The Masters Academy is designed to provide an exceptional learning experience. Each session, different experts will share their insights into the best practices in key areas of Government contracting. Over the course of five days, you will have the unique opportunity to learn the lessons experts have culled during their careers in Government contracting. This program is not intended to cover the basics or each topic in its entirety. Instead, the Masters Academy is intended as an advanced course focusing on best practices.

Each participant will be provided the two essential books in the field: "Formation of Government Contracts" and "Administration of Government Contracts," co-authored by Ralph C. Nash, Jr. Collectively, the body of knowledge you will acquire during this program will give you an unparalleled education in Government contracting best practices.

Prerequisite: To gain the most from the Masters Academy, it is recommended that participants have at least five years of contracting experience in industry, Government, law or accounting.

The Masters Academy: Best Practices in Government Contracting Fee:
$1,795 (Early Registration by June 1: $1,495)

Day 1 Morning: Formation Principles & Acquisition Planning
Afternoon: Types of Contracts
Evening: Networking Reception with Speakers/Industry Leaders
Day 2 Morning: Support Services Contracts & OCIs
Afternoon: Competitive Negotiation, Evaluation & Source Selection
   
Day 3 Morning: Small Business
Afternoon: Protests
   
Day 4 Morning: Intellectual Property
Afternoon: Changes, Claims & Disputes
   
Day 5 Morning: Equitable Adjustments & Cost Accounting
Afternoon: Terminations & Contract Closeout
   

FACULTY*:

Ken Allen, General Counsel, Business Growth Associates
Paul M. Bailey, Managing Director, KPMG LLP
Chad T. Braley, CEO & Managing Director, Capital Edge Consulting, Inc.
Louis A. Chiarella, Senior Attorney, Washington, DC
David A. Drabkin, Director of Acquisition Policy, Northrop Grumman
Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Garry Grossman, Partner, McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, P.C.
E. Sanderson Hoe, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Ira E. Hoffman, Partner, Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
Michael A. Killham, Director, Legal Operations, Palmdale & Advanced Development Programs
Ralph C. Nash, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Law, The George Washington University
Timothy Sullivan, Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP
David J. Taylor, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
William R. Walter, Partner, Dixon, Hughes, Goodman LLP
Mary Karen Wills, Partner, Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C.
Gary Zura, President, Contracting Matters, LLC

*Course Faculty May Vary Depending on Location

 

Also New: The Masters Academy: Leading Practices in Cost Estimating & Accounting (3 days)

Fee: $ 1,495 (Early Registration by June 1: $1,195)