Government Contractors Association is a national trade association for 8a, hubzone, sdvosb, wosb, vosb, sdb, and all other companies interested in the government market. Our membership is also made up of government agencies from the federal, state and local level, as well as, universities, non-profits and other government entities.
2. Who we are? Government Contractors Association, Inc. (GCA) GCA is a national trade association comprised of commercial contractors and government agencies. Copyright (c) 2010 GCA, Inc. * Advocate – Facilitate - Educate 2
3. Our Membership 1) Federal Contractors: 8a Certified Companies: Minority owned companies, Alaskan Native Corporations and Tribally Owned Corporations HUBzone Certified Companies: Historically Underutilized Business Zone companies SDVOSB Companies: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses WOSB Companies: Women Owned Small Businesses SDB: Small Disadvantaged Businesses VOSB: Veteran Owned Small Businesses Small Companies: Un-certified small companies Large Companies: Large corporations & SBLO's Non-CCR Companies: unregistered private sector corporations 2) State & Local Contractors: Companies with focus on the state & local level 3) Government Agencies: Government entities, government staff, universities, non-profits and all other government related groups. Copyright (c) 2010 GCA, Inc. * Advocate – Facilitate - Educate 3
4. Our Mission To create access. Our mission is to open doors and create access for commercial companies into the government market and to support government agencies in accessing qualified contractors. Copyright (c) 2010 GCA, Inc. * Advocate – Facilitate - Educate 4
5. Our Vision To make a difference by establishing a GCA Chapter in: Every state & Every city with a population of 1,000,000 or more. Copyright (c) 2010 GCA, Inc. * Advocate – Facilitate - Educate 5
6. Our Purpose To advocate, facilitate and educate for our membership base by becoming the premier government contracting association. Copyright (c) 2010 GCA, Inc. * Advocate – Facilitate - Educate 6
7. Our Purpose Advocate: We will promote, inform and lobby for supportive legislature to enhance and open doors for greater opportunities, transparencies, and accountability for our members. Facilitate: We will foster networking groups, alliance groups, teaming opportunities, joint venture formations, mentor protégé relationships and contracting relationships between the private and public sectors. Educate: We are a training institution with educational curriculums, resources and certification training. We provide the following resources: Certified Federal Contractor™: When a company is CFC Certified™, they have undergone intense training and have met required guidelines. Seminars & Training: Courses to equip our members. E-Learning and Webinars: Online and distance learning tools. Copyright (c) 2010 GCA, Inc. * Advocate – Facilitate - Educate 7
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18. ** Atlanta area onlyLive webinars Live Training sessions** Coaching Groups* Bid Matching Services* Free Bid Search for Federal, State & Local opportunities Monthly Association Meetings** Contracting Tips emailed to you Monthly Newsletter Contracting Blog Resource Center Copyright (c) 2010 GCA, Inc. * Advocate – Facilitate - Educate 8