Employee Issues Company Compliance Contract Claims & Equitable Adjustments Procurement Intellectual Property Equipment & Property Administration (Government) Key Personnel Clauses for Federal RFPs Employee Issues Your most important assets are your employees. Our services will help you address your labor and employment issues. We will help you to anticipate and avoid the triggers that lead to litigation and claims. Did you know that employment discrimination issues are the biggest cause for litigation in our federal courts? The best defense is being proactive! This means having an effective written policy, communicating it, enforcing it, and serious about it. We can help you be proactive with: Employee policies, handbooks, and conduct requirements Employment and non-compete agreements Training employees on preventing age, religious, and racial discrimination, and sexual harassment. Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Program (AAP) Strategies on termination, lay offs, and proper discipline. Do you need help with employee issues? Back to top Company Compliance Most major companies have compliance policies to foster strict adherence to contractual terms and conditions, and with all governmental laws and regulations. These policies provide guidance to employees on acceptable behavior and for performing and enforcing contracts. If an illegal events occurs, and effective compliance policy will serve as a basis for penalties to be reduced. We will help you by: Preparing the Company Policy and Procedure Manual Preparing a Code of Conduct Training your employees. Do you need help with company compliance issues? Back to top Contract Claims & Equitable Adjustments Despite your best efforts to administer and manage a contract, delays, disruption, interference, and other changes my occur, either expressly or "constructively". You may be entitled to recover direct and indirect costs. We will help to prepare the claim or request for equitable adjustment. Do you need help with contract claims and/or equitable adjustments issues? Back to top Procurement When you need to obtain supplies and services from vendors or suppliers and subcontractors, we can help you by preparing the needs analysis, creating the Statement of Work or Specifications, preparing the Request for Proposal or Quote, evaluating the proposals, and recommending an award. We can help you prepare and issue a subcontract under a prime contract, and negotiate the deal on your behalf. We will prepare, submit and negotiate purchase orders and subcontracts for you. We can also help you prepare for a Contractor Purchasing System Review ( CPSR) Do you need help with procurement issues? Back to top Intellectual Property Did you know that your intellectual property may be y our most valuable property? We will help protect your intellectual property by assisting you with: Copyrights Trademarks Federal Rights in Data Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and objections Trade Secrets Licensing Back to top Equipment & Property Administration (Government) The use of Government owned equipment and property under a contract brings with it a myriad of rules, regulations, reports, forms, obligations, etc. If you need to work through this maze, we have the expertise you may need. We can develop and implement an inventory control system for you, prepare all your necessary reports, do findings and recommendations for lost, damaged and destroyed items, and facilitate the disposal of the property at the end of the contract. If you have to do equipment and property administration in-house, as required by your contract, we also could train your people and provide them with individualize guidance necessary for your program to operate smoothly. Do you need help with any other business issues? Back to top