NCMA Denver would like to thank our Corporate Sponsors:

 

 

2007-2008 Board of Directors

President Emeritus/Graalman Chair
Sandy Lintz

303-236-9560

Denver Chapter President
Steve Peck

720-286-2552

President-Elect

Paul Fisher

303-381-8000

Secretary and Registrar

Stacey Gustus

303-634-4428

Treasurer

Charles Teuber

303-707-8545

Newsletter Chair

Robert Orwig

303-676-3516

Membership Chair

Catherine Rivera

303-533-4140

Education Chair

Blake Couture

303-939-7804

Employment Chair

Susan Holland

303-277-1444

Facilities Chair

Nicole Peterson Haines

303-969-2473

Symposium Chair

Celia Lopez

303-676-3595

Scholarship Chair

Cory Sanchez

719-579-9474

Nominations Chair

Mike Sanford

303-445-2442

Program Chair & Volunteer Coordinator

Brenda Lopez

303-391-8567

Corporate Sponsor Chait

Dolly Fernandez

303-969-2114

Awards/Fellows Chair

Larry Anderson

303-391-8567

Webmaster

Jenna Masiello

303-937-6979

Publicity/Photographer/Historian Chair

Gayle Niles

303-445-2403

2007-2008 Board of Advisors

Sue Bienulis

CH2M Hill

Leigh Ann Bunetta

GSA

Ken Degenhart

Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC

Brad Duchein

Northrop Grumman Corp.

John Godzac

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

Tom Hohman

Lockheed Martin Corp.(Retired)

Bill Ingram
Lockheed Martin Corp.

Thomas A. Lemmer
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

C. Richard Pennington
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Karla Smiley

Bureau of Reclamation

 

Missed connections?  If you are not receiving email notifications relating to Denver Chapter events and newsletter postings, please email Stacey Gustus or call her at 303-634-4428 to be added to this private email distribution list.

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CONGRATULATIONS ON DENVER CHAPTER’S SUCCESSFUL 2007 FALL SYMPOSIUM:

 

The Symposium on Scope Definition and Management held on Thursday, November 15, 2007 was a resounding success.  Excellent participation by all attendees in search of the elusive ESI prizes provided as an incentive to answer.  A fun learning experience was had by all!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December Monthly Meeting is this Year’s Holiday Party

 

This Year’s Annual Holiday Party is set for Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at 240 Union (6th Avenue and Union Boulevard), Lakewood.  Spouses/guests are welcome.  Networking begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:00 p.m., throughout which we will be treated to caroling from the Original Dickens Carolers.  The cost per person is $40.00.  After dinner, as is a Chapter holiday tradition, Stacey Gustus will don the Santa hat and host the lively white elephant gift exchange.  Bring one wrapped gift per person in the price range of $15 to $20 to join in the fun.  Please make your reservations with Stacey Gustus at 303-634-4428 or sgustus@mckennalong.com by Friday, December 7, 2007. Another tradition that will continue this year is the collection of voluntary cash and/or local grocery store gift certificate donations to the Volunteers of America City Harvest Food Bank.  We hope to see you on

the 11th!  Happy holidays!

 

Chapter meetings

 

January Monthly Meeting

 

On January 15, 2008 the NCMA lunch meeting topic will be ("Rights in Technical Data

- An Update") and will be presented by Mr. William (Bill) C. Anderson.   

 

William (Bill) C. Anderson is Assistant General Counsel and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, United Launch Alliance, LLC, Centennial, Colorado.  In his current capacity, Bill is responsible for all IP issues at ULA including Government data rights issues. Bill worked for Boeing for over twenty years during two stints.  In between those two stints (June 1999 and April 2002), he was Assistant General Counsel, Honeywell International Inc., Aerospace Electronic Systems, in Phoenix, Arizona.  Prior to his employment at Honeywell, he managed the Boeing Aircraft & Missiles Systems, Intellectual Property Law Group in St. Louis, Missouri.  Bill assisted the Section 807 Federal Advisory Committee in drafting the 1995 data rights policy and regulations (DFARS) for the Department of Defense.  Bill also worked with Boeing and industry representatives to conceive and implement statutory (Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994) and regulatory (1995 FAR/DFARS) reforms permitting the federal government to more easily acquire commercial items using commercial practices.  Bill co-authored "Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel", a joint publication of ACCA and West Group and is the author of "A Comparative Analysis of Intellectual Property Issues Relating to the Acquisition of Commercial and Non-Commercial Items by the Federal Government" (Public Contract Law Journal (33:1, Fall 2003)).  Bill is a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, University of Baltimore Law School and the University of Washington Executive MBA Program.

 

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Fellows and Awards

 

The due dates for the first National awards for the Chapter year are upon us.  Future Newsletters will provide additional information on upcoming awards with the associated deadlines for application as follows:

 

                                              January 15

 

Honorary Life Member Award

 

NCMA’s highest member award.  Recognition of exceptional and noteworthy achievements to the purpose of NCMA.

 

February 1

 

Herbert Roback Memorial Award

Annual award to a nationally renowned & distinguished American for significant, lifelong achievements in the profession

 

March 1

 

Education Award

 

Recognition of exemplary contributions to the profession through education.

 

March 1

 

National Achievement Award

 

Special recognition to volunteers who have made notable contributions to NCMA deserving of national recognition.

 

April 15

 

Albert Berger Outstanding Chapter Leadership Award

 

Special recognition for superior chapter leadership

 

First Week of June

 

NCMA/ICAF

Recognition of outstanding research in the contracting/acquisition area

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From the Scholarship Chair

Scholarships Are Still Available!!!!

 

The NCMA Denver Chapter is expanding its Scholarship plan to facilitate the award of new scholarships this year.  Yes, the Chapter wants to give away more money!

The NCMA Denver Chapter has 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

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From the Education Chair

 

The Denver Chapter sponsors,  free of charge, Host Facilities for the various Audio Seminars.  The site host information will be sent via e-mail prior to each seminar.  It is the member’s responsibility to contact the designated Point of Contact in advance so that adequate materials, certificate of attendance, security badges and facility entrance paperwork (if applicable) can be prepared for the seminar.  To attend a specific audio seminar, please register with Stacey Gustus at sgustus@mckennalong.com or 303-634-4428.  Please note the topic, dates and locations for the upcoming seminars.

 

What are the topics and dates?

 

 

DECEMBER 2007

December 6:

Contract Administration Basics (Problem Resolution).  To be held at McKenna, Ball (Broomfield and Boulder) and NPS.

JANUARY 2008

January 24:

Contract Law Basics (Litigation in Government Contracting) To be held at McKenna, Ball (Broomfield and Boulder) and NPS.

January 31:

Pricing Basics (Cost or Pricing Data Requirements)


FEBRUARY 2008

February 14:

FAR Overview (Parts 13, 14, and 15)

February 28:

Contract Administration Basics (Contract Modifications and Options)

MARCH 2008

March 13:

Contract Law Basics (Intellectual Property Issues In Government Contracts)


March 20:

Pricing Basics (Cost Analysis)


APRIL 2008

April 10:

FAR Overview (Parts 16, 17, and 18)


April 24:

Contract Administration Basics (Contract Termination)


MAY 2008

May 15:

Contract Law Basics (“The Cats and Dogs Session”)


May 22:

Pricing Basics (Work Design and Analysis)


JUNE 2008

June 12:

FAR Overview (Parts 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23)


June 19:

Contract Administration Basics (Contract Closeout)




All audio seminars will be held at:

 

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Ball Aerospace (Broomfield and Boulder) and/or United Launch Alliance (9100 East Mineral Circle, Centennial).  The 12/6 and 1/24 will be offered at

National Park Service, Denver Service Center

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Blake Couture at dcouture@ball.com or 303-939-7804. 

 

We are actively seeking a third Host Facility to sponsor the Audio Seminars that is south of the Mason/Dixon Line (6th Ave) or more West.  If  your firm would be  interested in being a Host Facility for an of the upcoming seminars, please contact either Blake Couture or Stacey Gustus. 

 

Your Denver NCMA Chapter will reimburse the Host Facility for the expense of the seminar in exchange for providing venues for our membership to gather, hear and interact with one another members over a seminar topic.

 

An “out of cycle” Audio Seminar will be held as follows:

 

Certification Study Groups

 

If there is any interest in participating in a certification study group, please forward your interest to dcouture@ball.com.  List what you are studying for, what is a good time, your general location, do you have the materials, etc.  I am in the process of purchasing all of the study materials for each area and will let the membership know when this is completed. 

The Denver Chapter sponsors,  free of charge, Host Facilities for the various Audio Seminars.  The site host information will be sent via e-mail prior to each seminar.  It is the member’s responsibility to contact the designated Point of Contact in advance so that adequate materials, certificate of attendance, security badges and facility entrance paperwork (if applicable) can be prepared for the seminar.  To attend a specific audio seminar, please register with Stacey Gustus at sgustus@mckennalong.com or 303-634-4428.  Please note the topic, dates and locations for the upcoming seminars.

 

An “out of cycle” Audio Seminar will be held as follows:

GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contracts on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 10-11:30 a.m. at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 200, Denver) and United Launch Alliance (9100 East Mineral Circle, Centennial)

 

 

 

From the Membership Chair

 

 

Welcome New Members!

 

Christy Bridges

US Geological Survey

 

John Henry

 

David Lighthall

Wells Fargo

 

Derek Mikulski

Flight Safety Services Corp.

 

Christopher Stuart

Irving Burton Associates, Inc.

 

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