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APR 2009 |
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2008-2009 Board of Directors
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President Emeritus/Graalman Chair 720-286-2552 |
Denver Chapter President 303-381-8000 |
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President-Elect 303-939-7804 |
Secretary and Registrar 303-634-4428 |
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Treasurer 303-672-5281,
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Newsletter Chair 303-676-3516 |
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Membership Chair 303-391-8567 |
Education Chair 303-939-7804 |
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Employment Chair 303-277-1444 |
Facilities Chair 303-969-2473 |
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Symposium Chair 303-445-2435 |
Scholarship Chair 719-579-9474 |
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Nominations Chair 303-445-2427 |
Program Chair & Volunteer Coordinator 303-236-7438 |
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Corporate Sponsor Chair 303-707-8545 |
Awards/Fellows Chair Open 303-391-8567 |
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Leadership Development Chair 303-969-2114 |
Publicity/Photographer/Historian Chair 303-445-2403 |
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Webmaster 303-937-6979 |
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2008-2009
Board of Advisors
Sue Bienulis
CH2M Hill
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Leigh Ann
Bunetta GSA |
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Ken
Degenhart Kaiser-Hill
Company, LLC |
Brad
Duchein Northrop
Grumman Corp. |
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John Godzac Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp. |
Tom Hohman Lockheed
Martin Corp.(Retired) |
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Karla
Smiley Bureau of
Reclamation |
Thomas A.
Lemmer |
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C. Richard
Pennington |
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Monthly Meetings
NCMA
Denver Chapter's Double Session Spring Symposium, April 14, 2009 NCMA Denver
Chapter is pleased to present a double session spring symposium this year on
April 14, 2009, at the Franciscan Event Center, featuring Thomas G. Reid, CPCM,
JD, author, speaker, government attorney and business executive with nearly 30
years of experience in government contracts and business operations. Currently, he is Chief Problem Solver for
Certified Contract Solutions, LLC, in
The morning session (8:00 a.m. to noon) is focused on Contract Terminations. Did you know that the government can walk away from a contract if doing so is deemed to be in the public interest? This class will show you how to be prepared for a termination action from both the government and the contractor perspectives. You'll learn the legal basis for termination actions, steps that must be taken to resolve terminations, and how to prevent a termination. While no one likes a termination (it is considered an extraordinary contractual action) it is sometimes necessary. Whether for convenience or default, the FAR prescribes a variety of options and steps that must be taken for a termination to be valid. A default termination also gives the contractor certain rights to appeal, with a defined process for doing so. Everyone will encounter a termination at some point in their career. Some contracting professionals spend their entire career solely on terminations (such as a government TCO) and your understanding of government contracting is simply incomplete unless you understand the extensive coverage of the subject from the FAR. Attend this four hour class and understand the role of the contracting officer, the actions required to be taken by the contractor, and the extraordinary actions both parties must take to resolve the many lingering contract actions. Every attendee will receive a copy of Contract Terminations published by Management Concepts and a workbook containing all of the presentation charts.
The afternoon session (1:00 - 5:00 p.m.) is focused on Government Contract Law Basics: What are the legal underpinnings for the government procurement process? What statutes govern the development of regulations and the overall procurement process? What legal theories affect the process and does it matter what legal theories the government appeals to in drafting the regulations? Get an overview of the legal underpinnings of the contracting process. Learn why things are done in certain ways, and become familiar with the constitutional, statutory, and regulatory laws behind the rule or practice. This class will equip you with a deeper understanding of government contracting practices to help you understand all your contracting activities and the reasons behind them. Whether you are a certified professional, novice or senior manager you will learn a great deal about the contracting process and the legal theories behind the rules. Every attendee will receive a copy of Government Contract Law Basics published by Management Concepts and a workbook containing all of the presentation charts.
NCMA members can attend each session for $125 or $225 for both; nonmembers for $150 or $275 for both. Lunch is included with both sessions from noon to 1:00 p.m. Please use this link to register:
https://www.123signup.com/register?id=zyndv.
April 30th Cost and Pricing Training
Join NCMA Denver Chapter for our first evening training on Thursday, April 30, 2009, featuring Tom Lemmer, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, who is nationally known for his cost and pricing experience. This cost and pricing training session will include key fundamentals and current hot topics regarding how to price contracts, accounting for costs and audit issues. Included in the discussion will be cost allocation issues, Truth in Negotiations Act requirements and the current DCAA audit initiatives. At a cost of $50 (member) or $65 (nonmember) (meal
included), this is COST effective training!
Training
will be held at United Launch Alliance, LLC's facility at
https://www.123signup.com/register?id=zbcdk.
May 12th Breakfast Meeting
Our May 12th NCMA breakfast meeting is a follow up to the hugely successful January meeting regarding energy contracts. We are excited to present Julia Trautman and Greg Moore, two wonderful speakers representing the Department of Energy (DOE). Julia and Greg will be
speaking about a hot topic right now, Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs). DOE has awarded 16 new ESPCs since December 17, 2008. ESPCs allow federal agencies to accomplish energy savings projects without up-front capital costs and without special Congressional appropriations.
Topics of discussion will include: (1) what are ESPCs; (2) how do ESPCs meet the energy mandates set forth by Congress; (3) what are the benefits of ESPCs; and (4) how can your agency take advantage of ESPCs.
There has never been a more challenging time for the energy industry than now. In an age of growing concern on the environmental front, this event is sure to provide best practices and solutions necessary for establishing effective and successful contracts. Please join the Denver Chapter of the NCMA in welcoming Julia and Greg on Tuesday, May 12th, at the Denver Marriott West (registration/networking at 7:30a.m.; breakfast 8:00 a.m.; speaker 8:20 a.m.; conclusion 9:00) Please use this link to register:
https://www.123signup.com/register?id=znxdn
Audio Seminars
RSVP to this email if you plan on attending any or all of the following audio seminars that are scheduled from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.(location(s) listed below). If you are willing to host an audio
seminar at your location and open it to outside attendance, please advise.
April 14, 2009 (at Ball-Broomfield*): Government Cost Accounting - What's Hot
April
23, 2009 (at
May 12, 2009 (at Ball-Broomfield*): Achieving Success with DCAA
*Ball-Broomfield: When you arrive at Ball for the audio
seminar, go to the Ball Corporate Headquarters building, check in with Security,
ask to be signed in as a visitor with Becky Lemoine as the Point of Contact and
have a seat in the lobby. Becky will
come and direct you to the conference room.
The physical address is
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From
the Scholarship Chair
April, 2009
Scholarships
Available
The Chapter still has Scholarship money to give away! If you are interested, there are scholarship opportunities to provide funding for (i) membership dues to the NCMA Denver Chapter, (ii) continuing education for current Chapter members, and (iii) college scholarships for anyone interested in contracting as a career. If you or anyone you know is interested in a scholarship, please contact the Scholarship Chair, Corey Sanchez at 303-634-4000 or at csanchez@mckennalong.com.
From the Education Chair
April, 2009
Please note that the
If your firm would be interested in opening your site as a Host Facility for any of the upcoming seminars, please contact either Blake Couture or Stacey Gustus.
Certification
and Study Groups
If there is any interest in
participating in a certification study group, please forward your interest to dcouture@ball.com. List what module you are studying for, what
is a good time for you to meet with others, your general location, do you have
the study materials, etc.
For your convenience – the
Denver Chapter has purchased all of the necessary study materials for all of
the relevant exams, which should greatly reduce your cost investment in
preparing for the exams.
The Chapter will reimburse
each member, up to a lifetime total of $500 for the cost towards study
materials and exam fees, upon successful completion of a certification.
Below is a listing of resource
materials at the disposal of the Denver Chapter Membership. Preference for checking out the material will
be given to those individuals studying for certification. If you are interested in checking out one of
the items below, please contact Blake Couture at dcouture@ball.com.
- Commercial Body of Knowledge Module*
- General Business Body of Knowledge
- Management
- Marketing
- Economics
- Accounting and Finance
- Operations Management and Quantitative Methods
- CFCM Federal Knowledge Module Study Guide*
- Contract Management Body of Knowledge*
- Guide to the CM Body of Knowledge*
- The 100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting
- Contract Negotiations – Skills, Tools and Best
Practices
- Desktop guide to Basic Contracting Terms
- Leadership – Building High Performance Buying/Selling
Teams
- Solicitations, Bids, Proposals and Source
Selection (Building a Winning Contract)
- Performance Based Acquisition – Pathways to
Excellence
- Contracting Management Organizational Assessment
Tools
* - currently checked out
Please see the local Denver
NCMA webpage – Education Section for information related to Certifications.
Certifications – updates and changes
Here are the new requirements
for the CFCM, CCCM and CPCM Certifications – hot off the presses. The local Denver Web page will be up dated
shortly to address the new requirements.
A
more up to date and information packet will be forth coming after the World
Congress.
If you have a question or
concern, drop me a line at dcouture@ball.com
or call me at 303-939-7804.
A
local Denver NCMA Chapter Services Directory
While our membership is made up of a vast number of individuals who work for various large employer’s around the state, I am looking to establish a directory of small business enterprises that are directly owned and operated by our membership that can be assembled and distributed to our membership. Are you a Sole Proprietor, an LLC or have a consulting business on the side? If there is interest in this idea, please drop me a line at dcouture@ball.com
Published Articles
Have you published an article in a local or national
magazine or publication? If so, please
let the local chapter know so that we can report it to National as a part of
our local reporting and also, the local Chapter recognizes these contributions
to the Chapter and the profession by awarding the author with $50 for a
publicized article. If you a published article, please submit the article
and your contact information to either
Blake Couture at dcouture@ball.com
or Stacey Gustus at sgustus@mckennalong.com
Top Ten Most Negotiated Terms
The International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) has issued its annual list of the most frequently negotiated terms. The results raise serious questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of most contract management operations.
Based on a survey of more than 500 international companies, the IACCM study revealed that supply and contract managers (spurred by their legal departments) continue to spend the bulk of their time rehashing and renegotiating the most commonly used terms that appear in every company’s so-called “standard” T’s & C’s.
The Top 10 terms and conditions that supply and contract managers negotiate are:
- Limitation of liability
- Indemnification
- Intellectual Property
- Price/charge/price changes
- Termination (cause/convenience)
- Warranty
- Confidential information/data protection
- Delivery/acceptance
- Payment
- Liquidated damages
If there is any interest in
participating in a certification study group, please forward your interest to dcouture@ball.com. List what module you are studying for, what
is a good time for you to meet with others, your general location, do you have
the study materials, etc.
Leadership
Congratulations to Matt Gomer for being the Denver
Chapter nominee for
NCMA’s Contract Management Leadership Development
Program (CMLDP).
National has received117 applications from the
Chapters—an all-time high for this program—and the selection committee will
finalize its list very soon. However,
there is some internal discussion on the class size, and this issue will not be
resolved until the Board of Directors meeting at our World Congress on April 4,
2009. Once this is resolved we can then
proceed to confirm each candidate’s availability. Depending on the final class size, it could
be the end of April before the new class is announced.
Fellows
and Awards
The National awards are completed for this Chapter year.