How to Make Sure You Don’t Get Stuck
With All the Work and Nothing To Show For It!
The Loudoun Chamber’s GovCon Initiative workshop series returns May 1st with an in depth discussion on how to ensure that your Teaming Agreements effectively serves as a vital on ramp and profit center for your company.
This workshop at Unanet in Sterling will examine the tools that every prime and sub must know when negotiating a teaming agreement and how to utilize those resources to protect against the potential exploitation of your capabilities to win a contract.
Amy Hernandez, CPA, JD and Dean Daisy, Attorney and CPA will lead a discussion on how to pursue guaranteed workshare, leverage that your company brings to the table, and the pitfalls of teaming agreement negotiation. Topics we’ll cover include: Exclusivity, Workshare and Intellectual property (IP)
Our Presenters
Amy Hernandez, BOOST, LLC: Amy is a CPA and holds a JD. She is a Senior Level Government contract accounting and compliance professional. She has comprehensive knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS and SBA rules and regulations as well as extensive experience reviewing, designing and implementing systems of internal controls. This experience makes her an expert in cost analyst with deep experience reviewing RFPs and pricing proposals.
Her thorough understanding of the Government contract life cycle and contract audits compliments her industry leading skills and allows her to offer clients real world, practical advice on how to best position themselves in a myriad of every day and extraordinary situations.
Dean Daisy, Daisy & Collins, LLP: In addition to serving as General Counsel to a number of clients, Dean Daisy, Partner of Daisy & Collins, LLP, manages the firm’s Government Contracts and Construction Law practices. Prior to co-founding Daisy & Collins, LLP, Dean Daisy served as General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer, leading and advising private companies sized to $55 million in revenue and 225 employees. He provided leadership and counsel to companies in government contracting, service, development, construction, distribution, manufacturing, healthcare and telecommunications industries, in start-up, growth and turn-around environments.
As both a CPA and an attorney, Mr. Daisy’s career includes drafting policy and procedures to ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)/Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) audits. He has also written internal controls to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and established and conducted internal audits for compliance.
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Signature Events
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Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards
The Loudoun Chamber will celebrate its 57th Annual Meeting & Community Leadership Awards in early 2025. We will honor top community leaders as well as celebrate the success of the 2024 Board of Directors Chair, Angela Mitchell, owner of ARM Consulting LLC. We will also welcome our 2025 Board and the new Chair Scott Loftis, of Atlantic Union Bank. Stay tuned for more information.
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Annual DEIA Summit
The Loudoun Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee is proud to present the 3rd Annual DEIA Summit in the Fall of 2024. Stay tuned for event speakers and details! View 2023 Event Photos
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Chamber Classic
On Monday, August 19, 2024, the 42nd Annual Chamber Classic will be held at The Club at Creighton Farms. This event has been Loudoun County’s premier business golf tournament for four decades. The Chamber Classic offers our sponsors tremendous marketing exposure and an incomparable day of golf on this Jack Nicklaus-designed course. View the Event Page
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Small Business Awards
For 30 years, the Loudoun Small Business Awards have been the most prestigious honors celebrating the best small businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations in our Loudoun community. We hope you join us in the Fall of 2024 to congratulate finalists and winners in 9 categories, including the top prize, at the 2024 Small Business of the Year. Winners are announced in front of a live audience of Loudoun’s top business and community leaders. Stay tuned for 2024 Event Info! 2023 Event Photos
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Valor Awards
On April 18th, the Loudoun Chamber honored 118 of our community’s real-life heroes, including several truly heroic citizens, for their courageous, often lifesaving actions at the 39th Annual Loudoun County Valor Awards. Event Photos
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State of the Loudoun Market
The Loudoun real estate market has rarely experienced the number of challenges and opportunities it does today. It is difficult to make sense of these current market conditions and their impact on economic conditions. On June 26, 2024, the Loudoun Chamber is bringing together the region’s top economic and real estate experts to examine how the economic and cultural forces influencing this market will impact your business.