Join us for an important webinar for Native businesses those looking to contract with Federal, state, and local governments. The largest growing area for small business federal contracting opportunities is the service area. This webinar will focus on three major areas associated with managing service contracts: labor law requirements, government surveillance, and contract options.

This webinar will take place on Tuesday, December 1st at 9 am Pacific, 10 am Mountain, and 11 am Central. This webinar will be delivered online utilizing the Zoom platform. The webinar can be taken on computers and smartphones.

You can register by visiting: ntv.bz/servicecontracts

This workshop is being funded in part by the USDA Rural Development, the Small Business Administration, and the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

Additional information of the contents of the webinar are below:

In the three major focus areas, the webinar will cover these important points:

1. Labor law requirements
– Knowledge and information you must possess to effectively manage and comply with labor-related laws and EO requirements
– The three classes of service employees and related government expectations
– Wage Determinations and Department of Labor involvement in non-compliance
– Why you need to have a firm understanding of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

2. Government surveillance
– What is a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) and how is it used by the government
– The government’s ability to have you submit a QASP as part of your proposal
– How the government evaluates and rates your performance and what you do if you disagree with a rating

3. Contract Options
– The government’s unilateral right to extend a service contract
– What is an option and how they work in extending the term of a service contract
– Terms and conditions (clauses) related to options which must be in your contract
– Transitioning from one contractor to another (phase-in/out requirements)