Agenda

Basics of Government Contracting

  •  A Subcontractor’s Perspective

  • Subcontracting, Both as a Prime Contractor and a Subcontractor

 

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

08:30 am - 09:00 am EST

 

REGISTRATION - CHECK-IN

09:00 am - 09:10 am EST
Welcome/Opening Remarks

Beverly G. Hayes
Director of Contracts & Acquisition

Joshua Ensor, C.P.C.M.
Lead Subcontract Administrator

09:10 am - 09:30 am EST
FREDERICK NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CANCER RESEARCH (FNLCR)

Michelle Neville, Sr. Subcontract Administrator

  • Who We Are and What We Do
  • A Worldwide Presence
  • Diversity of Service Contractors & Suppliers
  • How to Engage Us

 

09:30 am - 10:15 am EST
ACQUISITION PLANNING PROCESS

 Lee Unger, Sr. Subcontract Administrator

  • Request for Proposal (RFP) – Content & Attachments
  • Uniform Contract Format (UCF). Mandatory Use?
  • Reviewing, responding to, or issuing RFPs–Items to Consider
  • Statement of Work (SOW) – Form vs. Format, Language

 

10:15 am - 10:30 am EST

 

MORNING BREAK

10:30 am - 11:30 am EST
TYPES OF CONTRACTS

Dan Reichlin, Sr. Subcontract Administrator (C.F.C.M.)
Kayla Williams,  Subcontract Administrator

  • Factors in Selecting a Contract Type
  • Fixed-Price Family of Contracts
  • Cost-Reimbursement Family of Contracts
11:30 am - 12:45 pm EST

 

LUNCH 

12:45 pm - 01:45 pm EST
OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL SUBMISSION and ANALYSIS

 Lee Unger, Sr. Subcontract Administrator 
 
Carol Caballero, Sr. Subcontract Administrator

  •  Proposal Submission Requirements - Subcontractor
  •  Analysis of Subcontractor’s Technical Proposal
  •  Analysis of Subcontractor’s Cost Proposal
     a.  Definitions: Price and Cost Analysis  
     b.  Price Analysis Techniques
     c.  Cost Analysis Techniques
     d.  What’s in a Name? 
          Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA)
          Truthful Cost orData (TCoPD)
     
  • Cost or Pricing Data Defined
  • Prohibitions on obtaining Certified Cost or Pricing Data (CCPD)
  • Requiring Certified Cost or Pricing Data
  • Submission of CCPD and Establishment of Defective Pricing
    a.  VIOLATION: False Statement Act
               
    (accurate, complete and current as
               of date of conclusion of price
               negotiations agreement on price)
    b.  
    VIOLATION: False Claims Act.
                             Submission
    of Invoice(s)

 

 

 

01:45 pm - 02:15 pm EST
SOURCE SELECTION and SUBCONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

Josh Wynne, Sr. Subcontract Administrator- IT Lead

  • Processes and Techniques
  • Importance of Cost or Price - Best Value Continuum
  • Tradeoff Process
  • Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)
  • Negotiation & Finalization of Subcontract Terms & Conditions
  • Elements of a Contract
  • General flow-downs statement on tying FAR clauses to Prime Contract
02:16 pm - 02:30 pm EST

 

AFTERNOON BREAK

02:30 pm - 03:45 pm EST
SUBCONTRACT FILE DOCUMENTATION

 Nick D’Abbraccio, Sr. Subcontract Administrator
 

  •  Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) – Approved   Purchasing System
  •   Minimum Subcontract File Content Requirements
           a. Single/Sole Source Justifications
           b. Representations & Certifications
           c. CAS – Notification Requirements
03:46 pm - 04:15 pm EST
REVIEW

Josh Ensor, C.P.C.M., Lead Subcontract Administrator

  • Question & Answer Session

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

08:30 am - 09:30 am EST
DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE

Shaneeka Owens-Bearden, Lead Subcontract Administrator

 

  • Delivery & Performance Clauses Requiring Special Attention
  • Understanding “Privity of Contract” and Communications with the Government Client

 

 

10:00 am - 11:00 am EST
SUBCONTRACT CLOSE-OUT

Shaneeka Owens-Bearden, Lead Subcontract Administrator

09:50 am - 10:00 am EST

 

BREAK  

10:00 am - 10:40 am EST

 

 

SURVEYS, Q&A WITH THE PRESENTERS

10:40 am - 11:00 am EST

 

SMALL BUSINESS GOALS AND APPLICABILITY

Crystal Canja, Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO)

 

11:00 am - 11:10 am EST

 

BREAK 

11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

 

  • Business Attendees     

        TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE - BASIC  OF GOVT CONTRACTING
         Josh Ensor, Lead Subcontracts Administrator

                           

  •  FNLCR Attendees                              

           Lunch       

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

 

  • Business Attendees     

          Lunch
 

                           

  •  FNLCR Attendees                              

           HUBZONE TRAINING     
           Michelle Burnette, HUBZone Contractors National Council

 

01:00 pm - 02:30 pm EST
NETWORKING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

Crystal Canja, Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO)

 

  • Business Networking Event
  • Meet LBR’s Technical Project Management Team
  • Meet LBR’s Purchasing & Commodities Management Team

 

 

02:30 pm - 02:45 pm EST
CLOSING REMARKS

Josh Ensor, C.P.C.M., Lead Subcontract Administrator