The Claro Group announces addition of new Government Contract Consulting Practice

The Claro Group, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of its new Government Contract Consulting Practice. This practice specializes in helping companies address the opportunities, issues, strategies and compliance requirements associated with the complex world of Federal Government Contracting. John Sasaki, is the Managing Director responsible for the new practice and brings over 25 years of experience consulting on a broad range of Government Contracting Consulting matters.

John and his team have extensive experience assisting government contractors with all facets of the Federal Government Contract process including proposal preparation, change order/request for equitable adjustment proposals, responding to government (Federal and State) audits and investigations (civil and criminal), as well as assisting clients and their legal counsel in the negotiation and resolution of these matters. The team has assisted many clients with development and/or redesign of accounting and cost structures for proper recovery under the applicable regulations. In addition, they have assisted clients with internal compliance efforts including program design, implementation, oversight and training development, and delivery.

Over the past five years, John and his team have helped clients win over ten multi-year government contacts with cumulative contract values exceeding $18 billion. Of particular note is a recent engagement in which John and his team assisted a major health insurer with the planning and preparation of its proposal to the Department of Defense TRICARE Management Activity for the health insurance program for active duty U.S. military personnel and their dependents. The proposal effort resulted in the contract award with an estimated value of approximately $16.6 billion to the client.

Prior to joining Claro, John led the Government Contracts practice at Huron Consulting Group and was a partner at Arthur Andersen. Accompanying John to Claro is a team of 13 professional staff which comprises the Claro Government Contract Consulting Practice.

Claro has great expectations for the success of this new practice area and is excited about the opportunity to expand and strengthen its capabilities to better serve its clients. For more details, please contact John Sasaki at (312) 893-4600.