CONTRACTORS' PURCHASING SYSTEMS REVIEW

This event qualifies for 13 CPEs

This event qualifies for 11 CLPs

Who should attend:

This course is designed for professionals in the disciplines of compliance, finance, accounting and mid-high level contracting positions with responsibilities related to supply chain management, purchasing and delivery.

What you will learn:

This course outlines and explains the components of a compliant Contractor Purchasing system. It provides insight into the requirements of an adequate purchasing system; the design of an effective purchasing system; the monitoring of a system; the support of Government audits; and how to prepare and respond to a purchasing system review.

Through a discussion and participative methodology, the course will include coverage of: the prime and subcontractor relationship; consent requirements; thresholds; types of contracts; advance notification requirements; contracting officer evaluations; considerations; review objectives; regulations requirements; extent of review; surveillance; approvals; responsibilities; notifications; disclosures; reports.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Jean Labadini

Capital Edge Consulting

Jean Labadini has 35 years of experience with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) –retiring as the Director of the CPSR Group. In this role, Jean leads the group of Procurement Analysts in performing their mission to review contractor purchasing systems. Jean personally developed and provided training to each of the CPSR Hub sites, drafted a Guide to Planning and Conducting CPSRs, DCMA Work Instructions associated with Advance Notification and Consent and CPSR reviews. Jean has also served as an Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), a Divisional Administrative Contracting

Officer (DACO), and a Systems Administrative Contracting Officer (SACO).

John Dyer, CPA

Mr. Dyer is a CPA . He has over 25 years of experience focused on government contract accounting, auditing, consulting and training. He owned and operated a CPA firm focused on assisting clients in managing their government contracting regulatory compliance requirements. Prior to starting his CPA firm, Mr. Dyer, was a Senior Manager with KPMG's Government Contractor Practice. While with KPMG, he managed significant Government Contract Compliance projects with large defense contractors. Mr. Dyer has created and published government contracts training courses for both Federal Publications Seminars and Government Contracts Training Institute. Mr. Dyer was also an instructor of Managerial Accounting at MiraCosta College, and a Senior Auditor with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). He has a master's degree from San Diego State University, a bachelor's degree from Humboldt State University, is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and National Contract Management Association (NCMA).

John Van Meter

Capital Edge Consulting

Mr. Van Meter is a CPA and Senior Advisor with Capital Edge Consulting.Mr. Van Meter was a Managing Director in the Government Contractor Services practices of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, and BDO. He has over 30 years of experience in government contracting and consulting. Mr. Van Meter spent much of his career with KPMG, where he was responsible for managing the firm's Government Contractor Advisory Services practice delivering professional services to premier clients worldwide. He led advisory projects providing federal contract compliance, regulatory compliance including Sarbanes-Oxley 404 assistance, business system implementation and internal audit outsource services. In addition to Mr. Van Meter's public accounting regulatory and compliance experience, he has worked with Northrop Aircraft, Garrett and The Oeco Corporation in accounting, pricing, internal audit and subcontract management positions. He has a B.S. degree from Arizona State University and is a member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), Arizona Society of CPAs and National Contract Management Association (NCMA).