Course Description

This two-day elective course will address FAR part 8, “Required Sources of Supplies and Services,” and how to consider it with Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs). You will examine methods and processes available that focus on efficiency and are much less complex, resource-intensive, and costly. This course will cover common misconceptions regarding the various contract vehicles, discuss the flexibilities offered by use of GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), and review methods of providing offerors a fair opportunity to be considered. In doing so, you will examine flexibilities available as outlined in the FAR to improve the source selection and acquisition process. With the completion of this course, you will be able to understand better processes and different contracts that are available to your organization.

Learning Objectives

• Define, discuss, and implement the competitive source selection process under FAR part 8
• Explain Best Value in relation to FAR subpart 8.4, “Federal Supply Schedules,” and FAR part 15, “Contracting by Negotiation”
• Differentiate between FAR subpart 8.4, FAR part 13, and FAR part 15 procedures
• Learn how to provide offerors with a fair opportunity to be considered under multiple award deliver and task order contracts
• Develop process innovations that lead to less complex and costly source selections

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