FCN 190 FAR Fundamentals.... 2 Basic Simplified Acquisition Procedures.. 2 CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements... 2 CON 121 Contract Planning... 2 CON 124 Contract Execution. 3 CON 127 Contract Management.. 3 CON 090 FAR Fundamentals.... 3 CON 170 Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis.. 4 CON 200 Business Decisions for Contracting.. 4 CON 216 Legal Considerations in Contracting.. 4 CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP).. 5 CON 252 Fundamentals of Cost and Accounting Standards... 5 CON 270 Intermediate Cost and Price Analysis... 5 CON 280 Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts.... 5 CON 360 Contracting for Decision Makers. 6 Contracting Re-Boot.. 6 Contracting Officer s Representative Level I... 6 Contracting Officer s Representative Level II. 7 Performance Project Management (PPM) Level I 7 Performance Project Management (PPM) Level II.. 7 pg. 1
FCN 190 FAR Fundamentals This resident capstone FAC-C Level I contracting course is for federal civilian agency contracting personnel. It is a federal civilian agency adaption of Defense Acquisition University s CON 090 course. For FAC-C purposes, this course can be taken as an alternative to CON 090, FAR Fundamentals. This course is 10 days in length and provides foundational knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) System. Specifically, the course provides immersion training into the FAR. Length: 10 Days Basic Simplified Acquisition Procedures This entry-level course provides participants with a working knowledge of purchase cards and other procedures for acquiring supplies and services under the micropurchase threshold; of simplified acquisition procedures for acquiring non-commercial supplies and services up to $100,000; and the procedures and policies of both FAR Parts 12 and 13 when acquiring commercial supplies and services up to $5,000,000. Length: 5 days CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements This course provides new personnel in the contracting field the necessary training for attaining a broad understanding of the acquisition environment in which they will serve. Students will develop the professional skills needed for making business decisions supporting other acquisition team members toward success and in successfully meeting customers' needs. GMIG s instructors will ensure that students achieve the competencies necessary to address essential business and customer relationship issues between the Government and contractors, and the role of politics and customer relationships: Length: 4 Days CON 121 Contract Planning GMIG s Contract Planning is a two-day Level I introduction to mission support planning issues. The instruction focuses the role personnel new to the contracting field will play as business advisors and contract specialists in the acquisition process. Our instructors teach students to use the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). Our contract planning instructions cover conducting effective market research, developing alternative acquisition strategies, and using socioeconomic programs to support the acquisition planning process. Students learn to understand and address customers needs in the development of their contract planning and mission support strategies. pg. 2
CON 124 Contract Execution Contract Execution is GMIG s two-day Level I contracting course for putting acquisition planning into action and optimizing customer mission performance. Students are taught how to correctly solicit industry sources and to apply the benefits of early industry involvement to developing commercial and non-commercial requirements. Our instructors teach students methods for effectively conducting their analysis of market data, and to perform an effective price analysis to ensure that prices are fair and reasonable. Students will come away from our course with the knowledge necessary to support awards decisions and to develop recommendations for dealing with pre-award and post-award protests. CON 127 Contract Management Building on the foundation of our contract planning and contract executions courses, GMIG s two-day Contract Management course provides Level I instruction on the identification and utilization of appropriate performance metrics in contractor performance evaluations. Our instructors teach students to effectively work with customers during the contract administration phase; ensuring contract performance meets mission requirements. Students are taught essential performance assessment strategies, remedies for contractor non-compliance, how to handle and resolve contract disputes, and how to terminate and close out contracts. CON 090 FAR Fundamentals FAR Fundamentals is a four week, resident, foundational course for new hires that provides a total immersion into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1-53) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The course will prepare the 21st-century acquisition workforce to operate successfully in a web-enabled environment. CON 090 is a limited lecture, research-intensive, exercised-based curriculum. Participants will analyze contracting business scenarios developed through research of the FAR and its supplement DFARS. The course is presented in four modules: Contracting Overview using the FAR and DFARS; Contract Acquisition Planning; Contract Formation; and Contract Management/Administration. Students are expected to become familiar with FAR Parts 1-53. Students will be quizzed daily on FAR part knowledge, lecture/lesson content, and homework. Students should be prepared to dedicate 2-3 hours per evening for homework. Length: 20 days pg. 3
CON 170 Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis GMIG s CON 170 provides training for those in the Contracting Career Field with an indepth review of the Market Research Process and the ability to understand and analyze contractor pricing strategies. CON 170 teaches students how to accomplish effective price analysis through Cost-Volume-Profit analysis, calculating contribution margin estimates, and developing cost estimating relationships. CON 170 provides an overview of the regulations and processes regarding the use of cost analysis, and for requiring certified cost and pricing data. GMIG s instructors walk students through the process of building and defending pre-negotiation objectives, including a minimum and maximum pricing objective, and conducting role-play face-to-face negotiations. CON 170 is a required prerequisite course for CON 270, Intermediate Cost and Price Analysis. CON 200 Business Decisions for Contracting Business Decisions for Contracting builds on contracting level I pre-award business and contracting knowledge necessary to process complex procurements. The emphasis of this course is on planning successful mission-support strategies and executing an acquisition that optimizes customer mission performance. Participants will learn various techniques for building successful business relationships, the benefits of strategic sourcing and spend analysis, and the ins and outs of providing contract financing. Students will also take an in-depth look at subcontracting, how to conduct a formal source selection, and how to analyze the information necessary to determine contractor responsibility. Length: 3 days CON 216 Legal Considerations in Contracting GMIG s CON 216 course focuses on legal considerations in the procurement process. Participants are introduced to the basic principles and sources of law relevant to procurement, including fiscal law. The course also addresses various other legal issues that may develop during the course of a contract, such as protests, assignment of claims, disputes, fraud, contractor debt, performance issues, and contract termination. pg. 4
CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) SAP is intended to support the training of the DoD acquisition workforce on the significant changes created by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and the revised FAR Part 13 procedures on simplified acquisition. Professionals participating in this course will gain training on Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Part 213 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, which covers simplified acquisition procedures (SAP). Length: 3 Days CON 252 Fundamentals of Cost and Accounting Standards Provides detailed, hands-on instruction in the various aspects of Public Law 100-679, including the rules and regulations of the Cost Accounting Standards Board, the requirements of the cost accounting standards, disclosure statements, cost accounting practice changes and calculating cost impacts for federal contracts. Length: 8 Days CON 270 Intermediate Cost and Price Analysis CON 270 continues building upon the fundamental contract pricing principles covered in the Level I contracting curriculum and the Contract Pricing Reference Guide. GMIG presents the course from three perspectives; Pre-Award, Negotiation Preparation- Award, and Post-Award contract pricing issues. GMIG s instructors introduce students to the quantitative techniques and tools they will use to quantify and facilitate decision making, and in determining fair and reasonable prices. Students learn how to use the quantitative tools and to apply key cost analysis techniques for analyzing contractor s cost proposals and developing Government negotiation ranges and objectives. GMIG s training gives students practical tools for pricing government contracts. CON 170, Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis, is a required prerequisite course for CON 270. CON 280 Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts GMIG s CON 280 is a DAU certified equivalency course recommended for Level I contracting personnel seeking Level II certification. The course primarily focuses on acquisition services under FAR Part 15 procedures as well as performance-based acquisitions for services, source selection and contract types, incentives, and administration. GMIG s instructors provide students with case studies covering an entire performance based acquisition from planning to contract closeout. GMIG s course instructors use the DoD Source Selection Guide to go through source selection pg. 5
procedures and the solicitation process. Students are taught how to develop contractual documents as well as high-level source selection briefings and deliver them with recommendations for contract award. CON 280 is a required prerequisite course for CON 360, replacing CON 215. CON 360 Contracting for Decision Makers GMIG s CON 360 is a DAU certified equivalency course recommended for Level II contracting personnel requiring Level III certification. Utilizing realistic classroom exercises, students work as teams to develop sound business decisions and innovative solutions for the resolution of complex acquisition scenarios in the roles of expert business advisers. Contracting Re-Boot Contracting Re-boot Camp covers a set of topics essential for acquisition and procurement personnel. The course provides instruction in Market Research, Independent Government Estimates, Fair and Reasonable Price Determinations, Sustainable Acquisitions, Service Contracts, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans, and Sole Source Justifications, with an emphasis on Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The course also covers Negotiation Cost-Price Analysis contracting concerns, and finishes with an examination of Pre-Negotiation Objective Memoranda and Post/Price Negotiation Memoranda. Students are evaluated throughout the week based on their class participation, and they are given a written test to assess their knowledge on the final day of class. Length: 5 Days Contracting Officer s Representative Level I GMIG s Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) is a comprehensive one day course reviewing the acquisition process and contract administration from the perspective of the technical manager/cor. Students who work with small projects are encouraged to take this course. This comprehensive course is valuable to anyone involved in the Simplified Acquisition Process. Length: 1 Day pg. 6
Contracting Officer s Representative Level II GMIG s Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) is a comprehensive course covering all 28 competencies of the acquisition process from the perspective of the technical manager/cor. Students have opportunities to learn and practice the duties of the COR and Contracting Officer. This comprehensive course is valuable to anyone involved in the acquisition process. Length: 5 days PPM Level I Training GMIG's entry level FAC-P/PM training develops students' knowledge, comprehension, and participatory skills in Program and Project Management for basic acquisitions. Using lecture and discussion, GMIG instructors will teach students how to: Contribute to Integrated Project Teams Manage costs, schedules, and performance Handle low-risk scenarios Administer simple projects Assist administering more complex projects Comprehend agency requirements development Understand life-cycle management processes Develop project documents under supervision Length: 10 Days PPM Level II Training GMIG's mid-level FAC-P/PM training increases students' abilities in the areas of project and program applications, analysis, and operations. GMIG instructors will cover topics that enhance students' knowledge and skills in: Managing moderate risks projects with minimal supervision Applying management processes to performance-based acquisitions Developing requirements supporting defined program baselines Planning and managing project technology integration Applying agency policing on interoperability and product support Using cost/benefit analysis and business case development Developing and applying baseline and milestone review processes Integrating and managing program cost, schedule, and performance Length: 10 Days pg. 7