Appropriations Law of Federal Procurement Stream

Summary

This course will explore, explain, and provide hands-on practice in the key issues and principles of fiscal law as it affects federal procurement contracting.

This course covers the significance and risks in making fiscal law decisions. It is designed for Government contracting officers and COTRs/CORs, program managers, resource managers, budget officers and legal staffs. Contractors who want to understand the financial issues that their federal counterparts face in contract awards, modifications and administration, and terminations will also find it beneficial.

Participants will receive a thoroughly detailed course manual with text, laws, case excerpts, and examples, and will engage in review exercises and discussion problems that reinforce the presentation.

Learning Objectives

Recognize the basic legal controls, fiscal issues, and fact patterns that arise in federal contracting
Recognize the competing views of the Comptroller General/GAO and the Attorney General on their respective authorities and their interpretation of the Antideficiency Acts
Identify how violations of the purpose and time laws can be corrected (or not) in order to avoid Antideficiency Act violations
Determine the difference between severable and nonseverable service contracts; how severable service contracts can be funded across fiscal years; and how incremental funding works
Identify a prohibited personal services contract is; what is a cardinal change is; and the issues and rules for using expired appropriations to fund contract modifications

Continuing Education Credits

CLP

This course is recommended for 16 CLP credits.

CPE (Business Law/Finance/Management Services/Regulatory Ethics)

13.5 credits may be earned for this course.

CEU

1.13 credits may be earned for this course.

CLE

11 CLE (Pending approval in VA).

CLE Jurisdiction Approval

This course has been approved for CLE in CA, OH, and PA, and is pending approval in VA.
PCI is an accredited sponsor, approved by the State Bar of Texas, Committee on MCLE. If credit is needed in TX, please contact PCI at least 45 days prior to the training.
Through reciprocity, CLE may also be received in AK, AZ, AR, CO, FL, HI, IL, ME, MT, NJ, NY, ND, OR, WA, WV, and WI (additional state requirements may apply).
If you are seeking CLE credits for a jurisdiction other than the ones listed above, please contact Jess@PublicContractingInstitute.com.

PDU

This course can be submitted to Project Management Institute (PMI) for PDU. Upon their approval, it may be worth 11.3 PDU credits.