Increase Compliance and Mitigate Your Firms Risk! The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and agency acquisition regulation supplements require Federal prime contractors and under certain circumstances, first-tier and lower-tier subcontractors, small and large alike, to flow-down certain clauses from their Federal contracts and subcontracts when buying items from their suppliers...

Increase Compliance and Mitigate Your Firms Risk! The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and agency acquisition regulation supplements require Federal prime contractors and under certain circumstances, first-tier and lower-tier subcontractors, small and large alike, to flow-down certain clauses from their Federal contracts and subcontracts when buying items from their suppliers...

Participants will learn how to better position themselves in the Federal Marketplace and effectively respond to opportunities. Our instructor will take you through the basics of getting started, where and how to find procurement opportunities in the Federal Marketplace, finding contracting officers and end users, preparing to meet with/call on prospective Federal customers, and how to distinguish and differentiate your company from others. Ke...

Our comprehensive explanations will help new FAR users, while our in-depth examples will aid experienced contract professionals. This two-day offers critical information through hands-on workshops that will help both contracting and technical personnel better understand and navigate the FAR. Attendees will come away from the course feeling confident about how to apply the FAR to a variety of acquisition scenarios. Key Topics: Apply FAR Clause...

USDA Farm Product and Conservation (FPAC) shaped its portfolio-wide IT service requirements into multiple areas named for trees. Collectively, the new procurements shaped by each “tree area” addressed new and continuing IT service delivery needs previously covered by legacy contracts. FPAC shaped their strategic procurements based on thorough market research using innovative tactics and well thought out vendor communications to cre...

Learn Why Bid Protests occur and learn the steps you can take to prevent them Bid protests have become a regular feature of government contracting. Experienced contractors know that understanding how bid protests work—both the process and the substantive issues—is essential to maximizing their competitive positions. This is true when deciding if, and when, to protest, and knowing how to participate in a protest to help protect a c...

Gain an in-depth understanding of the basic framework and core principles governing Federal procurements The boot camp is ideal for new hires in the private of Federal sectors with responsibilities involving Federal procurement, and for even seasoned acquisition professionals who are looking for a refresher, and for management officials with responsibility for overseeing this process. Key Topics Covered Brief History and Overview of Federal P...

Keep your subcontracts profitable and maintain compliance with federal requirements. Prime contractor-subcontractor relationships are key to winning, and successfully performing, most government contracts. In this program, an experienced government contract attorney will drill down into the most important issues in teaming agreements and subcontracts. Key Topics Covered Negotiating teaming agreements: standard and advanced provisions How bind...

Participants will gain specific considerations for developing a finance data strategy in the midst of ERP-enabled finance transformation to help realize even greater benefits from the technology investment. The ever-increasing pace of change in today’s global economy presents significant challenges when designing a data model that will be relevant 10 or even five years from now. How can finance executives establish a data strategy that c...

Taught by expert lawyers who offer real-world, practical advice. This class also provides detailed information on how to identify and mitigate risk under the SCLS, apply wage and benefit rules, avoid violations, fulfill SCLS obligations, and understand special compliance issues from the Department of Labor. Our instructors provide all the ins and outs of how to navigate the complexities of the SCLS, not just the typical Department of Labor ag...