Public Classroom

Oct 27, 2025

Protecting Government Data - CMMC, FedRAMP and FISMA Explained

This course continues to change as the government keeps a step ahead of bad actors. The course will review the recent cybersecurity history and set the stage for our current position. We will walk through the various statutes, standards, and challenges the contracting industry faces in compliance.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 27-28, 2025

Cost and Price Analysis in Government Contracts

Effective, immediate actionable information on contract pricing techniques for contractor and government personnel involved in contract or subcontract pricing.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 27-28, 2025

FAR Workshop

Two concentrated days on understanding and using FAR in your daily contracting activities. Taught by deeply experienced industry experts, students will develop and refine the skills necessary to apply the FAR to virtually any acquisition situation.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 27-28, 2025

Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRA)

This course is a Pre-Award course as it is an agreement between DCAA and the contractors to allow for agreed-upon (Certified Pricing) pricing of certain products/services across multiple contracts held by the contractor. This becomes an efficiency for contractors and DCAA in the audit pricing function, as it expedites certified pricing approvals.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 27-28, 2025

Shipley Associates' Capture Management for Contracts & Pricing Professionals Workshop

This intensive 2-day Capture Management Workshop introduces participants to the industry's leading framework for winning federal contracts. Through lecture, group discussion, and case-based exercises, attendees will learn how to identify and qualify opportunities, assess competitors, build win strategies, and position their organization before RFP release. The course is highly interactive and designed specifically for FPS' audience of contracts, pricing, and acquisition professionals, with a focus on connecting capture strategies to pricing, contracting, and proposal execution.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 29, 2025

2025 DC Federal Government Contracting Forum

Join FPS for a one-day Federal Government Contracting Forum on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Arlington, VA. The full-day session will include keynote speakers, roundtable discussions, networking time, lunch, and a post-program reception.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 29, 2025

DFARs Workshop

Get valuable understanding of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regs Supplement in a classroom setting.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 30, 2025

Breach: Before, During and After - Best Practices & Prevention Strategies

Data breaches are costly and create chaos for organizations and their customers. So how do you protect your organization from a data breach? How do recognize a breach? How do you respond to a breach? This program will focus on intrusions, vulnerabilities and protection for contractors, small businesses, government and non-profit entities. We will discuss insider threats, email challenges, social networking and virus/malware as well as ransomware challenges to organizations.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 30-31, 2025

Advanced FAR Workshop

An advanced review of the major issues and updates of the FAR with case studies and class discussion.

Offered In-House

Public Classroom

Oct 30, 2025

Developing Cost and Price Proposals

Responding to a government RFP requires a significant amount of time and resources. This brand new Federal Publications Seminars course is designed to give participants the foundation necessary to create comprehensive and competitive pricing bids for government contracts. Becoming an expert at responding to government procurements can take many years. This course, however, provides the basis to reduce the learning curve dramatically.

Offered In-House