Register now for the Washington Technology Department of Health and Human Services Industry Day event where you'll hear from leading decision makers from Health and Human Services and its various bureaus and sub-agencies talking about their priorities, upcoming opportunities and how to navigate the competitive environment.This event will explore the following topics: Contract opportunities at HHS, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers...

The Presidential Administration Transition process will soon have a significant impact on government leaders, managers and employees, and by extension, the government contractors that support them. Prepare for what lies ahead by attending the “2016 Presidential Transition – Insights and Advice for HR Leaders” Forum on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Embassy Suites D.C. in Washington, DC. Gain valuable insights and advice fro...

Interested in learning more about the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)? Join NCMA for our first three-week FAR Webinar Series! Earn 4.5 CPE hours by attending all three webinars or 1.5 CPE hours for each individual webinar. There is no limit to the number of people who can participate in each webinar. This discounted series allows an entire staff to be trained for one low cost, and with 14-day unlimited access to the webinar streams. Sign...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is an intimidating document. It is more than 2,000 pages in length and consists of sets of rules organized in the form of unique numbering, definitions, supplements, conventions, and deviations. This webinar provides a basic understanding of the FAR’s purpose, structure, and use. As a result of participating, attendees will be better equipped to identify and understand the FAR’s rules. Key T...

This webinar is designed to help alleviate some of the stress and unknowns that arise with an upcoming contractor purchasing system review (CPSR) performed by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). We’ll discuss the actions taken by the CPSR team for a review, as well as the actions required from the contractor before, during, and after. Hear about the steps and timelines for all parties involved. The administrative contracting...

Join Borden Ladner Gervais LLP of Canada and Steptoe & Johnson LLP of Washington DC for a 90 minute webcast geared to US companies wishing to perform work for Canadian public sector customers, particularly in the aerospace, defense, engineering and government services areas. The program will include: A brief overview of Canadian business culture and the government procurement market. Basics of Canadian government procurement rules and regu...

The new Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces regulations contain the most dramatic overhaul of labor compliance for government contractors in decades. Within the 800+ pages of the final regulations and guidance are numerous pitfalls and additional burdens for contractors. This webinar will examine some of the most significant and vexing compliance challenges for contractors and will provide practical guidance on how to: handle the numerous new reporti...

In recent years, a significant number of sustained bid protests have concerned cost or price realism analysis problems. We’ll discuss key lessons learned from these protests, and how procurement officers and contractors can avoid these same pitfalls. Topics will include: What magic words in a fixed-price RFP require/permit the agency to conduct a price realism analysis, When it’s inappropriate to use government estimates and other...

Two concentrated days on how to understand and use the Federal Acquisition Regulation in your daily contracting activities including in-depth analysis of the FAR system, the key contract clauses and contract forms. Provides comprehensive coverage of the FAR for new users and an advanced treatment of specific issues for experienced contract professionals. Course includes an explanation and demonstration of how to use the FAR online for research...

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...