Overview of the Workshop: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) – Training for Government to Avoid the Frustration of Not Awarding a Contract the Government Knows May Not Meet its Best Long Term Program and Cost Interests. Almost every discussion with government CXOs, Program Managers, Contracting Officers and other Managers revolve around the challenges of evaluating proposals and selecting contractors based upon Lowest Price Tech...

John Praire and Benjamin Kohr, attorneys with Wiley Rein LLP, will discuss new legislative and regulatory actions, such as the implementation of theSmall Business Jobs Act of 2010, and how these new requirements impact small and large businesses including: Increased efforts to create prime contact opportunities for smal businesses, including a push to "set-aside" work previously competed on a full-and-open bases; New regulations governing pre-...