CON 202: Intermediate Contracting

Course Description:

Intermediate-level contracting personnel examine contracting, focusing on complex, noncommercial acquisitions. Through an integrated case study, students are challenged to accept their roles as business advisors and to apply ethical principles and sound judgment to resolve contracting issues.

This course is for intermediate-level contracting personnel with Level I Contracting certification and 2 years of contracting experience.

Prerequisites:

. CON 120
. Recommended: 2½ years of contracting experience after completion of CON 110, CON 111, and CON 112

Precourse Materials: Read-ahead assignment—Lessons 1–3

Learning Objectives:

. Plan procurement, including acquisition planning with a formal source selection plan pursuant to the analysis of market research and requirements documents and consideration of recurring requirements, government property, competition, contract type, and contract financing;
. Create a contract, including preparation of a Request for Proposal, evaluation of factors, competitive range determination, discussions, and processing of a request for final proposal revisions;
. Prepare an award decision, conduct debriefings, and take steps to mitigate and/or resolve protests; and
. Administer a contract, including administration planning, conducting a post-award orientation, contract surveillance and quality assurance, financial management, and terminations.