CON 1400: Contract Post-Award
7 Days Course Description Build a foundation of essential skills and competencies for managing contracts and ensuring contractor performance meets contractual requirements. This course poses challenges such as: How do you administer a contract? How do you handle a contract modification? How do you ensure quality of products and services? What kind of oversight does a subcontractor require? How do you handle disagreements with the contractor? You will examine the duties performed by contracting personnel during the postaward phase of the acquisition process and improve your knowledge and skills in managing contract performance. This course is one of four courses within the Contracting Certification Training Program, based upon specific competencies within the Contracting Training Model. The main objective of this program is to enable contracting specialists to be prepared for a career in the contracting profession. CON 1400 aims to provide participants with both the government and industry perspective on the management and administration of contracts. Who Takes This Course: This course is designed for entry-level contracting professionals, and is the fourth and final course in the series that prepares participants for the Contracting Certification Exam. Course Format: Individual, small-group, and large-group exercises; lecture, discussion, case study, action planning Learning ObjectivesDescribe the contract administration planning and decision-making processesSummarize the characteristics of contract paymentDescribe contract communication mechanisms for contract executionRecognize the fundamental concepts that ensure quality assurance in contract performanceSummarize the aspects of managing subcontracts Summarize the requirements to maximize small business participation through subcontractingSummarize the characteristics of managing changes during contract performanceDescribe contract interpretation and disputesSummarize contract terminationOutline the key elements of managing contract close out for the buyer and sellerSummarize procedures associated with the final disposition of government property as identified in the FAR, DFARS, and Federal Management RegulationRecognize the buyer and sellers' actions to reconcile the contract for closeoutIdentify the key elements that comprise the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and finalize contractCourse TopicsIntroduction and Overview Exercise: Participant IntroductionsContracting Certification Training ProgramExercise: Professional CompetenciesDAU Contracting Subway MapContract Administration Delegating Contract Administration FunctionsContractor Oversight: Roles and ResponsibilitiesContract Payment: Roles and ResponsibilitiesContract Files and Funds ManagementCommunications: Internal and ExternalManaging Government Property in the Possession of ContractorsExercise: Contractor Cost Information: Post-Award Submission of Cost or Pricing DataQuality Assurance for Post-Award Exercise: Quality AssuranceSubcontract Management and Small Business Subcontracting Exercise: Subcontract Management and Small Business SubcontractingManaging Contract Changes Exercise: Managing ChangesInterpretations, Disputes, and Terminations Exercise: Contract Interpretations, Disputes, and TerminationsContract Closeout Exercise: Contract CloseoutCredits, Certifications & Certificate Program CLP Credits: 56 CEU Credits: 4.4 POU Credits: 49 NASBA Field(s) of Study and Credits: Finance (56 CPEs) NASBA Level: Basic Questions? Contact our training coordinator via email or phone at (202) 843.5447.
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