This course provides an interactive seminar and workshop that explains the organization and content of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and examines the policy, procedures, and content as it applies to Federal acquisition. Designed for new professionals in both government and industry, as well as those who want to build familiarity with, or update themselves on, the Federal Government’s acquisition system. The course includes a r...

On Tuesday, April 19, 2011, Mountaintop Marketing Group's Peak Series CIO Breakfast Series continues with Dr. Danny Harris, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Education. ABOUT Our Featured Speaker: Dr. Danny Harris is a 20+ year information technology and financial management veteran of the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Harris became the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Department of Education on October 1, 2008. As the CIO, he...

This intensive one-day course provides an overview of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involving government contractors and discusses the unique business and legal issues they face. The course includes a discussion of key due diligence issues that may arise in the acquisition or sale of a government contractor. The course also gives tips on conducting a successful transaction, discusses specific provisions of an acquisition agreem...

GSA Schedules 101 Doing business successfully in the government sector starts with accurate and reliable information to support the identification and pursuit of business opportunities. For that reason we have secured the support of Global Services, a reliable and trusted member of The ASBC community since our inception, for this edition of The ASBC's of Government Contracting. This three hour workshop covers important topics related to deter...

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...

The Federal Contractors Roundtable provides a highly-relevant forum where business leaders and industry professionals can discuss current and upcoming legislative, agency-specific policy and regulatory changes impacting how they find and win government sector business. This Month's Topic: Teaming and Subcontracting - Get Noticed, Get Selected, Get Work! Finding the right companies to partner with is tough. Getting picked to be on a team and ge...

The Federal Contractors Roundtable provides a highly-relevant forum where business leaders and industry professionals can discuss current and upcoming legislative, agency-specific policy and regulatory changes impacting how they find and win government sector business. This Month's Topic: Teaming and Subcontracting - Get Noticed, Get Selected, Get Work! Finding the right companies to partner with is tough. Getting picked to be on a team and ge...

SAP Task Force Briefing Federal agencies leverage multiple acquisition methods to acquire the goods and services needed to support mission-related activities and business operations and your knowledge of these methods and how and when they are implemented are among the factors that determine your chances of success. In FY2010 federal agencies processed over 600K contract actions totaling nearly $11B using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SA...