Bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracts arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends have enormously negative consequences for your agency. Our instructors are experienced attorneys. They will give you the benefit of their years of experience so you will learn how to avoid bid protests. Learn the most common areas of protest and how you can avoid those mistak...

With a focus on using your company's culture to differentiate your brand, explore the essential lessons of strategy, business development, cultural issues and operations. Hear real-world examples and benefit from actionable ideas, then expand on what you learn through valuable networking opportunities with other attendees. This four-hour symposium features industry expert and author David Kriegman, who spent 30 years growing and managing compa...

Exercise your preaward and postaward debriefing options in negotiated procurements. Get practical advice on a variety of protest related topics, such as how to obtain a contract suspension, how to use the rule of two to your advantage, and when you should challenge a modification to an existing contract. You will learn what, when, where and how to protest Federal procurements and what are the pros and cons of the protest forums. Protests at th...

Congratulations, you have a GSA Schedule! However, if you have not seen the anticipated sales or contracts through your GSA Schedule, or you have received notice from GSA that you may lose your contract if you do not increase sales, time is of the essence! GSA is taking an aggressive stance to cancel contracts and you do not want that to happen. How do you get business from your GSA Schedule, one of the most valuable and widely used contract v...

The Department of Defense continues to seek ways to improve the acquisition of military equipment and capability to assist the warfighter in protecting the U.S. and its Allies around the world in a complex environment of ever-changing threats and conditions. The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA) of 2009 defines Systems Engineering as a key enabler to effect improvements in defense acquisition and program execution that will produce...

Prerequisite: Should have at least six months of contract experience, have taken the FAR Workshop or another basic FAR course before this course. What you will learn: The Advanced FAR Workshop provides an in-depth analysis of the most important parts of the FAR. In this two-day class, we will focus on those FAR Parts that tend to generate the most issues and questions, specifically: • The classification of workers • Intellectual Prop...

The Service Contract Act (SCA) covers the award and administration of covered contracts and is one of the most challenging acts in federal contracting. This course is taught by experts in the field, and provides attendees with a detailed comprehensive text that covers the regulations, board and court decisions and the latest compliance issues from the Department of Labor. This class provides detailed information on how to identify and mitigat...

This course gives in-house lawyers working for federal government contractors or those wanting to enter the federal space critical insight to both traditional and contemporary issues. It is taught by lawyers for lawyers. Law School only covers the basics of contract law and the basics of business law. Your first legal position may have prepared you to negotiate or litigate. When you begin working for a corporation you have to handle federal co...

How could the newest federal Mentor-Protege programs affect your business, and open doors to more contracting success? On October 20th, get the facts, direct from the Small Business Administration! Join host Judy Bradt, CEO of Summit Insight and our special guest, Antonio Doss, Director of SBA's Metro Washington DC District Office, to get all the program details and answers to your questions! You'll learn: - The application process - New rules...

This annual webinar will cover the most important changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in the last year. There have been major changes to a variety of labor and employment law sections in the regulations, as well as new compliance requirements in a wide variety of areas. These, along with more modest but still important changes and updates, will be covered. New FA...