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Performance Based Contracting - A Three-Day Workshop

April 23-25, 2007

Government*Horizons Training Center
4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1003 (10th Floor)
Arlington, VA 22203

Bundle with the
Performance Work Statements Workshop (April 26-27) for an in-depth 5-day
Performance Based Acquisition training and save $295!

“The course brought me up to speed on where our government customer is on performance based contracting, and the methods both contractor and customer need to adopt to be successful in doing and acquiring new opportunities with government.” Mars Mariano, CTO, dNovus.

“Very through…..(Laura Willetts) kept it lively, interactive. She could quote the FAR by chapter. She has a very strong understanding of contracts.” Jeff Hoffman, Log. Management Specialist, Defense Continuity and Crisis Management.

 

Registration: 8:00 AM (Day One only)
Program Starts: 8:30 AM
Wrap-up: 3:30 PM

Course materials, continental breakfast (coffee and pastries), refreshments included.

This workshop is recommended for 24 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) toward DAWIA/FAC-C requirements. A Government*Horizons "Certificate of Completion" will be provided to all attendees upon conclusion of the workshop.

For information on fulfilling core, elective and continuous learning requirements, visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/policy_letters/05-01_041505.html


About This Workshop

This three-day course will assist agencies in meeting their performance-based contracting goals. The course provides a step-by-step analysis that will enable you to successfully conduct a performance-based acquisition and minimize the risk of protest. Topics include: overview of the performance based acquisition process, identification and explanation of the key instances for performance based requirements, development of those requirements including stronger program rationale, description of work, definitive outputs, and forming and using performance metrics. Learn a step by step approach you can use to get the right requirements defined at the right time so that better contractors can be chosen and stronger performance can occur.

A new government report recommends contract training to achieve better federal contracting results.  Click here to download the Managing the Government’s Technical Experts to Achieve Positive Contract Outcomes report by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board dated December 2005.


Who Should Attend

  • Agency Program Managers
  • Budget and Financial Officers
  • General Counsel
  • Contracts Administrators
  • Contracting Officers
  • Procurement Executives
  • Personal Services contractors
  • Federal support contractors
  • Federal product and services suppliers, systems integrators
     

Previous Attendees Include:

  • AMTI, Program Manager
  • Anteon, Group Vice President
  • Appalachian Regional Commission, Financial Manager
  • Army Corps of Engineers, Procurement Analyst
  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Assistant Foreman
  • CACI, Proposal Development Senior Manager
  • CACI, Proposal Manager
  • CACI, Senior Proposal Development
  • COMOPTEFOR, Contract Specialist
  • County of Riverside, CA, Dept. of Animal Services, Administrative Services Division Director
  • County of Riverside, CA, Dept. of Animal Services, Staff Analyst II
  • Creative Corrections LLC, Business Development
  • Defense Continuity Crisis Management, Assistant Director for Logistics
  • Defense Continuity Crisis Management, Logistics Management Specialist
  • Defense Continuity Crisis Management, Special Operations Officer
  • Department of State, Division Chief - Program Support
  • Department of Transportation, Senior EEO Specialist
  • Department of Veterans Affairs, Chief, Technical Support Division
  • District of Columbia, Director, Center for Innovation and Reform
  • DNovus, Chief Technology Officer
  • DNovus, Vice President
  • FCC, Director, Reference Information Center
  • FL Department of Education/Vocational Rehabilitation, Budget Director
  • FL Department of Education/Vocational Rehabilitation, Program Administrator
  • Gestalt, LLC, CFO
  • Hill AFB
  • IntelliDyne, LLC, EVP, Chief Corporate Counsel
  • Langley Air Force Base, Captain
  • McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy, Contract Manager
  • MSD, Director of Services Marketing
  • National Institutes of Health, Business Analyst
  • National Science Foundation, Program Manager
  • NIH/NIAID, Computer Specialist
  • Northrop Grumman TASC, Director, Business Management
  • OPM/TMA, HR Specialist
  • PA Department of Community & Economic Development, International Trade Development Specialist
  • PA National Guard, Contract Specialist
  • PA National Guard, Supervisory Contract Specialist
  • PEO EIS, Contract Specialist
  • Perot Systems
  • Personnel Support Activity Norfolk, Management Analyst
  • Robbins-Gioia, LLC, Senior Vice President, Defense Strategies & Soltuions
  • Robinson Aviation, Inc., Executive Vice President
  • Robinson Aviation, Inc., Senior Analyst
  • SAIC, Program Manager
  • SAIC, Special Project Coordinator
  • SAIC, Vice President of Operations
  • Shipley Associates, Vice President, Federal Programs
  • Telos/PTC
  • Telos/USA-ITA, Contract Program Manager
  • Telos/USA-ITA, Program Manager
  • Telos/USA-ITA, Program Support Specialist
  • Telos/Xacta Corporation
  • TSA, Attorney
  • US Air Force, Arms Control Program Element Monitor
  • US Air Force, Captain
  • US Air Force, First Lieutenant
  • US Army, Pentagon, PTC Technical Director
  • US Army, Redstone Arsenal, Senior Electronics Engineer
  • US Army Corps of Engineers, Project Manager
  • US Army Information Technology Agency, IT Specialist
  • US Army Information Technology Agency, PTC Technical Implementation Manager
  • US Coast Guard
  • US Department of Labor, Small Business Advisor
  • US EPA, Assistant Inspector General of the Office of Congressional & Public Liasion
  • US EPA, Environmental Scientist
  • US EPA, Management Services Assistant
  • US Naval Forces Europe, Business Manager, Antiterrorism & Force Protection
  • United States Marine Corps, Contracting Officer
  • Universal High-Tech Development, Inc.
  • WA State Emergency Management

 

Course Syllabus

Introduction to Performance Based Contracting (PBC)
· Goals
· Roles and Responsibilities
· Applicable Statutes and Regulations

How to Successfully Implement PBC
· Analyze the Organization
· Analyze the Work
· Establish Performance Standards
· Establish QA Methods
· Develop Incentives

Planning for a PBC Source Selection
· Performance-Based Evaluation Factors
· Performance Based Evaluation Methods
· The Best Value Decision in a PBC Source Selection

How to Successfully Administer a PBC
· New Roles and Responsibilities
· Management Challenges
· Performance measurement
· Using the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan
· Inspection techniques
· Application of incentives
· Interpreting performance data and making contracting management decisions
· Performance evaluation
· Effective Use of Payments in a PBC

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About Your Instructor

Laura Willetts

Ms. Willetts has over 12 years of federal acquisition experience in the disciplines of contracting, financial management and A-76 studies. She is the President of Alura Consulting and Training, a small business, acquisition training and consulting firm headquartered in the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Previous to founding Alura Consulting and Training, Ms. Willetts was Vice President of Contracts at ManTech Information Systems and Technology. While at ManTech, she also was the Chief of Acquisition Consulting and Training for AcqCenter, a division of ManTech Information Systems and Technology. AcqCenter provides government customers turnkey, full service acquisition solutions including consulting, training and software applications.

Ms. Willetts was a warranted contracting officer for the Central Intelligence Agency where she supported a diverse set of customers, including the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). As a contracting officer, she assisted and conducted several best value competitive source selections, performed cradle to grave contract administration functions and worked on the Agency’s contract automation working group. Upon leaving Government service, Ms. Willetts joined the acquisition-consulting field where she has provided acquisition-consulting services to a variety of customers including NSA, CIA, DLA, NRO, USPS, FAA and DESC. She has assisted in document development including Source Selection Plans, Evaluation Guides, Statements of Work, proposal instructions, etc. Prior to joining ManTech, she provided acquisition support throughout all phases of the A-76 study including: market research, assisting with the development of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), assisting with the transition phase and providing support throughout the Administrative Appeals Process to the DLA and other customers.

Ms. Willetts is also a senior instructor, researcher, writer and consultant for The George Washington University’s (GWU’s) Educational Services Institute International. Ms. WiIlletts received a Master in Science, Contract and Acquisition Management from Florida Institute of Technology. She is also a Certified Professional Contracts Manager.


Contact Us

  • For general information about this workshop and registration information, please email Katie Smith or call (703) 807-2758


Registration Fee

Bundle with the Performance Work Statements Workshop (April 26-27) for an in-depth 5-day Performance Based Acquisition training and save $295!

 
Industry
Small Business
(<100 employees)
Government
Both Performance Based Contracting (April 23-25) and Performance Work Statements (April 26-27) Workshops - Save $295!
$1995
$1795
$1595

Performance Based Contracting Only (April 23-25)

$1295
$1195
$1095
Performance Work Statements Only (April 26-27)
$995
$895
$795

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[2]  Fax
our
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[3]  Phone Katie Smith at (703) 807-2758
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Location and Nearby Hotel Information

The workshop will be held in the Government*Horizons Training Center in the NRECA Building at 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite #1003 (10th floor), Arlington, VA 22203. Public parking at the facility is available for $9 a day. The NRECA Building is just one block from the Ballston Metro Station in the orange line. Please note: the parking garage and a side entrance to the building is on Taylor Street.

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Ballston Metro stop information
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Click here for a detailed map and business directory of the Ballston area of Arlington, please note the workshop is in building #211 on the map.

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On-Site Training

Have a Large Staff to Train? Can't Make These Dates? Tight Travel Budget?

Government*Horizons can provide training, wherever and whenever you need, including on-site at your facility. Our staff will cost-effectively implement training customized to your needs. If you have group of attendees (usually 15 or more), we can bring this course to you and help save you time, travel costs, and more!

To request a proposal and schedule training, e-mail Laura Johnson, President, at ljohnson@governmenthorizons.org or call (703) 807-2747.

 

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