MAS - Centre Law And Consulting, LLC - 47QRAA22D00EK

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47QRAA22D00EK
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This price list details products and services available under a Multiple Award Schedule contract held by Centre Law and Consulting, LLC with the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service. The contractor offers professional services including management and financial consulting, acquisition and grants management support, business program and project management, legal services, and law enforcement services. Labour categories range from Consultant I through Partner and Senior Partner/Senior Attorney, and courses are provided in areas such as bid protests, appropriations law, contracting officer representative training, and program management. The fixed-term, indefinite-delivery contract was awarded on September 12, 2022 and has a period of performance through September 11, 2027. Discounts are provided on a tiered basis for higher order volumes.

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Acquisition Service Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Price List

Online access to contract ordering information, terms and conditions, pricing, and the option to create an electronic delivery order are available through GSA Advantage!®. The website for GSA Advantage!® is: https://www.GSAAdvantage.gov.

Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Federal Supply Group: Professional Services Contract Number: 47QRAA22D00EK For more information on ordering go to the following website: https://www.gsa.gov/schedules.

Contract Period: September 12, 2022 – September 11, 2027

Effective as of PS-0006 dated 01/08/2024

Prices Shown Herein are Net (discount deducted)

Contractor:Centre Law and Consulting, LLC
1750 Tysons Blvd, STE 1650
McLean, VA 22102-4209

Business Size: Women Owned Small Business, Women Owned Business

Telephone:(703) 288-2800
FAX Number:(703) 288-4868
Web Site:www.centrelawgroup.com
E-mail:bgraves@centrelawgroup.com

Contract Administration: Brandon Graves

CUSTOMER INFORMATION:

1a. Table of Awarded Special Item Number(s) with appropriate cross-reference to item descriptions and awarded price(s):

SIN
SIN Description
Disaster Recovery
Cooperative Purchasing
541611
Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and

Grants Management Support, and Business Program and Project Management Services

No
No
611430
Professional and Management Development Training
No
No
541110
Professional Legal Services
No
No
541990L
Professional Law Enforcement Services
No
Yes
541611LIT
Litigation Support Solutions
No
No
OLM
Order Level Materials
No
NOTE: When used in conjunction with a Cooperative Purchasing eligible SIN, this SIN is Cooperative Purchasing Eligible.

1b. Identification of the lowest priced model number and lowest unit price for that model for each special item number awarded in the contract. This price is the Government price based on a unit of one, exclusive of any quantity/dollar volume, prompt payment, or any other concession affecting price. Contracts that have unit prices based on the geographic location of the customer, should show the range of the lowest price, and cite the areas to which the prices apply. See pricing table below.

1c. If the Contractor is proposing hourly rates a description of all corresponding commercial job titles, experience, functional responsibility and education for those types of employees or subcontractors who will perform services shall be provided. If hourly rates are not applicable, the Contractor shall insert “Not applicable” for this item. See descriptions below.

2. Maximum Order: $1,000,000.00

3. Minimum Order: $100.00

4. Geographic Coverage (delivery Area): Worldwide

5. Point(s) of production (city, county, and state or foreign country): Same as contractor

6. Discount from list prices or statement of net price: Government net prices (discounts already deducted).

7. Quantity discounts:

Tier
Threshold Amount
Additional Discount
1
$1-$500,000
1%
2
$500,001-$1,000,000
2%
3
$1,000,001-$2,000,000
3%
4
$2,000,001-$3,000,000
4%

8. Prompt payment terms: Net 30 days. "Information for Ordering Offices: Prompt payment terms cannot be negotiated out of the contractual agreement in exchange for other concessions."

9. Foreign items (list items by country of origin): None

10a. Time of Delivery (Contractor insert number of days): Specified on the Task Order

10b. Expedited Delivery. The Contractor must insert the sentence “Items available for expedited delivery are noted in this price list.” under this heading. The Contractor may use a symbol of its choosing to highlight items in its FSS price list that have expedited delivery: Contact Contractor

10c. Overnight and 2-day delivery. The Contractor must indicate whether overnight and 2-day delivery are available. Also, the Contractor must indicate that the ordering activity may contact the Contractor for rates for overnight and 2-day delivery: Contact Contractor

10d. Urgent Requirements. The Contractor must note in its FSS price list that ordering agencies can request accelerated delivery for urgent requirements: Contact Contractor

11. F.O.B Points(s): Destination

12a. Ordering Address(es): Same as Contractor

12b. Ordering procedures: See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-3.

13. Payment address(es): Same as company address

14. Warranty provision.: Contractor’s standard commercial warranty.

15. Export Packing Charges (if applicable): N/A

16. Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair (if applicable): N/A

17. Terms and conditions of installation (if applicable): N/A

18a. Terms and conditions of repair parts indicating date of parts price lists and any discounts from list prices (if applicable): N/A

18b. Terms and conditions for any other services (if applicable): N/A

19. List of service and distribution points (if applicable): N/A

20. List of participating dealers (if applicable): N/A

21. Preventive maintenance (if applicable): N/A

22a. Special attributes such as environmental attributes (e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants). N/A

22b. If applicable, indicate that Section 508 compliance information is available for the information and communications technology (ICT) products and services offered and show where full details can be found (e.g., Contractor’s website or other location). ICT accessibility standards can be found at https://www.section508.gov/.

23. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number: NEE3HMTVJGN7

24. Notification regarding registration in System for Award Management (SAM) database: Registered

Final Pricing

The rates shown below include the Industrial Funding Fee (IFF) of 0.75%.

Professional Services Prices (w/IFF):

SIN
Labor Category
Minimum Required Education
Minimum Required Years of Relevant Experience
Effective at time of modification PS0006 award -9/11/2024
9/12/2024-9/11/2025
9/12/2025-9/11/2026
9/12/2026-9/11/2027
GSA PRICE including IFF
GSA PRICE including IFF
GSA PRICE including IFF
GSA PRICE including IFF
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Consultant I
Bachelor’s Degree
5
$152.11
$156.22
$160.44
$164.78
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Consultant II
Bachelor’s Degree
7
$177.46
$182.26
$187.17
$192.23
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Consultant III
Bachelor’s Degree
10
$207.88
$213.49
$219.25
$225.18
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Consultant IV
Bachelor’s Degree
14
$289.01
$296.81
$304.82
$313.05
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Consultant V
Bachelor’s Degree
18
$354.92
$364.50
$374.35
$384.45
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Partner
Master’s Degree
15
$532.38
$546.76
$561.52
$576.69
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Senior Partner/Senior Attorney
Master’s Degree
15
$583.08
$598.83
$615.00
$631.61
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Associate Attorney
Master’s Degree
6
$380.27
$390.54
$401.09
$411.92
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Paralegal/Business Analyst I **
Bachelor’s Degree
0
$45.22
$46.44
$47.69
$48.98
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Paralegal/Business Analyst II **
Bachelor’s Degree
1
$54.09
$55.55
$57.05
$58.59
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Paralegal/Business Analyst III **
Bachelor’s Degree
2
$70.79
$72.71
$74.67
$76.69
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Training Technician **
Bachelor’s Degree
2
$59.78
$61.39
$63.05
$64.76
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Technical Writer **
Bachelor’s Degree
2
$55.44
$56.94
$58.48
$60.06
541611, 611430, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Accounting Clerk III **
Associates Degree
2
$55.27
$56.77
$58.30
$59.87
541611, 541110, 541611LIT, 541990L
Law Clerk
Bachelor’s Degree
1
$235.52
$241.87
$248.40
$255.11

Professional Training Courses (w/IFF):

SIN
Course Title
Course Length
Minimum Participants
Maximum Participants
Facility
Unit of Order
Price Offered to GSA (including IFF)
GSA Price (w/IFF)
611430
7 Steps to Avoid Bid Protests for Government
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
$5,158.75
$5,158.75
611430
Annual Review / Hot Issues in Federal Contracting
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
$3,245.14
$3,245.14
611430
Appropriations Law
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
$6,471.20
$6,471.20
611430
Advanced COR
5 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$10,597.33
611430
Agile for Lean and Agile Project Management
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$6,294.71
611430
Agile Product Owner
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$6,294.71
611430
Applications in Business Cost & Financial Management
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$7,050.08
611430
Applications in Contracting
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$7,050.08
611430
COR Level II
5 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$10,702.49
611430
COR Level III
5 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$8,601.78
611430
Eliciting & Managing Requirements
3 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$7,050.08
611430
FAR Part 31
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$5,430.73
611430
Federal Manager Training
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$3,061.45
611430
Federal Supervisor Training
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$3,061.45
611430
Gov Con Law/Prompt Payment Act
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$3,258.44
611430
IT Risk Management
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$7,050.08
611430
Iterative Delivery w/ Scrum
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$5,539.35
611430
Management Competencies: Managing IT Projects
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$7,050.08
611430
Operating Practices in Contract Administration
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$8,601.78
611430
Organizational Conflicts of Interest
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$3,678.09
611430
Progressive Business, Cost, Financial Management
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$7,050.08
611430
Project Schedule & Cost Control
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$8,309.02
611430
Quality Assurance (Measurement & Metrics)
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$7,050.08
611430
Simplified Acquisition
1 day
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$3,872.21
611430
Supervisor of Civilians Tier II
4 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$16,170.94
611430
Writing Statements of Work
2 days
1
25
Customer Site
Per Course
N/A
$7,050.08

Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) Matrix

The Service Contract Labor Standards, formerly the Service Contract Act (SCA), apply to this contract and it includes SCLS applicable labor categories. Labor categories and fixed price services marked with a (**) in this pricelist are based on the U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination Number(s) identified in the SCLS/SCA matrix. The prices awarded are in line with the geographic scope of the contract (i.e., nationwide).

SCLS Applicable Labor Category
SCLS Equivalency Code
WD Number
Paralegal/Business Analyst I
30362 – Paralegal/Legal Assistant II
2015-4281
Paralegal/Business Analyst II
30363 – Paralegal/Legal Assistant III
2015-4281
Paralegal/Business Analyst III
30364 – Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV
2015-4281
Training Technician
15060 – Educational Technologist
2015-4281
Technical Writer
30463 – Technical Writer III
2015-4281
Accounting Clerk III
01013 – Accounting Clerk III
2015-4281

Labor Category Descriptions

Title: Consultant I

Functional Responsibilities: Provides advice, training, assistance and guidance on management, organizational and business improvement efforts. Provides acquisition, business program or legal planning and strategy, procurement and or legal assistance, program and project management consulting, source selection guidance, and contract management assistance. Responsible for providing high-level analytical support.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 5 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Consultant II

Functional Responsibilities: Provides advice, training, assistance and guidance on management, organizational and business improvement efforts. Provides acquisition, business program or legal planning and strategy, procurement and or legal assistance, program and project management consulting, source selection guidance, and contract management assistance. Responsible for providing high-level analytical support.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 7 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Consultant III

Functional Responsibilities: Provides advice, training, assistance and guidance on management, organizational and business improvement efforts. Provides acquisition, business program or legal planning and strategy, procurement and or legal assistance, program and project management consulting, source selection guidance, and contract management assistance. Responsible for providing high-level analytical support.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 10 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Consultant IV

Functional Responsibilities: Provides advice, training, assistance and guidance on management, organizational and business improvement efforts. Provides acquisition, business program or legal planning and strategy, procurement and or legal assistance, program and project management consulting, source selection guidance, and contract management assistance. Responsible for providing high-level analytical support. Can have supervisory responsibility for complex consulting projects, principle liaison with staff and customer for task completion on consulting projects.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 14 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Consultant V

Functional Responsibilities: Provides advice, training, assistance and guidance on management, organizational and business improvement efforts. Provides acquisition, business program or legal planning and strategy, procurement and or legal assistance, program and project management consulting, source selection guidance, and contract management assistance. Responsible for providing high-level analytical support. Can have supervisory responsibility for complex consulting projects, principle liaison with staff and customer for task completion on consulting projects.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 18 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Partner

Functional Responsibilities: A Partner is responsible for providing leadership, vision, deep industry or subject matter expertise, and strategic direction to the engagement team and client stakeholders. A Partner acts as the liaison between our firm and the client sponsor(s), with overall responsibility for managing the delivery, quality and risk of each engagement.

Minimum Required Education: Master’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 15 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Senior Partner/Senior Attorney

Functional Responsibilities: Provides acquisition planning and strategy, training support, procurement assistance, program and project management consulting, source selection guidance, and contract management counseling. Provides over-all program direction and strategy, oversees work in progress, interfaces with top-level government officials, and ensures successful completion of work in a timely manner.

Minimum Required Education: Master’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 15 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Associate Attorney

Functional Responsibilities: Provides advice, assistance, training, guidance and counseling on management, organizational and business improvement efforts. Provides acquisition planning and strategy, procurement assistance, program and project management consulting, source selection guidance, and contract management counseling at an associate entry-level. Serves as a member of the legal/acquisition support team for entry-level analytical assignments.

Minimum Required Education: Master’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 6 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Paralegal/Business Analyst I **

Functional Responsibilities: Works with responsible attorney to perform research and file management and provides training support when needed.

Analyzes data and oversees computer processing of large, complex data sets. Independently establishes case/project files. Determines data to be entered and identifies and retrieves pertinent data from various databases. Prepares, drafts, and formats final reports. Conducts validation and verification of case files.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 0 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Paralegal/Business Analyst II **

Functional Responsibilities: Works with responsible attorney to perform research and file management and provides training support when needed.

Analyzes data and oversees computer processing of large, complex data sets. Independently establishes case/project files. Determines data to be entered and identifies and retrieves pertinent data from various databases. Prepares, drafts, and formats final reports. Conducts validation and verification of case files.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 1 year

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. n associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Paralegal/Business Analyst III **

Functional Responsibilities: Works with responsible attorney to perform research and file management and provides training support when needed.

Analyzes data and oversees computer processing of large, complex data sets. Independently establishes case/project files. Determines data to be entered and identifies and retrieves pertinent data from various databases. Prepares, drafts, and formats final reports. Conducts validation and verification of case files.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 2 years

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Training Technician **

Functional Responsibilities: Prepares student materials including handouts, completion certificates, and course critique forms. Assists the Senior Training Specialist in the conduct of formal classroom courses, workshops, and seminars, as needed. Using material provides training to customers as specified in the task order.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Technical Writer **

Functional Responsibilities: Edit, write, and/or rewrite various types of material including administrative, engineering, and/or scientific papers, proposals, agency level press releases or briefing documents. Per appropriate guidelines, authors: procedures, checklists, task guides, and/or other technical documentation for system/process users, operators, administrators, and/or maintainers. Prepare formal presentations for status reviews and other events as directed to gather information and/or ensure accuracy and completeness of products. Interface with Government/client representatives.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Accounting Clerk III **

Functional Responsibilities: This position is responsible for performing one or more routine accounting clerical operations such as: examining, verifying, and correcting various accounting documents to ensure completeness and accuracy of data in accordance to accounting procedures. Specific tasks/duties are assigned under adequate supervision. Entry-level reconciliation and posting will be assigned under detailed guidance. In most instances, an employee in this position will rely on the supervisors' instructions. Completed work will be reviewed for accuracy and compliance with procedures.

Minimum Required Education: Associates Degree

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Title: Law Clerk

Functional Responsibilities: Provides advice, counseling, and research to attorneys and other staff. Supervises junior staff on document production. Provides assistance to all members of the team. Can provide support, advice, counseling and research for law enforcement agencies related to asset forfeiture work.

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Relevant Required Experience: 1 year

Education/Experience Substitution: For every year of full-time specific field experience, the person shall be credited with one-half Year of degree qualifications toward the values stated in the labor category descriptions. An associate degree will equal 2 years of experience. A relevant bachelor’s degree will equal 4 years of experience. A relevant master’s degree will equal 6 years of experience. A Doctorate will equal 8 years of experience.

Training Course Descriptions

SIN/SIN(s) Proposed
Course Title
Course Description
Course Length
Minimum Participants
Maximum Participants
611430
7 Steps to Avoid Bid Protests for Government
Bid protests are rising rapidly in the federal contracts arena, as are the number of protests being sustained by GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Both of these trends have enormously negative consequences for federal agencies. Participants in this course will learn what factors are fueling the rise in both filed protests and sustained protests, what types of procurement actions have heightened potential for protests, and effective techniques for minimizing protests and prevailing on protests. This course is an absolute “must” for procurement officials, source selection individuals, agency counsel, and program executives in the current market climate. Centre’s course 7 Steps to Avoid Bid Protests provides government contracting professionals’ key insight into why contractors file protests, how to mitigate protest risk, and how to win protests filed, taught by licensed attorneys who have represented industry clients large and small.
1 day
1
25
611430
Annual Review / Hot Issues in Federal Contracting
One of our most popular courses. This seminar provides everything you need to know to stay current in the ever-changing field of government contracts. Use this course as a refresher on the developments in contracting over the past year. We will also highlight current pending legislation and things to watch for in the year to come. Through lectures and open discussion, you will gain a solid understanding of recent events and changes in the contracting world.
1 day
1
25
611430
Appropriations Law
A Two-day seminar that will immerse participants in the core topics of fiscal law that affect and involve the day-to-day operations of federal agencies, to include funding decisions connected with the award and modification of contracts and grants. Participants will receive a detailed course manual and copies of the accompanying presentations. Our instructors have extensive experience in practicing (i.e., advising federal agencies), teaching, and writing on fiscal law.
2 days
1
25
611430
Advanced COR
Meet your FAC-COR Level III training requirements or maintain your FAC-COR or DoD-COR Certification in an advanced class facilitated by an expert who can answer your most nuanced questions. Going far beyond just developing COR documentation, you will develop critical thinking, procurement strategy, requirements definition, and contract management skills necessary for successful contract performance. You will participate in complex simulations that will push the limits of your expertise and teach you strategies to manage any contract.
5 days
1
25
611430
Agile for Lean and Agile Project Management
Course will describe the philosophy and framework of Agile development and review the unique characteristics and/or challenges of implementing Agile within the federal environment. In addition, the course will cover the differences between Agile project management and typical project management. It will examine the principles and practices using Scrum as a primary Agile project management process and explain what is needed to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close-out an Agile project.
1 day
1
25
611430
Agile Product Owner
Course will describe the advantages of Agile product development compared to other development methodologies, as well as what to expect during an Agile development process.
1 day
1
25
611430
Applications in Business Cost & Financial Management
Develop application and analysis skills in estimating cost and using cost-related information to formulate and manage project financials and assemble a viable business case. Work through the steps of project budget formulation, execution, and financial reporting in compliance with OMB guidance and procedure. Earned value management skills are practiced and applied as a tool for tracking contractor performance, managing risk, and adjusting project strategy.
2 days
1
25
611430
Applications in Contracting
Practice acquisition planning in an integrated team setting through a series of lecture, discussion, case studies, and practical exercises. Learn how to assemble an acquisition plan; account for contract risks; conduct market research; build effective contract incentives; navigate the challenges inherent with non-developmental and commercial item acquisitions; and craft performance work statements, statements of objectives, and statements of work.
2 days
1
25
611430
Appropriations Law
A Two-day seminar that will immerse participants in the core topics of fiscal law that affect and involve the day-to-day operations of federal agencies, to include funding decisions connected with the award and modification of contracts and grants. Participants will receive a detailed course manual and copies of the accompanying presentations. Our instructors have extensive experience in practicing (i.e., advising federal agencies), teaching, and writing on fiscal law.
2 days
1
25
611430
COR Level II
Gain the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Gain an understanding of standards of conduct and ethics, development of requirements documents, contract documentation, inspection procedures, changes, terminations, and disputes.
5 days
1
25
611430
COR Level III
This course is specifically designed for the experienced COR who has held a FAC-COR certification for a year or more. FAC-COR certified professionals will increase their mastery of the FAC-COR competencies by applying them in an in-depth case study for a performance-based service acquisition. Students will navigate complex acquisition situations ranging from acquisition planning to contract management. This course will help students develop critical thinking, procurement strategy, requirements definition, and contract management skills necessary for successful contract performance.
5 days
1
25
611430
Eliciting & Managing Requirements
This course looks at the processes around solution scope validation, collaborative elicitation, modeling the solution, documenting effective requirements, solution validation, requirements change management, and how to plan the work necessary to successfully drive the whole process. After the scope of a solution to a business problem has been proposed and accepted, the work (typically project-based) of designing and developing that solution must commence. This course explores how the discipline of business analysis contributes to the work of a project, ensuring that the requirements of the solution being developed are fully elicited from, communicated to, and understood by all stakeholders involved. Additionally, the course discusses how business analysis in the context of a project ensures that the solution developed fulfills the intended scope as well as covers considerations for managing requirements (and changes to those requirements) throughout their effective lifecycle.
3 days
1
25
611430
FAR Part 31
The objectives of our FAR Part 31 Cost Principles course are to educate students as to the primary and predominant regulations governing cost accounting and cost allowability in government contracting.

Class participants will be instructed on foundations for a compliant job cost accounting system, to include segregation of cost by contract, direct cost charging, indirect cost groupings and proper allocation bases, identifying unallowable costs, properly documenting expenses, and penalties for unallowable costs. Specific types of costs, identified in FAR 31.205, that are often subject to misunderstanding or judgmental interpretation will be discussed in detail.

1 day
1
25
611430
Federal Manager Training
This course teaches the skills needed to succeed as a manager in the federal government, as well as OPM's required management skills.
1 day
1
25
611430
Federal Supervisor Training
This course will teach the skills needed to succeed as a first-time supervisor, and the competencies of a federal supervisor.
1 day
1
25
611430
Gov Con Law/Prompt Payment Act
Centre’s Prompt Payment Act course covers all aspects of the Prompt Payment Act, including the development and history of the act, the purpose and intent of the Act, how the Act is followed in practice, roles and responsibilities of both the Government and Contractors, invoice certification, interest payment calculations, process flows, and due dates.

This course is geared for a government audience who are responsible for awarding and administering contracts, and for fulfilling Government responsibilities during and after contract performance regarding acceptance of deliverables and invoices, and processing invoices for payment.

The course is delivered in an interactive, virtual format, with a focus on participants applying the principles and regulations of the Prompt Payment Act in real-life scenarios and case studies highly relevant to their roles in the Federal payment process.

A distinctive feature of this course is that Centre uses current year examples from invoicing on USCG contracts and as a standard practice, conducts a pre-course virtual meeting with USCG representatives to ensure that current workplace issues, examples, and considerations are covered in the course.

2 days
1
25
611430
IT Risk Management
Course will define risk and recognize why the definition is a critical starting point in managing it. Train managers on how to develop and use appropriate structured approach to identify and analyze project risks. Create a risk register. Develop strategies for responding to identified risks and assess and monitor risks throughout the project.
2 days
1
25
611430
Iterative Delivery w/ Scrum
Course will train program managers on how to use metrics to track, measure, and forecast work iteratively. Prioritize work by creating and assigning value to themes, epics, and user stories and execute a Sprint Zero and iterative work cycle using Scrum.
2 days
1
25
611430
Management Competencies: Managing IT Projects
Learn to manage IT projects and programs using processes based on modular procurement. You will learn to craft a contract strategy that accommodates rapid changes in technology, multiple contractors, interoperability and integration risk. Learn how to comply with IT-related federal laws and regulations.
2 days
1
25
611430
Operating Practices in Contract Administration
This course provides instruction on contract management, COR duties, the contracting life cycle, and contract management.
2 days
1
25
611430
Organizational Conflicts of Interest
In order to maintain the public’s confidence in federal procurements, both government and industry must adhere to exemplary standards of conduct. Learn what constitutes organizational conflicts of interest and how to avoid or mitigate them. Understand the codes of conduct federal employees must follow. Learn how to address and respond to everyday ethical procurement integrity issues within your organization. You will learn how to draft an OCI mitigation plan; navigate the complicated rules on conflicts of interest; understand the restrictions and exceptions on gratuities; identify Contracting Officer responsibilities and standards of conduct; review or draft a mitigation plan; and abide by the rules on contingent fees. This course can be offered on-site, off-site, at Centre’s location, virtually, on-demand, and web-based.
1 day
1
25
611430
Progressive Business, Cost, Financial Management
Provides an overview for effective cost estimating, federal budgeting, and implementing EVM on projects and satisfies the business, cost, and financial management performance outcomes necessary for the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) at the senior level. The course prepares students to supervise, or improves proficiency in supervising, the functions required through the use of interactive exercises and class discussions which allows students to focus on collecting, organizing, analyzing, and reporting on project and program progress and performance.
2 days
1
25
611430
Project Schedule & Cost Control
Course will provide the management tools that help ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, as well as the importance of creating baselines for the project schedules and budgets. Train managers on how to develop an integrated budget and schedule while monitoring project performance during execution. Demonstrate how to create a work breakdown structure (WBS), network diagramming, dependency analysis, critical path determination, three-point estimating, and assessment of resource needs and availability.
2 days
1
25
611430
Quality Assurance (Measurement & Metrics)
This course will instruct students on how to use measurements and metrics to ensure quality in contract performance.
2 days
1
25
611430
Simplified Acquisition
This course defines the Simplified Acquisition procedures and instructs students on micro purchases, simplified acquisition methods, blanket purchase agreements, fast payment procedures, and commercial products.
1 day
1
25
611430
Supervisor of Civilians Tier II
This course will teach students on supervisory and leadership duties, the risk management process, effective communication, the leader's role in team development, how to deal with poor performers, how to manage conflict in the workplace, delegation, and how stress impacts decision making.
4 days
1
25
611430
Writing Statements of Work
This course employs challenging team exercises and case studies that will take you through the process of building a solid statement of work. First you will start out understanding the relationship between the Master Agreement and the SOW. Next comes the evolution of the SOW and, depending on your situation, how a Statement of Object (SOO) and/or a SOW outline is needed in preparation of the SOW. This is followed by breaking down poorly written and constructed SOWs and/or sections of SOWs and re-writing them using best practices and guidelines. After that, the team will build a multi-page SOW from scratch. Finally, you'll learn what needs to occur in regard to the SOW when there is change in the project that doesn't meet the SOW.
2 days
1
25

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