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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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DIBBS System Overview – Searching for and Bidding on Opportunities (2023 Update)
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Featuring the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
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Introduction to Government Contracting
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Funding And Selling Innovative Solutions to Government Agencies
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Suspensions, Debarment and Related Ethical Issues for Federal Contractors
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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 Opens Certify Portal for Social Disadvantage Narrative Uploads by Current 8(a) Participants Not Pending 8(a) Award
As we have previously written about in several recent 8(a) articles and updates, which can all be found on our 8(a) landing page here, SBA had previously told all 8(a) participants not pending an 8(a) award to “sit tight” and wait …
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Alaska PTAC Transitions to an APEX Accelerator
It’s official! On September 15, 2023, the Alaska PTAC has rebranded under the name of Alaska APEX Accelerator. The program shifted administration from Defense Logistics Agency to the DOD Office of Small Business Programs and with that shift came a …
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SBA Releases Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda: The Economic Impact on Small Business Government Contractors
On July 27, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda (Agenda) summarizing nine current and projected rulemakings. Notably, the SBA identified these rules as likely to have a significant economic impact on a large number of small businesses in …
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SBA to Require Individually-Owned 8(a) Firms to Support Social Disadvantage Prior to 8(a) Award Approval
On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee declared that the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage violated the equal protection rights of a government contractor and prohibited SBA’s use of …
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DHS Regular Vendor Outreach Session with Small Business Specialists and Prime Contractors
Each fiscal year (FY) the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), as part of the Small Business Outreach Program, conducts ten sessions of 15-minute pre-arranged virtual meetings with small businesses. These Vendor …
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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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📣📣📣Are You Ready for Government Contracting?
Government entities at all levels – federal, state, and municipal – purchase a broad number of products and services from private businesses; adding government customers can provide a good, steady stream of ongoing work. #alaskaapex
⚠️Despite the potential benefits, it is important for any business to understand the official procurement process. There are many regulations, laws, and procedures involved with government contracting and it is a more complex, involved business process than what is usually found in the private sector.
➡️Head over to our website to get all the info on if you are ready to take the plunge into government contracting: apexalaska.org/start/are-you-ready/
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📣📣 We featured Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC SmallGovCon blog's great coverage on the 8(a) hold and subsequent opening of the Certify Portal. #alaskaapex
➡️https://apexalaska.org/2023/09/sba-opens-certify-portal-for-social-disadvantage-narrative-uploads-by-current-8a-participants-not-pending-8a-award/ea
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🎉Govology webinar🎉 September 28, 2023 9AM AKST "DIBBS System Overview – Searching for and Bidding on Opportunities (2023 Update)"
📺Whether you already use DIBBS or need to learn the basics, this course will accelerate your understanding and expertise! It provides award-winning tactics and strategies that have directly helped companies win more than $14.6 billion in definitive contracts and more than $30 billion in multiple-award contracts.
➡️ This webcast is offered to registered Alaska APEXAccelerator clients only. Email lmgregory@alaska.edu for the registration site and access code.
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