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Course Description: This Instructor-Led Training (ILT) course addresses those skills and competencies most basic and fundamental to the Contracting Functional Area/Career Field. These include general principles, such as an overview of the acquisition process and how to research the regulations, as well as an introduction to fundamental soft skills and professional skills that will serve these acquisitions professional at almost any point in their career.

The Contract Foundational Skills curriculum (CON 1100) is required to be taken prior to Pre-Award (CON 1200), Award (CON 1300), and Post-Award (CON 1400).

Prerequisite(s):

None

Instruction Hours:

46

Continuous Learning Points:

46

Delivery Method:

VILT

Course Description:Course Description: This course focuses on understanding the common, foundational pre-award contracting competency model job tasks and principles. The course describes the overarching business relationship between government and industry.

Students develop skills and initial acumen in: defining, describing and shaping customer requirements, developing a contract strategy and acquisition plan, and executing the solicitation development and release process to successfully meet customer needs. The course introduces fundamental knowledge and practical application that can be applied immediately in the workplace across the broad spectrum of contracting organizations.

Prerequisite(s):

CON 1100V - Contract Foundational Skills

Instruction Hours:

58

Continuous Learning Points:

58

Delivery Method:

VILT

Course Description: This Instructor-Led Training (ILT) course addresses those skills and competencies most basic and fundamental to the contracting professional. These include general principles, such as conducting price or cost analysis, planning negotiations, selecting a course and understanding protests.

Prerequisite(s):

CON 1100V - Contract Foundational Skills, CON 1200V - Contract Pre-Award, FAC 069 - Price Analysis, FAC 082 - B2B: Conduct Preaward and Post-Award Debriefing, FAC 085 Back to Basics: Price Reasonableness for Simplified Acquisitions

Instruction Hours:

41

Continuous Learning Points:

41

Delivery Method:

VILT

Course Description: This Instructor-Led Training (VILT) course includes the basic knowledge and skills required for a new contracting professional to demonstrate initial readiness for a contracting career and in post award contract administration.

Prerequisite(s):

CON 1100V - Contract Foundational Skills

Instruction Hours:

54

Continuous Learning Points:

54

Delivery Method:

VILT

Course Description: This closed book, comprehensive Contracting Certification Exam covers the competencies required for initial readiness for personnel assigned to the Contracting Functional Area. Successful completion of this exam is a requirement to achieve the new DoD Professional Certification in Contracting. Exam is graded on a pass/fail basis, with a minimum passing score of 70%.

Prerequisite(s):

CON 3900V, Contracting Certification Exam Prep Course for any examinee who fails the Contracting Certification Exam on their first attempt.

Instruction Hours:

N/A

Continuous Learning Points:

3

Delivery Method:

Virtually or at a test center

Course Description: Students will complete this self-paced course in Blackboard. Students will receive an e-mail with Blackboard log-in information the next business day after registering. This self-paced course provides training on the Veterans First Contracting Program. Students will be provided a brief overview of the program as well as an in-depth review of its applicability to each phase of the procurement cycle - market research, procurement strategy, solicitation, evaluation, award, and post-award. Implementation challenges will also be addressed, including file documentation, mandatory sources, Buy American Act requirements, fair and reasonable price determinations, and monitoring subcontractor compliance. This course is intended for all VA acquisition professionals.

Prerequisite(s):

None

Instruction Hours:

2.5

Continuous Learning Points:

2.5

Delivery Method:

SP

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