Event Series:
Hands-On Workshops: The GovCon Lifecycle Series
Hands-On Workshops: Formation Principles and Acquisition Planning
February 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$245.00The Public Contracting Institute would like to introduce our HOWs. The Hands-On Workshops are low-cost trainings on common yet complex issues in the government contracts life-cycle!
Hands-On Workshops: The GovCon Lifecycle
9 Sessions, First OR Second Wednesday of the Month, 12:00-3:00pm ET, Non-FUN with the FAR weeks
- Feb 12 – Formation Principles and Acquisition Planning
- Basic Principles per the FAR
- Contract Formation Principles
- Acquisition Planning
- Creating the Requirement/Work Statement
- Turning the Requirement into a Contract
- GovCon Terminology
- Negotiated Procurements
- Mar 12 – Types of Contracts
- Why does contract type matter?
- Fixed-price contracts
- Cost-reimbursement contracts
- Incentive contracts
- Indefinite delivery contracts
- Time-and-materials contracts
- Labor-hour contracts
- Letter contracts
- Basic ordering agreements
- Federal supply schedules
- April 9 – Compliance and Organizational Conflicts of Interest
- Hit Parade of Violations
- Cybersecurity
- Organizational Conflicts of Interest
- Fundamental principles
- OCI law and lore
- Procedure
- Three types of OCI
- Mitigation Strategies
- Coming Attractions
- May 7 – Proposal Evaluations and Source Selection
- Understand Government source selection process from Government and Offeror perspectives
- Understand key aspects of conducting a proper evaluation of proposals—Gov’t perspective
- Recognize importance of evaluation criteria in Gov’t evaluations and in proposal drafting
- Appreciate impact of Gov’t evaluation on proposal drafting—Offeror perspective
- Jun 4 – Small Business Contracting and Subcontracting
- NAICS Codes
- Size calculations
- gov Registration
- SBA Dynamic Small Business Search
- Business entity decision and state incorporation
- Size protests
- Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule
- Small business subcontracting plans
- Other compliance issues
- Sep 10 – Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Rights in Data
- Software
- Copyright & Trademark
- Bayh-Dole
- Oct 8 – Changes, Claims, and Disputes
- Changes
- Claimes
- Requests for Equitable Adjustments
- Contracts Disputs Act
- Nov 5 – Pricing Equitable Adjustments and Cost Accounting
- Pricing Equitable Adjustments
- Entitlement vs. Quantum
- Types of Entitlement
- Determining Quantum (Amount or Price)
- Cost Accounting
- Types of Costs
- Cost Requirements
- Unallowable Costs
- Pricing Equitable Adjustments
- Dec 3 – Terminations and Contract Closeouts
- Terminations
- Default Termination
- Termination for Convenience
- Consequences
- Risks
- Remedies
- Contract Closeouts
- What is Closeout
- Who is involved
- Documentation
- Funding
- Process
- Terminations