CON 090 | The Contracting Education Academy

December 19, 2012 By AMK

Academy offers contract administration course Jan. 14-18

A new Georgia Tech course being taught in January is beneficial to both contracting officials seeking to hone their skills and contractors looking for insights into the government contracting process.

The course — CON 090-4, Contract Administration in the Federal Acquisition Regulation — covers every aspect of post-award activity. This includes monitoring of contract performance, quality assurance, contract modifications, enforcement of terms and conditions, processing payments, handling disputes and appeals, terminations, and the contract close-out procedure.

For government contracting officers, this course represents the fourth module of coursework required to maintain a contracting warrant. A warrant is a written document providing a contracting officer with the limits of his or her authority. Per FAR 1.601-2, Contracting Officers have the authority to “enter into, administer, or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings” to the extent of the authority delegated to them by their warrant. Georgia Tech’s Contracting Education Academy offers a set of courses — each equivalent to Defense Acquisition University course standards — that help contractng officials maintain their warrants and enhance professional development.
For businesspeople who compete for and fulfill government contracts, Academy classes are equally pertinent. Contractor personnel who attend Academy courses gain real-world knowledge about how government officials are trained to formulate and administer contracts. Insights in these areas provide invaluable guidance pertinent to reaching greater success in competing for, winning, and fulfilling government contract work.

CON 090-4 is a five-day course being offered during the week of Jan. 14, 2013 on Georgia Tech’s midtown Atlanta campus. CON 090-4 is part of an overall four-week course that deals with every aspect of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the set of rules which govern the government’s “acquisition process” — that is, the process through which the government purchases (or “acquires”) goods and services.

For more information on CON 090-4, including cost and registration, please visit http://www.pe.gatech.edu/courses/con-090-4-contract-administration-far.

For information about the entire CON 090 course series and other courses offered by The Academy, please visit http://www.pe.gatech.edu/Subjects/Acquisition-Government-Contracting.

October 22, 2012 By AMK

2013 government contracting course calendar announced

The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech will be conducting seven different government acquisition courses in 2013.

Courses now open for enrollment include:

CON 090-1: Contracting Overview of the FAR (EASC 0901P)— This is the first of four modules from CON 090 – Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals and is a limited lecture, exercised-based curriculum that takes a look at the Federal acquisition environment from a macro-level.

CON 090-2: Contract Planning in the FAR (EASC 0902P)— This is the second of four modules from CON 090 – Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals and is a limited lecture, exercised-based curriculum that covers acquisition plans, market research, describing agency needs, and the preference for the acquisition of commercial and nondevelopmental items.

CON 090-3: Contract Formation in the FAR (EASC 0903P)— This is the third of four modules from CON 090 – Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals and is a limited lecture, exercised-based curriculum that applies the relevant rules of FAR Part 13 and DFARS Part 213 to make an appropriate contracting decision.

CON 090-4: Contract Administration in the FAR (EASC 0904P)— This is the fourth and final module from CON 090 – Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals and is a limited lecture, exercised-based curriculum that covers the various aspects of contract management to include contract modifications and contract closeout.

CON 090: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals (EASC 0121P)—FAR Fundamentals is a four week, resident, foundational course that provides a total immersion into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1-53) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).

CON 120: Mission Focused Contracting (EASC 0120P)— Learn the entire acquisition process, from meeting with the customer to completing the contract closeout process, applying leadership, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.

CON 170: Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis (EASC 0123P)— Learn to accomplish Cost-Volume-Profit analysis, calculate contribution margin estimates, and develop cost estimating relationships in order to accomplish an effective price analysis pursuant to FAR Subpart 15.4.

CON 260B: The Small Business Programs (EASC 0122P)—Learn the intricacies of the associated programs and initiatives that support the SBP and the DoD’s efforts to improve small business participation in prime contracting and subcontracting.

Complete details on each course’s schedule, registration, and cost can be seen by clicking on the course titles listed above or by visiting http://www.pe.gatech.edu/Subjects/Acquisition-Government-Contracting.

September 24, 2012 By AMK

Overview of the FAR starts Oct. 2nd

The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech kicks-off the first week of intensive training on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.

The instruction covers:

identification of the basic principles of federal government contracting,
access to online resources (FAR, DFARS, and DFARS PGI), and
the location, citation, and interpretation of information in the FAR and DFARS.

This course is the first in a series of four, one-week courses on the FAR. Together, all four weeks of instruction are known as CON 090 – Fundamentals of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The course employs limited lecture, research-intensive, exercised-based curriculum. Students will analyze contracting business scenarios developed through research of the FAR and its supplements. Given various contracting scenarios, students will locate, interpret, and apply the acquisition regulations applicable to federal agencies. Students will become familiar with the entire FAR, parts 1 through 53.

To see more details on this course and to register, please visit: http://www.pe.gatech.edu/courses/con-090-1-contracting-overview-far. To see the entire four-week curriculum, please visit: http://www.pe.gatech.edu/courses/con-090-federal-acquisition-regulation-far-fundamentals.

Detailed learning objective details may be obtained by clicking on the following link: http://contractingacademy.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CON-090-TERMINAL-LEARNING-OBJECTIVES-FAR-FUNDAMENTALS.pdf

July 18, 2012 By AMK

Learn the fundamentals of the Federal Acquisition Regulation at Georgia Tech

For anyone entering the Contracting Career Field (Civilian OCC Series 1102) since October 2010, you must take the CON 090 course (FAR Fundamentals) within the first 24 months of employment.

CON 090 is a 4-week resident course.

Now, through The Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech, you can spread-out this intensive course by attending it in four 1-week segments.

Here’s how Georgia Tech has scheduled the next CON 090 course offering:

CON 090-1: Contracting Overview of the FAR This course covers module 1 of CON 090: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals, including the identification of the basic principles of federal government contracting, access to online resources (FAR, DFARS, and DFARS PGI), and the location, citation, and interpretation of information in the FAR and DFARS.	October 2-5, 2012
CON 090-2: Contract Planning in the FAR This course covers module 2 of CON 090: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals, including acquisition planning, market research, describing agency needs, and the preference for the acquisition of commercial and non-developmental items. It is recommended, but not required, that CON 090-1 is taken first.	November 12-16, 2012
CON 090-3: Contract Formation in the FAR This course covers module 3 of CON 090: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals, including the application of the relevant rules of FAR Part 13 and DFARS Part 213 to make an appropriate contracting decision. It is recommended, but not required, that CON 090-1 and CON 090-2 are taken first.	December 10-14, 2012
CON 090-4: Contract Administration in the FAR This course covers module 4 of CON 090: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals, including the various aspects of contract management to include contract modifications and contract closeout. It is recommended, but not required, that CON 090-1, CON 090-2 and CON 090-3 are taken first.	January 14-18, 2013

To register for any of the CON 090 modules, please visit our registration page at http://www.pe.gatech.edu/Subjects/Acquisition-Government-Contracting.

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