Course Description:
NOTE: The DAU Equivalency for this course expired on 10/1/2007
This FAI-compliant course is the second of a three-part series in Intermediate Contracting designed to provide experienced, intermediate-level contracting personnel with skills beyond those taught in the Fundamentals of Contracting curriculum.
Contract Formation II discusses the solicitation and award activities required to form a government contract in more detail than Contract Formation I. Additionally, the course addresses a number of special topics that are not discussed in Contract Formation I.
The course is designed around a comprehensive set of learning objectives that are achieved through lecture-discussion, practical exercises, and case study techniques.
The target audience for this course consists of personnel involved in the contract specialist (GS-1102) career path. Others involved in the formation of contracts could also benefit. A minimum of one year of experience in the contracting field is recommended as preparation for this course.
Prerequisites:
• Acquisition Planning I
• Contract Formation I
• Contract Administration I
• Price Analysis
• Cost Analysis
• Federal Contract Negotiation
• Acquisition Planning II
Learning Objectives:
1. Requests For Proposals
Given a purchase request, acquisition history, market research data, and pre-solicitation business decisions:
• Determine funding availability considering obligation period and whether fund amount is realistic.
• Select provisions and clauses.
• Prepare instructions for proposal preparation and an oral presentation.
2. Non-Price Evaluation
Given a purchase request, acquisition history, market research data, proposals, and information from the offeror:
• Critique instructions to technical evaluation teams for adequacy.
• Assess the technical evaluation report(s).
• Recognize appropriate procedures for evaluating past performance.
3. Discussions
Given a purchase request, acquisition history, market research data, proposals/quotes, technical reports, and cost/price analysis reports:
• Determine the competitive range.
• Discuss the components of a prenegotiation plan.
• Analyze documented discussion records and final proposal revisions.
• Discuss the procedure for excluding offerors outside the competitive range.
4. Subcontracting Requirements
Given a solicitation and proposal information:
• Identify the effects of the make or buy program.
• Recognize the required elements of a subcontracting plan.
• Critique the proposed subcontracting plan.
5. Responsibility
Given a solicitation, several offers, and a preaward survey:
• Make a responsibility determination.
Given a solicitation and the proposal in line for award:
• Determine applicability of the cost accounting standards via the exemptions.
• Identify the compliance requirements for full or modified coverage.
• Identify the requirements for a disclosure statement.
6. Source Selection
Given an evaluated proposal and supporting documentation:
• Develop the award recommendation and the debriefing agenda for the source selection authority.
7. Protests
Given a protest, a recommended resolution of the protest, offers, solicitation, and supporting documents:
• Determine the reasonableness of the protest resolution and whether sound business judgments were made. |
