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3 hours
This is session 1 of 4 in the Administration of Government Contracts virtual course.

This virtual course is designed to stimulate critical thinking and discussion on commonly encountered contract administration issues. The application of certain key clauses and recurring issues that arise during the contract will be emphasized throughout to reinforce the importance of contract administration to successful performance and compliance.

This virtual course is designed to explain the legal and regulatory underpinnings of federal government contract administration by addressing all aspects of effective contract administration from initial award through contract closeout. It will provide you practical experience to keep contract performance on track by alerting you to common pitfalls encountered throughout performance of a federal government contract. The virtual course will also discuss the parties’ rights and obligations under various contract clauses if an issue does arise during performance.

Learning Objectives:  This is a student-centered virtual course designed to teach you the basics through lecture to include:
  • What contract administration consists of, as well as the roles of various contracting personnel and their corresponding authority
  • The basic rules relating to cost accounting & reimbursement of costs under the FAR’s Cost Principles & Cost Accounting Standards
  • Subcontract placement, administration and flowdown provisions
  • Government Property used or acquired in performance of a contract
  • Effective management of changes, modifications and options
  • Production, performance, and schedules monitoring, addressing the effect of delays, disruption, and suspensions of work
  • The parties’ rights and obligations during the quality assurance process
  • Contract payments and financing
  • Contract terminations
  • Requests for Equitable Adjustment, formal claims and the procedures for resolving disputes related to contract performance
  • Contract close outs
  • And more...
 
 NOTE: On-Demand Virtual Course sessions are not eligible for CLE/CPE credits.
About Our Experts
  • Noah Leiden
    Partner, CPA, Baker Tilly
    Noah Leiden has been with Baker Tilly since 2010. He has worked in government contracting consulting since 1991 serving manufacturing, engineering, professional services, information and communications, healthcare, higher education, and not-for-profit organizations. Noah has extensive experience providing a range of government contract accounting, pricing, business system and internal control oversight, and regulatory and contract compliance to his clients.
    The Pennsylvania State University
    Bachelor of Science in Accounting
  • Jason Workmaster
    Member, Miller & Chevalier
    Jason Workmaster focuses his practice on government contracts-related litigation, including contract claims and disputes, bid protests, and civil False Claims Act (FCA) cases. He has represented a host of clients in these types of cases before the boards of contract appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and U.S. District Court. He also routinely assists clients in responding to government audits and investigations.

    A former partner in the highly-regarded McKenna Long & Aldridge government contracts practice, Mr. Workmaster is recognized as an expert on a wide range of government contracting issues – including contracting on the battlefield, cost allowability, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), contract funding, requests for equitable adjustment, the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules program, and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). He also is a recognized leader on FCA issues and has appeared on NBC's The TODAY Show and Canadian TV's National News to discuss the highly publicized FCA case against the cyclist Lance Armstrong.
    J.D., Regent University School of Law, summa cum laude, 2000
    B.A., University of Florida, magna cum laude, 1997
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