Description

This three-day elective course provides a broad understanding of topics relating to contracting such as protests, claims, disputes, fraud, and terminations. The course provides contracting professionals with the skills needed to identify the appropriate actions to take should a protest occur, and to effectively meet and resolve disputes. With this knowledge you will be able to be more prepared for protests, disputes and terminations and how to better handle them for your organization.

Learning Objectives

• Identify, define, and determine best practices for avoiding and mitigating protests
• Explain the Contract Disputes Act and the resolution processes
• Determine how to properly document and process claims and how to effectively settle disputes
• Explain the False Claims Act (FCA) and applicability of the statute to Federal contracts
• Identify responsibilities of the contractor and Government when dealing with FCA allegations
• Identify and define contract breaches, defaults, remedies, termination types, required documentation, settlement processes, methods and tools to recover monies owed the Government, timelines, approvals, and common termination errors

NCMA Competencies

A.1, A.2, A.3, B., B.1, C.1, C.2, C.3, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 3.1

Course ID

UPDT-EL

Length

3 Days

CLPs

24

PDUs

24

Modality

In-person

Virtual