9 hours
Acoustiblok
Starting at USD 290
Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 08:00 am to 05:00 pm (GMT-04:00)
Acoustiblok
6900 Interbay Boulevard, Tampa, United States
Course Description:
AUSA Suncoast Chapter is offering this course as part of its Jenkins Academy . It is an eight hour, in-person training taught by federal contracting experts with over thirty years combined experience.
Class size is limited to 20 persons on a first come, first serve basis.
Participants should bring laptops, notepads and writing materials.
The course is intended for the following audience:
• Existing Businesses wishing to become a prime or subcontractor on federal projects
• Persons wishing to obtain employment in the field of government contracting
• Companies wishing to train their staff to work in the field of federal contracting
• Small businesses hoping to become federal prime or subcontractors
About the course: In 2016, several leaders of the AUSA European Region Leadership Team created and refined the eight-hour training program titled “Introduction to Doing Business with the Federal Government” in response to repeated requests from AUSA members. The course has been taught to hundreds of AUSA members in Germany, Greece, Italy, Denmark, Israel and the USA, and it has been continuously upgraded and improved each year. The training is now being offered by the Suncoast Chapter of AUSA as part of the “Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy”.
The expert trainers:
What to expect: This is an interactive, holistic training, and no prior knowledge is required to take the course. Participants will learn how to register a business in SAM.gov, obtain a UEI, CAGE code, DUNS number and prepare themselves substantially for federal contracting. Students will learn where to search for federal solicitations worldwide, to navigate SAM.gov and similar sites, and to understand and interpret solicitations, sources sought notices etc. that they encounter. Later, they will learn to prepare and submit basic proposals and what to expect during the evaluation and award processes. An introduction to FAR theory and related rules is presented. The basics of set-aside requirements, researching the federal marketplace and how to position companies within competitive landscape will be covered. Researching competition and teaming partners, protesting awards and interacting with federal small business POCs will be covered. By the end of the day, engaged participants should feel confident in the subject matter and will have several practical group exercises to test their learning. They should be able to prepare simple proposals at that point and will be ready to take the advanced course if they desire to do so.
Each participant will receive a certificate of completion of the course.
About the Jenkins Academy: The Jenkins Military Leadership & Entrepreneurship Academy was established by the Suncoast Chapter of AUSA in 2022 with the express goal of offering a variety of leadership development programs to the military community as well as entrepreneurship programs for Military Families, Veterans and Small Businesses who support the military community.
The academy was made possible through a generous donation from an Army family and serialentrepreneurs, Chuck and Susan Jenkins and their firm, CWU, Inc located at 5402 W Laurel St. Unit 1B Tampa, 33607 which provides government clients with critical staff augmentation support. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, CWU began operations in 2004 and is owned and managed by Charles & Susan Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Veteran, who is the majority shareholder and CWU’s qualifying disabled veteran. The company is a prime contractor on the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command’s Defense Language Interpretation and Translation Enterprise II (DLITE II) multi-award task order contract.
To better serve the academy's mission, the academy headquarters is situated within the AUSA Suncoast Chapter, and trainings are held on site at various locations the CONUS.. Trainings build upon an educational program that was begun in 2016 by AUSA European Region and held in Germany, Greece, Italy, Denmark, Israel and Florida over the last seven years.
Other courses offered:
Training Title (training dates available upon request)
· Introduction to Doing Business with the Federal Government.
· Advanced Federal Contracting Training.
· State, County and Local Government Contracting Training.
· OSHA 10-Hour Construction Training.
Eric Lien, Expert Trainer
Mark Vasterling Jr. Expert Trainer
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Tickets for “Introduction to Doing Business with the Federal Government” can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission Early Bird AUSA Members | 290 USD |
| General Admission AUSA Members & Chapter Sponsors | 306 USD |
| General Admission Non-Member | 375 USD |
| General Admission Block of 3 Tickets | 829 USD |
| General Admission Community Partner Employee | 290 USD |
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