Applied Acquisition for Federal Government Project Managers (212)

Applied Acquisition for Federal Government Project Managers focuses on the performance of the key tasks of the federal project/ program manager in order to successfully integrate acquisition within the project/program life cycle. Participants will acquire the knowledge and skills required to satisfy mid-level contracting competencies and performance outcomes, as defined by the FAC-P/PM policy and competency model. The course also discusses the contribution of the project/program manager to such key tasks as acquisition strategy and acquisition plan development, conducting market research, and project/program requirements development and management.

Learning objectives

• Relate an Acquisition Plan (AP) to an Acquisition Strategy (AS).
• Define pre-award actions, considering contracting methods and policy.
• Describe the key features of comprehensive program/project specifications and the statement of work.
• Demonstrate knowledge to manage a project and a contract.

Skills

• Acquisition planning
• Contract/procurement planning
• Contract closeout
• Contract types
• Cost estimates
• Ethics in acquisition
• Performance assessment and surveillance (vendor)
• Requirements package
• Source selection processes and criteria
• Statements of work

PDUs

• Onsite instructor-led: 3 days - 24
• Virtual instructor-led: 3 days - 24