Developing indirect rates is only one piece of the puzzle for government contractors. Managing indirect rates leads to financial and contract success. We find that many contractors only calculate indirect rates at the end of the year and do little to manage rates throughout the year. Several factors affect indirect rates including unplanned expenses, budget errors or oversights, and won or lost contracts. Monitoring and managing indirect rates...

As today’s finance departments are tasked with providing more effective solutions more quickly, they’re discovering modernization is a necessary and critical step to accomplishing their tasks and preparing for future demands. For too long, these departments have had to do their best with outdated and siloed technologies. But opportunities for federal funding can help boost modernization initiatives. Modernization is central to impr...

In the Oracle Federal Tech Insights session, we discussed the broad capabilities of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) – and how easy it is, using Oracle BYOL, to apply licenses you already own for on-premises software for equivalent, highly automated Oracle PaaS services in the cloud. Now, you can engage with Oracle technology and government experts -- including former agency leaders -- in a roundtable QA format in this session. The coff...

Certifications and Small Business Programs Come join us weekly as we train and prepare you to capture government contracts. These sessions are designed to prepare those enrolled in the Certified Capture Manager (CCM) Program to prepare their businesses for success and to prepare them to become certified capture manager professionals. CLASS TIME: Every Thursday afternoon from 2pm to 4pm EST/11am to 1pm PST LOCATION: Online (Remote access will b...

FAR Agency & Department Supplement - Webinar SeriesComplimentary & Recorded Find recordings on our website and YouTube ChannelSponsorships available at hello@jenniferschaus.com

26 Bi-Weekly* Sessions from January 5, 2022 to December 14, 2022 Covering each Part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and created to make the FAR approachable and thought provoking for contracting professionals at all levels. This training is delivered in an innovative talk-show format with PCI’s most gregarious instructor Steve Daoust as your host and a different subject matter expert each session. The Federal Acquisition Regulation...

Branding Lab: Business Infrastructure and Capability Statement This week’s lab is on Branding “How do you position your company brand to be ATTRACTIVE to Government Buyers.” We discuss how to create a Structure, Look & Feel that helps the government to understand your business? This lab is designed to help you lay the foundation and visual image of your company for government agencies, primes, potential teaming partners a...

GFOA’s 116th Annual Conference is the premier networking and educational event in public finance. Join us this year in Austin, Texas, June 5-8, to connect with thousands of finance officers and other finance professionals from around the United States and Canada. After two years of virtual conferences, we’re excited to be returning to an in-person event for GFOA’s 116th Annual Conference, June 5–8, 2022, at the Austin C...

States are leveraging their purchasing power and implementing advanced alternative payment models to improve healthcare value. For example, the state of Texas offers an opt-in procurement collaborative across all school districts, Colorado created a private-public employer purchasing collaborative and its Medicaid agency is implementing mandatory payment models, and the state of Washington has a single Health Care Authority that oversees the s...

Learn about the GSA eBuy program, and how it functions to benefit both the government buyer and the vendor. Learn about the GSA eBuy program, and how it functions to benefit both the government buyer and the vendor. GSA eBuy is a powerful and intuitive acquisition tool used by thousands of U.S. governmental agencies worldwide to achieve required competition, best pricing and value. GSA eBuy saves you time and money. This class will give you t...