Benjamin Sedelmeier
Manager,
Capital Edge Consulting
Benjamin Sedelmeier is a Manager with Capital Edge Consulting, Inc., based in the company’s Pittsburgh, PA office. Ben is experienced in addressing various cost accounting and regulatory compliance issues related to Federal government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. Ben’s expertise includes Cost Proposal Support, Financial Modeling, Contract Administration, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards to non-Federal entities (Uniform Guidance).
Professional Experience: Ben is well experienced working with both government contractors and Federal award recipients of varying size and industry focus. Ben has also supported clients with the development of indirect rate structures and forensic investigative analyses. He has assisted clients with Business Systems Compliance, Policy and Procedure Development, Indirect Cost Rate Proposal Development, Indirect Rate Structure Assessment, Subrecipient Monitoring Support, Audit Support, and Risk Assessment, Audit Findings Remediation, Procurement System Compliance, Internal Controls Assessment, and other regulatory compliance matters.
Ben is also a lecturer on Federal grants and contracts compliance for the industry-recognized training organization Thompson Information Services.
Specific areas of government contract and Federal Award consulting expertise include:
- Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
- Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
- CAS Disclosure Statements
- Incurred Cost Submissions (ICS)
- Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audit support and audit defense
- Cost Estimating and Forward Pricing
- Indirect Cost Structures
- Subrecipient Monitoring
- Internal Controls and Business System Compliance
- Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards to non-Federal entities (Uniform Guidance)
Education: Ben graduated from the California University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business with a concentration in Marketing.
Connect with Benjamin:
Phone: 1+ 855-CAPEDGE (855-227-3343) x130
Email: bsedelmeier@capitaledgeconsulting.com
My Sessions
Session 6: Advanced Procurement Standards>>
This session will discuss why procurement is the most prescriptive post award administration topic and represents the highest compliance risk to federal award recipients. The Federal Acquisition Regulation and 2 CFR 200 are great at telling award recipients ‘what’ they must do when procuring goods or services under federal awards, however, they do not tell ‘how’ to establish a compliant procurement system. During this session, we will address adequate procurement policies, roles and responsibilities of key individuals, operational workflow for each method of procurement, and how to conduct adequate cost or price analyses. .