Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: DAU-0319 Organization's ID: CON 1400V Organization: Defense Acquisition University Location: Hybrid Length: 4 weeks (54 hours) Dates Offered: 6/1/2022 - 5/31/2027 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 contract administration Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: This 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. Learning Outcomes: Describe the contract administration planning, administration, and post-award processes. Summarize the characteristics of contract payment, contract files, and funds management during contract execution. Describe contract communication mechanisms for contract execution. Recognize when post-award situations require contractor cost information submission. Recognize the fundamental concepts that ensure quality assurance in contract performance. Summarize the aspects of managing subcontracts. Summarize the requirements to monitor the prime contractor's small business subcontracting plan. Given the FAR, DFARS and Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI) and agency supplements, summarize the characteristics of managing changes during contract performance. Describe contract interpretation and disputes. Summarize contract termination. Given the FAR, DFARS and Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI), outline the key elements of managing contract close out for the buyer and seller. Summarize procedures associated with the final disposition of Government property as identified in the FAR, DFARS, and Federal Management Regulation. Recognize the buyer and sellers actions to reconcile the contract for closeout. Identify contract closeout reporting requirements as described in the FAR, DFARS, and DFARS PGI. General Topics: Contract Administration Quality Assurance for Contract Post-Award Subcontract Management and Small Business Subcontracting Managing Contract Changes Interpretations, Disputes, and Terminations Contract Closeout Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Case Studies Discussion Learner Presentations Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Case Studies Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Presentations Minimum Passing Score: 80% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Defense Acquisition University ACQ 265: Mission-Focused Services Acquisition (DAU-0345) Acquisition Law (DAU-0251) Advanced Concepts in Cost Analysis (DAU-0218) Advanced Test and Evaluation (DAU-0222) Agile for DoD Acquisition Team Members (DAU-0310) Applied Business Analysis Techniques (DAU-0309) Applied Cost Analysis (DAU-0307) Applied Operating and Support Cost Analysis (DAU-0308) BCE 0010 - Introduction to Cost Modeling, BCE 1700 - Cost Assessment Data Enterprise (CADE) 101, BCE 1710 - FlexFiles 101, and BCE 2500 - Cost Assessment Data Enterprise (CADE) 201 (DAU-0338) BCE 1000 - Fundamentals of Cost Estimating (DAU-0337) View All Courses Page Content