[GovCon Roundup Live] GovCon’s AI Wake-Up Call: What Smart Contractors Are Doing Now
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GovCon’s AI Wake-Up Call: What Smart Contractors Are Doing Now
Air date/time: November 19th, 2025 @ 1:00 PM Eastern Time
AI isn’t coming. It is already here, reshaping everything from proposal development to market research, compliance, and contract performance. In this episode of GovCon Roundup live, we will discuss and spotlight how forward thinking contractors are using AI to save time and money, expand capacity, increase capabilities, and deliver more value to their clients — all while gaining a competitive edge, staying ahead of the curve, and most importantly, keeping an eye on emerging regulations and compliance requirements so they are ready for the future.
Join Carroll Bernard, Steven Koprince, and our special guest Pamela Isom for a grounded, no-hype conversation about what AI adoption actually looks like for contractors participating in the government marketplace, and what’s at stake for those who don’t adapt.
Here’s what we’re covering:
- AI in Action: How contractors of all sizes are already deploying AI tools and automation platforms to save time and improve outcomes.
- Common Pitfalls to Avoid.
- AI Risk Management & Compliance: We’ll break down the real AI-related requirements already proposed in law and executive actions — and what they could mean for contractors.
- Which types of contractors may soon be required to comply
- The growing influence of frameworks like the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- How to Start Preparing Now — even if you’re a small business with limited resources
Q&A — Bring Your Challenges: Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or already experimenting, bring your questions and let’s explore together.
If you’re a contractor trying to make sense of where AI fits into your business, or how to stay compliant while staying competitive, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Speakers
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Carroll BernardCEO & Co-Founder, GovologyCarroll Bernard is the CEO and Co-Founder of Govology.com. He has an extensive background in government contracting, resulting from his experience as a government buyer, a small business contractor, and a procurement advisor.
Carroll started his acquisition career in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps, where he provided logistical support and acquisition management as a Supply Officer. After leaving active duty, Carroll continued his acquisition career in the Procurement Services Department of the City of Vancouver, WA, and later as a warranted Contracting Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Carroll’s last federal employment was at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), where he served as a Business Development Specialist for 8(a) companies in the Business Development Program. He also served as the SBA Portland District’s Veteran Business Development Officer and Primary HUBZone Liaison. Through his duties at the SBA, Carroll became a subject matter expert in small business programs, federal certifications, the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, teaming, and small business contracting with federal agencies.
After his career in the federal government, Carroll supported small businesses in government contracting as a Procurement Counselor with the Defense Logistics Agency’s Procurement Technical Assistant Program (now Department of Defense APEX Accelerator), established to expand the number of companies capable of participating in government contracts.
Carroll has supported vendor outreach, education, and success in many ways. In 2015, Carroll and his team at Govology launched a world-class online training platform for government contractors. Since then, they have trained over 20,000 business professionals and saved small businesses millions of dollars through their collaborative partnerships with non-profit organizations, government agencies, universities, and corporations that share their mission and passion for powering up small businesses. As a result, Carroll and his wife, Elena Bernard, PhD, were named 2020 Small Business Champions by the U.S. Small Business Administration. -
Steven KoprinceFaculty Instructor and Legal Analyst, GovologySteven J. Koprince is a Faculty Instructor and Legal Analyst at Govology. Before joining Govology, Steven founded and served as the Managing Partner of Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC, a law firm devoted exclusively to providing comprehensive legal services to federal government contractors.
Steven is the author of The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts (AMACOM Books, 2012) and co-author three GovCon Handbooks providing in-depth information on discrete government contracting topics. Steven also founded the blog SmallGovCon (smallgovcon.com), where he has written more than 1,100 posts on government contracting legal issues. Steven has been quoted in several national news outlets and has appeared on numerous radio programs and podcasts. A frequent featured speaker at the national conferences of the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, Steven was honored as a “Friend of APTAC” at the Spring 2016 APTAC National Conference.
In addition to his work for Govology, Steven volunteers for and serves as a Director of a nonprofit organization providing wrap-around services to disadvantaged families. He is also a co-founder and Director of a nonprofit organization promoting the great sport of pickleball in Lawrence and the surrounding area.
Steven is a graduate of Duke University and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Steven lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, two children and two cuddly cats.
Steven welcomes APEX Accelerator counselors to contact him by email at skoprince@govology.com and connect with him on LinkedIn.
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