Subcontracting Under the FAR

This event qualifies for 11 CLPs

This event qualifies for 10.5 Continuing Legal Education (CLEs)

Sharpen the skills necessary to understand key issues in subcontracting. This course covers the complex relationships between the federal government, prime contractors and subcontractors. Subcontracting Under the FAR is a must for negotiating and managing subcontracts whether you are a buyer, seller or government official. After completing this course you will understand the role of teaming agreements, contract clause flow-down, consent to subcontract, make or buy plans, privity, and mandatory disclosure.

Topics:

Overview of subcontracting issues
Mandatory flow-down clauses
Tailoring clauses for specific types of subcontracts
Make or buy programs
Subcontracting plan requirements
Consent to subcontracting clauses
Subcontract cost or pricing data
Past performance issues
Managing subcontractors
Acceptance and payment
Current topics in subcontracting

Learn How To:

Negotiate subcontract flow-down clauses both as a prime and as a subcontractor
Navigate intellectual property issues
Manage subcontractor claims and disputes
Tailor terms and conditions for specific needs
Manage subcontractors

What’s Included:

Breakfast
Light refreshments
Course materials

Speaker and Presenter Information

Richard E. Zimmerman has over 25 years of experience as a contracts professional both in Government and the private sector. In addition to his career service as an Army Infantry officer, Mr. Zimmerman held the positions of Contracting Officer, Procurement Analyst, and Procurement Inspector for the Army Inspector General’s worldwide examination of Commercial Activities (A-76) issues. While assign to Defense Logistics Agency, he managed the efforts of a CACO and ACO for a major defense contractor as well as an in-plant QA section. Mr. Zimmerman performed duties as Logistics Staff Officer for Her Majesty’s Forces (United Kingdom), where he managed the procurement and financial programs for material handling equipment and locomotives urgently needed for OP GRANBY/DESERTSTORM/SHIELD as an exchange officer with the British Army. In his final Army assignment, he coordinated the efforts of a diverse staff of top level Army procurement professionals to respond to numerous complex issues in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement).

After leaving the Army, Mr. Zimmerman became an acquisition trainer and training developer for a small business in Fairfax, VA. His excellent background in FAR, Agency supplements and their application over the procurement lifecycle made him a critical resource for PMs, prime contractors and subcontractors. Mr. Zimmerman has a strong background in service contracts to include Statements of Objectives, Performance Work Statements, Performance Assessment Plans and Sourcing. He developed courseware that explained the significant shifts in federal procurement resulting from watershed procurement legislation such as the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act and the Clinger-Cohen Act, especially in the areas of performance-based acquisition, best-value procurement and commercial acquisition. Mr. Zimmerman managed the delivery of courses such as the Training for the Improved Procurement of Services series and Managing Performance Based Contracts to numerous Government customers in DoD, Veteran Affairs and Treasury as well as private sector audiences. His management responsibilities included the logistics of courseware printing and shipping, trainer availability, travel, and course ware quality control.