Resources to Optimize Your Ability to Procure and Maintain Government Contracts
Selling to the federal government requires extraordinary levels of cost control, reporting and documentation. As compliance requirements, oversight, and cost pressures continue to increase, your company needs highly efficient operations, thorough cost/price analyses and robust accounting practices to succeed in this highly regulated environment.
The Intersection of Core Accounting Services and Government Contract Industry Knowledge
DHG combines core public accounting assurance and tax knowledge with deep government contract experience and a focus on industries that sell to the government.
Improved Compliance and Profitability
DHG Government Contract Services Group provide assurance, tax and consulting services to hundreds of government contractors, working with every area of civilian federal, Department of Defense and intelligence agencies. We not only strengthen compliance with SBA, DCAA, FAR and CAS, we work to improve current and more importantly future profitability.
Government Contract Assurance Services Group
DHG Government Contract Assurance Services Group expands on the generally accepted accounting and assurance principles and standards by leveraging in-depth industry knowledge and experiences. This integrated approach delves into common pit falls, standard government contract compliance issues, value drivers and overall management and profitability. As a result, our teams not only understand GAAP, GAAS or revenue recognition issues but build into their processes an assessment of a company’s compliance with applicable regulations set down by the federal government.
Government Contract Tax Services Group
DHG Government Contract Tax Services Group works closely within our teams and again understand the industry risks and influences on planning and compliance decisions. These often lead into indirect rate recovery, executive compensation and allowability/allocability impact discussions.
Government Contract Advisory Services Group
DHG Government Contract Advisory Services delivers comprehensive regulatory compliance solutions to a broad range of contractors from the largest to the smallest. Our government contract specific advisory services include:
Regulatory and Contract Compliance
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
- Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
- Truth in Negotiation Act (TINA)
- Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
- Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
Government Contract Audit Support
- DCAA pre-audit gap analysis, recommendations and implementation
- DCAA/DCMA report review, triage, and liaison
- Incurred cost submission preparation, review and adequacy challenge support
Accounting Systems
- System analysis, selection and implementation
- Approved accounting system requirements
- Internal control issues
- Policies and procedures documentation
Cost Allocation Structures
- Maximize cost recovery
- Satisfy strategic bidding and business objectives
- Ensure compliance with CAS & FAR requirements
Cost Proposal Preparation and Support
- Cost estimating system compliance
- Subcontractor Cost/Price Analysis
- GSA and FAR pricing
Cost Accounting Standards
- Disclosure Statements
- Cost impact analysis
- Change planning
- DCAA/DCMA coordination
Small Business Administration (SBA)
- 8(a) Compliance
- Affiliation issues
- Joint ventures
- Mentor Protégé program
DFAR Business Systems
- Contractor Purchasing, Estimating, Accounting, Material Management, and Earned Value systems
- Mock audits, gap analysis and practical implementation strategies
- Deficiency response
- Conflict resolution and liaison
Dispute Consulting
- Subject matter experts/expert witness testimony
- Bid Protest
- Termination Settlement Proposals
- Request for Equitable Adjustments
- Consultants with security clearances
Contractor Lifecycle and Regulatory Support
DHG Advisory Services also deliver comprehensive risk advisory and IT advisory to government contractors combining a thorough understanding of applicable federal standards with industry-specific experience. We can assess your enterprise-wide risk assessment, accounting systems and the way you use them, implementing performance improvement and backing them with audit defense and bid protest support.
Transaction Advisory Services Integration
Our government contract resources include the Transaction Advisory Services team, which provides focused support for corporate strategic buyers, private equity firms and other investors. We deliver the due diligence for a more detailed understanding of what you’re buying (or selling), plus additional high-value recommendations on taxation, compensation and benefits.