The 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
• 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