This is a fast paced course where the participant will learn 1) regulatory requirements and expectations related to price and cost analysis; 2) how and when to perform document price analysis; 3) how and when to perform document cost analysis; 4) how and when to request performance of and incorporate results of a technical analysis and 5) documenting source selection including justification for single/sole source acquisitions and related negot...

This course focuses on all of the aspects of contract administration. It is intended to expand on the working relationship between government employees and the contractor. We address the rules governing: the interpretation of contract language, the allocation of risk between the parties, the application of the major contract clauses, the negotiation of price adjustments, and the submission of requests for equitable adjustment and claims. Stude...

Part One: Agreement Awards. The Background of Federal Assistance; A Snapshot of Federal Assistance Funding; The Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act; The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Types of Assistance Strategies and Awards; Grant Regulations; Selecting the Relationship: Assistance or Procurement; Selecting Assistance Relationship: Grant or Cooperative Agreement; Competition for Awards; The Evaluation of Proposals; Rights of...

This one day course provides an overview of the significant statutory, regulatory and other changes in the general realm of federal acquisitions, specifically Department of Defense acquisitions, over the past twelve months. This course is designed for high-level leaders and executives who do not practice in this area on a day to day basis, but nonetheless need to understand the constantly changing Federal procurement environment in order to su...

Doing business with the US Government can be extremely challenging, but when you layer in the extensive accounting requirements, internal controls, and system expectations that come with US Government contracts, it can become downright frightening. The purpose of this class is to help contractors navigate the details of these requirements so that they can successfully recover all allowable and allocable contract costs incurred in support of th...

This course includes an explanation of the latest developments in ICAPS related audits from the basics of each audit through an examination of the evolving definitions of terms such as adequacy and inadequacy in systems analysis. Proposed DFARS changes and a developing emphasis on and significance of materiality will be covered also. The course focuses on what contractors must know about business systems audits and how to respond to an audit.

This intensive course provides an overview of teaming agreements, discusses how they differ from typical subcontractor relationships and identifies both legal and policy considerations that underlie the formation and operation of teaming agreements. The course also gives tips on drafting a successful teaming agreement by discussing provisions relating to scope, terminations, defaults, dispute resolution, and protections for proprietary informa...

This Organizational Conflicts of Interest Workshop will provide an in-depth analysis of both OCI theory and OCI practice. The workshop will first analyze different types of OCI’s, regulatory provisions in the FAR and DFARS, and the obligations of both government and contractor as defined by the extensive and evolving case law from the GAO and courts. The next part of the workshop will be unique - it will provide practical, hands-on guida...