Please join the GovCon Committee of the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce on November 29, 2018 for an informative and stimulating discussion of “Tactics for Winning Government Business.”Topics will include: Other Transactional Authority (OTA), Joint VentureMentor/Protégé relationshipsMicro purchase programs Three panelists with significant experience in the industry will share their knowledge and expertise. Chired...

Who should attend: This key course is essential for all contractors. It is designed for professionals with 1 or more years of experience with cost and price information. Attendees include accounting, finance, compliance, management, contracting personnel and anyone who must have a solid knowledge of cost and price analysis. What you will learn: Government Contracting Officers are required to “purchase supplies and services from responsi...

Who should attend: Contract professionals who have commercial or ‘off the shelf’ products and are currently selling or planning to sell to government agencies through GSA MAS or other methods.Should have some knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. What you will learn: This course provides an extensive analysis of current developments in the acquisition of commercial products and services by the Federal Government. It wil...

What contract professionals must know about internal control compliance. The class will cover leading internal control practices and demonstrate how a standard methodology to approaching compliance can be leveraged to improve effectiveness and efficiency. The course includes coverage of current events impacting internal control requirements, application of internal controls under proven programs such as Sarbanes-Oxley 404, government business...

There is nothing more fundamental, more critically basic, to the success of a Government contractor than preparing proposals. One of the keys to preparing successful proposals is knowing how they are evaluated by the Government. Another is how the source selection process works -- especially in the new acquisition environment of performance-based contracting and oral presentations. As the detailed Course Curriculum illustrates, this program is...

Proposals, Negotiations, Audits: a review of the requirements, process, negotiations, audits and an analysis of the latest developments in the use of Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), Forward Pricing Rate Recommendations (FPRRs) and Formula Pricing Agreements (FPAs) in government contracting An FPRA is a written agreement between the Government and a contractor. The Government will enter into an agreement with a contractor who has a sig...

Who should attend: CFOs, Directors, Managers in functional areas of Contract Administration, Accounting, Finance, Compliance and Consulting. Any organization who are required to submit their incurred costs to the Federal Government What you will learn: Government contractors subject to an Allowable Cost and Payment contract clause must submit an adequate incurred cost proposal together with supporting data for each fiscal year within six month...

Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals. Course includes an explanation and demonstration of how to use the FAR online for research...

Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals. Course includes an explanation and demonstration of how to use the FAR online for research...