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

August 15-17, 2006

Registration: 8:00 AM (Day One only)
Program Starts: 8:30 AM
Wrap-Up: 4:00 PM

“Very interesting instructor, kept the class interested in the topic and made training fun.” Bureau of Engraving and Printing

“Great course…this class is extremely practical to things we do every day.” Department of Defense

UPCOMING COURSES

- Introduction to Federal Government Contracting Workshop, July 31- August 3, 2006, Arlington, VA
- Introduction to FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations Overview Workshop, August 9-11 2006, Arlington, VA
- Planning and Conducting a Successful Best Value Source Selection Workshop, August 15-17, 2006, Arlington, VA
- GAO's Principles of Federal Appropriations Law Workshop, September 6-8, 2006, Arlington, VA
- Critical Roles and Responsibilities of the Contracting Officer's Representative/Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative Workshop, September 19021, 2006, Arlington, VA
- Acquisition Security Workshop - Understanding & Managing Your Procurement Risk, September 22, 2006, Arlington, VA
- Government Contract Law For Non-Lawyers Who Need to Know Contract Law, September 26-28, 2006, Arlington, VA
- Obtaining Your DoD Security Clearance Workshop, September 28-29, 2006, Arlington, VA
- Combating Cost Overruns - An Acquisition Workforce Training Series™ Workshop- October 3-5, 2006, Arlington, VA
- Cost Accounting Standards Workshop - An Acquisition Workforce Training Series™ Workshop, October 16-17, 2006, Arlington, VA

Additional course and facility information is available at our website: www.marketaccess.org

About This Workshop

Efficiently planning and conducting a best value source selection is critical to acquiring the goods and services needed by agencies to meet their mission objectives. Successfully managing the FAR Part 15 process, however, requires in-depth knowledge of the statutes, regulations and best practices that exist to ensure the source selection is fair, credible and that the best value contractor is ultimately selected. From establishing the right evaluation factors to debriefing the unsuccessful offerors, it is essential that each member of the acquisition team possess the skills and knowledge necessary to actively contribute at each step in the process. For industry, understanding the government’s source selection process will help promote more focused, customer-friendly proposals that better display the key benefits and value of the proposed solution.

In Planning and Conducting a Successful Best Value Source Selection, you’ll learn the techniques for selecting and composing meaningful evaluation factors and proposal submission instructions that will ensure a streamlined and highly-efficient source selection. You’ll understand the specific roles and responsibilities of each evaluation team – technical, management, business and past performance. And you will learn the requirements and various techniques in conducting a cost-technical tradeoff analysis and making the final decision. The course is practical and built around a multitude of hands-on exercises and case studies – you will leave with new-found skills that can be immediately applied on the job. Finally, you will receive a course manual containing many useful references, examples and templates that can be used long after you have completed the class.

Continuing Education

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

A new government report recommends contract training to achieve better federal contracting results. Open www.mspb.gov/studies/cor_abridgedpdf.pdf 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

Acquisition Officers
Technical personnel and subject matter experts
Procurement managers and administrators
Government and commercial project leaders and managers
Contracting officers and specialists
Business developers and proposal managers
General Counsel
Bid managers
Audit Supervisors
Advisory and assistance contractors
Course Syllabus

1. Best Value Source Selection: Concept, Obligations and Responsibilities

2. Developing Meaningful Evaluation Factors and Proposal Submission Instructions

3. Technical Team’s Evaluation of Proposals

4. Reaching Team Consensus

5. Evaluating Past Performance

6. Evaluating the Cost Proposal

7. Exchanges/Negotiations with Offerors

8. Making the Best Value Award Decision

9. Conducting the Debriefings

About Your Instructor

Bob Watts

Mr. Robert Watts has over 26 years of federal acquisition experience in the disciplines of contracting, project management and financial management. He is the President of LodeStar Acquisition Services, a small business, acquisition training and consulting firm headquartered in the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Previous to founding LodeStar Acquisition Services, Mr. Watts was Vice President of Acquisition Services at ManTech Integrated Data Systems from 1998 – 2004. The organizations he has led have helped over 500 government teams efficiently select and manage mission critical contractor products and services.

Registration Charges

Government attendees: $1,095 per person
Small Business (less than 100 employees): $1,195 per person
Industry: $1,295 per person

Registration Options

[1] Online with your credit card using our online booking form
[2] Fax our downloadable registration form below to (703) 807-2728
[3] Phone Pamela Greenstein at (703) 807-2758
[4] E-mail Pamela Greenstein at pgreenstein@marketaccess.org
[5] Mail the registration form below to:

Homeland Defense Journal
4301 Wilson Blvd. #1003, Arlington, VA 22203

Contact Us

For registration information, please contact Pamela Greenstein, (703) 807-2758
For general information, please contact Abbie Hickman, (703) 807-2753

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