January 2020
Contracting Essentials Week: A Complete Fundamentals & FAR Workshop
Fundamentals: 3 Day Complete Basics (Jan 27-29) The Fundamentals of Government Contracting course is a comprehensive, three-day overview and discussion of the federal government contracting process, including the procurement laws, regulations, and practical requirements applicable to it. For those who are new, relatively inexperienced, or require a supervisory understanding of government contracting, this course will provide an overview that will thoroughly familiarize the attendee with the federal contracting process, provide a strong foundation on which to build greater subject-matter expertise,…
Find out more »Government Contracting Fundamentals Virtual Class
The popular 3-day Fundamentals training is now available virtually with live instruction over the course of 8 weeks/sessions. You can attend in person at PCI in Washington, DC or virtually from any computer. The course provides an overview and discussion of the federal government contracting process, including the procurement laws, regulations, and practical requirements applicable to it. For those who are new, relatively inexperienced, or require a supervisory understanding of government contracting, this course will provide an overview that will…
Find out more »Professor’s Forum 2020
Summary Volume 3 of the Final Report of the Section 809 Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition Regulations contains some fascinating recommendations, not the least of which is the panel’s discussion of the need to update the Defense Department’s business practices so that it has the tools and processes necessary to optimize its purchasing power. One of those tools would be the use of “market-based competition,” whereby the DOD would be allowed to make purchases under $15 million the…
Find out more »February 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…
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