Navigating the Sea of Overhead

Overheads, loads, add-ons, burdens, indirect costs, allocations, wraps... What do they all mean? Successful government contractors are able to navigate the sea of indirect rate complexities while complying with regulations, maintaining cost and delivering for their customer.

Please join DHG's Mike Mardesich and Brad Tress as they tackle the essentials for understanding indirect costs and associated requirements. Some of the topics to be addressed include:

Typical indirect-cost pools
Allocation of indirect costs
Contractor management of indirect costs
Impact of government contracting requirements
Cost Accounting Standards requirements
How the government monitors indirect costs

For questions or for more information, please contact us at [email protected].

Speaker and Presenter Information

Brad Tress, Dixon Hughes Goodman

Manager

Uses management consulting and federal government contract consulting experience including knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) guidance, to assist small businesses, government sponsored enterprises (GSE), Fortune 100 companies, and top 100 government contractors.

Services include the following:

• Indirect cost rate analysis and review
• Financial projections
• Cost and pricing proposal preparation
• Evaluation of subcontract proposals
• Negotiation support
• Accounting system surveys and examinations
• Purchasing system surveys and examinations
• Estimating system surveys and examinations
• Drafting of policies and procedures for various business systems
• Testing of accounting system implementations
• Preparation and review of Incurred Cost Submissions
• Preparation of CAS Disclosure Statements
• Contractor support during DCAA audit
• Litigation support

Mike Mardesich, Dixon Hughes Goodman

Senior Manager

As a Senior Manager in the Government Contracting Advisory Group, Mr. Mardesich uses his management consulting and federal government contract consulting experience including knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) guidance, to assist small businesses, government sponsored enterprises (GSE), Fortune 100 companies, and top 100 government contractors. He is a speaker and author on current government contracting issues. His services include the following:

- Indirect cost rate analysis and review
- Financial projections
- Cost and pricing proposal preparation
- Evaluation of subcontract proposals
- Negotiation support
- Accounting system surveys and examinations
- Purchasing system surveys and examinations
- Estimating system surveys and examinations
- Drafting of policies and procedures for various business systems
- Testing of accounting system implementations
- Preparation and review of Incurred Cost Submissions
- Preparation of CAS Disclosure Statements
- Contractor support during DCAA audit
- Litigation support