Course Description

This two-day elective course will cover how important it is to continually find new ways to operate effectively in the face of emergencies. This course will provide you with an overview of emergency acquisitions, the vital steps in pre-emergency planning, as well as the process for emergency contracting operations once a disaster has struck. This course will teach you how to define and administer the acquisition of goods and services to ensure oversight and mitigate fraud. Through this course, you will learn how to apply contracting laws and procedures to emergency acquisitions. At the end of this course, you will know how to execute procurement actions in an emergency environment and apply ethical principles to those procurement decisions.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the value of pre-emergency preparation
• Explain the costs and benefits of awarding contracts in an emergency
• Apply mitigation techniques to minimize pitfalls in contract administration for emergency acquisitions including non-performance and fraud
• Identify and apply contracting laws, regulations, and procedures for emergency acquisitions
• Assess customer requirements and execute appropriate procurement actions

Cancellation Policy: In the event a course is cancelled by force majeure, the course must be rescheduled within 180 days, plus any non-reimbursable fees incurred by BMRA, to avoid the penalty of full payment to BMRA for the entire cost. In the event an entire course session is cancelled, for reasons other than force majeure, less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to course commencement, all costs that BMRA incurred in preparing to teach this course must be reimbursed unless they may be reallocated to the rescheduled course. A postponement of a course is considered a cancellation unless it is rescheduled within 180 days from the date of postponement.

Complaint Resolution Policy: Complaints will be promptly addressed by calling 703-691-0868 or emailing businessdevelopment@bmra.com.

Business Management Research Associates, Inc. (BMRA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website www.nasbaregistry.org.