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Standard Course Offerings:

Certified Contracting Solutions, LLC offers a broad range of courses related to Government and Commercial Contracting. The following table reflects courses that have been provided previously and can be readily tailored to a client’s specific needs.

Course Title	Keynote	Half Day	Full Day	Customization
Negotiations skills	Yes	Yes	Yes	This is a basic overview class
Negotiation Basics	No	No	Yes	This class is a 2 ½ day introduction to negotiations. It is a primer for the new negotiator and a detailed review for the experienced negotiator.
Advanced Negotiation Workshop	No	No	Yes	This class is a 2 ½ day class that uses examples and class exercises to allow negotiators to hone their skills.
Master Negotiator Seminar	No	No	Yes	This class is a 2 ½ day intensive study of the detailed nature of human factors in negotiation; designed for the experienced negotiator who will be spending a lot of time on large, complex, or sensitive negotiations.
Leadership (NCMA Version)	No	No	Yes	This is a full day seminar designed by NCMA and based on the text Leadership: Building High-Performance Buying and Selling Teams by Gregg Garrett and William Pursch
Leadership	Yes	Yes	Yes	This is a 2 ½ day class on the principles of leadership and leadership theory.
Basics of Government Contracting	Yes	Yes	Yes	Generally should be tailored to the level of the audience.
Ethics	Yes	Yes	Yes	Should be customized to reflect the ethics policies of the receiving organization.
Developing a Relationship with your Government customer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Getting Started in Government Preference Programs	Yes	Yes	Yes
Marketing your GSA Schedule	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be focused on how to get on schedule or how to market afterwards.
Managing your GSA Schedule	Yes	Yes	Yes	This class will prepare a contract negotiator with the skills and tools necessary to manage a schedule contract.
Introduction to Cost and Pricing Data	Yes	Yes	Yes
Introduction to Government Contracting	Yes	Yes	Yes
Government Contract Law Basics	Yes	Yes	Yes	Best presented as a full week; less time permits only limited, but useful coverage.
Selecting Proper Contract Types	Yes	Yes	Yes	Full-day includes practices on calculating PTA on incentive arrangements.
Teaming Agreements	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be customized to reflect whether receiving organization is acting as prime or sub.
Contract Administration Basics	Yes	Yes	Yes	Has been done as a three-day seminar.
Understanding the FAR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Has also been presented as a two-day seminar.
Subcontract Management	Yes	Yes	Yes	Has been presented as a full week seminar customized to the specific policies and procedures of the receiving organization.
Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be customized to include specifics required by agency specific requirements.
Uniform Commercial Code and Government Subcontracts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Has been presented as full week seminar.
How To Perform Contract Closeouts	Yes	Yes	Yes
How To Effectively Deal With A Termination For Convenience	Yes	Yes	Yes