This webinar on 3/18/14 focuses on flow-down requirements and highlights 50 frequently encountered FAR clauses and provides detailed guidance on how to determine what type of clause it is and when it should be flowed down.  This course is geared towards both prime and subcontractors and is a longer session where we will focus on a more practical approach with excercises to learn how to flowdown subcontract clauses.  Over the course of four hours, the seminar will present technical information and seek to use discussion and practical work with examples to cover the following:

•          Regulatory overview and Subcontract structure training
•          Review terms
•          Uniform contract format
•          Subcontract Formation Considerations
•          Location of clauses in FAR and in contract
•          Types of clause families and clauses
•          When various types of clauses  may be used
•          Government’s perspective of clause management
•          Contract Briefing/Clause Briefing Best Practices
•          Understand Structure of clauses
•          Mandatory Flow Downs
•          Hardest hitting clause requirements
•          Optional Flow downs and how to interpret
•          What and when should you push back to prime
•          When should prime require clause be included in subcontract
•          Contract clause briefing and clause flow down exercise
•          Excercises
•          FAR Clause Matrix

Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/subcontract-clause-flow-down-workshopwebinar-registration-9813856509

Course detail and registration information can be found here:

https://teamingsubkagreements.eventbrite.com

This course, sponsored by the NCMA Tysons Chapter and CaaSus, will teach you how to benefit from conducting Part 12 Commercial Item subcontract procurements.  From streamlining requirements, to reduced regulatory risk and a reduction of administrative costs, leveraging part 12 procurement methods to subcontract is a widely under-utilized procurement method that can save your company time, money and decrease your compliance risk exposure.

This two hour webinar will provide you the knowledge, tools and resources to effective understand what commercial items are, how to determine commerciality, recognize risk associated with the procurement method and conduct price analysis in support of commercial item procurements.  Specifically, the course will address the following:

Overview

•             Commercial Item Definition

•             Products

•             Services

•             Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994

•             Categories of Commercial items

•             Federal Memoranda

•             Benefits/Challenges

Market Research for Commercial items

•             Requirements

•             Market Research Resources

•             Pricing Factors to Consider in Market Research

•             Market Research Report

Determination of Commerciality

•             Strategies

•             Training

•             Commercial Item Determination Checklist

Acquiring Commercial Items through Federal Supply and Multiple Award Schedules

Commercial Items Contracting

•             FAR Part 12 requirements

•             Mandatory Commercial Item Terms and Conditions

•             Mandatory clauses

•             Small Business Preferences

Commercial Items Price Analysis Techniques

•             Comparison of prices received

•             Leveraging historical pricing as independent estimate

•             Comparison of published price lists

•             Pricing-Support Resources

Reserve your space at:  info@CaaSusLLC.com; Registration link coming soon from NCMA Tysons.

Price:  $99 per line; unlimited attendees.

1. Subcontract Management & Administration
2. Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements and Subcontract Agreements structure and administration
3. Subcontract Flowdown Workshop

Register Here: https://subcontractflowdown.eventbrite.com/

Part 1- Subcontract Management & Administration:  The course begins with Subcontract Management and Administration where CaaSus and Reed Smith will answer:  What is subcontract management?  Who’s involved and what are the steps?  Definitional aspects of subcontract management and administration will be presented, as well as discuss the lifecycle, application of subcontract types, internal control requirements and current audit guidance. Subcontract Management Course Objectives:

• Definition of subcontract management
• Purpose of subcontract management
• Subcontract Lifecycle
• Parties involved
• Privity of contract
• Managing different subcontract types
• Documentation Requirements
• Keys to successful subcontract management
• Current Audit Guidance

Part II- Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements and Subcontract Agreements:  The second part of the course focuses on NDAs, CTAs and other specific subcontractor agreements.  In this session we will focus on the nuts and bolts of specific instruments executed between government prime contractors and their business partners, including:

• The differences between Non-Disclosure Agreements, Contractor Teaming Agreements and Subcontracts
• The subcontract proposal lifecycle
• When NDA’s, CTAs and Subcontracts apply to the subcontract lifecycle
• When to use each type of agreement
• Common pitfalls to avoid in structuring subcontracts, NDAs and teaming agreements
• Live Examples & Discussion

Part III- Subcontract Clauses and Flowdowns:  This longer session we will move to a smaller-group, more practical approach as we add some interactive work on subcontract flow down clauses to the classroom instruction.  Over the course of four hours, the seminar will present technical information and seek to use discussion and practical work with examples to cover the following:

•          Regulatory overview and Subcontract structure training
•          Review terms
•          Uniform contract format
•          Subcontract Formation Considerations
•          Location of clauses in FAR and in contract
•          Types of clause families and clauses
•          When various types of clauses  may be used
•          Government’s perspective of clause management
•          Contract Briefing/Clause Briefing Best Practices
•          Understand Structure of clauses
•          Mandatory Flow Downs
•          Hardest hitting clause requirements
•          Optional Flow downs and how to interpret
•          What and when should you push back to prime
•          When should prime require clause be included in subcontract
•          Contract clause briefing and clause flow down exercise

The instructors:

Christine J. Wade, President and CEO of CaaSus LLC, a company specializing in making high quality Federal compliance support accessible and affordable to government contractors.  Ms. Wade has worked on compliance issues both as a government contractor, and as an outside consultant to government contractors.  She understands the compliance challenges her clients face in identifying, remediating and maintaining compliance with regulatory, cost accounting and audit requirements and CaaSus presents solutions to foster compliant internal control environments and behavior.    Ms. Wade is a graduate of the University of Virginia, and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) as well as a Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM).  www.CaaSusLLC.com

Gunjan Talati is a senior associate in Reed Smith’s Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Government Contracts & Grants Group. Gunjan’s practice focuses on all aspects of government procurement law, including small business matters, ethics and compliance issues, and litigation, including bid protests. Gunjan has significant experience representing small businesses in various Small Business Administration matters.  Mr. Talati is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and earned his J.D. from the Catholic University School of Law.  www.reedsmith.com

Registration is active. Please register here:
Space is limited to 35 participants due to interactive structure of course. Submit registration requests and/or advance registration requests to info@CaaSusLLC.com. Continuing Education credit available. Registration Fee: $295 including materials and networking breakfast, lunch and breaks.