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Successful acquisitions begin by developing clear business and user requirements and progressing through concept development to performance-based contracts. This FAC-P/PM certifiation training course provides the skills to evaluate complex acquisition projects, including requirements, concept, technology and contract documentation.
Learning Tree’s FAC-P/PM training has been fully verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI).
You Will Learn How To:
- Evaluate a requirements development process to establish mission-oriented capabilities and needs
- Supervise effective market research, assess technology development processes and establish options to enhance business strategies
- Evaluate a concept selection process and develop recommended courses of action
Important Course Information
Requirements:
- Four years of program or project management experience, which shall include a minimum of one year of experience on Federal programs and projects, within the last ten years
FAC-P/PM Certification Information:
- All Federal employees (non DoD) who work in a Program/Project Management role are required to be FAC-P/PM certified. Private industry/contractors are eligible to attend FAC-P/PM training, but are not eligible to become certified.
- FAC-P/PM certification is awarded at the agency level and requirements vary by agency. Check with your Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) for information on certification requirements.
Course Outline
- Reviewing Acquisition Management Principles
Recognizing acquisition authority
- Defining a project mission
- Addressing contract authority and oversight
Following acquisition principles
- Following basic contract principles and federal acquisition regulations
- Managing special acquisitions
- Enhancing the Requirements Process
Meeting the mission needs
- Defining mission-oriented agency capabilities
- Developing user scenarios involving stakeholders
Evaluating the Statement of Needs
- Selecting appropriate documents
- Reviewing GAO best practices
- Creating Valuable Market Research
Focusing on pertinent research
- Evaluating technology maturity for acquisition planning
- Identifying business strategy
Clarifying research findings
- Addressing dual-use technologies
- Validating market research
Matching requirements to development
- Strategies for technology development
- Applying best practices
- Focusing the Concept Selection Process
Making alternatives meaningful
- Delineating analysis of alternative concepts
- Identifying concept benefits
- Creating recommended courses of action
Selecting a successful concept
- Specifying performance measures
- Recommending a preferred system concept
- Adhering to the Technology Development Process
Defining detailed requirements
- Delineating system requirements
- Preparing an R&D work statement
- Creating key performance parameters
- Conducting requirements trade-offs
Reporting to oversight organizations
- Documenting the acquisition program baseline
- Specifying the acquisition strategy/plan
- Addressing A-94 assessments and evaluations
- Addressing OMB 300 submittals
- Preparing and Issuing the Solicitation
Preparing a comprehensive program specification
- Identifying appropriate use of Statement of Work (SOW)
- Identifying appropriate use of Statement Of Objectives (SOO)
- Establishing appropriate evaluation criteria
Assisting in planning solicitation activities
- Creating pre-award policies
- Disseminating information and requirements
- Addressing presolicitation communication options
- Gathering Requirements and Support Documentation
Planning preaward actions
- Outlining challenging contract clauses
- Addressing multiple-incentive contracts
- Avoiding SOW or SOO unintended nuances
- Analyzing complex CLIN structures
Identifying unclear provisions
- Aligning complex technical execution provisions
- Addressing complex contract funding provisions
- Specifying complex government funds provisions
- Creating Performance-Based Service Agreements
- Negotiating a baseline of performance
- Evaluating management actions for acquisition services
- Creating a level of support at a cost consistent with funding
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Tuition
Standard
Government
In Classroom or
Online
Standard
$2650
Government
$2355
Private Team Training
Course Tuition Includes:
Training Hours
Standard Course Hours: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
*Informal discussion with instructor about your projects or areas of special interest: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Enhance Your Credentials with Professional Certification
Learning Tree's comprehensive training and exam preparation guarantees that you will gain the knowledge and confidence to achieve professional certification and advance your career.
Earn 17 PDUs
PMI, the Registered Education Provider logo, PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP,
and PMBOK are marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
This course is approved by PMI® for 17 professional development units (PDUs). For more on the Project Management Institute and a full list of courses approved for PDUs.
Technical : 17 PDUs
Business & Strategic : 17 PDUs