Policies
Centre Consulting's Federal Contracting Institute (FCI) offers training at its clients’ sites or at FCI sites in the DC metro area. FCI offers the courses listed in the catalog on its website and can also modify those courses or design new courses at client request. As outlined below, certain pricing, discount, and other terms vary depending on the location of the course and whether the course is custom designed or directly from the catalog.
FCI shall provide one or more qualified instructors for each course. FCI shall provide all attendees with course materials and copies of all handouts on the first day of training. Certificates shall be provided to all attendees upon completion of the course.
Customized training provides a mix of instructor led training with relevant case studies, workshops, and on-the-job applications that are specific to your organization. Customized training can be quoted on a fixed price (per student) or labor hour basis. ODC's will include rental cost, meals, training materials, out-of-town instructor travel, and per diem. Copies of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), if requested, are $85 per copy.
A fifty percent (50%) deposit will be is due on execution of the training agreement.
Prices and Deposits
Tuition is due in full on registration. Prices are per student. Number of students may be limited at particular sites; registrations are processed in the order received. Classes subject to cancellation at Centre's discretion. Light refreshments and course materials are included in the price.
Centre Cancellation Policy for Public Courses
You may cancel your course without a charge up to 30 days before the start of the course. Within 30 days of the course start date, cancellations are subject to a $150 processing fee; however, you may send a substitute or transfer to another Centre class without penalty prior to the start of the class.
No-Shows cannot transfer payment to another Centre class and will not receive a refund. Payments for cancellations will result in a credit valid for one year (refundable upon request) from date on which the registration was canceled. All cancellations must be received in writing.
All courses are subject to cancellation. When a course is canceled, Centre assumes no responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, airline transfer fees, or lodging expenses.
Discounts
All government employees will receive a 5% discount for training courses. For information on any further discounts offered for specific courses, please contact Amy Woodward at (703) 288-2800, ext. 222, or awoodward@centreconsult.com. Further discounts may apply for GSA Schedule registrations.
Confirmations
Confirmation of registration will be sent via e-mail within seven days of submission (less if the registration was received the week prior to the seminar). If you have not received a confirmation e-mail, your registration may not have been received. To verify registration, contact Nicole Snyder at (703) 288-2800, ext. 221, or nsnyder@centreconsult.com.
Audio seminar instructions and materials will be sent via e-mail to participants by the Friday prior to the audio seminar. If you do not receive an e-mail with audio seminar instructions, it may have been caught in a spam filter. For assistance, contact Nicole Snyder at (703) 288-2800, ext. 221, or nsnyder@centreconsult.com. Refunds will not be provided to registrants who do not receive the instructional e-mail.
On-site Seminars
Prices and deposit
Prices are per person, with a minimum of 15 persons. Additional prices per person are listed in the price list. Course materials are included in price. FCI will make every effort to deliver courses, but may be unable to accommodate particular desired dates for course delivery, because of other commitments. We require a 50% deposit due upon execution of a training agreement by Client, balance billed upon completion of the training. Other reasonable direct costs incurred for travel, meals plus G & A outside of the Washington, DC Metropolitan area shall be invoiced at cost.
Cancellations
Client will be billed for the full 15 students, even if fewer attend. Attendee substitutions are permitted at any time up to the start of the course. In the event an entire course session is cancelled with less than thirty (30) calendar days notice prior to course commencement, the client is liable for all out of pocket costs that FCI incurred in preparing to teach this course, including non-refundable expenses such as airfare. A postponement of a course is considered a cancellation.
All cancellations must be received in writing. FCI shall use its best efforts to attempt to reschedule training cancelled for reasons beyond Client's control.
Discounts
All government employees will receive a 5% discount. Further discounts may apply for GSA Schedule registrations.
Confidentiality Agreement
FCI agrees that at any time during the term of this Agreement and for one (1) year following the last day of training, any information provided by Client to FCI or any of its employees or consultants which is designated by Client as proprietary and/or confidential, shall be considered confidential and proprietary to FCI, its employees, and consultants. Therefore FCI, its employees, and consultants will not without Client's prior written consent—publish, divulge, disclose, or otherwise communicate to any person or persons outside FCI any information relating to the training, including questions discussed during the training.
It is understood that FCI shall have no confidentiality obligation with respect to any information known by FCI, generally known within the industry, prior to the date of this Agreement, or which information becomes common knowledge within the industry thereafter. FCI shall have all of its consultants and employees sign a similar agreement to not disclose Client's confidential information.
Intellectual Property
FCI retains an exclusive copyright license to all materials prepared by FCI and furnished to Client during the course of this engagement. Client shall have the right to retain copies of the materials at the conclusion of this engagement. However, Client shall not reproduce the materials without FCI's express written permission.
Subscribe to Centre Knowledge.