April 2020
Cracking Open Government Contracting Webinar Series
Summary Government contracting is very complex, and rife with arcane rules from a variety of sources. Indeed, there are so many statutes, regulations, manuals/handbooks and codes that it’s impossible to know everything in government contracting. The secret is that, instead of knowing everything, the good accountant, lawyer, or program manager will know where to find the rules that are relevant to the situation. Join PCI as our experts explore a different source of government contracts information each month. During each…
Find out more »Professor’s Forum 2020
Summary Most of us are very familiar with the ins and outs of a best-value competition under FAR Part 15, and the same is true of the process used to award contracts under procurements for a multiple award, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. But the same is not true of the several two-step procedures that are available under the FAR and are designed to screen out unqualified or less qualified offerors in the first step. Join Professor Nash and Tim Sullivan…
Find out more »May 2020
Fundamentals of Contracting and Subcontracting (CO)
This is a combination seminar that integrates the topics of contracting with the Federal Government as a prime contractor, subcontracting to fulfill prime contract obligations, or performing work as a subcontractor. This “fundamentals” course is designed to be of benefit and interest to both government and contractor personnel, including contract and subcontract administrators, program and item managers, finance and accounting personnel, engineers, and attorneys (in-house, outside, government), among others. The first two days will review the Federal Acquisition system, significant…
Find out more »Cracking Open the CMMC
Summary Last year DoD embarked on an effort to improve the cybersecurity of its supplier base in order to reduce the threat that potential adversaries and nonstate actors pose in terms of the theft of intellectual property and infiltration of government systems. OSD announced at the inception of this undertaking that security should not be traded for cost, schedule and performance. CMMC is focused on enhancing the security of federal contract information and controlled unclassified information (CUI) in the supply…
Find out more »Advanced Fundamentals of Government Contracting (WA)
This two-day course will review and reinforce some of the topics addressed in the Basics of Government Contracting Course, then delve in depth into additional topics not typically covered in the Basics Course training. When possible, attendees should have some familiarity with U.S. Government procurement practices, either through prior attendance at courses such as the FAR Workshop, the Basics of Government Contracting Course, Subcontracting training, and on-the-job experience. During this training, attendees will have the opportunity to review, analyze, develop…
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