Spriggs Consulting Services, a trusted partner to OCI, will be offering a free government contracts seminar on June 15th, from 9AM to 4PM, at the Wingate Hotel in Fredericksburg, VA. The topic of the seminar will be “Changes, Terminations, and Subcontracting”. The seminar will be led by Bill Spriggs. Bill has over 40 years of hands-on experience with changes, terminations, subcontracting, negotiations and dispute avoidance and resolution.

Subjects covered will include:

• How the changes and terminations clauses interrelate and interact
• Importance of changes clause in terminations for default and terminations for convenience
• Types of changes, what to do about them and when they are excusable causes in default cases
• When and how changes come into play in terminations for convenience
• Application of FAR Part 31 cost principles to changes and terminations
• Changes in commercial contracts under FAR Part 12
• Beware the termination for convenience clause in commercial contracts under FAR Part 12
• How to prepare, submit and settle changes and termination for convenience proposals
• The 14 steps to a negotiated settlement without litigation
• How changes, terminations and disputes should be handled in subcontracts
• What law applies to subcontracts and which clauses flow down to subcontractors
• How to write subcontract changes, termination and disputes clauses
• Pass through agreements and sponsorship of proposals
• When and how a request for equitable adjustment becomes a claim
• How to avoid disputes and litigation over changes and terminations

All government and industry personnel dealing with contracts should attend. The seminar is free to all government and industry registrants. To register, please contact JEN@SPRIGGSCONSULTINGSERVICES.COM. Please register by June 6th to ensure a seat at the seminar.