Join Scott Davidson and Gunjan Talati for this webinar on how to get, keep, and grow your GSA schedule contracts. Done right, GSA schedule contracts provide government contractors tremendous opportunities. In this webinar, two service professionals that routinely handle GSA issues will teach you how to grow your revenue on GSA Schedule contracts while at the same time avoiding many common pitfalls. Learning Objectives: Evaluating whether a GS...

Recent hacks and breaches are driving regulators to hold contractors more accountable for protecting the federal cyber environment, establishing more structured, meaningful, and effective cybersecurity compliance requirements for contractors. This webinar will examine five key things contractors need to know about new guidance. Learning Objectives: The different types of federal information contractors are required to protect. Recent legislat...

World Congress is the National Contract Management Association’s largest education event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. Individuals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and commercial business come together to engage, educate, and experience excellence. World Congress is what you make of it! Whether you want sessions focused on a specific topic, compelling keynote addresses, network...

This webinar provides an orientation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It’s perfect for industry employees new to government acquisition in need of a foundation on which to build further knowledge and skills. Participants will learn: Why the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is important and how it is structured, How the federal government plans its contracts, How a contract is created using the FAR, and How government age...

The ability to develop, support, and manage how costs and prices are derived is essential for everyone involved in U.S. federal acquisition—both buyers and sellers—and is a skill in high demand. Cost and price analysis affects everything from requirements development to the price that is ultimately agreed upon, and the fundamental importance of this critical competency cannot be ignored.

Does a good report from a contractor assessment on your GSA Schedule contract mean you are fully compliant with your Schedule obligations? The short answer is “no.” It is important for Schedule contractors to understand what a contractor assessment is and is not intended to cover, and how that differs from an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit. Armed with this knowledge, contractors will learn how to conduct their own int...

An integral part of the proposal process is the cost/price volume, yet this is often the last volume to be completed. This webinar will review the government versus business definitions of cost and price, why cost/price really matters, how and why each section of the uniform contract format impacts cost/price and the implications on your business, common cost/price volume mistakes, and considerations in achieving a compliant submission. Learn...

Learn how to strengthen and protect your organization!This four-hour virtual conference will help you and your organization prepare for compliance and audit reviews. Our keynote presenters will kick off the event by continuing their conversation from the 2016 Subcontract Management Training Forum revealing issues they saw in their former positions at DCAA and DCMA. Join two government contracting leaders as they reveal issues they saw in their...

Contract changes are inevitable and must be anticipated and properly managed. They can involve everything from the interpretation of the statement of work to the minutes of a meeting. Changes can impact the success of your contract, as well as the relationship between the parties. This seminar will address what constitutes a change, how changes arise, who is authorized to issue and respond to changes (and how to respond), knowing when and how...

Contracting officers don’t always receive specific, “hands-on” training related to source selection. Instead, they must learn through on-the-job training that provides invaluable insight into the best practices for surviving the evaluation process. This webinar will dive into lessons learned, tricks of the trade, and practical tips for those involved with source selections. Attendees will walk away with advice and suggestion...