Newsletter Date
April, 2015
Volume 1, Issue 4
April
May
June
NCMA Indianapolis Chapter Officers
1st
6th
3rd
 President:
Robert Grimm
Board Meeting
Board Meeting
Board Meeting
Champps
Champps
Champps
15th
13th
17th
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 317.573.0166
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Vice President:
Will Wagner
Email:
[email protected]
 Secretary:
Linda A. Hively
Email: [email protected]
 Treasurer:
Lori McGuire
Comcast—Larry Small Biz & GSA Will Wagner
Foster
Keystone @
Bravo’s
Xing
Email:
[email protected]
 Membership Chair:
Kevin Easton
Email: [email protected]
April 15th, 2015
 NES Chair:
Nicole Snider
Email:
[email protected]

Indianapolis NCMA Chapter Events:
Facilities & Program Chair:
Tonya York
Email:
Featuring: Larry Foster
Topic: Thriving or Surviving
Restaurant
Location: Bravo’s
[email protected]
 Publicity Chair:
Deidra Nicole Haynes
Email: [email protected]
 Website Chair:
Ann Searcy
Email:
[email protected]
Inside this issue:
May 13th, 2015
Easton
Featuring: Bob Grimm/Kevin
Topic: GSA Contracts & Intro to Federal & State
Contracting
Location: Keystone @ the Crossing
Upcoming Events
1
April Event
2
May Event
3
Reg Form for May
4
June 17th, 2015
Misc
5
Topic: Contracting in Afghanistan
Location: TBD
Featuring : Will Wagner
April 15th, 2015
You may choose 1 salad and 1 entrée. All meals come with coffee, tea, or
soft drink. Please add dinner choice in your registration information.
Salad: Bravo’s chopped or Caesar salad
Entrée:
8651 Castlecreek Parkway East
Drive
Mama’s Lasagna
Sausage Tortellini
Chicken Milanese
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Location: Bravo’s Restaurant
behind Castleton Square
Registration and networking begins at 6:00pm Dinner at 6:45 and Presentation at 7:30
Price: $25 member (NCMA or NPMA) $27 Non-Member
Networking starts at 6:00
Cost: $25 member
$27 non-member
$23 Student or Retiree
$23 Student or Retiree
To register: Please send an email to: [email protected] with your name, dinner choice and contact information. If you are paying by credit card, you can do
that at our website via PayPal at: http://resources.ncmahq.org/chapters/
indianapolis/ (If asked to log in, just click cancel). Click on the link in the right
hand column to get to PayPal.
(Receive a certificate for 2 hours of continuing education credit)
About our April Speaker:: Larry Foster
Topic:
Thriving
or
Surviving
Larry has an extensive background in the communications arena
over the last 18 years. He has led various organizations thru the
significant changes and advancements in communications technologies. His guiding principles have been built on respect,
recognition and reaffirming the credo. His underlying belief is
that results come from a healthy level of the first three principles. Larry is also a volunteer in the schools, church, and other
non-profit organizations.
He will be sharing his thoughts on ‘thriving or surviving’ and
how our day to day decisions impact our ability to thrive or survive.
May 13th, 2015
Guidance for Small Businesses Working in the Federal Business World
GSA Contracts: What you will learn:
Introduction to Federal and State Contracting
Selling, Marketing, and Contracting with the
Federal Government

7 steps to government contracting

Initial steps for new potential contractors

Certification (vet owned, woman owned, etc.)

Basic info to know to be a successful government contractor

Differences contracting with federal government vs state

Set aside opportunities

Resources for being a successful subcontractor

Best practices for finding selling opportunities

Federal government marketing strategies

Anecdotal steps to success in contracting

How the government buys

How to read a federal solicitation

Tips for writing a successful proposal
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Simplifying the Federal Selling Process
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Location:

Keystone @ the Crossing

9100 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46240


EARN 4.0 hours of continuing
education units (CEUs)
Government landscape
Common terms
Lowest price myth
Agencies eligible to use GSA contracts
Proposal strategy and evaluation factors
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
Agenda:

7:15 Registration begins conti-

GSA Schedule Benefits
What are GSA contracts?
Is your firm eligible?
Proposal, review and negotiation process
Why you need a FSS contract
GSA Advantage
Is FSS really easier and more efficient?
Factors for success
3 decision steps: research, analyze, decide
Useful government websites
nental breakfast
8:00 Why You Need a GSA
Contract
10:00 Break
Registration:
10:15 Basics of Seeking Federal
Member: $89
Business
Nonmember: $109
12:15 Q & A
Registrar:
Bob Grimm
1448 Springmill Circle
12:30 End of session
Carmel, IN 46032
Call: 317-573-0166
Email: [email protected]
GSA Contract Seminar
Presented by the
INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER
May 13th, 2015
Time: 8:00 am
Check-in: 7:15 am
Register Now!
Email:
[email protected]
Mail:
Bob Grimm
1448 Springmill Circle
Carmel, IN
Cell:
317-573-0166
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Keystone @ the Crossing
9100 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(located off I-465 @ the Keystone Exit)
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complete a separate registration form along with payment. All cancellations, substitutions, and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing. Registrants who are
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July 26-29, 2015
World Congress 2014 set an attendance record—help us continue to make history
in 2015! World Congress is hailed as a must-attend event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. This three-day event offers 15
educational tracks for professionals at each stage of their career and has networking opportunities with over 1,800 attendees. Join us and learn firsthand the value
of this event!
NCMA Member Advance Registration: $1,000
Nonmember Advance Registration: $1,175
Event & Lodging Location: Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX 76051
It’s the moment you have been waiting for over the past years. NCMA Indianapolis
will be rolling out a new look in April 2015. We will have a new, easy to use and informative
website. In this website, you will be able to learn about your chapter officers and keep up to
date with the latest chapter information. Our chapter has grown tremendously over the past
year; therefore, this year we decided to inform our family, friends, and colleagues of our
transformation. Our current officers have full time contracting jobs, but have dedicated
themselves to help create our new website. The website will have links to the NCMA National
website, volunteer opportunities, employment listings, training development, tuition assistance, and much more.
Our website will provide updates on a regular basis to inform our community, new
members, and those interested in pursuing a career in contracting with insightful and useful
information. In addition, you will have the opportunity to meet the chapter officers and read
our chapter president’s monthly letter. Our website is designed with you in mind and we
hope that you use it as a guide to help you learn about other contracting professionals in the
Indianapolis area and take this as an opportunity to become more involved with NCMA Indianapolis. We are always looking for new faces.
Congratulations to NCMA's Indianapolis Chapter, the winner of the first
quarter of the New Member Initiative!
The next winner will be announced at
the Summer Chapter Leader Summit.