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Government Contractor Events and Training Options with Industry Experts

Our experts offer extensive Government contractor events and training options for Government Contracting professionals in-house, at seminars, conferences and via the web. We also personalize courses to fit individual requirements. Some of our areas of focus include; FAR, CAS, Cost Accounting, ICS, EVM, Federal Grants Compliance, Government Contracting principles and more.

Please review our calendar for public courses and contact us if we can assist with scheduling training personalized for you or your organization.

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6 7A Practical Guide to Grant and Cooperative AgreementA Practical Guide to Grant and Cooperative AgreementTime: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Each year the Federal government issues more funding as grants and cooperative agreements than contracts. This trend has accelerated in the past two years and has seen increased media attention due to the COVID-19 crisis and the race for a vaccine and other treatments. In this course, we will introduce you to federal grant funding and discuss the relevant compliance considerations and requirements. This 2-day course consists of 8 sessions. Session descriptions and learning objectives are listed in the "Agenda" section on this page. Sessions include:
Session 1: Basics of Grant Management
Session 2: Cost Allowability and Allocability
Session 3: Preparing an Indirect Rate Structure and Cost Proposal Rates
Session 4: Timekeeping and Labor Accounting for Federal Grants
Session 5: Subrecipient Monitoring
Session 6: Billing / Drawdown and Payment; Documentation and Record Retention Issues
Session 7: Policy & Procedure and Internal Controls for Grants
Session 8: Preparing for Compliance Audits and Final Accounting Under Grants and Cooperative Agreements This live virtual course is eligible for both CLE and CPE credit. Virtual 		8A Practical Guide to Grant and Cooperative AgreementA Practical Guide to Grant and Cooperative AgreementTime: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Each year the Federal government issues more funding as grants and cooperative agreements than contracts. This trend has accelerated in the past two years and has seen increased media attention due to the COVID-19 crisis and the race for a vaccine and other treatments. In this course, we will introduce you to federal grant funding and discuss the relevant compliance considerations and requirements. This 2-day course consists of 8 sessions. Session descriptions and learning objectives are listed in the "Agenda" section on this page. Sessions include:
Session 1: Basics of Grant Management
Session 2: Cost Allowability and Allocability
Session 3: Preparing an Indirect Rate Structure and Cost Proposal Rates
Session 4: Timekeeping and Labor Accounting for Federal Grants
Session 5: Subrecipient Monitoring
Session 6: Billing / Drawdown and Payment; Documentation and Record Retention Issues
Session 7: Policy & Procedure and Internal Controls for Grants
Session 8: Preparing for Compliance Audits and Final Accounting Under Grants and Cooperative Agreements This live virtual course is eligible for both CLE and CPE credit. Virtual The Contractor Purchasing System Review PlaybookThe Contractor Purchasing System Review PlaybookTime: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Have you completed Fed Pubs’ Contractors' Purchasing Systems Review (CPSR) and/or Federal Contracting for Primes and Subs? OR - has some time passed since your last experience with the DCMA CPSR Guidebook? Are you aware of the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA) modern-day interpretations of and nuances applicable to Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) requirements and compliance with the same? Do you have a CPSR scheduled or anticipated to be scheduled in the next two years? Then this course is for you/your team. Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the current scope of the DCMA CPSR and the most common deficiencies across the industry
- Explore the more complex, high-risk, and challenging compliance areas the contractor community encounters in DCMA CPSRs
- Gather compliance strategies, tactics, and tools needed in navigating a DCMA CPSR with special emphasis on public laws and evaluative documentation requirements
- Better prepare for the next DCMA CPSR
- A Little About the Case Studies They Will Do At the conclusion of the presentation materials, attendees will apply lessons they learned to several case studies, which will then be discussed. Case studies will be focused on highly subjective evaluative documentation artifacts related to source selection, price reasonableness, and commercial item procurements. Who should attend: This in-depth course is recommended for those individuals who are responsible for purchasing/ subcontracting in support of U.S. Government contracts, implementing and maintaining adequate purchasing systems, leading their employers through CPSRs, and conducting oversight of purchasing systems. Virtual 		9The Contractor Purchasing System Review PlaybookThe Contractor Purchasing System Review PlaybookTime: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Have you completed Fed Pubs’ Contractors' Purchasing Systems Review (CPSR) and/or Federal Contracting for Primes and Subs? OR - has some time passed since your last experience with the DCMA CPSR Guidebook? Are you aware of the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA) modern-day interpretations of and nuances applicable to Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) requirements and compliance with the same? Do you have a CPSR scheduled or anticipated to be scheduled in the next two years? Then this course is for you/your team. Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the current scope of the DCMA CPSR and the most common deficiencies across the industry
- Explore the more complex, high-risk, and challenging compliance areas the contractor community encounters in DCMA CPSRs
- Gather compliance strategies, tactics, and tools needed in navigating a DCMA CPSR with special emphasis on public laws and evaluative documentation requirements
- Better prepare for the next DCMA CPSR
- A Little About the Case Studies They Will Do At the conclusion of the presentation materials, attendees will apply lessons they learned to several case studies, which will then be discussed. Case studies will be focused on highly subjective evaluative documentation artifacts related to source selection, price reasonableness, and commercial item procurements. Who should attend: This in-depth course is recommended for those individuals who are responsible for purchasing/ subcontracting in support of U.S. Government contracts, implementing and maintaining adequate purchasing systems, leading their employers through CPSRs, and conducting oversight of purchasing systems. Virtual 		10 11 12
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27Basics of Contractor Purchasing System ReviewsBasics of Contractor Purchasing System ReviewsTime: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This course outlines and explains the components of a compliant Contractor Purchasing System. It provides insight into the requirements of an adequate purchasing system; the design of an effective purchasing system; the monitoring of a system; the support of government audits; and how to prepare and respond to a purchasing system review. Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the government’s role in the review
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize different contract types
- Determine if a purchasing system is inadequate
- Ability to request and perform a technical analysis
- Determine correct clauses related to a CPSR
- Respond to a CPSR Audit
- Develop a price and/or cost analysis for a CPSR
- Demonstrate ability to flowdown clauses to subcontractors
- Analyze related purchasing events and activities Who should attend: This course is designed for professionals in compliance, finance, accounting, and mid-high-level contracting positions with responsibilities related to supply chain management, purchasing, and delivery. The Westin Tysons Corner
7801 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA, 22043
7038931340
marriott.com 		28Basics of Contractor Purchasing System ReviewsBasics of Contractor Purchasing System ReviewsTime: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This course outlines and explains the components of a compliant Contractor Purchasing System. It provides insight into the requirements of an adequate purchasing system; the design of an effective purchasing system; the monitoring of a system; the support of government audits; and how to prepare and respond to a purchasing system review. Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the government’s role in the review
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize different contract types
- Determine if a purchasing system is inadequate
- Ability to request and perform a technical analysis
- Determine correct clauses related to a CPSR
- Respond to a CPSR Audit
- Develop a price and/or cost analysis for a CPSR
- Demonstrate ability to flowdown clauses to subcontractors
- Analyze related purchasing events and activities Who should attend: This course is designed for professionals in compliance, finance, accounting, and mid-high-level contracting positions with responsibilities related to supply chain management, purchasing, and delivery. The Westin Tysons Corner
7801 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA, 22043
7038931340
marriott.com 		29 30Preparing for a Successful DCMA 640 SB Program ReviewPreparing for a Successful DCMA 640 SB Program ReviewTime: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This course will provide attendees with a detailed understanding of a plethora of small business-related requirements levied upon prime contractors doing business with the U.S. government. These statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements present audit, compliance, financial, and competitive risks to large business contractors. The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), through its Small Business Compliance Group, conducts comprehensive reviews of large business contractors’ Small Business programs. These reviews are intended to validate that contractors’ utilization of small business concerns is consistent with applicable laws and regulations as well as each organization’s various small business subcontracting plans. At the completion of this course, attendees will have learned what to expect from a DCMA 640 Small Business Program Review, including the latest areas of emphasis from DCMA, as well as readiness strategies and tactics that will benefit their organizations in preparing for and navigating their next 640 Review. Who should attend: This in-depth one-day course is recommended for those individuals who are responsible for or have a significant impact on the utilization of small business concerns, which includes Small Business Liaison Officers, Purchasing and Subcontracting staff and management, Contracts management, and Program Managers. Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose, intent, and structure of the DCMA 640 Small Business Program Review
- Prepare for a DCMA 640 Small Business Program Review
- Respond accurately to the initial data call from DCMA
- Recognize how to ascertain whether a business qualifies as a small business correctly
- Recognize the compliance requirements associated with Small Business Subcontracting Plans
- Ensure that ISRs and SSRs are calculated and submitted correctly
- Understand and prepare for the latest areas of emphasis within the DCMA 640 Review
- Identify weaknesses within your current Small Business Program and mitigate them accordingly
- Leverage ancillary resources within your firm to upgrade the effectiveness of your Small Business Utilization Program
- Construct essential elements within your Small Business Utilization Program that will help elevate your future ratings The Westin Tysons Corner
7801 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA, 22043
7038931340
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  • 5NovThe Masters Institute in Cost Accounting StandardsThis course will focus on advanced CAS matters to educate participants to assess the issues and risks, understand what is required, and explore the gray areas to make the best decision in each circumstance. Participants will enhance their knowledge of select advanced CAS matters, including the legal interpretations of these matters, so they can be applied to specific situations. This course will focus on various advanced compliance challenges the CAS presents, including advanced legal and administrative issues, cost allocation concepts, allowability vs. allocability matters, accounting for pensions, and fixed asset accounting. Presented by a team of compliance and legal professionals, this course is designed to be highly interactive between the instructors and participants to explore the complex compliance challenges that arise from being subject to the CAS. Each area presented in this course will be explored from an accounting and a legal perspective, using relevant case law to highlight common areas of dispute and the resulting legal interpretation. Some of the advanced CAS matters addressed in this course include: CAS applicability issues
    - ow to determine the applicability threshold
    - Complexities involving contract types, including hybrid contracts
    - Special considerations for subcontractors     Interpretation and promulgation process Organizational Structure
    - Business unit definition
    - Organizational changes
    - Restructuring     Complex requirements, common areas of noncompliance, and resolution of disputes related to:
    - Consistency Standards (401, 402, 405, 406)
    - Allocation Standards (403, 410, 418, 420)
    - Compensation Standards (408, 412, 413, 415)
    - Fixed Asset Standards (404, 409, 414, 417)
    - Other Standards (407, 411, 416)     Cost accounting practice changes
    - Cost impact process
    - Types of changes
    - Grouping of changes
    - Offsets
    - Affected contracts
    - Common areas of difficulties and disputes     Disclosure Statement filing requirements and other required CAS disclosures
    - Disclosure requirements
    - Quality and substance of disclosures
    - Statute of limitations     Participants will gain an in depth understanding of these areas so they are able to comply with the complex requirements of the CAS and avoid common pitfalls by anticipating and resolving potential problems. Learning Objectives:
    - Develop applicability thresholds
    - Define and analyze complex contracts, including hybrid contracts
    - Apply advanced application of CAS requirements
    - Receive an update on CAS Board and other governing bodies' decisions
    - Apply cost impact analysis
    - Determine types of changes
    - Recognize offsets
    - Investigate areas of potential disputes
    - Manage the disclosures and their requirements of what to disclose
    - Have an awareness of the statute of limitations
    - Resolve disputes based on prior actions         Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine
    3777 La Jolla Village Drive
    La Jolla, CA, 92122
    8585521234         Nov 5 - Nov 68:00 am - 3:00 pmLearn More »

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