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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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Commercializing Innovation Technology
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Provisional Billing Rates
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Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes
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Winning Proposals: Your Comprehensive Guide to Responding to Federal RFPs (3-Part Series) (2025 Update)
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Evolving DoD Contractor Cybersecurity Requirements (Q3-2025 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
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SBA Proposes Major Updates to Revenue-Based Size Standards
On August 22, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking under which the SBA proposes to increase revenue-based size standards for 263 industries (the “Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule is one of two rules …
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Landmark Update to FAR, Ushering in a New Era for Commercial Buying
The White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy announced the launch of a historic update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), marking the most significant reform to federal commercial buying procedures in over four decades. This …
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FAR Final Rule: Clarification of System for Award Management (SAM) Pre-award Registration Requirements
On August 7, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration published a final rule clarifying the SAM pre-award registration requirements. Offerors must be registered at the time of …
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Alaska APEX Accelerator is hiring!
Are you knowledgeable about how to do business with the government? If you are ready for a rewarding role helping small businesses achieve their potential, it’s time to join our team! As a Contract Specialist, you will provide one-on-one technical …
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FAR Part 6 Rewrite: What It Means for Small Business Set-Asides, Socioeconomic Programs, and the Rule of Two
The recent rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6—governing “Competition Requirements”—is prompting questions about whether the changes may signal a shift in federal small business contracting policy. In particular, the removal of explicit references to certain socioeconomic program …
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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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