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At Trident, we’re kicking off GovCon conference season by attending  AFCEA West, so we figured this would be a great time to share tips and concrete steps for ensuring your 2025 GovCon event calendar helps you build strategic partnerships that result in business growth.

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If you’re starting out 2025 with a new Multiple Award (MA) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract (like OASIS+ or SeaPort NxG) – congratulations! But now it is time to get to work. Whether it’s building a pipeline to prepare for future opportunities, respon...

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Industry leaders gathered in Reston, Va. for Washington Technology’s “Doing Business Through Leading GWACs” - Power Breakfast, Dec. 6. This event brought together influential voices in Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC), including Joanne Woytek, Program Director,...

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If you’re a business looking to expand your contracting portfolio, you likely already recognize the value of teaming with a larger and/or more experienced Prime. But when it comes to making connections, are you using a proven process that presents your company as a respons...

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Although unemployment and job growth numbers change monthly, one group consistently faces high unemployment: military spouses. The life of a military spouse is often marked by frequent relocations, sometimes overseas and back, and long stretches of solo parenting due to uni...

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Assembling a proposal presentation team is a critical task that can make or break your chances of winning high-stakes government oral presentations. The process involves careful consideration to avoid common traps and biases, ensuring the selected team is well-equipped to d...

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This is part 2 of our Navy Contracting Summit recap. See part one here. During the two-day event, representatives from several Department of Defense (DoD) agencies provided metrics for overall spending and small business breakdowns. With six months of a continuing resoluti...

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The 2024 Navy Contracting Summit, hosted by the Defense Leadership Forum, celebrated its 10th anniversary as a premier event for engaging with the Navy and Marine Corps in the Hampton Roads, Va. area. This year's summit featured insightful panels led by government contracti...

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Trident’s Kiley Stewart attended the 2024 AFCEA Fort Belvoir Industry Day (#ABID) in Alexandria, Va. During this two-day event, Kiley gained unique insights into three key takeaways. Check out her event recap below.

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On April 9, 2024, the Department of the Navy (DoN) announced the opening of the SeaPort NxG multiple award contract (MAC) vehicle solicitation, with a current submission date of June 18, 2024. Two main service categories under this solicitation are Engineering Services and Program Management Service...

If you’re a defense contractor in San Diego, I have a question for you: Are you a defense contractor because you live in a military town, or do you live in a military town because you’re a defense contractor? While you pause to think about it, I will sum up why (regardless of cause or effect) it’s a...

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We are thrilled to announce that Trident has been officially certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as both a Veteran Owned Business (VOSB) and a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).  

Trident has been recognized as a SDVOSB since our inc...