Navigating Commerciality Determinations in Federal Contracts Training Webinar

Overview

This comprehensive course will provide attendees with an understanding of the Federal contract requirement for the use of commercial products and services, as well as documentation necessary to support compliance. Participants will gain insight into the regulatory landscape that drives these expectations, with a focus on the applicable FAR provisions and recent updates. The course will address the steps and documentation necessary to support commercial item determinations, dispel common myths and misconceptions, and provide practical tools for conducting effective market research. Attendees will also explore the roles and responsibilities of buyers, suppliers, and contracting officers in the commerciality process and learn how to navigate the often-challenging process of securing agreement on a commercial item designation.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Identify the benefits of buying and supplying commercial products and services
• Understand the numerous myths about commerciality
• Identify the key players in the process to get to commerciality
• Understand the key role market research plays in the commerciality process
• Identify the necessary information to support a commercial determination
• Understand the FAR definitions of commercial products or services
• Develop a comparison table of proposed and similar products to support your commercial determination
• Understand the recent regulatory changes impacting commerciality
• Understand common issues and best practices
• Develop a toolbox of approaches to support your commerciality process

Program Content

This course will cover the following topics:

• The Federal regulations addressing commercial products and services
• The part you as a buyer or supplier play
• Why documentation is so important
• Why contracting officers are not as supportive of commerciality as they should be

About Redstone GCI

RGCI enables contractors doing business with the U.S. government to comply with the complex and challenging procurement regulatory provisions and contract requirements by providing superior cost, pricing, accounting, and contracts administration consulting expertise to clients expeditiously, efficiently, and within customer expectations. Our consulting expertise and experience is unparalleled in understanding unique challenges of government contractors, our operating procedures are crafted and monitored to ensure rock-solid compliance, and our company’s charter and implementing policies are designed to continuously meet needs of clients while fostering a long-term partnership with each client through pro-active communication with our clients.