Market*Access International


Government Best Practices Training Course:

Performance Based Contracting:
A Three-Day Workshop

January 17-19, 2006

Sorry, this Workshop is sold out. Please refer to our upcoming April Workshop.

Market*Access Training Center
4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1003
Arlington, VA 22203


 

Registration: 7:30 AM (Day One only)

Program Starts: 8:30 AM

Wrap-up: 3:30 PM

Course materials, continental breakfast, refreshments included.

 

About This Course

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: development of the work statement and identification of key performance metrics, setting performance standards and acceptable quality levels, developing an effective incentive plan that will achieve results and writing a customized quality assurance plan to verify performance levels achieved.

Continuing Professional Education Credits (CPE's)

This course offers Continuing Professional Education Credits (CPE's). A certificate of course completion will be issued the last day of the event verifying the total credits received.


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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
· Effective Use of Payments in a PBC

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Who Should Attend

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

Early Registrants Includes:

  • AMTI, Program Manager
  • Anteon, Group Vice President
  • BearingPoint, Management Analyst, Consulting
  • CACI, Proposal Manager
  • COMOPTEVFOR, Contract Specialist
  • Dept. of Transportation, Senior EEO Specialist
  • District of Columbia, Director, Center for Innovation and Reform
  • F.C.C., Director, Reference Information Center
  • Gestalt, LLC, CFO
  • I.M. Systems Group, Inc., Program Manager, Science & Technology Programs
  • IntelliDyne, LLC, EVP, Chief Corporate Counsel
  • Langley Air Force Base, Captain
  • MSD, Senior Vice President
  • National Institute of Health, Computer Specialist
  • Perot Systems
  • Robbins-Gioia, LLC, Senior Vice President, Defense Strategies & Solutions
  • SAIC, Program Manager
  • SAIC, Special Project Coordinator
  • SAIC, Vice President of Operations
  • Shipley Associates, Vice President, Federal Programs
  • Telos/USA-ITA, Contract Program Manager
  • Telos/USA-ITA, Program Support Specialist
  • Telos/USA-ITA
  • Telos/Xacta Corporation, Program Manager
  • TSA, Chief Counsel
  • U.S. Army Information Technology Agency, IT Specialist
  • U.S. Army Information Technology Agency, PTC Technical Implementation Manager
  • U.S. EPA, Management Services Asst.
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Program/Management Analyst
  • U.S.A.F., First Lieutenant
  • U.S.A.F., Captain
  • Universal Hi-Tech Development, Inc.
  • US EPA, Environmental Scientist
  • USAMITC


What Previous Students Said in their Evaluations...

“Mr. Tomanelli brings a perfect mix of extensive knowledge and practical experience with an engaging presentation style.” General Counsel, GlobeComm Systems, Inc.

"Very good course, something that every program manager should take.” LTC, US Army.

“Thank you for an excellent course.” NCOIC Military Medical Operations Office, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

 

About Your Instructor

Steven N. Tomanelli owns an acquisition training and consulting company, Steven N. Tomanelli & Associates, a ten-year old professional services company with a proven track record of performance. Mr. Tomanelli offers high quality acquisition training and consulting services to public and private sector customers worldwide as well as a wealth of practical experience and has consistently achieved the very highest levels of customer satisfaction. Mr. Tomanelli is an attorney in the law firm of Wiley, Rein & Fielding in Washington DC and McLean, Virginia, where he specializes in government procurement law, including bid protests and contract claims.

Mr. Tomanelli has authored over 35 coursebooks on federal procurement and fiscal law, including A Practical Guide to Federal Appropriations Law (MCI, 2003), Evaluating and Managing Performance-Based Contracts (Federal Publications Seminars), Performance-Based Contracting Workshop (Federal Publications Seminars), Basics of Commercial Contracting (Federal Publications Seminars), Basics of Government Contracting (Federal Publications Seminars), Advanced Source Selection (ESI International), Task Order Contracting (ESI International), and many others.

Mr. Tomanelli served as Chief, Acquisition and Fiscal Law, Air Mobility Command for several years where he provided senior management oversight and policy guidance for attorneys at fourteen Air Force bases nationwide. He served as program attorney for several large software development and transportation services contracts and provided legal advice on a broad spectrum of acquisition and appropriations law issues, including protests, A-76 actions, privatization, source selections and the Antideficiency Act.

An attorney in good standing of the Virginia, New York State and Florida Bars, Mr. Tomanelli serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Government Contractor (West Publishing Co.), is a designated speaker at for the National Contract Management Association and is a member of the American Bar Associations Public Contract Law Section. He received his Master of Laws (LL.M. in Federal Procurement Law) from George Washington University, his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and B.A. from Hofstra University.

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Contact Us

  • For registration information, contact Pamela Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
  • For speaker or agenda information about this course, please contact Abbie Hickman, (703) 807-2753

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Registration Options


Sorry, this Workshop is sold out. Please refer to our upcoming April Workshop.


Registration Fee

  • Government attendees: $1,095
  • Small Business (100 employees or less): $1,195
  • Industry attendees: $1,295

Registrations are payable by Visa, American Express, Mastercard, company check or government purchase order.

CANCELLATION POLICY: You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the conference. If you need to cancel your registration, you must send your notice in writing and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds are given for cancellations received 3 business days prior to the conference start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee.

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Location/Hotel Information

The workshop will be held in the Market*Access 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.

Driving and Metro Directions
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On-Site Training

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

Market*Access 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, Vice President of Conferences & Strategic Planning, at ljohnson@marketaccess.org or call (703) 807-2747.

 

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4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1003
Arlington, VA 22203
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