The Contracting Academy (TCA)

The Contracting Academy (TCA) is an opportunity for businesses to grow their technical knowledge of contracting with Federal Government, State and Local Government, and Government Prime Contractors. The series of workshops will benefit established businesses looking to grow and develop their government sales.

The December 10 TCA will be a fully virtual program from 9AM – 4 PM Central Time.

AGENDA

9:00 AM — Doing Business with the State of Wisconsin – Products and Services

  • Jessica Potter, Section Chief, State of Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA)

10:00 AM — Doing Business with the State of Wisconsin – Construction, A/E & Related Services

  • Matt Klaila, Program and Policy Analyst (DFD), State of Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA)
  • Audra Jervey, Enterprise Contract Officer, State of Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA)

11:00 AM — Selling to Local Governments

  • Regina Flores, Procurement Director, Milwaukee County Department of Administrative Services – LinkedIn
  • Michelle Kaczmarowski, Procurement & Supplier Diversity Manager, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)
  • Representative, City of Milwaukee

12 NOON – 1:00 PM — Break

1:00 PM — CMMC Strategies and Solutions

  • Derrick T. Davis, Director-Industrial Cyber Security, U.S. Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs – BIO
  • Matt Frost, Government Contract Specialist, Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) – WI APEX Accelerator — LinkedIn
  • Jerome Miastkowski, CEO & Founder, Aeroplicity — LinkedIn
  • Scott Singer, Chief Executive Officer, CyberNINES — LinkedIn

2:00 PM — Flowdown Showdown: Prime Contractor–Subcontractor Negotiations

  • Samuel W. Jack, Of Counsel, Dempsey Law — LinkedIn
  • David Zvenyach, Principal, TandemGov — LinkedIn

3:00 PM — The AI Outlook for Government Contracts in 2025

  • James Pitcher, Lead Contract Manager – Federal Programs, Scale AI — LinkedIn
  • David Zvenyach, Principal, TandemGov — LinkedIn

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ALSO, join us in person on December 11th and 12th, downtown in Milwaukee at Marketplace Wisconsin, the Governor’s Conference on Diverse Business Development.



The Contracting Academy (TCA) is an opportunity for businesses to grow their technical knowledge of contracting with Federal Government, State and Local Government, and Government Prime Contractors. The series of workshops will benefit established businesses looking to grow and develop their government sales.