The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech is offering three courses in the next few weeks that offer essential insights into the federal contracting process, from both a government and a contractor point of view.
- CON 120: Mission Focused Contracting is a comprehensive two-week course that covers the entire federal acquisition process, from meeting with the customer to completing the contract closeout process. Highlights include: how Government officials are to perform market research, select the solicitation approach, evaluate bids and proposals, conduct negotiations, make contract awards, modify contracts, evaluate contractor performance, and properly close-out a contract. This course is next offered March 23 – April 3, 2015 on Georgia Tech’s midtown Atlanta campus. For more information and to register, click on the course title above.
- COR 206/222: Contracting Officer Representative and the Contingency Contracting Environment is a one-week course that provides a comprehensive review of the role and responsibilities of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) in the Government’s contract administration process. Students learn the fundamentals of contracting regulations, types, phases, and other elements of contract administration. Students are also coached on the ethical and legal factors that impact COR responsibilities in the normal course of business and in the Contingency Contracting Environment. This course is next offered March 30 through April 3, 2015 on the Georgia Tech campus. For more information and to register, click on the course title above.
- CON 090-4: Contract Administration in the FAR covers all aspects of the Government’s contract management process, including how contracts are monitored, how contract changes are processed, contractors’ rights to file a claims, how contract modifications are authorized, closeout procedures, and contractor performance reporting. This course is five days in length and is next scheduled for April 6-10, 2015 on Georgia Tech’s midtown Atlanta campus. For more information and to register, click on the course title above.
To see a complete listing of upcoming contracting courses, please visit http://contractingacademy.gatech.edu/training.
