FEDERAL Govt Contracting - So You Have A Facility Clearance, Now What?

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So You Have A Facility Clearance, Now What? US
Federal Government Contracting Webinar Series -
2016 Presented By Eric Schiowitz JUNE 14, 2016
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS (All Webinars are at 12pm EST
Recorded) JUNE 1 - Maximizing The Value of
Your GovCon Business  https//attendee.gotowebinar
.com/register/74156936435694851 JUNE 2 - Capture
Planning - To Bid Or Not To Bid  https//attendee.
gotowebinar.com/register/7051206926535220483  JUN
E 3 - Teaming Agreements - The Good, The Bad
The Enforceable  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/
register/7352313683359938307 JUNE 6 - Teaming
With Tribally Owned 8(a) Businesses https//attend
ee.gotowebinar.com/register/4324839202604449539 J
UNE 7 - Color Reviews For Successful
Proposals  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist
er/3973323136181419267 JUNE 8 - Preparing The
FSO for a DSS Audit  https//attendee.gotowebinar.
com/register/423786240906737667 JUNE 9 - Life
After 8(a) - Best Practices Case
Study  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6
473232146721067779 JUNE 10 - The Politics Of
Procurement   https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg
ister/3924758807094447107  JUNE 13 - Contract
Administration - Best Practices  https//attendee.
gotowebinar.com/register/2132047978959217667 JUNE
14 - So You Have A Facility Clearance, Now
What?  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9
028972158695833091 JUNE 15 - Unsolicited
Proposals - Why, What How. https//attendee.goto
webinar.com/register/4729436391901262849 JUNE 17
- SBIR's - The Good, The Bad The
"How" https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/63
37198369128857857
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• AGENDA

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• AGENDA
• Introduction HOST
• Introduction - GUEST
• Presentation
• Conclusions
• Q A

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• INTRODUCTION
• Host

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• Jennifer Schaus
• About The Host

Approx 20 Yrs in Gov Contracting Career
DB (Govt Division) Federal
Sales GSA Scheds Frequent Speaker Chambers,
NCMA, AFCEA, etc Member WIPG Education
Towson University B.A. UC Berkeley -
Leadership Accelerator Cornell University
- Exec Leadership
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• Jennifer Schaus
• Jennifer Schaus Associates

DC Based Consulting Firm Over 10 Yrs in
Business Support Services for Gov
Cons Proposal Writing / Contract Vehicles
(GSA) Sales Biz Dev Certifications SBA
8(a) SDVO etc. Events
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• INTRODUCTION
• Guest

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• Eric Schiowitz
• ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Industrial Security Specialist for over 10
years Active member of NCMS, NDIA, NSI, and
more Attended over 50 DSS Audits Solid experience
supporting DOD and Intelligence Community
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Eric Schiowitz Expert FSO
Assist companies with FCL Process and
maintaining once approved Manage all day to day
Security tasks giving company officials the
bandwidth to focus on the business needs Assist
in the Security Volumes for proposals Manage
JPAS, Fingerprinting, SWFT, Security Education,
eFCL, etc Making sure that the Security Program
is 100 compliant with DSS requirements at all
times.
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• PRESENTATION

• So You Have A Facility Clearance, Now What?

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What Is Facility Clearance? Allows you to bid
and work on classified contracts with the
Government Who Gets Them? Government
contractor companies who are providing a service,
product or resource that is needed by the
government. How Do You Obtain One? Sponsorship
only
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Requirements Once You Have A Facility
Clearance Designate an internal FSO (Facility
Security Officer) - Must be W2 Employee -
Functions can be outsourced - This person will
maintain Systems Access Levels
Personnel Records General Compliance
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Requirements Once You Have A Facility
Clearance Systems JPAS e-FCL SWFT ISF
D Access Levels Secret Top
Secret SCI Personnel Maintaining JPAS
records Foreign Travel Regular Briefings,
etc
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Frequency Of DSS Audit 18 - 24 Month schedule
for non-possessing facilities 12 Month schedule
for possessing facilities Duration 1
Day
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Main Points Covered in DSS Audit

• Overall NISP Compliance
• Documentation
• Minimize access
• Briefings
• Security Education
• Risk Control

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Available Resources For The FSO DSS www.dss.mil
FSO Toolkit http//www.cdse.edu/toolkits/fsos/in
dex.php ExpertFSO www.ExpertFSO.com
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• CONCLUSIONS

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• CONCLUSIONS

Facility Clearance Coveted Status DONT LOSE
IT! Stay Compliant Good record keeping
Keep all systems current Stay current on
regulations / changes Always be prepared for
Audit
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• Q A

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CONTACT DETAILS Ms. Jennifer L.
Schaus Washington DC 1 - 2 0 2 3 6 5 0 5 9
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Schiowitz EXPERT FSO 1 8 6 6 3 7 6 9 7 7
8 eric_at_expertFSO.com www.ExpertFSO.com
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2016 US Federal Government Contracting Webinar
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS (All Webinars are at 12pm EST
Recorded) JUNE 1 - Maximizing The Value of
Your GovCon Business  https//attendee.gotowebinar
.com/register/74156936435694851 JUNE 2 - Capture
Planning - To Bid Or Not To Bid  https//attendee.
gotowebinar.com/register/7051206926535220483  JUN
E 3 - Teaming Agreements - The Good, The Bad
The Enforceable  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/
register/7352313683359938307 JUNE 6 - Teaming
With Tribally Owned 8(a) Businesses https//attend
ee.gotowebinar.com/register/4324839202604449539 J
UNE 7 - Color Reviews For Successful
Proposals  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist
er/3973323136181419267 JUNE 8 - Preparing The
FSO for a DSS Audit  https//attendee.gotowebinar.
com/register/423786240906737667 JUNE 9 - Life
After 8(a) - Best Practices Case
Study  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6
473232146721067779 JUNE 10 - The Politics Of
Procurement   https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg
ister/3924758807094447107  JUNE 13 - Contract
Administration - Best Practices  https//attendee.
gotowebinar.com/register/2132047978959217667 JUNE
14 - So You Have A Facility Clearance, Now
What?  https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/9
028972158695833091 JUNE 15 - Unsolicited
Proposals - Why, What How. https//attendee.goto
webinar.com/register/4729436391901262849 JUNE 17
- SBIR's - The Good, The Bad The
"How" https//attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/63
37198369128857857