News

2010

Stamps.com Awarded GSA Schedule

March 5, 2010

VIENNA, Va.—Congratulations to Stamps.com for the award of their GSA Schedule 36 Office Imaging and Document Solutions in 2009. Stamps.com, a company founded in 1996, is a PC Postage service which provides convenient Internet-based services for customers to mail or ship letters, packages, or parcels by permitting anyone to print US postage using any PC and common inkjet or laser printer with Internet connection.

Centre Consulting's Barbara Kinosky Appointed to the Board of Directors for the Professional Services Council (PSC)

March 3, 2010

VIENNA, VA—Barbara Kinosky, President of Centre Consulting, Inc., was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Professional Services Council (PSC) at the Semi-Annual Board of Directors and Annual Membership meeting on December 16, 2009.

3Di Technologies Awarded GSA Schedule

January 25, 2010

VIENNA, Va.—January 8, 2009—Congratulations to 3Di Technologies for the award of their GSA IT Schedule 70.  Centre Consulting Inc worked with 3Di Technologies to establish appropriate prices for information technology products and services and negotiate the award of their GSA Schedule contract on November 14, 2009.

2009

Centre Consulting’s Barbara Kinosky Appointed to
National Contract Management Association’s Executive Advisory Council

Barbara Kinosky, Esq., principal and president of Centre Consulting, Inc., and Centre Law Group LLC, was appointed to the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Executive Advisory Council (EAC) effective July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, by NCMA President Gary Poleskey

Centre Consulting Announces Jim Williams, GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner, Keynote Speaker for 2009 GSA Update Breakfast

James A. Williams, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, will keynote Centre Consulting, Inc.’s 2009 GSA Update Breakfast on Tuesday, June 30. This annual event, moderated by Centre Consulting President Barbara S. Kinosky, Esq., provides attendees the latest federal acquisition news, trends, and predictions from senior GSA officials.

Noted Litigation Attorney William K. Olivier Joins Centre Law Group LLC

William K. Olivier has joined Centre Law LLC, bringing more than 25 years’ experience as a trial and appellate attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. At DOJ, Mr Olivier served as lead counsel on ten trials, all of which were victories, and litigated hundreds of cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

2008

Centre Consulting Principals and Professionals at National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses Conference

Barbara Kinosky, Jim Phillips, and Jason Lee-Bakke spoke at the National Assocation of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB) conference October 2 and 3, 2008, on doing business with the federal government. Topics covered included GSA schedules, performing market research, and the importance of relationship-based selling in the market, and how Centre assists companies to thrive in the federal sector.

NCMA and Centre Consulting Launch Certificate Program for GSA and VA Schedule Contract Professionals

The National Contract Management Association (NCMA) and Centre Consulting, Inc.'s Federal Contracting Institute (FCI) have launched the first and only certificate program for GSA multiple-award schedule professionals. The Certified Schedules Contracts Manager designation communicates expertise and commitment to professionalism, ensuring its holders stand out as leaders in the workforce.

Centre Consulting's Federal Contracting Institute Receives Certification of Equivalency for "CON 100: Shaping Smart Business Arrangements" from the Defense Acquisition University

Centre Consulting's Federal Contracting Institute (FCI), a leader in providing acquisition, project management, and leadership training to government and industry, has received certification of equivalency from the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) for "CON 100: Shaping Smart Business Arrangements." FCI has added the course to its catalog and is offering it immediately, both on client sites and to the public.

Centre Consulting Named Registered Education Provider by the Project Management Institute

Centre Consulting, Inc.'s Federal Contracting Institute (FCI), the leading training provider focused on the federal government acquisition space, was recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a Registered Education Provider. As such, FCI will immediately begin offering Interest-Based Negotiation and Communication Skills for Project Managers for Professional Development Units (PDUs).

2007

Centre Consulting Wins Five-year Contract to Provide Conflict Management Services to the U.S. Department of the Interior

Carole Houk International (CHI), an operating division of Centre Consulting, Inc., has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement to provide conflict management and associated support to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). Specifically, Centre's CHI division will support DOI's Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution in its implementation of the CORE PLUS program, a DOI-wide integrated conflict management system that emphasizes cooperative problem-solving techniques such as training, mediation, facilitation, conflict coaching, ombuds services, and alternative dispute resolution.

Centre Consulting Launches CentreCheck√, a GSA Report Card Compliance Tool

Centre Consulting, Inc., leveraging its years of experience with GSA schedules, has launched CentreCheck√, a comprehensive GSA schedule compliance assessment tool. CentreCheck√ tracks the evaluation areas of the new GSA Report Card, identifying the vulnerability in clients' schedule procedures ahead of a GSA site visit.

GSA Awards Centre Five-year Training Contract

Centre Consulting increased its GSA schedule presence with its award of a Schedule 69 contract. The schedule award, for "Training Aids & Devices, Instructor-Led Training; Course Development; Test Administration—Programmed Learning Devices," affords GSA's federal government users easy access to the Centre Federal Contracting Institute's top-tier acquisition, alternative dispute resolution, leadership, and human capital courses.

Centre Executives to Address National Contract Management Association World Congress

Centre Consulting President Barbara Kinosky and Executive Vice President James Phillips will lead discussions on several of the top issues facing today's contracting industry during the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) World Congress in Dallas, Texas, from April 22 through 25th.   Kinosky and Phillips are co-founders of Centre Consulting which provides comprehensive expert advice and training on all aspects of federal contracting to government and industry clients across the globe.

Centre's FCI Announces IP Seminar for Contracting Professionals

Centre Consulting's Federal Contracting Institute will hold its popular seminar on intellectual property rights under federal transactions on March 28th and 29th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Tysons Corner. The seminar, led by two veteran federal contracting experts, will address some of the top issues facing the industry today including legal issues affecting inventions, trade secrets, copyrights, proprietary data and computer software.Read more.

Centre Consulting Adds Training On Subcontracting and Export Control to Its Spring Schedule

Recognizing the current demands facing contracting professionals, Centre Consulting's Federal Contracting Institute (FCI), has added two new seminars to its spring schedule: Subcontracting Issues, to be held on February 8th and repeated on May 22nd, and Export Control on April 18th through 19th. All will be held in the Washington DC area.

Centre Applauds the Release of the Acquisition Advisory Panel's Draft
Final Report

Kinosky recommendations for increasing training, selecting a limited set of measures and aligning contract incentives to maximize performance included in report authorized by Congress to improve federal contracting processes. Read more.

2006

Centre Federal Wins Twenty-Four Million Dollar Air Force NSPS Training Contract

Vienna, Virginia. Centre Federal was recently awarded a $24.8 million dollar Air Force contract to train supervisors charged with implementing the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). Centre recruits and trains the trainers, prepares and ships the courseware, and coordinates and performs all logistics in order to ensure a successful training event.