Increase Compliance and Mitigate Your Firms Risk! The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and agency acquisition regulation supplements require Federal prime contractors and under certain circumstances, first-tier and lower-tier subcontractors, small and large alike, to flow-down certain clauses from their Federal contracts and subcontracts when buying items from their suppliers...

Start building your understanding of the requirements under DFAR business systems. We will discuss the FAR requirements to perform subcontractor price analysis when responding to proposals and prior to issuing subcontracts. We will discuss analysis under FAR part 15 and FAR part 44. Key Topics Covered: What is required by FAR part 15 and 44 when reviewing subcontractor proposals How price analysis builds on the source selection and technical...

Boot Camp for GSA Multiple Award Schedules Contracting (MAS) isn’t just about getting a MAS contract, it's so much more. This course focuses in on obtaining a schedule, maintaining compliance, and ultimately driving your government sales. Centre’s GSA gurus will help you keep up with the changes that affect your contract administration and compliance efforts. In addition, you’ll learn the key components to making your MAS co...

As of May 2021, the new SAM.gov is where entities register to do business with the federal government. Join us for a tour of how to navigate the new SAM.gov and take full advantage of what it has to offer. Key Topics Covered: Find exclusion records Entity registrations Contract awards & opportunities Assistance listings Wage determinations Federal hierarchy

Understand the laws and regulations that apply to government contractors with hourly service workers. The Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS/SCA) are one of the most challenging requirements for contractors with federal service contracts, from award competition to successful contract administration. This course is designed to help you understand the laws and regulations that apply to government contractors with hourly service workers and a...

Learn how to navigate the FAR, how to stay in compliance with regulatory obligations. This one-day course will introduce private industry and/or Government Employees seeking to broaden their knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Process. This is an excellent course for learning how to navigate the FAR, and staying compliant with regulatory obligations. Key Focus Details: Establishment of the FAR How the FAR is organized FAR Contract Provisions...

This 3-hour course provides interactive discussion and hands-on exercises in developing, evaluating, and managing subcontracting plans. Key Topics Covered: Subcontracting Plan Policies and Regulations Master Subcontracting Plan Individual Subcontracting Plan Commercial Subcontracting Plan Small Business Participation Plan

This course focuses more in-depth on regulatory guidelines and the practical aspects of how to best prepare for (and pass!) a CPSR audit. Your company has become a successful government contractor and business is growing! You’re winning higher dollar, flexibly priced contracts and the future is bright! But then you receive a risk assessment form from your Contracting Officer asking for information that’s needed to determine if you...

Government contractors must understand their role in contract closeouts to ensure their interests are fully protected. Our one-day course for government contractors focuses on the elements of contract closeout — from final delivery to final payment — and highlights solutions to common mistakes that can lead to closeout delays or losing the ability to address any issues affecting contractor/subcontractor costs. Key Topics Covered T...

The Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS), formerly the Service Contract Act, is one of the most challenging acts in federal contracting, and it is surrounded by a lot of misinformation. Our attorneys and instructors know the law. COVID-19 – Guidance for Government Contractors Join Centre attorneys, Barbara Kinosky, David Warner, Tyler Freiberger and Matt Corzine, President of GSA National to learn the basics along with a discussion ab...