Join NCMA HQ as we host a full-day education and networking seminar. Attendees will receive extensive hands-on learning and scheduled opportunities to network with peers! Participants will earn 6.5 CPE/CLPs. Through hands-on experience you will learn how commercial contracts are priced and negotiated. Participants will work in buyer and seller teams (either government-to-industry or business-to-business perspectives) to perform assignments. P...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the source document when contracting with the procurement offices of both federal defense and civilian agencies for the purchase goods and services. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel in order to maintain the best possible contracts and compliance with its requirements. This two-day FAR “Less Complicated...

World Congress is the National Contract Management Association’s largest education event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. Individuals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and commercial business come together for networking and training for all career levels. World Congress is what you make of it! Whether you want sessions focused on a specific topic, compelling main stage and interac...

Join GSA’s IT Acquisition Summit 2018 “Knowledge Sharing” Event on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia. Hear from Brian Stern, Regional Administrator; Joel Rogero, Acting FAS Regional Commissioner; Keith Nakasone, IT Category Assistant Commissioner; Julia Wise, Acting ITC Schedule 70 Director; and other Senior Contracting Officials and Emergin...

Keep up to date with your federal contracting knowledge by attending Centre’s Mid-Year Update: Hot Issues in Federal Contracting at the Tysons Tower Club, on June 13, 2018, from 8:00 am – 10:30 am. This breakfast seminar is a great opportunity to get together and network with your fellow federal contracting peers. Mid-Year Update attracts both industry and government personnel to review the recent events and changes in the contract...

The Advanced FAR Workshop goes beyond entry level discussion to examine important and emerging topics in greater depth using cases studies and current examples. Topics Covered Include: Labor Laws and ApplicationCompetition RequirementsSmall Business ProgramsFederal Supply Schedule ContractingModificationsTerminationsUnique elements of Simplified Acquisition ProceduresContractor Teaming: joint ventures, mentor-protegeEvaluation Factors...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the source document when contracting with the procurement offices of both federal defense and civilian agencies for the purchase goods and services. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel in order to maintain the best possible contracts and compliance with its requirements. This two-day FAR “Less Complicated...

Spend time with Russ Blaine, CPCM, Fellow, and Past National President of NCMA, as he teaches you to establish and optimize a mentoring relationship that benefits your career as well as your personal growth. Russ serves as the “Lead Coach” for NCMA’s Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP), where he aligns the efforts of 40 senior mentors. He is a doctoral candidate at Northeastern University where his stu...

If you need to improve or polish your negotiation skills, then this is the class for you! This course provides participants with negotiation frameworks and methods relevant to Federal contracting and the current acquisition environment. Frameworks, methods and specific techniques are previewed and then put into practice in structured, observed and critiqued role-play scenarios. Scenarios are based on acquisition life-cycle events and circumsta...

Government contracting is continuously changing—especially now. This webinar will help contracting professionals understand the latest legal and compliance changes, and discuss how to adapt. Key Takeaways: The latest labor regulations and enforcement priorities.Changes to small business contracting.How the new cyber requirements are impacting contracting.What’s new from the 2018 NDAA and Section 809 Panel.Compliance changes ass...