Federal Contracting Advanced Topics
Assess the many impacts of the Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA) in Services Contracting procedures within the Federal Acquisition System.
Phil Deaton
- Instructor
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Description
After you have learned about or experienced the basic elements of Federal Contracts Management, now explore important federal contracting key topics such as “Contract Modifications” and “Contract Completion”.
Beyond those understandings, you will be able to analyze various federal contracting policy changes in areas such as “Government Property”.
As for processes that are now time-tested in the federal acquisition arena, learn the value of an entire volume of the Contract Pricing Reference Guides (CPRG) being devoted to the federal contracts negotiating arena. Assess the many impacts of the Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA) in Services Contracting procedures within the Federal Acquisition System.
- Online
- Intakes: On Demand
Prerequisite
Federal Acquisition Concepts and Contract Types or equivalent federal contract management experience, but not required.
What you will Learn
- Study Services Contracting as an important form of federal contracting that has continued its evolution towards
- Performance Based Services Acquisition (PBSA). Navigate aspects of Contract Negotiations to better understand key baseline concepts such as “Competitive Range Discussions”, and “Sole Source Negotiation” situations such as Equitable Adjustment Change Orders.
- Understand Elements of Contract Administration to see how federal contracting actually works during contract performance.
- Recognize the various roles and responsibilities within the Federal Government in the federal contracting arena
Meet your Instructor
Phil has been consulting in business capture and proposal development since 2020.
He previously served as a Program Manager for Aviation Systems at Quantum Research Int’l from 2016-2020. He retired from the Army as a Colonel in 2016 where he served in a variety of Acquisition and Logistics positions throughout his career, including Assistant Program Executive Officer for PEO Aviation, Chief of Aviation Maintenance, Project Director, Director of Operations, and Contracting Officer.
He is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps and is Level III Certified in Program Management, Contracting, and Life Cycle Logistics.
He holds a Blackbelt Certification in Lean/Six Sigma from the Army Materiel Command (AMC), a Certificate in Program Management from Syracuse University, a Certificate in Executive Logistics Management from the Society of Logistics Engineers; a Certificate in Supply Chain Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville; and a Certificate in Contract Management from Florida Institute of Technology. He is also a graduate of the Air Force’s Air War College and the Army’s Command and General Staff Officers Course.
Phil has taught numerous courses related to contracting and supply chain management, including MGT 401/501 and MGT 403/503 at UAH.
He holds a MS Degree in Business Management from Troy State University and a MS Degree in Instructional Technology from Mississippi State University.