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FREE: GovCon 101 – Commercial Product and Service Determinations

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Optional: If seeking credit or a certificate of completion, $45 accreditation fee. Commercial product and service determinations are some of the most common and expeditiously accomplished acquisition actions undertaken in the Federal Government and yet they can be among the most controversial.  This is evidenced by the significant effort put into development of a guidebook […]

Free – $45.00

Ethics & Compliance Risks Associated with Business Capture for Government Contractors

Online

Optional: If seeking credit or a certificate of completion, $45 accreditation fee. In this informative session, our guest speaker, Todd J. Canni, a former enforcement official within the Air Force, will identify the major risks all government contractors should be familiar with and then walk the audience through some illustrative hypothetical examples of how these […]

Free – $45.00

FREE: GovCon 101 – Terms and Conditions

Online

Optional: If seeking credit or a certificate of completion, $45 accreditation fee. Terms and conditions are the backbone of any contract.  In this course, experienced Government contracts attorney Cara Wulf will lead contractors through the process of reviewing, negotiating, and managing terms and conditions in contracts that are part of the Federal government supply chain. […]

Free – $45.00

FREE: GovCon 101 – Novations and Name Changes

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Novating U.S. Government contracts may deserve its reputation for being arcane process:  the paperwork and information that must be gathered can be daunting and the sequencing can be unintuitive for those more familiar with assigning commercial contracts.  Add name change agreements — which serve a separate purpose but which are covered in the same subpart […]

Free – $45.00

FREE: GovCon 101: Proposal Evaluations

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Optional: If seeking credit or a certificate of completion, $45 accreditation fee. So, how does the Government really evaluate proposals? The evaluation of proposals is governed by a complex framework of statutes, regulations and rules such as the Competition in Contracting Act, the FAR and its supplements, internal agency processes and the solicitation itself. If […]

Free – $45.00

FREE: GovCon 101 – Types of Contracts

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Optional: If seeking credit or a certificate of completion, $45 accreditation fee. How familiar are we with all 24 FAR and non-FAR approaches to basic contracts? As industry, do we form a clear “picture” in our minds of what those 24 approaches mean to our organization, e.g., acquisition opportunity development or contracting for a subsequent […]

Free – $45.00

FREE: GovCon 101: Uniform Guidance & Grants

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Optional: If seeking credit or a certificate of completion, $45 accreditation fee. This course will cover the basics of what are Federal grants and how do entities get them.  From there, we will explore the Uniform Guidance, or Super Circular, detailing each part and what each part of the Guidance regulates.  The course will also […]

Free – $45.00

FREE – GovCon 101: Cost Type Contracting

Online

Optional: If seeking credit or a certificate of completion, $45 accreditation fee. Cost reimbursement contracts pass cost risk to the federal government.  To mitigate this risk, the contracts require significant administrative oversight and compliance processes.  This course will provide an overview of the rules, the responsibilities (for both the government and the contractor) and some […]

Free – $45.00

GovCon 101: Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Need CPE or CLP credit?  There is a $45 accreditation fee. Why does your company need to know SAM to do government business?  How important are Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC's)?  Is there a difference between winning a GWAC award and actually doing business through it?  Should I think about small business or other partners?  […]

Free – $45.00

GovCon 101 – Performance Bases Services Acquisition/Performance Based Services Contracts

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

This class focuses on Performance Based Services Acquisition & Contracts - What are they? How are they different? Things to watch for/cautions. We discuss these from both a Government intent and Industry view. Within this GovCon 101 seminar, we provide you basic information to help you execute these successfully during both the pursuit and execution […]

Free – $45.00

GovCon 101 – Small Business Programs

Online

Public policy dictates that it’s the responsibility of the federal government to support and develop small businesses because these are the backbone of our U.S. economy.  Accordingly, federal agencies are required contract a certain percentage of their appropriate contracting funds with small businesses.  The SBA has developed several programs aimed at supporting certain socioeconomic statuses.  […]

Free – $45.00

CMMC 2.0: Now What – an Office Hours Q&A

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join Alex Major and Franklin Turner, co-leaders of McCarter & English’s nationally recognized Government Contracts practice, as they provide a brief tour of the massive new CMMC proposed rule issued on 12/26/23, then answer your questions on how best to deal with the new changes it brings to Federal Contract Information(FCI), Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) […]

Free – $45.00

Words Matter – Explore key words and phrases in FAR Part 2.101

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Whether you are a contractor, subcontractor, or government employee, you must be able to understand and properly interpret the language in solicitations, contracts/subcontracts lest you risk finding yourself missing an opportunity,  in a breach, a dispute, a termination and/or incurring otherwise avoidable additional costs. The purpose of this class is to help you find success […]

Free – $45.00

FREE: Everything You Need To Know About Bid, Size & Status Protests: Effective Use of Debriefings and Bid Protests

Online

In today's increasingly competitive federal market, protests – including bid, and size/status – are an inevitable feature of many procurements.  Succeeding in the federal marketplace requires an understanding of these processes, and how to navigate them.  In this series, McCarter & English Government Contracts Partners Maria Panichelli and Franklin Turner will provide attendees with an […]

Free – $45.00

FREE: Everything You Need To Know About Bid, Size & Status Protests: Keeping Your Award – Bid Protest Intervention

Online

In today's increasingly competitive federal market, protests – including bid, and size/status – are an inevitable feature of many procurements.  Succeeding in the federal marketplace requires an understanding of these processes, and how to navigate them.  In this series, McCarter & English Government Contracts Partners Maria Panichelli and Franklin Turner will provide attendees with an […]

Free – $45.00

FREE: Everything You Need To Know About Bid, Size & Status Protests: Size and Status Protests – A Primer on Bases, Process and Procedure

Online

In today's increasingly competitive federal market, protests – including bid, and size/status – are an inevitable feature of many procurements.  Succeeding in the federal marketplace requires an understanding of these processes, and how to navigate them.  In this series, McCarter & English Government Contracts Partners Maria Panichelli and Franklin Turner will provide attendees with an […]

Free – $45.00

Artificial Intelligence means Real Money: What Government Contractors Need to Know About the AI Revolution

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

In this brief kickoff, Alex Major and Franklin Turner, co-leaders of McCarter & English’s nationally recognized Government Contracts practice, explain the present state of artificial intelligence in federal contracting.  Whether being used, sold to, or regulated by the government, this is a new frontier wrought with challenges, opportunities, and uncertainty.  Understanding the present state of […]

Free – $45.00

GovCon 101 – CPSR

Online

Are you a Defense Contractor and concerned about the oversight that comes with federal contracts? The Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) is one of six business systems evaluated to ensure your company is complying with the regulations governing subcontracts and procurements, as dictated by your contracts. If you are anticipating a CPSR in the next […]

Free – $45.00

GovCon 101: Ethics

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Legal and ethical conduct is the way to protect our credibility and earn the respect and trust of our employees, partners, clients, and community.  The purpose of this class is to provide an understanding of the ethical and compliance rules that apply in the federal government marketplace, so that employees can recognize ethical issues and […]

Free – $45.00

GovCon 101: RFPs

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A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a solicitation used in negotiated acquisition to communicate government requirements to prospective contractors and to solicit proposals. Solicitations describe the Government’s requirement, anticipated terms and conditions that will apply to the contract, information required in the offeror’s proposal, and (for competitive acquisitions) the criteria that will be used to […]

Free – $45.00