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Government*Horizons Inc. Training Series™

Government Contract Law
(Contract Law for Non-Lawyers)

January 7-9, 2008

Registration is now closed for this event. You may still register at the door by bringing this form with you the day of the event.

Government*Horizons Training Center
4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1003 (10th Floor)
Arlington, VA 22203

Registration: 8:00 AM (Day One Only)
Program Starts: 8:30 AM
Wrap-up: 3:30 PM

Course materials, continental breakfast (coffee and pastries), refreshments included.

This workshop is recommended for 24 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) toward DAWIA/FAC-C requirements. A Government*Horizons "Certificate of Completion" will be provided to all attendees upon conclusion of the workshop.

 For information on fulfilling core, elective and continuous learning requirements, visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/policy_letters/05-01_041505.html

About This Workshop

Understanding government contract law is the lynchpin to being an effective contract professional. Without this understanding you expose yourself and your organization to possible legal entanglements.

The Government Contract Law Workshop takes you through the purpose, interpretation, applicability, legal and administrative ramifications of the clauses, statutes, executive orders and regulations applicable to Government prime contracts and subcontracts.

You'll get a primer in "preventive" contract law to help you avoid legal problems and to handle them swiftly and effectively if they do arise. The major decisions of the Boards of Contract Appeals, the Comptroller General, and the Courts are examined. The rights and responsibilities of the Government and the prime contractor and the specific problems of the prime and subcontractor relationship are explained. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its relationship to the current agency regulations will be covered in detail.

Learning Objectives

  • Use legal requirements to positively affect contract performance
  • Minimize legal reviews
  • Know what you can and can't do
  • Protect your interests with key legal precedents
  • Reduce the potential for claims & disputes upfront
  • Avoid other legal entanglements


This workshop is recommended for 24 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) toward DAWIA/FAC-C requirements. A Government*Horizons "Certificate of Completion" will be provided to all attendees upon conclusion of the workshop.

Who Should Attend

  • Contract Managers & Administrators
  • Contracting Officers & Specialists
  • Procurement/Purchasing Managers
  • House Counsel
  • Negotiators
  • General & Subcontract Managers
  • Budget & Fiscal Officers
  • Government Sales/Marketing Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Proposal Managers

A new government report recommends contract training to achieve better federal contracting results.   Click here to download the Managing the Government’s Technical Experts to Achieve Positive Contract Outcomes report by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board dated December 2005.

Previous Attendees Include:

  • AAR Corp., Director of Contracts

  • AAR Parts Trading Inc., Director, Defense Contracts

  • Abraxas Corporation, Senior Contracts Administrator

  • Allliant Techsystems, Contract Administrator

  • Allied Industries, Executive Vice President

  • ARTEL, Inc., Contracts Administrator

  • Army National Guard, Facilities Management Officer

  • BAE Systems, Facilities Management Officer

  • Bechtel National, Manager, Marketing and Business Development

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics, Program Analyst

  • CACI, Acquisition Analyst

  • Cantata Technology, CQO & Vice President of Operations

  • Casals & Associates, General Counsel

  • Census Bureau, Comptroller

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Director of the Budget & Analysis Group

  • Coastal Maritime, Terminal Manager, Military OPS

  • Curtis-Wright

  • DARPA/System Planning Corporation, Procurement Services Manager

  • Department of the Army, Computer Specialist Manager

  • Department of the Treasury, Office of the Inspector General, Assistant Inspector General for Audits

  • Department of the Treasury, Office of the Inspector, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Program Audits

  • Department of Veterans Affairs, Director of Accounting Policy

  • El Paso International Airport, Procurement Analyst

  • EPA, Environmental Protection Specialist
  • Frost, Brown, Todd LLC, Attorney

  • Grahams Construction Inc., President

  • Grahams Construction Inc., Vice President

  • HHS/OS/ASAM/PSC/SAS/DAM, Contracting Officer

  • H.W. Lochner, Inc., CFO

  • Information Systems Consulting Group, Inc., Assistant, Contracts & Subcontracts Administration

  • Kaman Aerospace, Contract Administrator

  • Knowledge Connections, Inc.

  • LTI DataComm, Inc., Contracts Manager

  • Mercer County, Ohio Job & Family Services, Fiscal Officer

  • Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., Account Representative

  • NASA, GN&C Systems Engineer

  • National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Chief, Information Processing Division

  • National Science Foundation, Management Analyst

  • NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Assistant Vice President - ITS

  • NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Coordinating Manager - ITS

  • Peace Corps, Administrative Officer

  • Plexus Corporation, Director, Customer Development Defense/Security/Aerospace

  • Robison Aviation, Inc.

  • Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc., Contracts Manager

  • Scitor Corporation, Contracts Manager

  • Telos, Vice President of Contracts

  • Transtector Systems, Inc., Vice President, Operations

  • U.S. Army, PEO STRI, Project Director

  • U.S. Coast Guard, Contracting Officer

  • U.S. Department of the Interior - Office of the Inspector General, Budget Officer

  • U.S. Department of the Interior - Office of the Inspector General, Contract Specialist

  • USDA-ARS-OTT, Program Analyst

  • Wittenberg Weiner Consulting, General Counsel

  • Woolrich, Inc., Contract Administrator

Course Syllabus

Introduction                    

  • Government Contract Statutes

  • Internet Resources

Contract Formation

  • FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation       

  • FAR Part 16 -- Types of Contracts

  • FAR Part 12 – Acquisitions of Commercial Items

  • Organizational Conflicts of Interest

  • Suspension-Debarment

  • Technical Data and Computer Software Rights

  • Set-Asides (8(a), small business, woman-owned, etc.)

Contract Administration

  • FAR 42.3 contract administration duties

  • Interpretation / Authority

  • Inspection / Acceptance

  • Warranties    

  • Changes

  • Limitation of Funds / Limitation of Appropriations

  • Payment / Progress Payments / Performance Based Payments

  • Taxes

  • Contract Terminations

  • Cost Principles / Cost Accounting Standards

  • Freedom of Information Act
    Buy American Act / Trade Agreements Act

  • Novations

Socioeconomic Policies and Obligations

  • Affirmative Action Obligations
    - Minorities
    - Veterans
    - Exemptions

  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Policy  

  • Small Business Plans

  • Service Contract Act 

  • Davis Bacon Act

  • Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions

Compliance Requirements and Obligations

  • Procurement Integrity

    • Contract Fraud

    • Gratuities / Kickbacks                                

    • Qui Tam Actions

Contract Litigation and Dispute Resolution       

  • GAO Protests

  • Claims under the Contracts Disputes Act

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution





About Your Instructor

Steven N. Tomanelli owns an acquisition training and consulting company, Steven N. Tomanelli & Associates, a ten-year old professional services company with a proven track record of performance. Mr. Tomanelli offers high quality acquisition training and consulting services to public and private sector customers worldwide as well as a wealth of practical experience and has consistently achieved the very highest levels of customer satisfaction. Mr. Tomanelli is an attorney in the law firm of Wiley, Rein & Fielding in Washington DC and McLean, Virginia, where he specializes in government procurement law, including bid protests and contract claims.

Mr. Tomanelli has authored over 35 coursebooks on federal procurement and fiscal law, including A Practical Guide to Federal Appropriations Law (MCI, 2003), Evaluating and Managing Performance-Based Contracts (Federal Publications Seminars), Performance-Based Contracting Workshop (Federal Publications Seminars), Basics of Commercial Contracting (Federal Publications Seminars), Basics of Government Contracting (Federal Publications Seminars), Advanced Source Selection (ESI International), Task Order Contracting (ESI International), and many others.

Mr. Tomanelli served as Chief, Acquisition and Fiscal Law, Air Mobility Command for several years where he provided senior management oversight and policy guidance for attorneys at fourteen Air Force bases nationwide. He served as program attorney for several large software development and transportation services contracts and provided legal advice on a broad spectrum of acquisition and appropriations law issues, including protests, A-76 actions, privatization, source selections and the Antideficiency Act.

An attorney in good standing of the Virginia, New York State and Florida Bars, Mr. Tomanelli serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Government Contractor (West Publishing Co.) and is a member of the American Bar Associations Public Contract Law Section. He received his Master of Laws (LL.M. in Federal Procurement Law) from George Washington University, his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and B.A. from Hofstra University.

 

Contact Us

  • For registration and billing information, please email Customer Service or call (703) 807-2758
  • For speaker or agenda information, please contact Jaime Uss, (703) 807-2743

Registration Fee

  • Government attendees: $1,395 per person
  • Small Business (less than 100 employees): $1,445 per person
  • Industry: $1,495 per person

Registration Options

Registration is now closed for this event. You may still register at the door by bringing this form with you the day of the event.

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Registrations are payable by Visa, American Express, Mastercard, company check or government purchase order.

CANCELLATION POLICY: You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the event. If you need to cancel your registration, you must send your notice in writing and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds are given for cancellations received one week prior to the event start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee.

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Location and Hotel Information

The workshop will be held in the Government*Horizons Training Center in the NRECA Building at 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite #1003 (10th floor), Arlington, VA 22203. Public parking at the facility is available for $9 a day. The NRECA Building is just one block from the Ballston Metro Station in the orange line. Please note: the parking garage and a side entrance to the building is on Taylor Street.

Map and directions to the conference location
Ballston Metro stop information
Airport and walking directions from metro to hotels below

Nearby hotels include:

 

When calling to make a reservation at the Holiday Inn ask for the Market Access International rate of $201 weekday

and $129 weekend. This rate is subject to availability.

Click here for a detailed map and business directory of the Ballston area of Arlington, please note the workshop is in building #211 on the map.



On-Site Training

Have a Large Staff to Train? Can't Make These Dates? Tight Travel Budget?

Government*Horizons can provide training, wherever and whenever you need, including on-site at your facility. Our staff will cost-effectively implement training customized to your needs. If you have group of attendees (usually 15 or more), we can bring this course to you and help save you time, travel costs, and more!

To request a proposal and schedule training, e-mail Laura Johnson, President, at ljohnson@governmenthorizons.org or call (703) 807-2747.

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