Originally Presented: February 26, 2015

Course Length: 1.5 Hours

Course Credit Hours: 1.5 PDHs

Moderator: Jodi Vaccaro, USA Environmental

Speakers:
Richard Oliver, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
J. Matthew Carter, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Course Overview:

Bid protests are increasing and small business leaders need to be knowledgeable about the bid protest process. Join the SAME Small Business Council and a team of experts for an invaluable webinar-based discussion on how to challenge and how to defend contract awards in the context of a GAO bid protest.

The webinar will present appropriate considerations for choosing a bid protest forum. Topics will include: overview of the GAO bid protest process; best practices for preparing for a debriefing; and discussion of the most frequently successful GAO protest grounds. Overall, webinar attendees will walk away with the knowledge and tools to navigate the process of GAO bid protests.

Originally Presented: November 19, 2014

Course Length: 2 Hours

Course Credit Hours: 2 PDH

Moderator:
Nelline Kowbel, SAME Environmental Committee, Deputy Chair

Speakers:

• Dr. Andrea Leeson/ SERDP-ESTCP
• Dr. Janet Anderson/ AFCEC
• Dr. Jim Jacobus/ Minnesota Department of Health
• Dr. Jennifer Field/ Oregon State University
• Bill DiGuiseppi/CH2M HILL

Course Overview:
Join the SAME Environmental Committee as it explores the DOD Emerging Contaminants (EC) program including programmatic approaches, regulatory priorities, technical challenges and recent advancements. This webinar will present the latest findings from recent site assessments addressing perfluorinated chemicals and 1,4-dioxane, describe a decision-making process for assessing when sampling is required, and update the technical approaches to investigate and remediate impacted sites. Speakers represent viewpoints from DOD, Air Force, Minnesota Department of Health, Oregon State University and environmental consulting firms.

Originally Presented: October 30, 2014

Course Length: 1.5 Hours

Course Credit Hours: 1.5 PDH, 1.5 AIA LUs/HSW

**For AIA credit, please email Belle Febbraro at Bfebbraro@same.org with your name, email address, and AIA #.

Moderator: Rad Delaney, AIA, F.SAME, CDM Smith

Speakers:
Mitch Cornelius, Mortenson Construction Inc.
Rachel Riopel Wiley, HDR Architecture Inc.
Jason Fairchild, USACE
Dean McCarns, NAVFAC

Course Overview:

What better way to understand the application of building information modeling in practice than to hear about it from the agencies and practitioners themselves? Join us to review project case studies outlining, not only the successes but revealing the most valuable lessons learned by all stakeholders. This session will include a panel of practitioners and agency representatives to dissect and discuss the requirements developed by the NAVFAC and USACE agencies.

Originally Presented: September 23, 2014

Course Length:  1.5 Hours

Course Credit Hours: 1.5 PDH

Moderator:  Jodi Vaccaro, Sr. Buisiness Development Representative, USA Environmental

Speakers:  Nichole DeVries Atallah, Labor & Employment Litigation Attorney, PillieroMazza
David A. Rose, Attorney at Law, Moser Rose Attorneys 

Course Overview:
Are you a contractor working on a federal project, a labor compliance representative, a construction business owner, or the like? If so, you don't want to miss this informative webinar hosted by the SAME Small Buisness Council! The Small Business Council pulled together an expert team to present on the statutes applicable to federal contracts for construction and for the provision of goods and services. With the myriad of Labor Laws, staying educated on new requirements and maintaining compliance provides the foundation for gaining and retaining federal contracts and avoiding legal interferences. 

Originally Presented
September 11, 2013

Course Length:
1.5 hours 

Credit Hours:
1.5PDH 

Moderator:
 Lt. Col. Thomas L. Mitchell Jr., CFM, CFMJ, USAF (Ret.)

Speaker:
Col. Glenn Seitchek, P.E., USAFR, (Ret.)

Course Overview:
This course will provide a fundamental understanding of the Public-Public and Public-Private Partnership (P4) process, share best-practice applications shared via various partnerships between government and private sector organizations, and offer insights that can facilitate the establishment of a robust and effective partnering program for design, construction and base operating support enabling critical mission capability at military installations.

Discussion points will include how to assist in the identification and exploration of potential partnering opportunities such as with the local cities/counties/states, utility companies, universities, and private sector property managers, developers, and financiers.
Additionally, this webinar will share how to leverage tabletop (TTX) exercises at military installations to serve as a model for other installations regarding how to identify and leverage meaningful partnerships for mutual benefit; and the development of a toolbox for installation commanders, HHQ staff leaders and other key stakeholders to facilitate application of this P4.

ORIGINALLY PRESENTED August 14, 2014

Course Length:  1.5 Hours

Course Credit Hours: 1.5 PDH

Moderator:
Susan Morris, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
Speakers:
Ivan Bolden, Chief, Army's Privitization and Partnerships, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
Barry Scribner, Jones Lang LaSalle
Shannon Connor, American Water Military Services Group 

Course Overview:
This course will provide a fundamental understanding of the Public-Public and Public-Private Partnership (P4) process, share best-practice applications shared via various partnerships between government and private sector organizations, and offer insights that can facilitate the establishment of a robust and effective partnering program for design, construction and base operating support enabling critical mission capability at military installations.

Discussion points will include how to assist in the identification and exploration of potential partnering opportunities such as with the local cities/counties/states, utility companies, universities, and private sector property managers, developers, and financiers.

Additionally, this webinar will share how to leverage tabletop (TTX) exercises at military installations to serve as a model for other installations regarding how to identify and leverage meaningful partnerships for mutual benefit; and the development of a toolbox for installation commanders, HHQ staff leaders and other key stakeholders to facilitate application of this P4.