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Feb 2008 |
NCMA
2007-2008 Board of Directors
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President Emeritus/Graalman Chair 303-236-9560 |
Denver Chapter President 720-286-2552 |
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President-Elect 303-381-8000 |
Secretary and Registrar 303-634-4428 |
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Treasurer 303-707-8545 |
Newsletter Chair 303-676-3516 |
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Membership Chair 303-533-4140 |
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 303-676-3595 |
Scholarship Chair 719-579-9474 |
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Nominations Chair 303-445-2442 |
Program Chair & Volunteer Coordinator 303-391-8567 |
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Corporate Sponsor Chait 303-969-2114 |
Awards/Fellows Chair 303-391-8567 |
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Webmaster 303-937-6979 |
Publicity/Photographer/Historian Chair 303-445-2403 |
2007-2008
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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Bill Ingram |
Thomas A.
Lemmer |
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C. Richard
Pennington |
Karla
Smiley Bureau of
Reclamation |
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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.
Monthly Meetings
February’s Meeting
On Thursday, February 14, 2008 the NCMA lunch meeting will be held at the Cool River Café and
we are pleased to have Eric Fernandez,
Executive Director of Corporate Sponsorships for AT&T, discuss his experience in negotiating sports and
entertainment contract and athlete endorsements, including an overview of the
general approach for negotiating these types of agreements and specifically
within the contracts what (and why) do we negotiate. In his position since 2002, Mr. Fernandez has
guided the company's global sponsorship strategy, partnership development and
implementation as it has transformed into the communications and entertainment
industry leader. During this time
AT&T has secured strategic partnerships with the
Please join us for this fascinating lunchtime presentation
at the Cool River Café (
January’s Monthly Meeting
Over fifty (50) Member’s and Guests of the Denver
Chapter attended the January 15th luncheon meeting at Landry’s. Bill Anderson, Assistant General Counsel and
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at United Launch Alliance in Centennial,
Colorado gave a powerful presentation of Intellectual Property issues facing
prime contractors and lower tier Subcontractors. Bill is responsible for all IP issues at ULA
including Government data rights issues. The Denver Chapter thanks Bill for
taking the time to provide the attendees with an up-to-date overview of this
important subject matter.
Future
meeting are tentatively scheduled as follows:
March 13 (monthly meeting or NES)
April 10 (monthly meeting or NES)
May 8 (monthly meeting)
June 12 (monthly meeting)
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 11:15 a.m. Registration, 11:30
a.m. Lunch and Networking
GUEST
SPEAKER is Dr. Robert Cox who will
speak on
Biological
Threats to the Defense Industry: From Bioterrorism to Bird Flu!-
Will the threats ever end? Many Americans wonder exactly that! It seems that
every day ... somewhere in the world ... natural disasters, political unrest,
terrorism or military actions threaten the status quo. In
this program, Dr. Robert Cox will focus upon two biological threats ...
Bioterrorism and Pandemic Influenza. Although one is intentional while the
other is a natural event, both pose incredible threats to civilian and military
life. This program provides an historical perspective, current assessment and
future forecast into these potential biological disasters from a scientific,
biomedical point of view.
Founder
and President of BioForecasts, www.BioForecasts.com Dr. Robert Cox is double board certified in
Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, practicing in
He now focuses upon the Biological Future, bringing his expertise to corporations and associations as a speaker, author and consultant. Dr.Cox's programs help audiences and clients understand how 21st Century developments in the Biological Sciences will dramatically impact their world, not just in terms of Health and Longevity, but also in multiple other areas from Ethics to Economics and from Careers to Relationships.
LOCATION will be at SI International, Inc.,
MENU will be Sandwiches
and Soda
COST
is $5 for Members and $6 Non-Members (Invite
your coworkers!)
RSVP by Friday, 15 February to: Gary.Krystek@itt.com
Cancellations
no later than 48 hours before the event
The
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:
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March 1 |
Education Award |
Recognition of exemplary contributions to the profession through education. |
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March 1 |
National Achievement Award |
Special recognition to volunteers who have made notable contributions to NCMA deserving of national recognition. |
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April 15 |
Albert Berger Outstanding Chapter Leadership Award |
Special recognition for superior chapter leadership |
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First Week of June |
NCMA/ICAF |
Recognition of outstanding research in the contracting/acquisition area |
From
the Scholarship Chair
February, 2008
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.
NCMA
The NCMA Denver Chapter presented the award of its first scholarship this year to Mr. Fred Brooke, a Contracting Specialist with the National Parts Service, at the January meeting for Mr. Brooke’s completion of a continuing education class. The Scholarship was nearly $400. Again, congratulations to Mr. Brooke!
From the Education Chair
February, 2008
AUDIO SEMINARS:
The
Please note the topic, dates and locations for the upcoming
seminars through June, 2008.
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All audio seminars will be held at: *McKenna Long &
Aldridge LLP, Ball Aerospace ( |
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The addresses for the host locations
are:
Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp.,
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, 1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80202
National
Park Services,
United Launch Alliance, LLC, 9100 East Mineral Circle, Centennial, CO 80112
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 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.
Another option is to set up a net meeting and participate in study groups via the web and chat room interactions. Please let me know if this would be of interest to the membership.
Questions
of the month:
1. Article 2 of the UCC superceded the
A. Uniform Bills of Lading Act of 1909
B. Uniform Warehouse Receipts Act
C. Uniform Stock Transfer Act
D. Uniform Sales Act
2. Advance agreements regarding cost principles should be
negotiated
A. before costs are incurred
B. before the solicitation is issued
C. before the contract is signed
3. A contractor who fails to meet a delivery date
A. may be terminated for default only after being given a
10-day grace period.
B. may be terminated for default immediately.
C. may be terminated for default at any time within two
years.
D. may not be terminated until the Government assures
itself of the contractor's fault.
E. during fact-finding
4. Funding instability is a serious problem for major
systems acquisition professionals. Name 3 things a contracting officer can
recommend to mitigate funding instability:
A. Multi-year procurement authority, priced options, CAIV
B. Government Purpose Rights, POM Reclamas, Earned Value
C. Other Transactions, Grants, Cooperative Agreements
D. Forward Pricing Rate Agreements, Performance Based
Contracting, Cost Reimbursement Contracts
5. If a Government inspector misunderstood the contract
and required a contractor to alter its method of performance, the contractor
may be able to recover under the
A. mutual mistake doctrine
B. bone fide needs doctrine
C. constructive change doctrine
D. anticipatory repudiation doctrine
6. Which of the following is the least preferred method
of computing an equitable adjustment?
A. Total Costs
B. Actual costs
C. Actual costs, reasonably incurred
D. Reasonable value to buyer approach
Answers will
be provided in next month’s newsletter
Contracting
News
Agencies head back to college to recruit
acquisition workers.
To expand the acquisition
workforce, the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and
Budget are turning to college students.
A government-wide effort dubbed
the Federal Acquisition Intern Coalition will serve as a one-stop shop for
students to learn more about government acquisition. OPM will champion the new
initiative at more than 500 college campuses through the support of the
Partnership of Public Service.
The main thrust of the coalition,
which has been a year in the making, comes in the form of a Web page launched
today as part of the Federal Acquisition Institute’s Web site.
Included on the Web page is a
fact sheet that shows benefits and salaries for government employees. The sheet
can also be customized to include any additional information agencies want
potential employees to know.