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Contract Management Consulting

Contracts Managed, Risks Mastered, Growth Protected.

From contract redlines to organizational transformation, Cashell Consulting Group brings the right level of expertise to every engagement, from hands-on contract work to executive leadership.

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27+
Years of Contract Expertise
$B+
In Contract Value Managed
4
Industries, Fortune 50 to Small Business
Contract Drafting & Negotiation
FAR & DFARS Compliance
Fractional Contracts Leadership
REA & Claim Drafting
Solicitation Risk Assessment
AI-Assisted Contract Review
Industries Served Technology Defense Aerospace Health Commercial Government Contracting
What We Do

Full-Lifecycle Contract Management Services

Whether you need hands-on contract work, executive-level leadership, or both, we scale our engagement to fit your needs, your team, and your stage of growth.

Contracts
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Contract Drafting & Negotiation

We draft, review, and negotiate contracts that protect your position, ensuring favorable terms, clear obligations, and enforceable rights before you sign. From routine agreements to complex multi-party arrangements.

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Risk Assessment & Compliance

Systematic contract risk reviews that identify red flags, non-standard terms, and compliance gaps, before they become costly problems. We speak both commercial and government contract language.

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Contract Administration

Day-to-day contract management including change order management, deliverables tracking, invoice review, and proactive issue resolution throughout the contract lifecycle.

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NDA & Teaming Agreement Drafting

Protect your proprietary information and competitive standing with well-structured NDAs and teaming agreements designed for both commercial and government contracting environments.

GovCon Specialized
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NDA Review as a Service

A structured, repeatable NDA review workflow delivering three outputs every time: a risk-rated clause checklist, a plain-language issues memo, and prioritized redline recommendations. Consistent results, no matter the volume.

Structured Workflow
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Teaming Agreement Review as a Service

Structured AI-assisted review of teaming agreements covering flow-down compliance, work share protections, IP ownership, and exclusivity provisions, with the same consistent, documented output every time.

GovCon Specialized
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Fractional Contracts Leadership

Need senior contracts leadership without a full-time executive? We embed as your Fractional VP or Contracts Director, providing strategic direction, team leadership, and organizational transformation on a flexible engagement model.

Executive Advisory
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REA & Claim Drafting Assist

When scope changes, delays, or government actions entitle you to more, we help you build the case. We structure and draft Requests for Equitable Adjustment and contract claims with the narrative clarity and factual support that gets results.

GovCon Specialized
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Solicitation Response Risk Assessment

Before you bid, know what you are agreeing to. We review RFPs and RFQs to flag onerous terms, unusual pricing constraints, ambiguous scope language, and compliance risks, so your bid/no-bid decision is grounded in contract reality.

Pre-Award
AI-Powered Services
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Contract Playbook Development

We build a documented set of your negotiating positions, redlines, and risk standards, a clear structured reference guide your team can follow to review contracts consistently, whether used manually or as the foundation for AI-assisted review.

Consulting Deliverable
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AI-Assisted Contract Review

For clients who want to leverage AI in their contract review process, we configure and guide AI tools using contract expertise and best practices, delivering faster, more consistent results backed by professional judgment.

Technology Enabled
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AI-Assisted Review Specialties
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NDA Review

Risk-rated checklist, issues memo, and prioritized redlines — every review, every time.

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Teaming Agreement Review

Flow-down compliance, work share protections, and IP provisions reviewed against your standards.

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FAR/DFARS Clause Scanner

Flags missing mandatory clauses, non-compliant flow-downs, and risky deviations before they become findings.

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Solicitation Risk Assessment

Surfaces onerous terms, scope ambiguity, and pricing risks before your bid/no-bid decision.

Subcontracts & Procurement
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Subcontract Management

Comprehensive prime-to-sub and sub-to-prime subcontract management, with flow-down compliance, milestone tracking, and dispute prevention built in from the start.

GovCon Specialized

Playbook Development + AI-Assisted Review, Better Together

Your Playbook defines your standards. AI-Assisted Review puts them into action at speed. Together they create a consistent, scalable contract review system grounded in your institutional knowledge, not generic AI output. Each service also stands on its own.

⚡ Maximum Value
How We Work

A Simple, Disciplined Process

We bring structure to every engagement, so you always know where things stand and what comes next.

1

Discovery Call

We learn your business, contract volume, risk profile, and most pressing needs in a focused 20-minute conversation.

2

Engagement Scoping

We define exactly what we'll do, how long it will take, and what success looks like, no ambiguity, no surprises.

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Active Management

We execute with precision, keeping you informed and in control at every milestone throughout the engagement.

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Closeout & Review

We document, close, and debrief, capturing lessons learned and strengthening your position going forward.

Government Contracting

Deep GovCon Expertise You Can Rely On

Government contracting operates under a distinct and demanding regulatory framework. The consequences of FAR/DFARS non-compliance extend far beyond a single contract — they can jeopardize your clearance, your past performance record, and your ability to compete.

Cashell Consulting Group brings specialized GovCon contract management expertise earned across decades of work within major defense and federal contracting organizations, the kind of experience most commercial consulting firms simply don't have.

Regulatory Coverage

We navigate the full spectrum of government contracting regulations so your team doesn't have to:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) DFARS, Defense Supplements Small Business Regulations (SBA) GSA Schedule Contracts Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Cybersecurity (CMMC / DFARS 252.204-7012) SAM.gov & Past Performance
AI Analysis Results, Contract Review
📄Limitation of Liability ClauseAccepted
📄Indemnification LanguageNegotiate
📄IP Ownership, Work ProductFlag
📄Payment Terms (Net 60)Negotiate
📄FAR 52.215-2 Audit ClauseCompliant
📄Termination for ConvenienceAccepted
Contract Playbook Development

Your Standards, Documented and Ready to Use

A contract playbook is a documented reference guide that captures your organization's negotiating positions, redlines, and risk standards, written clearly enough that anyone reviewing a contract knows exactly what to accept, what to push back on, and what to flag. It can be used by your team on its own, or as the foundation for AI-assisted review.


Your playbook will:

  • → Document your standard positions and acceptable fallbacks by clause type
  • → Define your risk thresholds so reviewers know what requires escalation
  • → Capture GovCon-specific positions for FAR/DFARS compliance requirements
  • → Serve as the foundation for AI-assisted review when you are ready for that step
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AI-Assisted Contract Review

Expert Oversight, AI Speed

AI tools can read contracts fast. But raw AI output without expert guidance misses context, misreads risk, and carries no accountability when something goes wrong. Our AI-Assisted Review service combines the speed of AI tools with the professional judgment of an experienced contract professional, configured using contract best practices.


What you get:

  • → Faster first-pass review powered by AI, validated by an expert
  • → Risk-flagged clause summaries with recommended actions
  • → FAR/DFARS compliance checks built into every GovCon review
  • → Professional accountability, not just automated output
What Sets CCG Apart
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GovCon-Native ExpertiseFAR, DFARS, and agency-specific requirements built into every review — not bolted on.
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Your Standards, Not Generic AIReviews reflect your negotiating positions and risk thresholds, encoded from your playbook.
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Professional AccountabilityEvery output is validated by a credentialed contract professional — not just an algorithm.
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Consistent, Actionable OutputRisk checklist, issues memo, and prioritized redlines — the same structure every time.
Jeff Cashell, Founder of Cashell Consulting Group

Jeff Cashell, MBA

Founder, Cashell Consulting Group
About Jeff Cashell

From Contract Redlines to the Boardroom, and Everything In Between.

"Every contract is a commitment. We make sure yours protects you."

Jeff Cashell is the founder of Cashell Consulting Group and a contract management professional with over 27 years of experience across Technology, Defense, Aerospace, and Health industries. What sets Jeff apart is the rare combination of technical contract depth and executive leadership experience, he has done the hands-on work of drafting, negotiating, and redlining contracts, and has led the organizations responsible for doing it at scale.

Over the course of his career, Jeff has worked across virtually every type of contract situation, from complex multi-party government agreements to fast-moving commercial deals, from routine NDAs to enterprise-wide compliance overhauls. He has served in individual contributor roles where the details of every clause mattered, and in VP-level executive roles where he was accountable for transforming entire contract and procurement functions, leading teams, driving out costs, and building the processes that make contracting organizations run well.

Jeff's GovCon experience runs deep. He has spent years working within the frameworks of FAR, DFARS, and major defense agency requirements, navigating DCAA audits, business system reviews, subcontract structures, and the compliance demands that come with prime and sub relationships at every tier. He brings that firsthand regulatory fluency to every client engagement.

Today, clients work with Jeff directly. Whether the need is a single contract review, ongoing contract administration, a custom-built playbook, or a fractional leadership engagement to build and lead a contracts team, they get the same thing: someone who has seen it, done it, and can be trusted to get it right.

Education
MBA, Finance, Johns Hopkins University
BS, Business Administration, Finance, Bowling Green State University
Professional Affiliations
National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
International Association of Commercial and Contract Management (IACCM)
BGSU Alumni Board Member
Former Board Member and Finance/Audit Committee Chair, Battelle National Biodefense Institute
Industry Experience
Technology, Defense, Aerospace, Health
Fortune 50 to Small Business
Pricing, Sourcing, Estimating, Program Finance
Commercial and Government Contracting
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Ready to Protect Your Contracts?

Schedule a no-pressure 20-minute discovery call. We will learn about your business and tell you exactly how we can help, no jargon, no sales pitch.

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Email: jcashell@cashellconsultinggroupllc.com
Phone: 614.551.5628
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