Adam Cole

Adam ColeAdam is a Senior Consultant with Redstone Government Consulting, Inc. based in our firm’s Huntsville office. Adam supports our government compliance group and his role includes production of pricing models for cost volume proposals, the preparation of complex incurred cost submissions, data modeling and analysis related to indirect rates, and unallowable cost testing. Adam works closely with our directors and managers in performing testing and assessments of DFARS Business Systems, specializing in the accounting system. He also works with other team members to assist clients with compliance requirements of the U.S. Government. Education Adam holds a B.S. degree in Economics from The University of Alabama with minors in Computing Technology & Applications and Management Communication.

Recent Posts

Writing a Convincing Labor Basis of Estimate

Oftentimes when supporting the production of cost volumes and pricing exercises for clients, we’re given a basis of estimate (BOE) that has been written by someone on the technical team. Even being a group of accounting and compliance professionals who know little in areas such as cyber, engineering, or other technical areas of the scope of work, we’re left scratching our heads. This usually leads to several back-and-forth discussions centered around gleaning enough information from the technical team to pass the proverbial government “sniff test”.

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Topics: Compliant Accounting Infrastructure, Proposal Cost Volume Development & Pricing, Small Business Compliance, Human Resources, Government Regulations, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

What are Schedules O and the Supplemental A’s in the Incurred Cost Submission?

What is the Incurred Cost Submission? What is Schedule O? What are the Supplemental A Schedules? This VLOG will briefly explain the Incurred Cost Submission, how to complete Schedules O and the Supplemental A Schedules, and the importance of those schedules.

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Topics: Compliant Accounting Infrastructure, Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), Small Business Compliance, Contracts & Subcontracts Administration, DCAA Audit Support, Government Regulations, Vlog, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

The Incurred Cost Submission: Why are Schedules H and J Important?

Schedules H and J are some of the most important parts of the Incurred Cost Submission. This VLOG will briefly explain the Incurred Cost Submission, how to complete Schedules H and J, and the importance of each schedule.

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), Vlog

Why are Schedules B, C, D, and Fringe Important?

Schedules B, C, D, and Fringe are some of the most important parts of the Incurred Cost Submission. This vLOG will briefly explain the Incurred Cost Submission, how to complete Schedules B, C, D, and Fringe, and the importance of each schedule.

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Topics: Compliant Accounting Infrastructure, Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), Contracts & Subcontracts Administration, DCAA Audit Support, Vlog

The Importance of Schedule K in the Incurred Cost Submission

Schedule K is one of the most important parts of the Incurred Cost Submission and is an area of great interest for the Government and its auditors. This VLOG will briefly explain the Incurred Cost Submission, how to complete Schedule K, and the importance of Schedule K.

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Topics: Incurred Cost Proposal Submission (ICP/ICE), Contracts & Subcontracts Administration, Vlog

Department of Health & Human Services Proposes Transition to New Payment Platform

On October 4, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed an amendment to its Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement to support the HHS Electronic Invoicing Implementation Project and HHS’s transition to the Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform. This rule would add HHS Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) Subpart 332.70 (which is comprised of HHSAR 332.7000 through 332.7003) Electronic Submission and Processing of Payment Requests to provide policies and procedures for these requests.

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Topics: Compliant Accounting Infrastructure, Government Regulations, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Small Business Joint Ventures for Government Contractors

This is the second of a two-part blog series where we tackle small business joint ventures and the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program. In this blog, we will discuss small business joint ventures and how a government contractor can get involved in one.

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Topics: Small Business Compliance, Government Regulations

What is the Small Business Administration (SBA) Mentor-Protégé Program?

This is the first of a two-part blog series where we will tackle small business joint ventures and the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program. In this blog, we will discuss the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program.

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Topics: Small Business Compliance, Government Regulations

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