Category Archives: Events

Posts dealing with seminars, webinars, and other government contracting events in which Steven Koprince is a speaker, panelist, sponsor, etc.

RES 2026 Conference: Rising Together, Las Vegas, NV, March 23-26, 2026

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The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is Rising Together for the 2026 Reservation Economic Summit. The event features tribal leaders, members of Congress, federal agency representatives, state and local officials, and top CEOs on a national platform.

Our very own federal government contracts attorney and SmallGovCon contributor, Nicole Pottroff, is scheduled to be a panelist on the topic of Navigating the New Regulatory Landscape for Native-Owned Federal Contractors, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. – Milano Ballroom II, Caesars Palace. This panel will discuss ways organizations can navigate the changing regulatory rules in federal government contracting. If you are planning on attending this conference, please stop by and say hello to Nicole. Please use this link for more information about the conference and registration.

Webinar Announcement: Protests in Federal Contracting: What Contractors Need to Know

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Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC partner Nicole Pottroff will be joining the GovCon Roundup Crew to discuss bid protests tomorrow at March 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Be sure to join them to learn when a bid protest might be a strategic choice for federal contractors to make, and how to respond to bid protests.

Do you know your rights when the government gets procurement wrong? Join Nicole Pottroff, Carroll Bernard, and Steven Koprince on the next GovCon Roundup Live for a 90-minute deep dive into bid protests — one of the most powerful (and misunderstood) tools in federal contracting.

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Webinar Announcement! Understanding the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, February 17, 2026 hosted by Kansas APEX Accelerators

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First launched in 2016 as the “All Small Mentor-Protégé Program,” this powerful initiative by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has evolved—but it remains a game-changing tool for both small and large federal contractors.

In this informative webinar, we will break down the key elements of the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program. You’ll learn how this program can help small businesses enhance their capabilities and compete for larger contracts—with the support of an experienced mentor. The session will also cover how mentor-protégé joint ventures can create new contracting opportunities and expand your footprint in the federal marketplace. Additionally, we will provide an introduction to the even older DoD Mentor-Protege Program, which set the stage for the SBA’s program, and compare the two programs.

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Webinar Announcement: Understanding the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, January 22, 2026 hosted by Idaho APEX Accelerators

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Please join federal government contracts attorney, Nicole Pottroff, as she breaks down the key elements of the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program. You’ll learn how this program can help small businesses enhance their capabilities and compete for larger contracts—with the support of an experienced mentor. The session will also cover how mentor-protégé joint ventures can create new contracting opportunities and expand your footprint in the federal marketplace.

Topics will include:

  • Who is eligible and how to qualify
  • The benefits of participating as a mentor or protégé
  • How to form compliant mentor-protégé joint ventures
  • Key steps in the application process
  • Common myths, misconceptions, and pitfalls to avoid

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Govology Webinar! The 2025 Government Contracting Year-End-Review, December 11, 2025

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In what has certainly become one of our most popular and anticipated annual webinars, federal government contracts attorneys, Nicole Pottroff and Shane McCall of Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC, will break down some of the most significant 2025 legal developments impacting federal government contractors. In this webinar, they will cover some of the revolutionary (as well as some not-so-revolutionary) revisions to the FAR (via the anxiously awaited FAR 2.0), noteworthy updates to SBA’s small business regulations and various socioeconomic certification policies and processes, some recent legal decisions with widespread relevance to federal contractors, and so much more. They’ve even reserved some time at the end of their presentation to answer your questions.

Please join us! You can register here.

Happy Veterans Day From SmallGovCon

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Today, on Veterans Day, we at SmallGovCon take a moment to honor the brave men and women who’ve served our country. We salute those who’ve worn the uniform and their families who’ve stood beside them. Both today and whenever we have the chance.

Because this is a legal blog, we also want to remind you of the federal government’s program for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Those benefits are available to those with disabled status based on their service, and those who work at their companies. It is a program that we hope to see grow even more important in the future.

For our service-disabled veteran readers and our veteran readers, we wish to say thank you. And Happy Veterans Day.

GovCon KC 2025 Conference Announcement: October 22, hosted by Missouri APEX Accelerators

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The GovCon Kansas City 2025 event is to foster connections and advancing knowledge in the government contracting community and business basics. This event brings together a wide array of industry leaders, government officials, and business professionals for a unique opportunity to network, share insights, and explore the latest developments in the field. This event is intended for government agencies, prime contractors and major firms to meet with small businesses to explore potential partnerships for future contract opportunities.

Please say hello and plan to attend the presentation on the Top 21 Legal Mistakes in Federal Government Contracting by our very own Nicole Pottroff. Nicole will be speaking at 1:00pm CDT.

For more information and registration use the link here.