This virtual course will help you identify differences between commercial and government subcontracting, management and performance from a legal, contracting, pricing and performance management perspective.

Lunch Break will be from 12pm - 1pm ET Since January 19, 2025, President Trump has signed no less than 73 Executive Orders. Some directly or indirectly impact federal contracting acquisition. This special one-day course discusses not only the Executive Orders and Agency directives, but also the recourse contractors have to recover costs related to contract modifications and contract terminations. We will start with a review of the most important impacts and then move into how to mitigate risks, issues with contract terminations for convenience (T4C) and how to recover costs through a termination settlement proposal. We will also cover the challenges now facing contractors with civilian agency contracts and grants. Don't miss out on this important course and participate in the discussion! We will cover:  Executive Orders impacting the industry  Importance of assessing your financial risk  Understanding and preparing for possible contract terminations  Understanding potential contract modifications and equitable adjustments  Impact on agencies and preparing for impacts to your business  Impact on Grants and Recipients

This course will teach participants the important procedures you should know to follow through with the post-completion phase of a government contract. Students will learn how the contract closeout process does not start at the end of the contract, but actually starts in the acquisition phase and continues throughout the life of the contract. Participants will learn how to develop and follow a process that makes the final closeout more efficient and effective.

A review of requirements applicable to DOD, DOT, and federally funded infrastructure projects. In this course, we will take an in-depth look at the domestic preference requirements that apply to specific agencies. We will provide a general overview of the Buy American Act and the Trade Agreements Act, and will examine the differences between the BAA/TAA rules applicable to civilian and DOD procurements, including the specific domestic preference requirements applicable to certain categories of items procured by the DOD.

This is the sixth and final program for the FPS Leadership Institute. It is a culmination of the five self-paced on demand programs and Session VI - Problem Solving to Achieve Sustainable Outcomes. This day long live session led by Rex Marks will include best practices in problem solving as well as instructor-led discussion on proven leadership concepts, and a review and discussion of the five previous self-paced sessions.

A course that will cover the techniques associated with effective subcontract negotiations under Government prime contracts. The session is extremely interactive and will include several negotiation exercises and a major mock negotiation session. 

This virtual course is 1.5 days of concentration on the paramount issues in Government construction.

This is a 1-day virtual course that will discuss the different regulations you must follow, the different small business programs set up by the SBA, the advantages and disadvantages of the JV & Mentor Protégé programs, plus other topics of  interest. 

This virtual course will help you identify differences between commercial and government subcontracting, management and performance from a legal, contracting, pricing and performance management perspective.

This is the sixth and final program for the FPS Leadership Institute. It is a culmination of the five self-paced on demand programs and Session VI - Problem Solving to Achieve Sustainable Outcomes. This day long live session led by Rex Marks will include best practices in problem solving as well as instructor-led discussion on proven leadership concepts, and a review and discussion of the five previous self-paced sessions.