March 2020
Steps Contractors Should Be Taking Now
COVID-19 Triage: Practical steps government contractors should take now to improve cost recovery later As we enter week two of social distancing and expanding shut-ins, government contractors face increasingly uncertain operating conditions. But one thing is certain – neither contract prices nor agency funding levels contemplated the wide variety of delays, disruptions, scope changes, and other inefficiencies that are impacting the performance of many government contracts. While contractors may not be able to predict the impact of these disruptions by…
Find out more »Tips for Teleworking
Teleworking In the COVID Environment: What you Need to Know Now Many businesses and employees have had to adjust to a full-time remote workforce very suddenly. Even if a business is accustomed to remote work, remote work during COVID is not a typical situation. This short webinar will focus on how working during COVID is different from how we worked before and provide employers useful information to keep their teams productive and the company legally compliant.
Find out more »Loss of Productivity Webinar
Courts and Boards typically have high standards regarding proof of causation regarding Loss of Productivity Claims, and these claims often fail because insufficient proof of causation and entitlement is provided. Furthermore, the amount of the loss and resulting damages are frequently not measured but simply estimated, often resulting in skepticism regarding the amount claimed. A different approach is needed, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is publishing a standard approach to assist the industry in preparing and evaluating…
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 »April 2020
FUN with the FAR℠ Season 7
26 Bi-Weekly* Sessions from October 2019 to September 2020 Covering each Part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and created to make the FAR approachable and thought provoking for contracting professionals at all levels. This training is delivered in an innovative talk-show format with PCI’s most gregarious instructor Steve Daoust as your host and a different subject matter expert each session. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is a complex set of rules governing the federal government's purchasing process. Its purpose is to…
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