James Nagle

JAMES NAGLE, a retired partner and now Of Counsel in the firm of Oles Morrison Rinker and Baker, Mr. Nagle is a nationally renowned expert who has written six books on federal contracting, “Nash, Cibinic and Nagle, Administration of Government Contracts, Fifth Edition,” (2016); “Whelan & Nagle, Cases and Materials on Federal Government Contracts, Third Edition” (Foundation Press 2007); “Federal Procurement Regulations: Policy, Practice and Procedures," (ABA Press, 1987); "How to Review a Federal Contract and Research Federal Contract Law, Second Edition," (ABA Press, 2000); "Federal Construction Contracting," (Wiley Law Publications, 1992); and "The History of Government Contracting, Third Edition," (2^nd edition George Washington University (GWU) Press, 1999) (3^rd Ed. Government Training Inc., 2012).

Vernon J. Edwards

Vern Edwards teaches Federal contracting and writes on the subject for The Nash & Cibinic Report, the Government Contractor, Briefing Papers, and other publications. He founded THE FAR BOOTCAMP^®.

Mr. Edwards was a contract negotiator, contracting officer, and director of contracts for the United States Air Force, and worked in a number of Air Force space system program offices, including Space Development Plans, Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems, Defense Meteorological Satellites, and Space Defense Systems.

Mr. Edwards was appointed a Tri-services Contracting Officer and negotiated independent research and development and bid and proposal cost ceilings for the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Department of Energy.

Donald E. Mansfield

Donald E. Mansfield has been an instructor in Federal contracting for fifteen years. He teaches THE FAR BOOTCAMP^® and THE SOURCE SELECTION BOOTCAMP^®. From 2006 to 2019, Don was a Professor of Contract Management for Defense Acquisition University (DAU). While at DAU, Don led the development of Federal Acquisition Regulation Fundamentals (CON 090), a course that he subsequently managed for four years. Don also developed and maintained the DAU Provision and Clause Matrix.

Michael Fischetti

Michael P. Fischetti (JD, MS, MA, BA, CPCM, CAE) is an experienced acquisition executive and subject-matter expert and writer in contract management, with prior experience working and leading operations and policy positions in government contracting.

Robert “John” Pritchard

JOHN PRITCHARD has over 44 years’ experience in contracting and acquisition. He was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force in 1979 and entered the Contracting Career Field. His Air Force career included numerous positions including Director of Contracts on two major System Program Offices at the National Reconnaissance Office; Commander, Defense Contract Management Office, Buffalo, NY; Deputy Director of Contracts, Secretary of Air Force Special Projects (SAF/SP); Procuring Contracting Officer on the Global Positioning System (GPS) Program, Los Angeles AFB; and Chief of Supply, Los Angeles AFB, CA.

Jeffrey E. Schmidt

Jeff Schmidt recently retired from Defense Acquisition University after 10 years of teaching and consulting. He teaches THE FAR BOOTCAMP^® and the THE SOURCE SELECTION BOOTCAMP^®. He served as the Director, Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP) for DAU West Region from 2015-2022. Jeff is a recognized subject matter expert across a multi-functional spectrum to include Contracting, Acquisitions and Program Management. He is also a certified Executive Coach with expertise in leadership development and critical thinking. Jeff was an embed with the Defense Health Agency Component Acquisition Executive from 2020-2022. He assisted in strategic initiatives and program execution to improve Acquisitions across the agency.

Nicholas A. Sanders

Nick Sanders has spent nearly 40 years in Federal acquisition environment as a contractor, consultant, author, and instructor. Mr. Sanders is a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) and a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP). He provides advisory services to Government contractors in diverse industries, including those in Aerospace & Defense, Telecom, Bio-Pharmaceutical, Not-for-Profit, Technology, and Engineering & Construction. He has advised clients on a wide variety of matters, including compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). Mr. Sanders has ten years of government contracts consulting experience in the “Big 4” professional accounting firms, and more than twenty years’ experience as a prime contractor in the Aerospace & Defense and Engineering & Construction industries.