| 8:00am–9:30am | General Session Breakfast: Finding the Purpose
Dr. Bertice Berry, Sociologist, Author, Lecturer, Educator |
| Track Sessions | 9:40am–10:40am | 10:50am–11:50am | 12:00pm–1:30pm | 1:30pm–2:30pm | 2:40pm–3:40pm |
| Contract Basics | 308
Negotiations: Now You’re at the Table, Ten More Things to Think About
Presentation Notes | 309
Identification and Prevention of Constructive Changes in a Government Contracts Environment | Lunch in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by IBM)
Luncheon Presenter: Robin Tomlin, Partner/Director, IBM Corporation
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Awards Presentation | 310
Introduction to Commercial Contracts | 311
Contract Closeout Basics for Buyers and Sellers |
| Defense Contracting | 408
Incentive Contracting That Works | 409
The Use of Other Transactions and Alternate Ways of Doing Business with the Government | 410
Working at Risk | 411
Contingency Contracting: Improving Business and Stability Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan |
| Executive and Leadership 1 | 608
Presentation by Shay Assad, Director, Department of Procurement and Acquisition Policy, DoD | 609
Presenter To Be Determined
| 610
Presentation by Larry Trowel, General Manager, Government Business Practices and Process, General Electric | 611
Presentation by Debbie Eytchison, CFCM, Estimating and Contracts Supervisor, Exotic Electro-Optics |
| Executive and Leadership 2 | 708
Presentation by David P. Gragan, CPPO, Chief Procurement Officer, City of the District of Columbia | 709
Presentation by David P. Gragan, CPPO, Chief Procurement Officer, City of the District of Columbia | 710
Presentation by Paul Robert, Assistant General Counsel and Director, Contracts and Compliance, United Technologies Corp. | 711
Presentation by Edward Martin, Chief of Contracting and David Fulmer, Acquisition Support Leader, ASC Acquisition Center of Excellence |
| Federal Government Contracting | 808
Contract Construction and Clauses for Financial Success | 809
Waiting to Exhale: Subcontractors Selling Commercial Items to Government Prime Contractors | 810
Emergency Contracting in the Case of Katrina in the New Orleans Gulf Area | 811
Five Mistakes that Keep Contractors From Maximizing their Past Performance Scores |
| Finance, Accounting, Cost, and Pricing | 908
Getting Paid—The Challenge of Government Contracts | 909
Price and Cost Analyses: Documenting Your Contract Files
Presentation Notes | 910
Mergers and Acquisitions for Contracts Professionals: How We Fit into the Puzzle | 911
An Introduction to DCAA and its Audit Process |
| Human Capital and Career Management | 1008
Controlling Risk Through Culture | 1009
Adressing the Acquisition Workforce Challenge with a Mobile Workforce Strategy | 1010
We Don’t Need the Same Contracting Career Field Leadership that is Commonly Used in Other Career Fields | 1011
No Session |
| Performance-Based Service Contracting | 1408
Making Federal Performance-Based Acquisition Policy Work | 1409
The Contract Management Model: Setting the Stage for Success | 1410
Performance-Based Contracting: Use Innovative Practices to Get What You Really Want | 1411
Buying Results through Service Level Agreements: Best Practices in Performance-Based Acquisition |
| Service Contracting | 1608
Performance-Based Service Contracting, Streamlined with AbilityOne | 1609
Strategic Sourcing of Professional Services | 1610
Perils of The Client-Contractor Relationship in a Performance-Based Cleaning Contract | 1611
A National Benchmark Study of Cleaning Procurement Best Practices |
| Small Business | 1708
Best Practices in Supplier Diversity Programs | 1709
The Impact of the Small Business Recertification Rule Changes of June 2007 | 1710
Strategic Sourcing for Small Business | 1711
No Session |
| State and Local Contracting | 1808
USAF's Installation Acquisition Transformation Update | 1809
Success Stories in Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Susiness Contracting | 1810
Developing a Cost Model for Government Services | 1811
No Session |
| Subcontract Management | 1908
Ten Common Issues in Subcontracting and How to Resolve Them | 1909
Developing an Effective Internal Review Program | 1910
Benefits of Subcontract Management on Federal Contracts | 1911
No Session |
| Task, Delivery Order, and Schedule (TDOS) Contracting | 2108
Preparing for a GSA Audit: Creating Positive Outcomes | 2109
Innovations and Best Practices on GSA Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts | 2110
DOD’s IGT Initiative: Leading the Way to Improved Business Operations and Accountability | 2111
Seven Deadly Sins: Perish or Prosper? GSA Schedule Contract Compliance |
| Workforce Education and Training | 2208
Contract Management Presentation Skills | 2209
The Acquisition Resource Management System (ARMS): A Knowledge Management Solution! | 2210
Program Management and Acquisition Professionals: The Evolving Certifications | 2211
Leveraging an HBCU for Strategic Sourcing: Capitalizing on Leadership, Diversity, and Business Trends |
