Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing This seminar offers best practices and answers important questions in cost estimating and contract pricing. What should a product, service, or integrated business solution cost? How much is it worth to the buyer? What is the appropriate rate of return or profitability for a product or service? What constitutes a f...

Join us for the Subcontract Management Training Forum (SMTF) taking place March 12–13, 2015, in Tysons Corner, VA at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner. The Subcontract Management Training Forum is a new NCMA training event. Attendees will gain valuable education to overcome challenges and improve their skillsets in subcontract management. Topics will focus on relationships with primes, winning quality work, teaming arrangements, an...

Who should attend: CFOs, Directors, Managers in functional areas of Contract Administration, Accounting, Finance, Compliance and Consulting. Any organization who are required to submit their incurred costs to the Federal Government What you will learn: What contractors must know about the Incurred Cost Submission ICS, including analysis of ICS Model Schedules, Contract Costs, and Rate Structures. A step-by-step guide to the preparation and fil...

FEMP presents its latest On-Demand Training course on Advanced Energy Savings Performance Contracting The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) has launched its latest eTraining Course, Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Advanced Guide, for no-cost, on-demand access. In this course, FEMP Technical Lead Kurmit Rockwell offers in-depth instruction on energy savings performance contracting, including primary...

100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting This course examines 100 classic mistakes to avoid when doing business with the government. The course draws on every phase of the government contract life cycle. During this one day course, professionals will learn best practices and guiding principles as it pertains to: Solicitations Proposal preparation and submission Defective pricing and the Truth in Negotiations Act Protests Contract Types Mul...

Even though the official holiday season is over, there is still one more gift-giving day on the horizon - Valentine's Day. And we all know buying the perfect present doesn't come easy. You oftentimes have to fight crowds of shoppers, wait in long lines, and pay extra for gift wrapping. The cloud – four years ago it was the buzzword heard around government, now the cloud is in many ways the norm, but buying the cloud is still a bit trick...

This webinar is designed to provide the participant with a one-hour review of the newest version (v3.0) of the Capital Programming Guide (CPG). The Capital Programming Guide is a supplement to the OMB Circular A-11, Preparation, Submission and Execution of the Budget. The most recent version of this guide included updates from July 2014. The 104-page Guide is distilled down into key Phases, knowledge and talking points to help orient or refres...

Since 2006, your agency has been working to meet the Guiding Principles. By December 15, 2015 your agency must bring 15% of your building inventory into compliance. The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program has created a series of 1-hour courses to help you meet compliance. Getting Started and Guiding Principle I - Employ Integrated Assessment, Operation, and Management Principles Guiding Principle II - Optimize Energy Perfo...

Government acquisition processes can only maintain our country's technological superiority by challenging the status quo. The need to lower cost, increase efficiency and open the playing field for non-proprietary technology is driving fundamental changes in the way government buys. Today's contracting officer operates in an environment that is changing at an accelerating pace. Complex technology, enterpreneurial start-ups, and electronic deliv...

Synopsis: As an emerging business in the federal market how do you respond to the bid requests of the federal agencies? As a federal technology worker how do you write a proper statement of work? What are the various bids that need to have a response? When is too much information not applicable? This course will provide the basic tools in order for an individual to read a government requirement document, decide if the requirement is one for yo...