CON 120: Mission Focused Contracting for Civilian Agencies

Course Description:

Mission Focused Contracting is the capstone course for Level I Contracting students. This course engages the students in the entire acquisition process from meeting with the customer to completing the contract closeout process. Students will have an opportunity to learn and apply leadership, problem-solving, and negotiation skills. Using an integrated case study approach, students will apply the knowledge and skills gained in the previous Level I contracting courses.

This course is designed for personnel new to the contracting workforce or non-contracting personnel who play a role in the acquisition process.

Prerequisites:

CON 100 (Shaping Smart Business Arrangements) and CON 112 (Mission Performance Assessment)

Precourse Assignments
Students must complete all precourse assignments prior to the first day of class. The assignments will be provided online upon receipt of proper registration and payment arrangements.

Learning Objectives:

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:
• Provide contracting advice based on market research;
• Prepare a solicitation package;
• Prepare, award, and debrief a contract requirement;
• Evaluate price reasonableness and conduct price negotiations;
• Plan and conduct a post-award conference; and
• Modify a contract, exercise a contract option, and complete the contract closeout process.