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...

Prepare Now for the Surge in End-of-Year Spending - The Administration recently enacted a $1.3 trillion budget with surprisingly large increases in agency budgets that must be obligated by September 30th. Even the Departments that were targeted for large cuts in the President’s budget saw smaller-than-expected cuts, or even increases — some greater than 10%. It is estimated that the Defense Department alone will have to obligate $1...

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...

Partnering in IT to Protect the Homeland The Department of Homeland Security is one of government’s largest purchasers of information technology, with $6.8 billion in its fiscal 2018 budget. With $100 million in appropriations from the Modernizing Government Technology Act expected to be distributed later this year, DHS, like all departments, is eager to spend more on IT modernization. DHS’s IT demands are vast and vary widely betw...

Held each May, the SAME Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo is the premier education and training conference for engineers and related professionals working in the A/E/C industry and focused on developing solutions that benefit national security, including uniformed service members, federal, state and municipal civilians, and private sector industry firms. This year's Table Top Exercise is about the New Madris Fault line. The exercis...

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...

Our popular online training for GSA contractors is open for April through June. Spots are filling up fast. This is an online/remote training class customized to your company and your attendees. To reserve this special pricing, just go to our calendar at https://teamup.com/kspom8vwuvpnwxbzcv choose an open date from April until June and email me with your date preference. There are a lot of changes coming up in GSA, be prepared, get in front of...

In the last two years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made monumental changes to its regulations concerning the eligibility of joint ventures to compete on small business and status-based set-asides. These include major revisions to the 8(a) mentor-protégé program, creation of the “All Small Business” mentor-protégé program, and opening the door to joint ventures comprising multiple sma...