-related threshold shifts will materially affect government contract sourcing strategies, documentation requirements, and small business planning. …
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Project Spectrum: A CMMC Resource
Project Spectrum is a comprehensive, proven, and cost-effective digital platform that provides cybersecurity information, tools, resources, and training to organizations including small businesses in the defense industrial base. The program mission is to improve cybersecurity readiness, resiliency, and compliance for …
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DOT Ends Race and Gender Presumptions for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
On September 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a new interim final rule (IFR) that now eliminates all race and gender presumptions of social and economic disadvantage for those seeking disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) eligibility under the DOT’s …
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CMMC Is Now Official
On September 10, 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) published its final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) rule in the Federal Register, which takes effect on November 10, 2025 – officially launching a three-year rollout of cybersecurity requirements across DoD contracts. …
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The Alaska APEX Accelerator
The Alaska APEX Accelerator provides procurement training, counseling, and solicitation support throughout the state, and helps Alaskan businesses keep informed of government contracting opportunities through our Bid Match program.
Our staff possess diverse backgrounds in government procurement at the federal, state, and local level, and regularly participate in training activities to further their professional development. This helps us keep pace with the ongoing changes in policies and procedures that impact the acquisition marketplace.
Alaska APEX is a DOD APEX Accelerator and funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense, and is a program of the UAA Business Enterprise Institute.
How the Alaska APEX Accelerator Helps Businesses
- Free services provided throughout the state
- Identify and explain contracting opportunities at federal, state and local government levels
- Advise businesses how to apply for small business certifications such as woman-owned and veteran-owned
- Ongoing workshops, webinars, trainings and match-making events
- Confidential one-on-one technical assistance
$998 million in contracts were awarded to Alaska APEX clients last year
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How to Manage Contract Closeouts
This webinar will help you will gain the skills to effectively deal with subcontractors and other teaming partners to ensure that contracts are closed according to the terms laid out and to handle problems or issues that may arise.
Webinar topics include:
Contract closeout procedures – reviewing compliance issues
Reviewing costs – is this truly the final payment?
Lien releases
Rolling up past performance reporting
Outstanding insurance/warranty requirements
Record retention requirements
Archiving narrative
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Introduction to Government Contracting
New to the arena of government contracting? If yes, then this webinar is a great way to start! In Fiscal Year 2024, the federal government awarded over $16B in contracts in Alaska. This amount did not just go to prime contractors; it involved subcontractors, vendors, transportation, and all levels of supply chain management. If you have not looked how your company can fit into the federal contracting arena, then you may be missing out.
This webinar will introduce you to the world of federal government contracting
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