The seminar will bring together the Norwegian and European defense industry in a forum where top US-based and European experts will teach industry representatives how to navigate the complex requirements of US Government contracting. This seminar is classroom style with opportunities to ask/answer questions and network. The presentations will be conducted in English.

For Norwegian and European companies in the defense industry, winning a US Government funded contract (or subcontract) can open the door to the biggest market for defense in the world.  At the same time, it also leads to numerous challenges related to compliance with US Government acquisition regulations, as well as responsibility to ensure subcontractors and suppliers are also in compliance. 

Industry’s ability to build and maintain competency in the US Government’s Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) is key to a profitable and successful relationship with the US Government.

Steve Knight, of Haynes & Boone LLP and Mark LoManto and Dave Kaplan from ML Weekes, and the US Embassy (invited) will again lead the lineup of presenters. Industry experts from Nammo, Kongsberg, Kongsberg USA and Saab will present.

This seminar is relevant, accessible, and affordable to the Norwegian and European defense industry and it will address a wide range of relevant topics, targeting both beginner and advanced levels, topics include,

• Status of US Department of War funding for programs and requirements for technologies,
• What is the FAR/DFARS and how do Norwegian and European contractors to the US Department of War (DoW) comply?
• How to read and interpret FAR/DFARS,
• How to submit a proposal and offer to the US,
• What are the cost and pricing requirements?
• What to do if a US DoW audit is required,
• How to manage a US DoW contract and how to work with the supply chain with the requirements,
• How to put together a FAR/DFARS compliance program and
• How to respond to CMMC with a program fit for size.

Target audience: Industry staff working with FAR/DFARS, including pricing & proposals, contracts, procurement, sales and marketing, project & program offices, planning, finance, IT/information security – cyber & CMMC, and compliance and governmental relations and legal.

More details about the program and registration will be forthcoming on this website.

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