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: Government contractors subject to an Allowable Cost and Payment contract clause must submit an adequate incurred cost proposal together with supporting data for each fiscal year within six month...

The U.S. government market for the Internet of Things (IoT) is beginning to take shape. Across government, agencies are exploring how they can harness the countless networked devices already embedded in their operations to gain new insights into their existing services—and to create new services to support their missions. The opportunities for government contractors and suppliers will grow substantially over the next couple of years, wit...

You have a federal government contract with a clause requiring you to purchase and use biobased products. So…… What are biobased products? Where did the requirement to buy biobased products originate? How do you locate biobased products? How does the Contracting Officer know that you met the requirement? These questions and more are answered in a short, web-based, interactive training module. Course Title: My Contract Requires Bi...

Congress and the Trump Administration are re-examining longstanding acquisition reform efforts and seeking new ways to impact how the government acquires, and manages, technology and professional services. In addition, many federal agencies are already implementing streamlined acquisition processes to rapidly deploy new capabilities to support mission requirements. Attend the PSC 2017 Federal Acquisition Refor(u)m to learn what’s likely...

The 2017 National 8(a) Regional Conference - Alaska is specifically tailored to businesses looking to do work in, partner with, or currently working in or with businesses and the Federal Government Offices of Alaska and the Northwest region of the United States. The Conference offers educational sessions for small businesses, minority businesses, current 8(a) companies, and graduated 8(a) companies as well as supplier diversity matchmaking wit...

Contract changes present a number of challenges to the contract administrator—on both the buying and selling sides. This webinar will identify several common issues that often arise, including out-of-scope changes, unpriced changes, and de-scoping the contract effort. Takeaways: What changes may and may not be made to a contract. How to respond to unpriced change orders. Negotiating equitable adjustments.

GSA Schedules for Beginners: The GSA Schedules program offers great opportunities for both large and small businesses and is often the first step new businesses take when entering the federal marketplace. Being on Schedule makes it easier for agencies to do business with your company; however, becoming a Schedules contractor may involve significant investments of time and resources - which is why the first step for all interested businesses is...

The 360 Government Contracting Workshop is a weeklong immersion into the basic elements of government contracting taught by leading experts in their field, and is designed for new professionals in both government and industry. This program combines detailed discussion on the foundational history of government contracts including formation and awarding of government contracts. It will also cover the major FAR principles that every government co...

Proposals, Negotiations, Audits: a review of the requirements, process, negotiations, audits and an analysis of the latest developments in the use of Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs), Forward Pricing Rate Recommendations (FPRRs) and Formula Pricing Agreements (FPAs) in government contracting An FPRA is a written agreement between the Government and a contractor. The Government will enter into an agreement with a contractor who has a sig...

NDIA’s Defense Systems Acquisition Management course program purpose is it brings together the Industry program managers, assistant program managers, systems engineers, industry personnel serving on DoD Integrated Product Teams, and other personnel that must interface with DoD program offices involved in program development and execution. The Defense Systems Acquisition Management course meets the needs of defense industry program manage...