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Certain fields require highly specialized training. One of these is Government contracts - the practices in which are far different from those applied in standard commercial settings. Recognizing this, a unique program was developed. The Concentrated Course In Government Contracts, it was first presented in 1965.
The Concentrated Course has continued to serve the contracting community - thousands of its members have attended its sessions. So it is with pride that we are pleased to again present this unusual educational offering.
A review of the course features and content will give you some indication of the intensity and quality of the sessions. Note that the course blankets the spectrum of practical topics; that it is intended for all those seriously concerned with Government contracting (administrative, executive and legal personnel); and that its "alpha to omega" approach is designed to benefit both the relative beginner and the seasoned professional.
As is customary with Government contract programs presented by Federal Publications, the course requires singular concentration by the attendees. Indeed to be frank, you should consider attending only if you are prepared to accept a demanding learning schedule. If you decide to join us, we are confident that the experience will be professionally beneficial. |
Dates and Locations
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July 8-11, 2013
The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
Hilton Head Island, SC
$1445.00
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Accreditation
This Program is eligible for:
22.0 (60 minute)
26.0 (50 minute)
This Program is eligible for:
26.0 (CPE) hours of credit
Program Level: Basic
Program Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None
Method: Group-Live
This Program is eligible for:
22.0 (CLP) hours of credit
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Daily Schedule
Schedule for Hilton Head : 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Schedule for La Jolla, CA: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Schedule for Las Vegas & Washington DC: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Course Curriculum
MONDAY
MORNING: CONTRACTING TECHNIQUES
Authority, acquisition planning, contract types, competition, sealed bidding. Practical Exercise.
AFTERNOON: SOURCE SELECTION ISSUES
Competitive procurements under FAR Part 15, procedures, issues and problems. Practical Exercise.
TUESDAY
MORNING: SPECIAL ACQUISITION TOPICS
Simplified acquisition, commercial items and socio-economic policies. Practical Exercise.
AFTERNOON: BID PROTESTS
Contractor protests at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO Protest Hearing Simulation.
WEDNESDAY
MORNING: CHANGES AND CHANGE RELATED ISSUES
Rights and obligations arising from changes in contract work; the changes clause; “constructive changes”; contract interpretation; delays; “cardinal” changes; differing site conditions. Practical Exercise.
AFTERNOON: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE
Analysis and interpretation of inspection and acceptance clauses; testing; acceptance and rejection; ways to overcome acceptance; increases in extent of inspection/testing and in standards of performance. Practical Exercise.
THURSDAY
MORNING: EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS AND COST RECOVERY
Methods of determining equitable adjustments; allowable and unallowable cost elements; overhead; profit; problems and techniques of proof; cost recovery under cost reimbursement contracts. Practical Exercise.
AFTERNOON: CLAIMS AND DISPUTES
Preparation of claims; certification and recovery of interest; contracting officer’s “final decisions”; appeals to agency Boards of Contract Appeals (BCA) and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). Practical Exercise.
The Course Faculty
JONATHAN H. KOSARIN is Assistant General Counsel at the National Reconnaissance Office and has over 30 years experience in Acquisition and Government Contracting. Mr. Kosarin previously served asDeputy Counsel, US Navy Special Projects Division; Associate Counsel, Naval Supply Systems Command; Associate General Counsel and Director of Procurement Law, Federal Home Loan Bank Board; European Trial Attorney and Attorney Advisor at the U.S. Army Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, and; Trial Attorney, U.S. Army Contract Appeals Division. He also served as an Adjunct Professor of Contract Law at the Army Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, VA and asDeputy General Counsel, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office.
He is an Adjunct Instructor of Procurement and Contracting at the University of Virginia and also teaches at the National Criminal Justice Command College. Mr. Kosarin received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University; a Juris Doctor degree, from Brooklyn Law School;and a Master of Laws degree in Government Procurement Law, from the George Washington National Law Center.
Harlan Gottlieb currently serves as the Chief Counsel for the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). He supervises an office of 6 attorneys, a paralegal and administrative assistant. He is responsible for providing the PEO organization legal support in contracts, personnel, ethics and fiscal law. From 1987 to March 1995, he was an Attorney Advisor with the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, now the Aviation Missile Command. He provided contract and programmatic legal advice to the Program Mangers for the CH-47 and Apache programs.
Mr. Gottlieb has spent 23 years practicing Government contract law with extensive experience in source selections, foreign military sales, intellectual property and fiscal law. He has appeared numerous times before the Government Accountability Office on contractor protests and before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals on contractual disputes.
Mr. Gottlieb graduated on the Dean’s List at Washburn University School of Law in 1985. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Tulane University in 1978. He is a member in good standing of the Missouri and American Bar Associations.
Accreditation
This Program is eligible for:
22.0 (60 minute)
26.0 (50 minute)
This Program is eligible for:
26.0 (CPE) hours of credit
Program Level: Basic
Program Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None
Method: Group-Live
This Program is eligible for:
22.0 (CLP) hours of credit
The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa 2 Grasslawn Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
For guest room reservations, please call 843.681.4000 and reference "Federal Publications" to obtain the group rate of $224/night, plus a discounted resort fee of $8 (not reflected until check-out), plus taxes. Guest rooms at the group rate will be available until June 7, 2013, and are subject to availability.
Guest rooms at the government per diem: Please note that we have reserved a limited number of guest rooms at the government per diem, plus a discounted resort fee of $8 (not reflected until check-out), plus taxes. These rooms are limited to one attendee per qualifying company. Please call 843.681.4000 and reference "Federal Publications / Government Room Block" to obtain this special rate. Guest rooms at the government rate will be available until June 7, 2013, and are subject to availability. You will be required to present a valid Government ID upon check-in to confirm use of the government rate.
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