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...

This program is the second in a series entitled, "Doing Business with the Department of Defense." So far in FY2016 according to USA Spending.gov, the three branches of service, Navy, Army and Air Force have awarded over $37 Billion in new contracts through 100,000+ transactions. Each branch currently has awarded over $11 Billion individually. These account for about 25% of all transactions from DoD agencies so far. These three branches are the...

Back by popular demand...and with the details of the latest news! The FAR Council has issued the rule that thousands of Federal Contracting Officers have been waiting for. Effective immediately, they can begin to award sole-source contracts under the WOSB program. But did you know? Less than 3% of federal contract dollars are awarded as sole source through ANY of the small business programs. Find out how your WOSB can join the elite group of s...

Get expert guidance on how to balance the gravity of the offense and the potential for employee rehabilitation when applying Douglas Factor 10 to your disciplinary cases. Through case studies, Bob Grant will review the circumstances that most often demonstrate an employee’s potential for rehabilitation plus show you how to: Consider the proper weight of the employees’ oral reply during the proposed removal stage Navigate the progre...

Getting and keeping volunteers depends on understanding their motivations. Your need is not their reason for serving. We will explore the basic reasons for getting involved in anything, and look at tapping those motivations to get people involved and keep them happy—especially when you’re not working face to face.

Prerequisite: Should have at least six months of contract experience, have taken the FAR Workshop or another basic FAR course before this course. What you will learn: The Advanced FAR Workshop provides an in-depth analysis of the most important parts of the FAR. In this two-day class, we will focus on those FAR Parts that tend to generate the most issues and questions, specifically: • The classification of workers • Intellectual Prop...

You probably already know it, but your leadership or colleagues probably don't . . . a major service you provide in your professional environment is communications counseling. No need for a Ph.D. . . . just the know-how to help your agency understand the importance of communication and what it can do to help get work done more easily, efficiently, and effectively. During this 40-minute webinar, Marisa Ellison, Communications Manager for the Mi...

Join ACT-IAC, the Small Business Administration and the HUBZone Council in a collaborative strategy session the HUBZone Huddle: Strategy, Solutions and Next Steps. The “Huddle” will bring together HUBZone companies, government agency and large business to learn and strategize about initiatives to promote and support HUBZone firms in federal contracting opportunities. Featured speakers will present from their vantage point the criti...

Take Your Spreadsheet Skills to the Next Level! Many government employees use Microsoft Excel® only occasionally for updating figures on a monthly report, creating a budget, or preparing mailing lists. Being comfortable using Excel is a great skill to have, but becoming a more knowledgeable user is even better. We have put together some power-user tricks and will have an Excel® expert walk through the learning process with a step-by-st...

Join us December 16 as a panel of journalists-turned-public affairs officers reveals what they’ve learned in the often challenging and eye-opening transition from media to government. Our guests will include: John Poirier, formerly of Reuters and now with the U.S. Office of Financial Research Rich McIntyre, former managing editor of The Calvert Independent and since with various state and federal agencies Rob Margetta, one-time editor of...