Acquisitions Management Courses

The target audience for this course will be CORs with extensive experience desiring a higher-level refresher approach and/or CORs planning to achieve their FAC-COR Level 3 certification or re-certification.

This is a follow-on to the Basic Simplified Acquisition course.

This one-day session summarizes recent changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Course material is continually updated and covers FAR changes finalized in the 12-month period preceding each class.

This one-day course highlights the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) role, responsibilities, conduct, authority and ethics as well as the acquisition phases including planning, solicitation, evaluation and award and contract administration.

Please note that the Basic COR Essentials I class is NOT a pre-requisite.

This course provides an overview of simplified acquisition procedures utilizing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 10, 12, and 13.

This course is specifically designed for those new to contracting.

This 8-day class explores the numerous skills and competencies required for successful contracting specialist careers, including the acquisition process and general contracting principles, navigating, and applying FAR regulations and guidance, and

This 8-day class builds a foundation in essential contracting skills and competencies, such as general principles related to defining requirements, market research, acquisition planning, and solicitation development.

This course focuses on executing the acquisition plan through the solicitation phase to include making the source selection decision and awarding a contract.

This two day course is open to CORs, Contract Specialists, Purchasing Agents or other program officials and can be used for elective credit or be applied towards earning a FAC-C Level I certification.

Discover the skills and competencies that contracting specialists must acquire and apply throughout their careers.

This 7-day class builds on a foundation of essential skills and competencies for managing contracts and ensuring contractor performance meets contractual requirements.

This rigorous two week course provides foundational knowledge of contract cost and price analysis designed for GS-1102 Contract Specialists or may be used as an elective course for CORs and PPMs.

This one day training addresses the proper close out and disposal procedures specific to Research & Development (R&D) contracts, Cost Reimbursement contracts, Fixed Price, Time & Materials and GSA Schedule contracts.

This course looks to improving contractor performance by enhancing COR knowledge and practical application of IT contract management principles, policies and procedures from contract award through contract completion.

This course meets one of the requirements to maintain a FAC-COR certification at NIH.

This course provides students with a full review of COR duties and responsibilities and is intended for students who have already obtained a COR certification.

This two week class provides foundational knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) system. The course focuses on applying the FAR to real-world scenarios found in contracts planning, formation and administration phases.

This two-day course covers the fundamental concepts of federal appropriations law.

This one-day course provides a general overview of the most important principles of federal appropriations law supplemented by the most recent developments, GAO decisions and HHS policies.

This course is intended for new program and project management professionals, CORs and other acquisition officials and can be applied towards earning a FAC-PPM certification or as CLPs for other acquisition officials.

This course is intended for new program and project management professionals, CORs and other acquisition officials and can be applied towards earning a FAC-PPM certification or as CLPs for other acquisition officials.

This two-day course teaches students everything they need to know to effectively set-up and use Indefinite Delivery contracts.

This one-day course identifies and explores statutes and regulations that govern the creation, allocation and preservation of intellectual property rights under government contracts.