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The Defense Acquisition University 

Catalog 2006
Publisher: DAU Press

Catalog Director: Kelley Berta

Assistant: Donna Mandley

Editors: Dustin Brown, Judith Greig, Collie Johnson, and Kathryn Sondheimer 

Graphic Arts Director/Cover Design: Paula Croisetiere

Layout/Graphics/Production: Paula Croisetiere and Kathryn Sondheimer

GPO/Printer Liaison: Frances Battle

Photographers: SGT Tanekwa Bournes, USA; Andrew Brown; SPC Michael Lindell, USA; SGT Mason Lowery, USA; 

Richard Mattox; SSG Kevin Moses, USA; and Kenneth Wilkins

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The Defense Acquisition University 2006 Catalog is published by the Defense Acquisition University Press, 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565.

This Catalog is current as of 1 October 2005. Periodic updates are made on the 

DAU Web site at http://www.dau.mil/catalog.
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Contents

DAU Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi

Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

AT&L Performance Learning Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Chapter 1 The Defense Acquisition University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

The Defense Acquisition University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

DAU Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Workforce Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

DAU Board of Visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

What’s New at DAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Chapter 2 Administrative Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Administrative Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Course Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Acquisition Workforce and Acquisition Corps Certification Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Student Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Course Registration and Quota Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Registration Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Chapter 3 Course Descriptions and Learning Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

DAU Learning Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

The AT&L PLM ... Training Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

ACQ 201A Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

ACQ 201B Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 

ACQ 401 Senior Acquisition Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

ACQ 403 Defense Acquisition Executive Overview Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

ACQ 404 Systems Acquisition Management Course for General/Flag Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

ACQ 405 Executive Refresher Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

AUD 1320 Intermediate Contract Auditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

AUD 4120 Statistical Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

BCF 205 Contractor Business Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

BCF 207 Economic Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

BCF 209 Acquisition Reporting for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

BCF 215 Operating and Support Cost Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

BCF 229 Acquisition Reporting for Major Automated Information Systems (MAIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

CON 110 Mission Support Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

CON 111 Mission Planning Execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

CON 112 Mission Performance Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

CON 120 Mission Focused Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

CON 210 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Chapter 3 Course Descriptions and Learning Assets (Continued)

CON 234 Contingency Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

CON 236 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

CON 243 Architect-Engineer Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

CON 244 Construction Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

CON 250 Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards–Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

CON 251 Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards–Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

CON 260A The Small Business Program, Part A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

CON 260B The Small Business Program, Part B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

CON 353 Advanced Business Solutions for Mission Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

FE 201 Intermediate Facilities Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

GRT 201 Grants and Agreements Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

IND 100 Contract Property Administration and Disposition Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

IND 200 Intermediate Contract Property Administration and Disposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

LAW 801 Acquisition Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

LOG 102 Systems Sustainment Management Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

LOG 201A Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 

LOG 201B Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 

LOG 204 Configuration Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

LOG 235A Performance Based Logistics, Part A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

LOG 235B Performance Based Logistics, Part B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

LOG 304 Advanced Life Cycle Logistics Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

PMT 202 Multinational Program Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

PMT 203 International Security and Technology Transfer/Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

PMT 250 Program Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

PMT 304 Advanced International Management Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

PMT 352A Program Management Office Course, Part A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

PMT 352B Program Management Office Course, Part B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

PMT 401 The Program Manager’s Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

PMT 402 Executive Program Manager’s Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

PMT 403 Program Manager’s Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

PQM 101 Production, Quality and Manufacturing Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

PQM 103 Defense Specification Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

PQM 104 Specification Selection and Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

PQM 201A Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing, Part A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

PQM 201B Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing, Part B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

PQM 202 Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition Course 

for Technical Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

PQM 203 Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions for Engineering 

and Technical Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

PQM 212 Market Research for Engineering and Technical Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

PQM 301 Advanced Production, Quality and Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

STM 201 Intermediate S&T Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

STM 302 Advanced S&T Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

SYS 201A Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Part A . . . . . . .62

SYS 201B Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Part B . . . . . . . .63

SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

TST 301 Advanced Test and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

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Chapter 3 Course Descriptions and Learning Assets (Continued)

Distance Learning Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Predecessor Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Assignment-Specific Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

The AT&L PLM ... Performance Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

The AT&L PLM ... Continuous Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

The AT&L PLM ... Knowledge Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Appendix A DAU Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

DAU West Region (San Diego, California) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

DAU Midwest Region [near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base] (Kettering, Ohio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

DAU South Region (Huntsville, Alabama) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

DAU Mid-Atlantic Region [near Patuxent River Naval Air Station] (California, Maryland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

DAU Capital & Northeast Region (Fort Belvoir, Virginia) and

DSMC – School of Program Managers (Fort Belvoir, Virginia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Appendix B Career Field Certification Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Auditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Facilities Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Industrial/Contract Property Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Information Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Life Cycle Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Production, Quality and Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Program Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Purchasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering—Science and Technology Manager . . . . . . . .104

Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering—Systems Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Test and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Appendix C Equivalencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Appendix D Continuing Education Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Appendix E Meeting Acquisition Corps Education Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Appendix F Other Products and Services Provided by DAU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

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This Catalog is current as of 1 October 2005. Updates are periodically 

made on the DAU Home Page at http://www.dau.mil/catalog.
DAU Vision

A premier corporate university providing 

a world-class learning environment

DAU Mission

Provide practitioner training, career management,

and services to enable the Acquisition, Technology,

and Logistics community to make smart business

decisions and deliver timely and affordable 

capabilities to the warfighter

DAU Strategic Goals

Provide a fully integrated, powerful learning environment

that engages the learner at the point of need

•

Continuously improve our mission 

processes and support processes

•

Support transformation in acquisition, technology, and

logistics through thought leadership, innovation, and

workforce support

•

Ensure DAU is a great place to work by providing an

environment valuing achievement, growth, diversity, and

career-long learning to enhance job performance

•

Listen to and learn from our customers and 

stakeholders to exceed their expectations

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DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY

9820 BELVOIR ROAD

FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-5565

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Welcome to the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), now recognized as the best corporate university across the nation.

When you come into contact with DAU, whether in the classroom, at home, or in the workplace, you too will become a

part of our training transformation. 

More than ever, continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and online communities of practice have become integral parts

of the total DAU learning environment through the University’s award-winning learning architecture—the AT&L Performance Learning Model (PLM). This model integrates all of our learning assets with your job in mind—to help you

learn and succeed on the job with the right knowledge and skills at the point of need. With the learning architecture and

methods we’ve institutionalized, you will know or be able to access everything about your jobs, on the job.

We are also addressing how to better deliver course content with a focus on engaging you with learning assets on the job.

Our intent is to make you “engaged learners”; that is, to fully engage you both in the classroom and on the job. We will

do this through more simulations and action-learning techniques embedded in our learning products, whether they are

resident courses, distance learning, or knowledge sharing systems. 

As we continue to serve a nation at war, be assured all courses and other learning assets in this 2006 DAU Catalog are

meant to help you—the acquisition professional—develop and manage acquisition programs, projects, and systems

that continue to make our nation’s warfighters the best-equipped armed forces in the world.

Frank J. Anderson, Jr.

President

Defense Acquisition University

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AT&L Performance Learning Model

T

o help shape a culture that promotes career-long

learning at the point of need, DAU adopted the

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L)

Performance Learning Model (PLM), which lays the

foundation for meeting the professional development

needs of the AT&L workforce.

Training Courses offered at DAU were established as a

result of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), which identifies education, training, and experience requirements for all AT&L workforce members by career field and certification level.

In the ever-changing acquisition environment of the

21st century, however, it became clear that currency in

any given career field required more than certification

training alone. To complement the DAWIA requirements, DAU now offers learning assets that are accessible to all workforce members anytime, anywhere.

Performance Support is tailored to the customer’s

needs and may include consulting, coaching, mentoring, and facilitation. Rapid Deployment Training

focuses attention on a limited number of emerging

initiatives and delivers training within days of new

policy implementation. Targeted training is tailored to

the specific needs of an organization or integrated

product team as required. 

The DAU Continuous Learning Center offers continuous learning opportunities designed to maintain currency and help employees meet the DoD requirement

to complete 80 hours of continuous learning every 2

years. DAU also hosts and participates in a variety of

public forum events, such as conferences, symposia,

and expos, that promote learning and offer continuous learning opportunities. 

Knowledge Sharing is an inherent function of any

educational institution. The AT&L Knowledge Sharing

System provides online access to a variety of tools

and reference materials that facilitate supporting the

warfighter. The Acquisition Community Connection

hosts online communities of practice that provide an

electronic forum for sharing knowledge, information,

lessons learned, and best practices. DAU’s David D.

Acker Library supports the University’s curricula and

its research in defense acquisitions.

Each of these elements of the PLM is addressed fully

in Chapter 3 of this Catalog. 

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Creating an environment

where we learn

✓ before,

✓ during, and

✓ after

the training experience
The Defense Acquisition University

The Defense Acquisition University 

DAU Leadership

Workforce Management

DAU Board of Visitors

What’s New at DAU
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The Defense Acquisition University

Authorized by Title 10, United States Code 1746,

and chartered by DoD Directive 5000.57, the

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) was

established on 1 August 1992. Its mission is to provide

practitioner training, career management, and services to enable the DoD Acquisition, Technology, and

Logistics (AT&L) community to make smart business

decisions and deliver timely and affordable capabilities

to the warfighter. 

Using the AT&L Performance Learning Model (PLM)

as a template, the University coordinates education

and training programs to meet the career-long training requirements of more than 134,000 DoD AT&L

personnel. DAU provides a full range of basic, intermediate, and advanced curriculum training, as well as

assignment-specific and continuous learning courses

to support the career goals and professional development of the DoD AT&L workforce. But DAU’s role

does not end when a student leaves the classroom.

The University also fosters professional development

through performance support, rapid deployment

training on emerging acquisition initiatives, online

knowledge sharing tools, and continuous learning

modules. This Catalog provides information on all of

these areas as well as DAU’s other products and

services, such as strategic partnerships, publications,

and research in areas related to acquisition functions.

Each DoD AT&L functional area is represented by

a Functional Integrated Product Team (FIPT), composed of senior-level officials of the DoD components and led by Functional Advisors. These teams

advise the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,

Technology and Logistics) (USD(AT&L)) on career

development issues and recommend mandatory

training, education, and experience required for

their respective functional areas. DAU Program

Directors work in conjunction with the FIPTs to

identify performance outcomes for various career

levels and incorporate them into DAU courses. The

military services and Defense Agencies assist in

managing the accession, training and education,

and career development of their respective DoD

AT&L workforce members.

The Chief Executive Officer of the University is the

President, who reports to the Director, Defense 

Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP). The

President serves as the Chief Learning Officer for the

USD(AT&L). A Board of Visitors—individuals

selected for their preeminence in academia, business, and industry—advises the USD(AT&L) and the

DAU President on matters such as organizational

management, curricula, methods of instruction, and

facilities. 

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DAU Leadership

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Mr. Frank J. Anderson, Jr.

President

Col. Mary Kringer, USAF

Commandant

Dr. James McMichael

Vice President

Mr. Garry Shafovaloff

Director, Acquisition Workforce

& Career Management

Mr. Mark Whiteside

Director, Performance &

Resource Management

Mr. Joseph Johnson

Director, Planning, Policy, 

& Leadership Support

Ms. Meg Hogan

Human Capital Management

Advisor

COL Ronald Hayne, USA

Director, Operations Support

Group

Mr. William Erie

Director, Curricula Development

& Support Center

Dr. J. Robert Ainsley

Director, E-Learning &

Technologies Center

Dr. Craig Lush

Director, Library & Knowledge

Repository

Mr. Paul McMahon

Pentagon Liaison

Mr. Andy Zaleski

Dean, West Region

Mr. Travis Stewart

Dean, Midwest Region

Mr. James. L. McCullough II

Dean, South Region

Ms. Barbara Smith

Dean, Mid-Atlantic Region

Mr. Tim Shannon

Dean, Capital & Northeast

Region

Mr. David Fitch

Dean, DSMC – School of

Program Managers

Ms. Michele Parchman

General Counsel

Rear Admiral Leonard Vincent,

USN (Ret)

Industry Chair
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Each DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) functional area is represented by a

Functional Integrated Product Team, which is led by a Functional Advisor. These teams advise

the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) (USD(AT&L)) on career

development issues and identify training, education, and experience requirements for their

respective functional areas.

Mr. Ray Boyd

Acting Director, Commercial

Policies and Oversight, Office

of the Deputy CIO, OASD(NII)

Mr. James Hall

Assistant Deputy Under

Secretary of Defense (Logistics

Plans & Programs)

Photo Not Available

Mr. Shay Assad

Director, Defense Procurement

and Acquisition Policy 

Mr. Alan Shaffer

Director, Plans and Programs,

DDR&E

Mr. Mark Schaeffer

Director, Systems Engineering,

OUSD(AT&L)

Information Technology Logistics

Procurement & 

Contracting/Gov’t.

Property Science & Technology Technical Management

LTG Joseph L. Yakovac, Jr., USA

Army DACM

Ms. Carolyn Willis

Navy DACM

Mr. Blaise Durante

Air Force DACM

Mr. Garry Shafovaloff

DoD DACM

Functional Advisors

Mr. Kevin Carroll

PEO, Enterprise Information

Systems

Mr. William H. Reed 

Director, Defense Contract 

Audit Agency

Dr. Nancy L. Spruill

Director, Acquisition Resources

and Analysis, OUSD(AT&L)

Dr. Get W. Moy, P.E.

Director, Installation 

Requirements and Mgmt.

ODUSD (Installations &

Environment)

Acquisition Management Auditing

Business, Cost Estimating,

& Financial Management Facilities Engineering

Directors, Acquisition Career

Management (DACMs)

Photo Not Available

Directors, Acquisition Career Management, assist in managing the accession, training and

education, and career development of their respective Components’ AT&L workforce.
DAU Board of Visitors

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GEN William G.T. Tuttle, Jr.,

USA (Ret)

Chairperson

The DAU Board of Visitors—individuals selected for their preeminence in academia, business,

and industry—advises the USD(AT&L) and the DAU President on matters such as organizational management, curricula, methods of instruction, and facilities.

Mr. David Berteau

Dir, Clark & Weinstock, and

Adjunct Professor, Syracuse Univ

Dr. Priscilla H. Douglas

President, PHDouglas &

Associates

Mr. James L. Sanford

Corporate VP and Treasurer,

Northrop Grumman

Rear Admiral Michael Sharp,

USN (Ret), Senior Director,

ASP Program Manager,

Raytheon Company

Mr. Nicholas W. Kuzemka

VP, Program Management,

Lockheed Martin

Ms. Sara B. Mills

President, S. Mills and

Associates

Maj Gen John F. Phillips, 

USAF (Ret)

Pres, Phillips Defense

Consultants

Gen Bernard P. Randolph,

USAF (Ret)

Consultant

Rear Admiral Leonard Vincent, 

USN (Ret)

Industry Advisor, National

Defense Industrial Association

Mr. Carl Salzano

VP, Booz Allen Hamilton

Mr. John C. Wilson, Jr.

President, BizDynamics, LLC
What’s New at DAU

DAU Ranked First in Leadership Development 

In 2005, DAU was ranked first in Leadership Development in the government and military

category by Executive Excellence Publishing, a leading source of knowledge on personal and

organizational leadership development.

Leadership consultants who make “The Excellence 100” possess a rare combination of substance and presentation style, inspiring action and real-world performance and working

tirelessly towards implementing change. Awardees excel in the areas of credibility, relevance,

originality, practicality, ideas, presentation style, and their guru score (the influence of their

work).

DAU Wins ASTD BEST Award

Each year the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) presents its prestigious BEST awards to recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success

or achievement as a result of employee learning and development. BEST is an acronym for

Building talent, Enterprise-wide, Supported by the organization’s leaders, fostering a

Thorough learning culture.

Eighty-four private- and public-sector organizations from nine countries competed for

distinction as the BEST. After a panel of learning and development experts judged the

entries, 24 organizations earned the 2004 BEST distinction for their ability to apply learning as a strategic goal and championing a learning culture.

DAU was awarded 1st Place among these top 24 organizations. The University’s success in this rigorous competition with leading corporations is eloquent testimony to the dedication, technical excellence, and proven results of

our faculty and staff in serving the DoD AT&L Community.

AT&L Workforce Development Award

DAU was selected by the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics)

(USD(AT&L)) to manage the AT&L Workforce Development Award program. The award

recognizes organizations that are achieving excellence in learning and development for their

employees. In addition to recognition, the award program serves to identify best practices for

other USD(AT&L) organizations to adopt. Applications are evaluated for their scope and

innovation in implementing the organizational approach, including mentoring, continuous

learning, career counseling, job rotation, shadowing, executive coaching, leadership development, and succession planning.

Award winners are recognized on the DAU Web site at http://www.dau.mil where more information about

the award and the nomination process is available.

Apply Professional Association Certifications toward DAWIA Requirements 

For many years, DAU has maintained equivalency status with numerous colleges, universities, Service schools,

and commercial training providers. When another learning institution’s course is “equivalent” to a DAU course,

it means credit earned for taking that course can be applied toward the training requirements for DAWIA

certification, in place of the equivalent DAU course. 

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In 2004, DAU began establishing similar equivalencies with professional associations’ certificate programs. You

will note in Appendix C that professional certifications from associations such as the Project Management

Institute and the International Society of Logistics can now be applied toward the training requirements for

DAWIA certification. The experience and education requirements must still be met at all levels of DAWIA

certification. 

More of these equivalencies are in review now and will be posted to the online Catalog (http://www.dau.mil/catalog)

as they are made available. 

Engaging the Learner

At DAU we know that engaged learners are motivated knowledge seekers, passionate about learning, and

energized by it. They experience learning by:

• evaluating rather than merely absorbing information;

• solving problems;

• building their own mental models;

• taking responsibility for their learning;

• doing most of the work; and

• controlling the learning process.

The engaged learner knows where to look for knowledge and how to use that knowledge to solve problems

creatively. The Performance Learning Model (see page viii of this Catalog) facilitates a wider reach to engaged

learners, providing necessary job tools and learning opportunities at the point of need. 

Training. We are moving toward shorter, hard-hitting DAWIA courses focusing on core information; more

assignment-specific and tailored courses; and shorter, modular executive training; all with improved use of 

in-class and online interactive and business simulations. 

Performance Support. Our consulting efforts will target action learning outcomes, and targeted training itself will

include on-the-job tutoring and business simulations.

Continuous Learning. Our CL site is emphasizing interactive modules and workflow learning events (where work

and learning merge).

Knowledge Sharing. Our Knowledge Sharing systems will ensure continuous connectivity between students and

all DAU learning assets—before, during, and after training, so they stay engaged both as learners and on the job.

Defense Acquisition Guidebook

The Defense Acquisition Guidebook at http://akss.dau.mil/dag/ provides members of the acquisition community

and our industry partners an interactive online reference to policy, discretionary best practices, and lessons

learned. The user can select from three views to meet his or her needs:

• The Document View reads page-by-page like a book. 

• The Lifecycle Framework View provides statutory and regulatory requirements and related best practices 

for each milestone and acquisition phase.

• The Functional/Topic View includes comprehensive discussions of key acquisition topics.

You are encouraged to review the embedded tutorial, which provides more detailed discussion of Guidebook

capabilities. To maximize the utility of this system, we recommend you use a computer that has Internet Explorer

6.x or higher at a resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher with JavaScript enabled. The hardware requirement is the

same as that necessary to support Internet Explorer 6.

Continuous Learning Module on Ethics

In October 2004, the USD(AT&L) issued a memo to the DoD AT&L workforce citing the importance of integrity as

part of the way we (DoD) do business. To emphasize the need for a clear understanding of ethics in government,

especially the acquisition-related fields, he directed the entire AT&L workforce to take a refresher course in ethics.

In response, DAU created and hosts the “Ethics Training for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” continuous

learning module on the Continuous Learning Center (CLC) Web site. Please visit http://clc.dau.mil to participate in

this very important training.
Administrative Information

Course Information

Acquisition Workforce and Acquisition Corps 

Certification Standards

Student Information

Course Registration and Quota Allocation

Registration Procedures
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Administrative Information

Course Information

The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act

(DAWIA) was signed into law in November 1990. It

requires the Secretary of Defense, acting through the

Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology,

and Logistics), to establish education, experience, and

training requirements for the civilian and military acquisition workforce. 

Education and experience requirements differ for

each career field and are approved by your certifying

agency. Both are outlined in the checklists provided at

Appendix B of this Catalog. The training requirements

may be met in several ways, including the successful

completion of DAU courses, the fulfillment program,

or the equivalency program. Training requirements

are also outlined in Appendix B.

DAU Courses

Sequence of Courses

DAU provides a highly structured sequence of

courses needed to meet mandatory and desired

training standards. In many cases, prerequisite

courses are identified; students are expected to be

competent in prerequisite knowledge and skills.

Where specific prerequisites are not identified,

students are strongly encouraged to attend mandatory courses in the sequence prescribed. Using this

Catalog, DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

(AT&L) workforce personnel can identify the training, education, and experience required for their

career field and career level and the sequence of

courses to meet those requirements.

Course Types 

Certification courses are identified in Appendix B of

this Catalog, which provides concise checklists of the

education, experience, and training standards established for certification in each career field. The checklists also provide the recommended sequence of

courses for training within each career level.

Level I courses are designed to provide fundamental

knowledge and establish primary qualification and

experience in the individual’s career field, job series,

or functional area.

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At Level II, functional specialization is emphasized.

Courses at this level are designed to enhance the

employee’s capabilities in a primary specialty or

functional area.

At Level III, the focus is on managing the acquisition

process and learning the latest methods being implemented in the career field or functional area.

Most personnel must take a core acquisition course

before taking other training at career Levels I and II.

The core course for career Level I in many career

fields is ACQ 101, Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management; and for Level II, ACQ 201, Intermediate Systems Acquisition. ACQ 101 is a prerequisite

for ACQ 201. The core courses are required for all

workforce members in the following career fields:

• Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management

• Facilities Engineering

• Information Technology

• Life Cycle Logistics

• Production, Quality and Manufacturing 

• Program Management

• Systems Planning, Research, Development 

and Engineering

• Test and Evaluation

Assignment-specific courses provide the training

needed to perform specific acquisition functions.

These may be functions performed by a subset of

individuals in a career field. Assignment-specific

training is also required when individuals in one

career field must understand some of the processes

of other career fields. A description of assignmentspecific courses and the audiences for which they

are developed is provided at the end of Chapter 3 of

this Catalog.

Course descriptions for all DAU courses are listed

alphanumerically in Chapter 3. Details of course

length, prerequisites, method of delivery, and

who should attend are included in these course

descriptions. 

DAU-sponsored courses also provide the opportunity

for AT&L workforce members who have completed all

education, experience, and training requirements for

their position to meet standards for continuing education. In addition, many professional organizations and

associations have continuing education requirements

for their members. Appendix D presents a listing of

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) associated with

DAU courses.
Course Offerings

DAU courses are offered in a variety of modes—resident

(where the student attends class at one of the DAU

training sites) and local (where the instructor teaches

at locations having sufficient numbers of students to

support a class). Some DAU courses are also offered

entirely or in part via the Internet. 

Online Courses

DAU currently offers several courses via the World

Wide Web. Some of these courses are taught entirely

and exclusively online. Others involve an online portion followed by classroom instruction. To complete

online coursework, the student must have access to a

computer with the following minimum capabilities:

• Microprocessor Speed: Pentium 400 MHz

• Hard Drive: 6 GB

• RAM: 64 MB

• Modem Speed: 56 kbps

• Audio: 16 bit and speakers

• CD-ROM Drive: 12X

• Monitor display resolution is optimal at 1024 X 768 

• Browser that supports Java and Javascript (Internet

Explorer 5.5, Netscape 7.0, or higher versions are

recommended.)

Some online courses have additional software requirements that are explained at the beginning of the course.

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When students register for a hybrid course (part online, part classroom), it is important to understand

that completion of both parts is required to obtain full

credit for career field certification. For example, ACQ

201 consists of ACQ 201A (via the Internet) and ACQ

201B (in the classroom). Continuing education units

and a certificate of completion will be awarded for

successful completion of ACQ 201A; however, students

must also complete ACQ 201B to receive full credit for

completion of ACQ 201, which is required to meet selected career field certification standards. Part A is a

prerequisite for Part B. The latest version of Part A is

available at the DAU Virtual Campus for those students

who may want a review before attending Part B. In

most cases, students have up to 60 calendar days to

complete online courses. 

DAU fully supports the requirements of Section 508

of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 508 requires Federal agencies that develop,

procure, maintain, or use electronic and information

technology to ensure that Federal employees with

disabilities have access to and use of that information and data. To that end, all new DAU courseware

is developed to comply with the standards set forth

in Section 508. 

Fulfillment

While course participation is the preferred method,

the fulfillment program enables members of the DoD

AT&L workforce to receive credit for mandatory DAU

courses for which they are able to demonstrate

competency through experience, education, and/or

alternative training, such as professional association

certificates. Information on this program, including

policy, procedures, DD Form 2518, and the course

competencies, is available on the DAU Web site at

http://www.dau.mil/registrar/faq.asp. DD Form 2518

is in Appendix A of the guidelines.

Equivalent Courses

Appendix C of this Catalog provides information on

courses offered by DoD schools and public learning

institutions as well as commercially offered training

that is certified to be equivalent to DAU courses.

Acquisition Workforce and Acquisition Corps

Certification Standards

The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement

Act (Public Law 101-510, 1990) (Chapter 87, Title 10,

United States Code), as amended, requires the Secretary of Defense to establish education, training,

and career development standards for persons

serving in acquisition positions in the Department of

Defense. See Appendix B of this Catalog for additional information concerning these standards.

Employees may meet credit-hour standards by passing college course equivalency examinations that

demonstrate knowledge comparable to accredited

courses of study in these subjects. For more information on using equivalency exams to meet mandatory

education qualifications, see Appendix E of this Catalog. Employees also may apply certain DAU courses to

meet the educational requirements. The DAU strategic

partnership program (Appendix F) helps maximize

opportunities to leverage DAU courses toward degrees.

Student Information

Reporting Instructions

After being accepted for admission into a DAU course,

each student will receive an e-mail from the University with instructions on how to proceed. In the case

of online courses, e-mails will explain how to access

the course material online and will identify an instructor associated with that class. For classroom courses,

each student will receive an e-mail with specific reporting instructions and information on housing,

meals, facilities, and appropriate classroom attire. 

Travel, Per Diem, and Reimbursement

Each Service Acquisition Career Management Office

or parent organization funds travel expenses and per

diem for eligible students based on Service- or

Agency-specific policy. Students should consult their

Acquisition Career Management Office for policy and

guidance concerning their travel requirements. Contact information is provided in “Registration

Procedures” at the end of this chapter. 

It is very important that students arrive with a government credit card to pay for all legitimate travel-related

expenses or, if needed, draw cash advances in lieu of

receiving advance per diem payments. DAU cannot

process travel claims or provide advance per diem

payments. As questions may arise concerning use of

the government credit card, students should arrive

knowing the name and telephone number of the

government credit card program coordinator for

their Service or organization.

Attendance Policy

Students are expected to attend all scheduled course

sessions (including teleconferencing, satellite, and synchronous online sessions) and complete all course

work. Absences for medical or family emergencies

must be approved by the course manager, lead

instructor, or designated representative. Cumulative

absences that exceed 5 percent of contact time may be

grounds for removal from the course, and the student’s

record will be annotated accordingly. Remediation to

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make up any missed instruction is at the discretion of

the course manager.

DAU follows established DoD and Office of Personnel

Management guidance for civilians, and Service regulations for military personnel concerning various categories of leave.

Cancellations

If circumstances dictate cancelling course attendance

after students receive notification of acceptance, they

should follow the procedures set forth by their respective Service or Agency as outlined in this chapter. This

may afford other students the opportunity to attend

the course.

Handicapped Accommodations

Students with disabilities who are scheduled to attend

DAU classes should notify their local training office

and the DAU Student Services Office as soon as possible prior to the starting date of the class to ensure that

appropriate accommodations are made.

Student Issues and Concerns

DAU encourages students who have issues or

concerns with the learning environment to discuss

them first with their instructor. Also student class

leaders are typically appointed at the start of a course

and are empowered to bring issues to DAU faculty on

behalf of their fellow students. Students who feel their

issues were not resolved satisfactorily through these

channels may go to the Regional Dean under an

open-door policy. 

End-of-course critiques provide another opportunity

for students to address ways to improve course materials or the learning environment. Critique data are

analyzed and include areas of success and concern as

well as trends and recommendations for improvement. The summary report is circulated through the

appropriate chain of command for action.

Transcripts

Transcripts are available at http://www.dau.mil by

selecting the “Student Information” button. Students

may access their own transcript information from a

secure server and print out a copy for their own use.

Students may also request that an official transcript

with an embossed DoD seal be sent to a college or

university. Questions concerning transcripts should be

addressed to dau.transcript@dau.mil.

Course Registration and Quota Allocation

DoD AT&L workforce employees and their supervisors may prepare career development training plans

using the requirements provided in Appendix B and

the course descriptions in Chapter 3. Appendix B

identifies courses that are required for certification 

by career field and certification level. Pages 69–72 of

Chapter 3 list courses necessary for performing an

assignment-specific function in acquisition.

For DoD AT&L workforce members attending certification or assignment-specific courses, all travel and

per diem costs for DAU training will be funded by the

student’s Component. However, funding is not provided to cover travel and per diem costs for DoD

AT&L workforce members who attend DAU courses

for the purpose of continuous learning. 

DAU uses the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) to maintain course schedules,

allocate quotas, and manage class registration. Agencies with quota allocations should register students as

early as possible before the class start date to ensure

that students are in the ATRRS system and that they

have sufficient time to make necessary arrangements

for attending class.

After students apply for a course, they will receive an

e-mail identifying their status as either wait-listed or

as having a reservation. Students with reservations

will receive an e-mail from DAU approximately 45

days before the class starts (or later if the student was

a late registrant), providing reporting instructions,

class start and end times, and location-specific information (e.g., points of contact, hotels, and directions).

Points of contact for most courses and locations are

provided in the online course schedule. Any student

who is registered and has not received reporting instructions 15 days prior to the class start date should

contact the DAU Student Services Office for assistance

at 1-888-284-4906 or 703-805-3003.

Registration Procedures

To apply for a DAU course, go to http:// www.

dau.mil and select “Apply for Course.” At this site

you will find links to your Service-specific application

program. While there are many ways to access your

specific site, the DAU Home Page provides a single 

portal with current information and links for each 

of the categories of students listed on the following

pages. 

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Army Personnel 

Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (AL&T)

workforce civilian and military personnel desiring DAU training (including online courses) must have those

courses annotated and approved

on their automated Individual Development Plan (IDP) at https://

rda.rdaisa.army.mil/cappmis/idp/

idpprod/ login.cfm. Once approved on

the IDP, a link is provided from the IDP under “DAU” to

the ATRRS Internet Training Application System (AITAS),

https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/ aitas/. Training

priorities are based on the individual’s position certification requirements. AL&T personnel requiring assistance with the IDP/AITAS or updating records should

contact their Acquisition Career Managers (ACMs)

within their region as listed at the Acquisition Support

Center (ASC) Web site at https:// rda.rdaisa.army.mil/

cappmis/acrb/contacts/ACMListing.htm. The Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems

and Services (ALTESS) is responsible for processing

applications, registering students for training, and issuing travel funding and orders. Information on travel

funding, orders, rental cars, etc., is at https://www.

atrrs.army.mil/channels/aitas/. 

Class schedule information can be found within the

IDP, AITAS, or ATRRS data-on-demand at https://

www. atrrs. army.mil/channels/dataondemand. Individuals and organizations should monitor closely

the availability of local class offerings to minimize

expenses associated with class attendance in the

resident mode. Student cancellations or substitutions

should be limited to only extreme emergencies. If

students are unable to attend a DAU class for which

they have a reservation, they must cancel with the

Army Registrar at least 5 working days prior to the

start date of the class. The Army Registrar must

receive the request to officially cancel a student’s

reservation through the AITAS to prevent a “noshow” entry. (“No-shows” will be denied registration in future offerings of the course for a period of

6 months following the occurrence.) Mission, unless exceptional in nature, is not a valid reason for

canceling less than 5 calendar days prior to the

start date. 

Military personnel en route to a new duty station or

an acquisition position should contact their Assignment

Officer for assistance in obtaining DAU training. Assignment Officers’ contact information can be found at

https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/opfam51/staff

.htm

Non-AL&T Army personnel, both military and civilian,

may submit applications for DAU training by going

directly to AITAS. Those individuals are not required

to have an Acquisition IDP and must apply as “nonacquisition workforce.”

Navy Personnel

Department of the Navy (DON) civilian and military

personnel (regardless of duty station)

must submit applications for acquisition training courses using Register-Now, the DON electronic registration system on the Web at

https://www.atrrs.army.mil/

channels/registernow. Register-Now

is used to perform all functions applicable to course registration, including supervisory approval, course enrollment via the DON Registrar, processing cancellations, and obtaining centrally

funded travel orders. Students are encouraged to

browse all menu items, including “What’s New” and

“How To.”

For additional information concerning course registration, career field certification, and other DAWIArelated issues, DON students should contact their

local Acquisition Training Representative. Names and

contact information are available at the “Find ACQ

Training Representative” menu option on RegisterNow.

Air Force Personnel 

Air Force military and civilian personnel interested in

DAU training should first consult the

Air Force DACM Web site and the

Air Force Acquisition Training Office (AFATO) Web site. These Web

sites provide information about

Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) policy and certification, acquisition position coding,

how to apply for DAU training and funding, prerequisites, class schedules, rosters, vacancies, and points of

contact. 

The Air Force uses ACQ Now, a Web-based reservation system. This system streamlines the reservation

process and allows prospective students to initiate

their own training requests via the Internet. Air

Force civilian and military personnel should register

through the ACQ Now registration system available at

http://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/acqnow/main.asp.

DAU training is open to all Air Force personnel, but

individuals occupying acquisition-coded positions are

given priority in order to fulfill their DAWIA requirements. Supervisors and individuals should plan for

and identify training needs through Individual Development Plans and the annual AFATO Data Call

(Nov/Dec). 

For additional information please contact your local

APDP Training Manager. Names and information

are available on the “POC Lookup” menu option in

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ACQ Now. You can also visit the Air Force Acquisition

Career page at https://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/mil/career/

for additional information on your acquisition career.

Other contacts include the Air Force Acquisition

Training Office (AFATO), Randolph AFB, at DSN 487-

6580 or Commercial 210-652-6580, Fax DSN 487-

1348, Comm Fax 210-652-1348, or via e-mail at

acq.now@randolph.af.mil.

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

Civilian Personnel Assigned to the Defense

Agencies

Federal civilians assigned to the DoD Components

outside the Military Departments (including the Office of the Secretary of

Defense, the Chairman of the Joint

Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff,

the Inspector General, the Defense

agencies, the Defense field activities, the Joint-Service schools, and

the Defense support activities) must

submit applications for DAU courses in the

Acquisition Training Application System (ACQTAS) at

https://www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/acqtas. The

ACQTAS serves as the single application system for

DAU courses as well as being the single supervisory

and training manager approval, reservation, and notification system for acceptance in the DAU courses. 

International Students

International students may apply for most DAU

courses. They will be placed in courses on a spaceavailable basis. Applications will be evaluated on an

individual basis in terms of meeting course prerequisites, previous training, job experience, current job

title, and English language skills.

Foreign military and civilian students who work for

their government must apply for DAU courses

through their country’s Training Officer, who will

then coordinate the training request through the U.S.

Army Security Assistance Officer (SAO) in the Office of

Defense Cooperation (ODC) or an appropriate official

in the U.S. Embassy. The U.S. Army Security Assistance Training Field Activity (SATFA), which is the Executive Agent for foreign students attending DAU

courses, will process each student’s application

through appropriate channels. The SATFA will coordinate all training requests with the DAU Non-DoD Registrar via e-mail at nondod.registrar@dau.mil or by

phone at 703-805-4498. SAOs or U.S. Embassy officials sponsoring training requests from the host country should go to http://www.disam.dsca.mil/itm/ for

information on training available through the Foreign

Military Sales (FMS) training program.

Military and civilian employees of countries that are

members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO) should initiate their training requests through

the SATFA by calling 757-788-3255. The SATFA desk

officer for NATO affairs will put the student in contact

with appropriate NATO training officials to process

and coordinate the training request.

A non-U.S. citizen who is working for a U.S. defense

industry corporation, a foreign corporation that has a

contract with DoD or any of the Military Departments

(MILDEPs), or who is assigned to a U.S. military agency

or activity may be eligible to apply for DAU courses.

For further information about applying for a course,

contact the DAU Acquisition Workforce and Career

Management office at industry.registrar@dau.mil or

703-805-4498.

Defense Industry Certification

Unless an organization has its own certification standards, there is no organization or association that

confers certification in a functional area for defense

industry employees similar to the certification program administered by the DoD and the MILDEPs for

their acquisition and contracting workforce. Industry

employees may demonstrate comparable training to

the members of the DoD acquisition workforce by

successfully completing DAU courses.

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Course Descriptions and

Learning Assets

The AT&L PLM ... Training Courses

Distance Learning Courses

Predecessor Courses

Assignment-specific Training

The AT&L PLM ... Performance Support

The AT&L PLM ... Continuous Learning

The AT&L PLM ... Knowledge Sharing
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DAU Learning Assets

DAU offers an entire platform of learning assets to

meet the career-long learning needs of the DoD

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L)

workforce. The AT&L Performance Learning Model

(PLM) lays the foundation for providing training

courses, knowledge sharing venues, continuous

learning opportunities, and performance support.

This chapter provides detailed information about

each element of the PLM. 

Training Courses. First, course descriptions for each

of the traditional certification and assignment-specific

courses are listed alphanumerically. Some of these

courses are offered only in the classroom, some

exclusively online, and others as a combination of

resident and Web-based training. The method of

delivery is identified with each course description.

Following the course descriptions is a summary of

the courses available online. 

Next you will find a list of “predecessor courses.”

When a course that is no longer offered still meets

the requirements for credit, it becomes a predecessor

course. Students who have completed these courses

may use them to meet prerequisite requirements

and/or receive credit for them toward DAWIA

certification.

The final section, related to training courses, contains

information about assignment-specific training. These

courses provide unique acquisition knowledge required

to fulfill a specific assignment or position; to maintain

proficiency; and to remain current with legislation,

regulations, and policy.

Performance Support is tailored to the customer’s

needs and may include consulting, targeted training,

group facilitation, and/or rapid deployment training.

Faculty are available for consulting and targeted

training in response to specific customer needs.

Rapid Deployment Training focuses attention on a

limited number of emerging initiatives and delivers

training within days of new policy implementation.

Continuous Learning. The DAU Continuous Learning Center offers continuous learning opportunities

designed to maintain currency and help employees

meet the DoD requirement to complete 80 hours of

continuous learning every 2 years. The Center includes over 90 self-paced continuous learning

modules containing content from functional areas

important to the AT&L community. The Center also

provides information about conferences, symposia,

and expos that promote learning and offer continuous learning opportunities. 

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Knowledge Sharing is an inherent function of any

educational institution. The AT&L Knowledge Sharing

System provides online access to a variety of tools,

mandatory policy, and reference materials that facilitate supporting the warfighter. The Acquisition Community Connection hosts online communities of practice that provide an electronic forum for sharing

knowledge, information, discretionary policy, lessons

learned, and best practices. The Defense Acquisition

Guidebook is an interactive, Web-based capability

designed to provide the acquisition workforce and

their industry partners with an instant online reference to best business practices as well as supporting

policy, statute, and lessons learned.

The AT&L PLM . . .

Training Courses

DAU has designated certain courses as mandatory

for certification in various career fields within each

Component’s AT&L workforce at Levels I, II, or III.

The primary authority for these courses is the Defense

Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA);

this Catalog lists detailed requirements for certification in all career fields in Appendix B. The Directors,

Acquisition Career Management (DACMs) for the

Services and for DoD agencies, manage attendance at

these courses. Normally, the DACMs give priority to

AT&L workforce members who are pursuing certification in an acquisition career field. It is also recommended that students meet appropriate certificationlevel requirements. For example, attendance at a

Level III course presumes the student meets all

requirements for, and is certified at, Level II in that

career field. 

For updates to these course descriptions during the

training year, consult the online Catalog at http://

www.dau.mil/catalog. 
ACQ 101

Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition 

Management

ACQ 201A

Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A

T

his course provides a broad overview of the DoD

systems acquisition process, covering all phases

of acquisition. It introduces the Joint Capabilities

Integration and Development System (JCIDS) and

resource allocation processes, the DoD 5000 Series

documents governing the defense acquisition process,

and current issues in systems acquisition management. Designed for individuals who have little or no

experience in DoD acquisition management, ACQ 101

has proven very useful to personnel in headquarters,

program management, and functional or support

offices.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to recognize:

• the fundamentals of defense systems acquisition

management;

• the diverse, interrelated, and changing nature in the

different disciplines of defense systems acquisition

management; and

• the regulations and governing structures of defense

systems acquisition management.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for military

officers, O-1 through O-3, and DoD civilians, GS-5

through GS-9. However, the course is open to all

ranks and grades.

Prerequisite: None

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—

See “Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: BU5

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ntermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A, uses 

computer-based training to prepare mid-level

acquisition professionals to work in integrated

product teams by understanding systems acquisition

principles and processes. Both ACQ 201A and ACQ

201B are required for DAWIA certification.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will:

• enhance their knowledge of the business, technical,

and managerial aspects of acquisition;

• understand and appreciate the critical role that each

functional discipline plays in the acquisition process;

and

• using computer-based training, virtually participate

in simulated integrated product teams to develop

plans and resolve problems.

Who Should Attend: ACQ 201A is for military officers, O-3

and above; civilians, GS-9 and above; and industry

equivalents who are Level I certified in acquisition.

Students should have 2 to 4 years of acquisition

and/or logistics experience.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Note: ACQ 201A and ACQ 201B are assignmentspecific for Contracting personnel. Level III Contracting

personnel who are assigned to an ACAT I program or

who devote at least 50 percent of their time to an

ACAT I program are required to take both courses.

Level II Contracting personnel should take ACQ 201A

and ACQ 201B within 1 year of assignment to an

ACAT I program.

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—

See “Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: JHJ

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ACQ 201B

Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B

ACQ 401

Senior Acquisition Course

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ntermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B, prepares

mid-level acquisition professionals to work effectively in integrated product teams by understanding systems acquisition principles and processes.

Both ACQ 201A and ACQ 201B are required for

DAWIA certification.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will:

• enhance and apply their knowledge of the business,

technical, and managerial aspects of acquisition;

• understand and appreciate the critical role that each

functional discipline plays in the acquisition

process; and

• effectively participate in integrated product teams

and apply knowledge gained in ACQ 201A to

develop plans and resolve problems.

Who Should Attend: ACQ 201B is for military officers, O-3

and above; civilians, GS-9 and above; and industry

equivalents who are Level I certified in acquisition.

Students should have 2 to 4 years of acquisition

and/or logistics experience.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201A

Note: ACQ 201A and ACQ 201B are assignment-specific

for Contracting personnel. Level III Contracting personnel who are assigned to an ACAT I program or

who devote at least 50 percent of their time to an

ACAT I program are required to take both courses.

Level II Contracting personnel should take ACQ 201A

and ACQ 201B within 1 year of assignment to an

ACAT I program.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local 

PDS Code: JHK

Apreeminent course for members of the Acquisition Corps, ACQ 401 is designed to prepare

selected military officers and civilians for senior

leadership and staff positions throughout the acquisition community. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course are awarded a Master of Science degree in

National Resource Strategy.

The Senior Acquisition Course consists of the entire

10-month Industrial College of the Armed Forces

(ICAF) curriculum. The curriculum is enhanced for

designated acquisition students through four major

elements: 

• the core curriculum; 

• mandatory acquisition policy advanced studies; 

• advanced studies electives; and 

• research.

Who Should Attend: Students are selected by their

respective Services or agencies. Military officers are

selected as part of the Senior Service School Selection

Process and designated by the Directors, Acquisition

Career Management.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 10 months

Method of Delivery: Resident 

PDS Code: ABW
ACQ 403

Defense Acquisition Executive

Overview Workshop

ACQ 404

Systems Acquisition Management Course for 

General/Flag Officers

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his innovative course provides general/flag 

officers and Senior Executive Service (SES) civilians with an executive-level understanding of the

defense systems acquisition process. The workshop

curriculum is 100-percent tailored to the specific

needs of the participant, conducted on demand, and

delivered in a one-on-one desk-side forum.

Objectives: General/flag officers and SES civilians who

successfully complete this course will:

• augment their knowledge of specific aspects of

defense systems acquisition in a one-on-one forum;

• gain an appreciation of the entire spectrum of the

defense acquisition process or a limited number of

specific areas within the process; and

• experience “just-in-time” learning and apply this

tailored learning directly to real-time issues.

Who Should Attend: This workshop is available to all

DoD general/flag officers, political appointees, congressional staffers, and SES civilian employees. Membership in an Acquisition Corps career program is not

required. 

Prerequisite: None

Length: Varies depending upon the number of topics to

be addressed; typically one-half to 2 days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: ADU

T

his 1-week course for general/flag officers and

SES civilians focuses on understanding the perspectives of key government and defense industry

decision makers. The course includes discussions of

topics affecting the defense systems acquisition environment. Participants who are not graduates of PMT

301; PMT 302; PMT 352, Parts A and B; or PMT 401

will develop an executive-level understanding of

defense systems acquisition management.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will:

• gain an executive-level understanding of defense

systems acquisition in terms of what is important

and why it is important;

• understand recent legislation and executive actions

affecting acquisition;

• refresh their knowledge of current DoD acquisition

policy and procedural initiatives;

• appreciate the perspectives of the Congress, defense

industry, and executives of the Office of the Secretary of Defense; and

• apply lessons learned and hot topics to their current

acquisition programs.

Who Should Attend: This course is for general/flag officers and SES civilians who are working in positions

requiring an understanding of DoD systems acquisition. Participants of equivalent rank from defense

industry, other Federal agencies, and allied nations

are also admitted on a space-available basis.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: ADM
ACQ 405

Executive Refresher Course

AUD 1130

Technical Indoctrination

T

he Executive Refresher Course provides an

acquisition policy, process, and lessons-learned

update. The class members examine their role

as acquisition leaders in a changing environment.

Guest speakers lead discussions on contemporary

management and leadership topics, such as partnering with industry, contracting tools, resource

allocations, downsizing, earned value oversight,

performance-based logistics, and supply chain

management.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand acquisition management policies,

processes, regulations, and statutes; and

• develop a leadership role in a changing acquisition

management environment.

Who Should Attend: This course is open to certified Level

III members of all career fields; in addition, these

graduates must be, or have been, selected for the

rank/grade of O-6 or GS-15 or the industry equivalent

thereof.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 8.5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BB8

T

echnical Indoctrination provides the newly hired

auditor with the basic concepts, techniques, and

procedures of contract auditing; Defense Contract

Audit Agency’s (DCAA’s) organizational structure; and

audit guidance processes.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• list the elements of a contract’s life cycle and the

general types of negotiated contracts;

• contrast principal objectives of government contract

cost accounting and financial cost accounting; 

• explain the history of FAR, Part 31, and discuss allocability, allowability, reasonableness, and selected

cost principles; 

• describe the background, purpose, and fundamental

requirement of each Cost Accounting Standard;

• identify direct costs, indirect costs, and General and

Administrative (G&A) expenses; 

• identify costs allocated to final cost objectives from

intermediate cost allocation pools; 

• calculate questioned overhead and G&A rates as a

result of pool and/or base adjustments; 

• describe the importance and major considerations

of risk assessment; 

• create working papers using the Audit Planning and

Performance System (APPS);

• write a structured note for an audit report; and

• calculate questioned costs in a proposal audit.

Who Should Attend: New contract auditing personnel

should attend within 4 to 6 weeks after reporting for

duty.

Prerequisites: AUD 1113*, Orientation to DCAA (SS);

AUD 1114*, Orientation to Federal Procurement Regulations (SS); AUD 1115*, Orientation to Contract

Auditing Procedures (SS); and AUD 1116*, Orientation to DCAA Audits (SS)

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PC6

*These self-study courses are available via the DCAA

Intranet.

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AUD 1320

Intermediate Contract Auditing

AUD 4120

Statistical Sampling

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ntermediate Contract Auditing provides the staff

auditor with information needed to adequately plan

and conduct audits. Class discussions, practical

exercises, and group case studies are used to highlight

problem areas and evaluate alternative courses of

action.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• discuss internal control components;

• utilize the Internal Control Review (ICR) system and

Internal Control Audit Planning Summary (ICAPS) to

assess audit risk;

• list DCAA’s direct audit activity codes;

• discuss forward pricing rates and complete case

studies;

• discuss integrated product teams;

• explain why auditors need to attend negotiations;

• list negotiation techniques and concepts;

• list requirements of Form 2000, identify common

fraud indicators, and state auditor responsibility to

detect fraud;

• discuss the purpose and requirements of the Cost

Accounting Standards and complete case studies;

and

• discuss audit leads and observations.

Who Should Attend: Contract auditors should attend 6

months after completing AUD 1130. This class is one

of two that may be taken by Level I personnel working

toward Level II certification.

Prerequisite: AUD 1130

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: JR7

S

tatistical Sampling concentrates on the knowledge and skills necessary to perform statistical

sampling in the contract audit environment.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• discuss statistical sampling basic concepts;

• explain the criteria for a valid statistical sample;

• differentiate between variable and attribute

sampling;

• discuss the difference between dollar unit and

physical unit sampling;

• determine the proper sample selection method and

stratification method to use on an audit;

• select a statistical sample using the E-Z-Quant

programs; and

• evaluate the results of a statistical sample using the

E-Z-Quant programs.

Who Should Attend: This class is one of two that may be

taken by Level I personnel working toward Level II

certification. All contract auditors are eligible.

Prerequisite: AUD 1130

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident 

PDS Code: QP0
BCF 101

Fundamentals of Cost Analysis

BCF 102

Fundamentals of Earned Value Management

Policies and techniques are introduced for preparing weapons systems life cycle cost estimates,

including DoD estimating requirements and guidance, estimate use and structure, analogy estimates,

parametric estimating, improvement curves, inflation,

risk, economic analysis, and software cost estimating.

Practical exercises and a case study give the student

the opportunity to apply these skills.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• define cost data and apply appropriate quantitative

techniques to estimate costs for major defense

acquisition programs;

• explain cost estimating policies; and

• perform a life cycle cost analysis.

Who Should Attend: BCF 101 is required for DoD employees responsible for the preparation of materiel

system life cycle cost estimates. It is also beneficial for

individuals who use information from life cycle cost

estimates, supervise cost estimators, prepare budgets

based on life cycle cost estimates, manage acquisition

programs, evaluate and negotiate contract proposals,

or want to learn cost estimating basics.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101. Students need competence in

algebra equal to a second-year high school algebra

course. If needed, an algebra tutorial is available at

http://www.dau.mil/registrar/_pre-courses.asp.

Students with questions about their math skills should

contact the course manager. Students will also need a

calculator and familiarity with a Windows-based computer platform and spreadsheet software.

Recommended: Introductory course in statistics

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: Q1A

T

his course builds on the Earned Value Management (EVM) concepts introduced in ACQ 101.

Students learn in a virtual classroom environment. The course summarizes the language, data

reports, metrics, graphs, and management processes

associated with EVM as they apply to DoD acquisition

management. The course emphasizes the processes

related to the Performance Measurement Baseline

(PMB), the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), and the

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for EVM

Systems. Finally students evaluate and compute basic

EVM metrics and EVM metric-based Estimates at

Completion (EACs).

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• describe, in plain language, the acronyms and

meaning of EVM-associated vocabulary;

• identify the program management data elements

and processes associated with PMB development;

• understand how the ANSI EVM Industry Standard is

used to certify EVM-integrated management systems;

• explain the IBR process and purpose;

• compute and comprehend the meaning of selected

EVM metrics and EVM EACs; and

• identify acquisition organizations, stakeholders, and

formal agreements associated with EVM.

Who Should Attend: This course is for military officers,

O-1 and above; civilians, GS-9 and above; and equivalent industry personnel working in, or selected for,

positions requiring knowledge and use of EVM.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 20 work days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—

See “Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: Q1B

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BCF 103

Fundamentals of Business Financial Management

BCF 203

Intermediate Earned Value Management

T

he Fundamentals of Business Financial Management course develops skills necessary for formulating and executing a program office budget.

Topics include cost analysis; funding policies; the DoD

Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution

(PPBE) process; the congressional enactment process;

and the budget execution process. These skills are

developed through interactive computer-based

training.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• describe the overall DoD resource allocation

process and identify the terminology and concepts

used in analyzing the costs of defense acquisition

programs;

• explain the appropriations, policies, and practices

applicable to developing a program budget;

• examine the PPBE process and the impact of programming and budgeting decisions on defense

acquisition programs;

• summarize the congressional enactment process

and the impact of congressional actions on defense

acquisition programs; and

• identify the processes by which budget authority is

apportioned, executed, and reprogrammed in accordance with public law.

Who Should Attend: BCF 103 is required for military officers and DoD civilians working in, or selected for,

positions requiring knowledge or use of funds management principles. Equivalent industry personnel are

encouraged to attend.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Recommended: Baccalaureate degree and 1 year of

BCEFM acquisition experience

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—

See “Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: PGC

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ntermediate Earned Value Management (EVM)

students work as members of an integrated product

team for the system development and demonstration phase of a small ACAT I program. In the context

of integrated program management, students review,

develop, and experience the EVM-related processes

associated with requirements generation, acquisition

strategy development, Request For Proposal (RFP)

development, source selection, risk management,

Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), and analysis during

program execution.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• articulate the relationship between EVM and

defense acquisition management;

• develop EVM strategies consistent with EVM policy

and appropriate for associated program risks; 

• prepare EVM requirements for the RFP;

• evaluate integrated management systems with

respect to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) EVM Industry Standard;

• plan, organize, participate in, and manage a typical

IBR; and

• evaluate EVM data as an element of integrated

program management that includes warfighter

requirements, contracts, risk management, critical

path schedules, and internal and external reporting.

Who Should Attend: This course is for military officers,

O-3 and above; DoD civilians, GS-9 and above; and

equivalent industry personnel needing knowledge of

EVM principles. 

Prerequisite: BCF 102

Precourse Materials: A self-assessment is available from

the course manager to determine the student’s suitability for attendance. 

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: Q2G

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BCF 204

Intermediate Cost Analysis

BCF 205

Contractor Business Strategies

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ntermediate Cost Analysis emphasizes development and application of cost analysis techniques

and estimate interpretation. The course addresses

estimate definition and planning, data collections,

formulation, review and presentation, and documentation. Estimating techniques, such as parametrics,

analogies, expert opinions, and improvement curves,

are addressed in more depth. Computations are done

using Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools

(ACEIT).

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand the cost estimating process;

• normalize data for content, quantity, and economic

year;

• develop cost estimates using various techniques;

• document cost models and estimates;

• apply time-phasing techniques in development,

production, and operating support phases of the life

cycle, including cost improvements curves; and

• understand and perform sensitivity and risk analysis

of an estimate.

Who Should Attend: This course is required for Level II

certification for the DoD acquisition cost analyst; it is

suggested for anyone in the financial management or

earned value area.

Prerequisite: BCF 101

Note: Students must provide, and be familiar with, a

scientific calculator.

Recommended: Two years of acquisition experience in

cost estimating, financial management, or the earned

value analysis job series is recommended. Algebra

competence is essential, and some familiarity with

statistics is beneficial. Students should direct math

skills questions to the course manager.

Length: 15 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: Q2B

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ontractor Business Strategies is designed to give

the government student a better understanding of

the Federal Government marketplace from a

business perspective. The students are actively

engaged dealing with cash flow concerns, profit and

revenue growth issues, and marketplace expansion.

They have to communicate with customers; develop

pricing and marketing strategies; and work with

shareholders, bankers, and other stakeholders. The

scenarios and dilemmas focus on the Federal Government as a primary customer.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• recognize and analyze business issues and the

resulting impact on the financial condition of the

company; and

• understand and use the vocabulary and concepts

necessary to discuss these issues with the defense

contractor community.

Who Should Attend: This course is for military officers,

O-3 and above, and DoD civilians, GS-9 and above,

who have 3-5 years of experience in financial management and are involved in the systems acquisition

process, interface with contractors, or deal with contractor data. The course is also recommended for personnel in the Contracting and Program Management

career fields.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201B

Length: 31⁄2 days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: Q2A
BCF 206

Cost Risk Analysis

BCF 207

Economic Analysis

C

ost Risk Analysis prepares cost analysts to model

the cost risk associated with a defense acquisition

program. Topics covered include basic probability

concepts, subjective probability assessment, goodnessof-fit testing, basic simulation concepts, and spreadsheet-based simulation. Practical exercises, a smallgroup workshop, and a capstone article review

reinforce the techniques taught.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to: 

• assess subjective probabilities to represent uncertain cost elements in a defense acquisition program;

• model the cost risk associated with a defense acquisition program; and

• judge the reasonableness of a cost risk analysis for

a defense acquisition program.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for DoD AT&L workforce personnel whose

duties include developing and/or evaluating cost

estimates for such areas as procurement, software,

research and development, weapons systems, etc.;

planning and management of DoD systems acquisitions; evaluation and negotiation of contract proposals; and cost and performance tradeoff analyses.

Participants typically include members of the BCEFM

community as well as personnel in Program Management; Contracting; Systems Planning, Research,

Development, and Engineering; and Information

Technology.

Prerequisite: BCF 101

Recommended: ACQ 201B and a working familiarity with

any spreadsheet package

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: Q2C

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conomic Analysis (EA) prepares students to

conduct economic analyses within the DoD

environment. Topics include decision analysis,

cost analysis, present value, and sensitivity analysis.

Practical exercises and a group workshop are used

in class.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• determine the most cost-effective way of conducting DoD business;

• determine the alternative that will warrant the highest benefits;

• estimate the costs of competing alternatives in an

EA in accordance with Office of Management and

Budget Circular A-94; Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 7041.3; and DoD 7000.14R,

Volume 2B, Chapter 58; 

• assess the uncertainty that may exist, using sensitivity analysis and prior estimates of benefits and

costs of competing alternatives in an EA; and

• provide a rationale for conclusions.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for personnel who develop and/or evaluate costs and

benefits of alternative courses of action (lease vs. buy,

in-house vs. contractor, privatization vs. outsourcing,

or repair vs. replace). Participants typically include

members of the BCEFM community. This course would

also be appropriate for personnel in Program Management; Contracting; Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering; Information Technology; and

non-DoD personnel who conduct economic analyses

of materiel systems.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: A working familiarity with any spreadsheet package

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: Q2D

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BCF 208

Software Cost Estimating

BCF 209

Acquisition Reporting for Major Defense Acquisition

Programs (MDAPs)

(Formerly Acquisition Reporting Course, Part C)

S

oftware Cost Estimating is designed for those who

estimate and/or review the cost of software

development and maintenance. Topics include life

cycle management, development paradigms, capability evaluations, risk analysis, reuse, Commercial OffThe-Shelf (COTS) items, function points, Institute of

Electrical & Electronics Engineers/Electronic Industries Alliance (IEEE/EIA) 12207, parametric models,

and model calibration. Case studies allow students to

apply the course materials.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• describe the software acquisition process;

• determine an appropriate cost estimating methodology and the types of data required for a software

cost estimate;

• use models for software life cycle cost estimating;

• compare and contrast alternative techniques for

software cost estimating;

• apply software cost estimating techniques;

• discuss the strengths and weaknesses of software

cost estimating models; and

• discuss major influences on software cost estimating.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for personnel whose duties impact embedded or automated information systems acquisitions. It includes

developing and/or evaluating cost estimates for life

cycle management, planning and managing DoD

systems acquisitions, evaluating and/or negotiating

contract proposals, or analyzing cost and performance tradeoffs. Participants typically include members

of the BCEFM community as well as personnel in

Program Management, Software Engineering, and

Information Technology.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 201, BCF 101, SAM 101, and a

working familiarity with any personal computer wordprocessing package.

Length: 9 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: Q2E

Acquisition Reporting for MDAPs provides training on how to prepare an Acquisition Program

Baseline (APB), a Defense Acquisition Executive

Summary (DAES), and a Selected Acquisition Report

(SAR); and Nunn-McCurdy unit cost reporting for

MDAPs is also addressed. Students will complete

precourse material online prior to attending the

classroom portion. During the in-class lecture and

computer-assisted case studies, the student learns

step-by-step report preparation using the Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System (CARS) software.

Objective: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to prepare, generate, and review

CARS-based acquisition documents, including the

APB, DAES, and SAR.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for military officers, O-1 and above, and DoD civilians,

GS-7 and above. It is generally limited to acquisition

personnel whose assignment requires preparation

or review of MDAP baselining and reporting requirements using the CARS software. Civilians under

contract to support a DoD program office with an

APB, DAES, or SAR reporting requirement are eligible with the recommendation of the Program Manager. Students may take this course as a refresher to

obtain information updates on acquisition reporting

policy and the CARS software.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 101 and BCF 103

Note: This course is for MDAP personnel. Students

working with Major Automated Information Systems

(MAISs) should enroll in BCF 229.

Length: 4 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: Q2F

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BCF 211

Acquisition Business Management

BCF 215

Operating and Support Cost Analysis

Acquisition Business Management offers hands-on

experience in dealing with common financial

issues in acquisition that include cost estimating; earned value analysis; Planning, Programming,

Budgeting and Execution (PPBE); congressional

enactment; and budget preparation and execution.

Via the Internet, students must complete a selfpaced review of basic concepts in preparation for

classroom application. This precourse work is to be

completed within a 60-day period immediately prior

to the resident portion of the course.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• prepare, justify, and defend budget exhibits and

obligation/expenditure plans;

• formulate impact/reclama statements and reports;

and

• develop and defend business aspects of the acquisition and PPBE cycle.

Who Should Attend: This course is for intermediate-level

personnel in positions supporting DoD weapons systems and various aspects of business and financial

management throughout the life cycle of a system.

Prerequisite: BCF 102 and BCF 103

Recommended: 2 years of acquisition experience and

completion of ACQ 201

Length: Online precourse portion (self-paced)—60 days

available to complete; resident portion immediately

follows—5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PGD

T

his course provides students the concepts and

methodologies needed to develop Operating and

Support (O&S) cost estimates, total ownership

cost reduction studies, Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV) management processes, and other management decisions where O&S costs are relevant. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• recognize the full spectrum of costs included in

O&S cost estimates;

• plan and perform an O&S cost estimate that appropriately supports defense management decisions;

• obtain and normalize O&S data;

• apply appropriate cost estimating methods and

models;

• document estimates; and

• apply economic analysis tools to evaluate alternative courses of action.

Who Should Attend: This is an assignment-specific

course. It should be taken by DoD AT&L workforce

personnel whose duties include (1) developing and/or

evaluating O&S cost estimates, (2) conducting logistics support analyses, (3) engineering development in

programs implementing CAIV or Reduction in Total

Ownership Cost (RTOC) management, and (4) preparing cost and performance tradeoff analyses, such as

force-structure studies. Participants will typically

include members from the BCEFM; Life Cycle Logistics; and Systems Planning, Research, Development

and Engineering communities. This course would also

be appropriate for program/project managers.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: 2 years of experience in defense acquisition cost estimating, financial management, logistics,

engineering, or program management. BCF 101 and

ACQ 101 are highly recommended. Competence in

algebra is required.

Length: 5 class days 

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: Q2H

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BCF 229

Acquisition Reporting for Major Automated 

Information Systems (MAISs)

(Formerly Acquisition Reporting Course, Part B)

Acquisition Reporting for Major Automated Information Systems provides training on how to

prepare an Acquisition Program Baseline (APB)

and a Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES)

for MAISs. Students will complete precourse material

online prior to attending the 2-day classroom portion.

During the in-class lecture and computer-assisted

case studies, the student learns step-by-step report

preparation using the Consolidated Acquisition

Reporting System (CARS) software.

Objective: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to prepare, generate, and review

CARS-based acquisition documents, including the

APB and DAES. 

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for military officers, O-1 and above, and DoD Civilians, GS-7 and above. It is generally limited to acquisition personnel whose assignment requires preparation or review of MAIS baselining and reporting

requirements using the CARS software. Civilians

under contract to support a DoD program office with

an APB or DAES reporting requirement are eligible

with the recommendation of the Program Manager.

Students may take this course as a refresher to obtain

information updates on acquisition reporting policy

and the CARS software.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 101 and BCF 103

Note: This course is for MAIS personnel. Students

working with Major Defense Acquisition Programs

(MDAPs) that require Selected Acquisition Reports

(SARs) should enroll in BCF 209.

Length: 2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BE6

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BCF 301

Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial 

Management Workshop

T

his capstone course teaches students how to

apply Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial

Management (BCEFM) concepts, techniques, 

and on-the-job experience to functional interrelationships and opportunities among the disciplines of cost

estimating, earned value management, and financial

management.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• explain the tasks and duties of BCEFM functions;

• define current BCEFM-related laws, regulations,

policies, and procedures;

• evaluate the interrelationships among the BCEFM

functions; and

• point out the appropriate decision-making information based on the integrated nature of a BCEFM

task.

Who Should Attend: This course is for personnel in positions supporting DoD weapons systems and the various aspects of business and financial management

throughout the life cycle of a system.

Prerequisite: Level II certification in BCEFM 

Recommended: 4 years of acquisition experience 

Precourse Materials: A self-assessment will be mailed to

students before class begins and should be Faxed

back to the course manager prior to the class start

date. 

Length: 9 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BZF
CON 100

Shaping Smart Business Arrangements

CON 110 

Mission Support Planning

Personnel new to the contracting specialty will

gain a comprehensive understanding of the environment in which they will serve. Students will

develop professional skills for making business decisions and for advising other acquisition team members in successfully meeting customers’ needs. Before

beginning their study of technical knowledge and

contracting procedures, students will learn about the

different DoD mission areas and the procurement

alternatives for each. Knowledge management and

information systems will be introduced as well. Small

group exercises will prepare the students to provide

contracting support within the overarching business

relationships of government and industry.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• describe the acquisition/contracting mission and its

impact on the American economic system;

• select training and development opportunities for

career progression;

• describe the interdependence of functional team

members; 

• describe the importance of the oversight roles of the

Government Accountability Office and the DoD

Inspector General;

• explain the characteristics and responsibilities of the

contracting professional in the role of a business

advisor; 

• explain the distinctive interests of both the buyer

and seller and the role those interests play;

• determine the relationship between financial and

acquisition communities and how fundamental

financial principles and requirements are important; 

• describe commercial acquisition and governmentunique requirements of market research in identifying the best arrangements to meet mission requirements; and

• explain e-business and information technology in

supporting business processes.

Who Should Attend: CON 100 is for personnel who are

new to the contracting workforce. 

Prerequisite: None

Length: 4 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: JHE

T

his course will introduce personnel new to the

contracting field to their role as a business advisor

in the acquisition process. It focuses on the students’ role in understanding their customers’ mission

and their ability to plan successful mission-support

strategies based upon their knowledge of the contracting environment and their customers’ needs.

Students will learn how to use the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement (DFARS), conduct effective

market research, develop alternative acquisition

strategies, and understand how socioeconomic programs support the acquisition planning process.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• identify key characteristics necessary to establish

successful customer relationships;

• locate information in the FAR and DFARS;

• identify, select, and analyze sources and types of

market research information available for a specific

acquisition;

• identify factors to consider when developing an

acquisition strategy and requirements documents;

• differentiate between various socioeconomic programs;

• differentiate between various methods of acquisition and contract types.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for personnel

new to the contracting workforce and noncontracting

personnel who play a role in the acquisition process.

Prerequisite: None (CON 100 is desired before taking

CON 110, CON 111, and CON 112. However, if it is

more practical from a scheduling standpoint, students

may take CON 110, CON 111, and CON 112 before

completing CON 100.)

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

The course consists of 8 lessons that could be completed in approximately 40 hours.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: BEO

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CON 111

Mission Planning Execution

CON 112 

Mission Performance Assessment

Mission Planning Execution is the second of

three online Level I contracting courses. It

focuses on executing the acquisition planning

through soliciting industry and awarding a contract. It

provides students with the knowledge necessary to

execute an acquisition that optimizes customer mission performance. Students will learn the techniques

and benefits of early industry involvement in shaping

requirements, basic procedures for acquisition of both

commercial and noncommercial requirements, and

how to effectively conduct price analysis and determine when a price is fair and reasonable. Finally,

students will learn how to conduct basic competitive

acquisitions, process awards, and handle protests

before and after contract award.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• evaluate and determine the adequacy of a purchase

request package;

• identify the components of and procedures for

preparing an oral or written solicitation;

• identify and select a technique for making a price

reasonableness determination;

• recognize factors to be considered when evaluating

and providing government financing;

• conduct price analysis to determine a fair and reasonable price; and

• identify appropriate actions to resolve protests.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for personnel

new to the contracting workforce and noncontracting

personnel who play a role in the acquisition process.

Prerequisite: CON 110

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available

through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

The course consists of 8 lessons that could be completed in approximately 40 hours.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: BE8

Mission Performance Assessment is the final of 

three online courses. This course builds on the 

foundation established in CON 110 and CON

111 and provides students with the knowledge necessary to identify and utilize appropriate performance

metrics when evaluating contractor performance.

Students will explore processes for working with their

customer to ensure contract performance is meeting

mission requirements. Students will explore assessment strategies and performance remedies, how to

make and price contract changes after award, handle

disputes, and finally how to close out completed

contracts. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• evaluate a contractor’s performance;

• identify and evaluate commercial and noncommercial financing arrangements;

• determine the appropriate actions necessary to

ensure customer satisfaction;

• identify and select the appropriate course of action

for resolving a contractor dispute; and

• identify contract closeout procedures.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for personnel

new to the contracting workforce or noncontracting

personnel who play a role in the acquisition process.

Prerequisite: CON 111

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

The course consists of 6 lessons, which could be completed in approximately 20 hours.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: BE9

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CON 120

Mission Focused Contracting 

CON 202

Intermediate Contracting

T

his is the capstone course for CON Level I 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

CON Level I courses.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will 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.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for personnel

new to the contracting workforce or noncontracting

personnel who play a role in the acquisition process.

Prerequisites: CON 100 and CON 112 

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: JHN

I

ntermediate-level contracting personnel examine

contracting, focusing on complex, noncommercial

acquisitions. Through an integrated case study,

students are challenged to accept their roles as business advisors and to apply ethical principles and

sound judgment to resolve contracting issues. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• plan procurement, including acquisition planning

with a formal source selection plan pursuant to the

analysis of market research and requirements documents and consideration of recurring requirements,

government property, competition, contract type,

and contract financing;

• create a contract, including preparation of a Request

for Proposal, evaluation of factors, competitive

range determination, discussions, and processing of

a request for final proposal revisions;

• prepare an award decision, conduct debriefings, and

take steps to mitigate and/or resolve protests; and 

• administer a contract, including administration

planning, conducting a post-award orientation,

contract surveillance and quality assurance, financial management, and terminations. 

Who Should Attend: This course is for intermediate-level

contracting personnel with Level I Contracting certification and 2 years of contracting experience.

Prerequisite: CON 120 

Recommended: 21⁄2 years of contracting experience after

completing CON 101 or the combination of CON 110,

CON 111, and CON 112

Precourse Materials: Read-ahead assignment—Lessons

1–3

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: PGE
CON 204

Intermediate Contract Pricing

CON 210

Government Contract Law

T

his course reinforces pricing skills covered in

the Level I Contracting curriculum and further

develops skills in price and cost analysis.

Through team case studies, students demonstrate

their ability to recognize, resolve, and provide advice

on pricing issues and appropriately use price and

cost analysis in developing prenegotiation objectives.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• use pricing-related market research and know the

benefits of its use;

• understand collaboration opportunities to streamline price/cost analysis efforts;

• recognize the appropriateness of the cost/price

analysis as it relates to preferred acquisition

approaches;

• realize when and how to perform various cost/price

analysis techniques and how to use the results;

• consider cash flow and analysis from the supplier

and customer perspectives; and

• understand how to use and advise on alternative

contract incentives.

Who Should Attend: Level I certified personnel who are

working on Level II certification should take this

course.

Prerequisite: CON 120 (If it is practical from a scheduling

standpoint, CON 202 is highly recommended prior to

taking CON 204.)

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BU6

Attendees will understand the impact of government contract law on acquisition. The course

introduces basic principles and sources of law

relevant to acquisition. Court cases and administrative

decisions emphasize how law affects the governmentcontractor relationship, legal disputes, and the maintenance of ethical business. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• analyze how the law affects government contract

formation;

• differentiate among types of inspection, warranties,

acceptance, and changes;

• articulate key issues and describe procedures available for dispute resolution;

• contrast different forums available to hear protests

relating to government contract formation and

describe the basic issues;

• explain the allocation and enforcement of government rights to various types of property;

• identify and apply limitations on spending of government funds; and

• recognize procurement fraud and available remedies.

Who Should Attend: This course is for intermediate-level

personnel who are responsible for contract formation

or management. 

Note: Online precourse material is required for completion of this course; no walk-ins will be permitted.

Prerequisites: CON 120

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BDP

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CON 232

Overhead Management of Defense Contracts

CON 234

Contingency Contracting

Overhead Management of Defense Contracts

provides an understanding of industry overhead

costs and their impact on seller pricing/business

strategies under various acquisition environments

with differing contract types. Attendees will understand the development and application of overhead

rates used in contract formation, administration, and

closeout. The course-integrating case provides handson application of the overhead-rate process where

students determine their own final overhead rates.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• develop, evaluate, and apply indirect rates;

• assess program impacts with the changing business

base;

• interpret Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

audit reports and evaluate recommendations; and

• make final decisions on cost issues.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

appropriate for contracting officers, buyers, price analysts, auditors, and contract administration personnel

who are assigned to projects in which overhead situations are present or who are involved in either contract formation or administration.

Prerequisite: CON 120 (CON 204 is highly recommended

but not mandatory.)

Recommended: It is strongly recommended that all applicants have at least 1 year of contracting experience

after Level I certification before attending this course.

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BKA

C

ontingency Contracting develops skills for contracting support provided to Joint Forces across

the full spectrum of military operations. Exercises

focus on unique aspects of contingency operations,

critical thinking skills, and the execution of appropriate contractual instruments.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• identify and apply contracting laws, regulations, and

procedures for contingencies;

• apply ethical principles in procurement decisions in

foreign environments;

• identify key personnel and organizations in contingencies, explain their roles and responsibilities, and

illustrate required coordination;

• summarize and discuss elements of contingency

contracting support planning;

• assess customer requirements and execute appropriate procurement actions;

• prepare, assemble, administer, and close out contracts, documents, files, and reports; and

• recognize cross-cultural behavior patterns and

antiterrorism force protection measures and explain

their impact on contingency contracting.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for Contracting and Purchasing career field personnel

who are in deployable positions. Whenever practical,

students should attend the course prior to assuming

duties as a deployable contracting officer or purchasing agent. 

Prerequisite: CON 110 and CON 111 and CON 112

Recommended: 2 years of purchasing or contracting

experience and CON 237

Length: 9 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: PAP

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CON 235

Advanced Contract Pricing

CON 236

Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering

F

rom price-based acquisition to the traditional

cost-based environment, this course is designed

for buyers, price analysts, and contracting officers

tasked with obtaining fair and reasonable prices. CON

235 addresses market forces, the market research

process, commerciality issues, and cost/price analysis

techniques, such as interviewing experts, analogy,

decision theory, earned value statistics, parametrics,

learning curves, and risk analysis.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• use inferential statistics and hypotheses testing;

• analyze the relationship between two or more variables, describe that relationship using regression

analysis, and defend the appropriateness of the

model;

• perform cost-risk analysis to support prenegotiation

objectives;

• integrate quantitative techniques in a cost/price

estimate;

• conduct market research on a given procurement

item; and

• conduct a price analysis of a commercial item as

broadly defined by Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) criteria.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for any Level II/III personnel desiring advancement in

major acquisitions (systems, sustainment, or services),

particularly in a price-based acquisition environment. 

Prerequisite: CON 204

Recommended: Level II Contracting certification

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: PAQ

T

his course provides an intensive review of the

techniques and objectives of the DoD Value Engineering (VE) program. Students are exposed to

basic VE concepts and definitions and the relationship

of VE to other incentives contained in the contract

and subcontracts.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply the appropriate VE clause by differentiating

among the types of VE programs; 

• validate, by assessment, VE Change Proposals

(VECPs);

• calculate savings resulting from accepted VECPs;

and

• modify the contract after formal processing and

acceptance of the VECP.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for contracting, program management, and functional

personnel who may be involved in VE applications or

who support major weapons systems and can be

expected to encounter specific VE activity. Although

the course is targeted for contracting personnel, individuals not assigned to contracting are encouraged to

attend.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: Level II certification in Contracting or a

field of expertise is desirable before attending this

course. A working knowledge of contracting, program

management, or a functional area of expertise, with 2

years of experience, is a satisfactory substitute.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PAR

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CON 237

Simplified Acquisition Procedures

CON 243

Architect-Engineer Contracting

T

he Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAPs)

course is intended to support the training of the

DoD AT&L workforce on the use of SAPs utilizing

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Parts 12 and 13.

This course combines interactive computer-based

training with performance-support resource access,

which is provided via the Internet.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• recognize and explain the advantages of using SAPs

for acquisition;

• identify the purchases that can be made using SAPs;

• use requirements documents to list market research

sources and determine whether to set aside requirement for small business;

• decide whether data justify a decision regarding the

extent of competition;

• explain the importance of the requirement to maintain an open-market source list;

• plan a solicitation, evaluate quotes, and select a

contractor for award; and

• solve post-award issues.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed as a continuing education tool for personnel requiring knowledge

in using SAPs.

Prerequisite: None

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: PAS

T

his course focuses on contracting for ArchitectEngineer (A-E) services. The course is designed

for AT&L personnel in the Contracting career field

who have achieved a solid baseline of contracting

knowledge through actual experience and completion

of all Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement

Act (DAWIA) Level I Contracting courses. Students will

cover issues across the contracting spectrum, including acquisition planning, source selection, proposal

analysis, contract award and work, and contract management. Specific topics and practical exercises also

include the Brooks Act, SF-330, slate and selection

process, review of government estimates, liability,

Title II services, modifications, and Contracting Officer

Technical Representative (COTR) responsibilities.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• determine the necessity of using Brooks Act procedures;

• select an A-E firm;

• negotiate, award, manage, and administer a contract to satisfy the needs of the government; and

• understand critical pre- and post-award functions

concerning A-E contracts.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

intended for military and civilian AT&L workforce

members in the Contracting career field who are

assigned contracting responsibilities for A-E contracts.

Whenever practical, students should attend CON 243

prior to assuming A-E contracting duties.

Prerequisite: CON 120

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: PGF

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CON 244

Construction Contracting

CON 250

Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 

Standards—Part I

T

his course focuses on unique construction contracting issues, such as acquisition planning,

contract performance management, funding,

environmental concerns, construction contract language, construction contracting in the commercial

setting, the Davis-Bacon Act, design/build, basic

schedule delay analysis, constructive changes,

acceleration, and construction contract quality

management.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• conduct appropriate, successful, effective construction acquisition planning;

• properly solicit and award a construction contract;

• diagnose, troubleshoot, and determine better construction contract administration; and,

• through critical analysis/thinking, select the best

construction business decision given the contract

situation.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for military and civilian personnel in the DoD AT&L

workforce who are in the Contracting career field or

who are assigned specific contract administration

duties for construction contracts, e.g., professional

engineers, quality assurance personnel, and legal

counsel personnel. Whenever practical, students

should attend the course prior to assuming duties

related to construction contracting.

Prerequisite: CON 120

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: PGG

F

undamentals of Cost Accounting Standards—

Part I, provides detailed, hands-on instruction in

the various aspects of Public Law 100-679,

including the rules and regulations of the Cost

Accounting Standards Board, the Cost Accounting

Standards (CAS), and disclosure statements for Federal contracts. Part I addresses only those standards

applicable to modified CAS coverage.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• determine if a given practice is compliant with CAS

401, 402, 405, and 406 (modified CAS coverage);

• verify applicability of CAS and type of coverage;

• determine if and when disclosure of the contractor’s

practices is required; 

• determine if a cost impact proposal is necessary;

and,

• if a cost impact proposal is necessary, determine

appropriate contract adjustments.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for civilian (or equivalent military) personnel, GS-9 and above, with at least 2 years of experience in the Contracting career field. Personnel should

be responsible for CAS administration for one or more

contractors or have a current (or pending) assignment

dealing with CAS issues.

Prerequisite: Indirect Costs (a continuous learning module located at http://clc.dau.mil)

Recommended: Completion of a first-year college

accounting course or equivalent and completion of

CON 232

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BZM

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CON 251

Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 

Standards—Part II

CON 260A

The Small Business Program, Part A

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F

undamentals of Cost Accounting Standards—

Part II, provides detailed, hands-on instruction in

the various aspects of Public Law 100-679, including the rules and regulations of the Cost Accounting

Standards Board and the Cost Accounting Standards

(CAS). Whereas Part I addresses only those standards

applicable to modified CAS coverage, Part II addresses

additional standards for full CAS coverage situations.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• determine if a given practice is compliant with CAS

(full CAS coverage);

• verify applicability and compliance with the numerous standards for fully covered contractors, including CAS 403–404, 407–411, 414–415, 417–418, and

420;

• determine if and when disclosure of the contractor’s

practices is required; 

• determine whether a cost impact proposal is necessary; and,

• if a cost impact proposal is necessary, determine

appropriate contract adjustments.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for civilian (or equivalent military) personnel, GS-9 and above, with at least 2 years of experience in the Contracting career field. Personnel should

be responsible for CAS administration for one or more

fully covered contractors or have a current (or pending) assignment dealing with fully covered contractor

CAS issues on a regular basis.

Prerequisite: CON 250

Recommended: Completion of a first-year college

accounting course or equivalent and completion of

CON 232

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BZN

T

he Small Business Program, Part A, provides an

overview of the fundamentals of the DoD Small

Business Program and focuses particular attention

on the small business specialist’s role as a vital member of the acquisition team. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• recognize those factors that shape and govern the

Small Business Program; and

• identify the duties and responsibilities of the small

business specialist in implementing the Small Business Program.

Who Should Attend: This class is designed for all acquisition professionals who have small business concerns.

Prerequisite: None

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet; it typically takes approximately 12 hours to complete. Students must pass the

final examination within 24 calendar days of the start

date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: J08
CON 260B

The Small Business Program, Part B

CON 353

Advanced Business Solutions for Mission 

Support

Part B of this course focuses on developing the

skills and knowledge necessary for a small business specialist. Associated programs and initiatives that support the Program and the Department’s

efforts to improve small business participation in both

prime contracting and subcontracting will also be

reviewed, with particular attention to the small business specialist’s role as a vital member of the acquisition team.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• describe how to provide assistance to small businesses in finding government prime contracting and

subcontracting opportunities;

• determine if a business is small;

• conduct market research to maximize small business participation at the prime and subcontracting

levels;

• participate as an active member of the acquisition

team in developing an appropriate acquisition strategy that maximizes small business participation;

• describe the Small Business Administration’s role in

the acquisition process;

• implement subcontracting requirements; and

• identify other small business-related programs and

initiatives.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for acquisition professionals who have Level II certification in

Contracting and who perform small business specialist duties. The course is also recommended for other

members of the acquisition workforce; however, to

fully participate, these students should have 2 to 4

years of acquisition experience.

Prerequisite: Level II certification in Contracting and

completion of CON 260A

Length: 3 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: J09

Advanced Business Solutions for Mission Support

is the Level III Contracting certification course.

Through realistic scenario-based learning, students work in teams to practice developing sound

business solutions as a valued strategic and expert

business advisor. Student course work is designed to

contribute solutions to senior leadership and local

supervisors and to provide resources for the Contracting career field via the course community of practice.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• effectively team, exercise business leadership, and

apply expertise (technical, business, and financial)

resulting in business solutions that improve mission

support;

• innovate and use best practices in combination with

critical thinking, problem solving, and dilemma

resolution skills for improved planning, execution,

and performance management outcomes;

• develop business solutions that reflect consideration of risk and impacts on performance and synthesize policy as well as interests of functional team

members and the marketplace; and

• contribute to the development and implementation

of change through an improved understanding of

the legislative, regulatory, and policy processes.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for contracting professionals who work, or are projected to work,

in a position requiring Level III DAWIA certification.

Prerequisite: At least 1 year of contracting experience

after Level II certification

Precourse Assignments: Students must complete all

online assignments prior to attending this course.

These online assignments represent 25 percent of

the student’s grade. Details will be provided by 

Student Services 30 days prior to the class start date.

Length: 91⁄2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: JHI

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FE 201

Intermediate Facilities Engineering

GRT 201

Grants and Agreements Management

I

ntermediate Facilities Engineering is the Level II

certification course in the Facilities Engineering (FE)

career field. It provides a broad understanding of

the overall facilities engineering process and the

roles/responsibilities of acquisition team members as

they relate to the facility life cycle in support of military missions. The course is designed to teach the

student when to seek the assistance of professionals

in various specialty areas.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• discuss program management components, contracting procedures, and design and construction

processes relating to FE projects;

• discuss and apply financial laws, regulations, and

procedures;

• identify when there is a real estate acquisition,

management, or disposal component;

• apply environmental requirements that arise during

the DoD facility life cycle;

• describe basic elements of the comprehensive planning and project planning processes;

• describe elements used to manage sustainment,

restoration, and modernization; and

• relate the contingency engineering process to FE

requirements.

Who Should Attend: This course is for intermediatelevel facilities engineering personnel with Level I

Facilities Engineering certification and 2 years of

facilities engineering experience. 

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass a final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: JHM

Grants and Agreements Management presents

the foundational knowledge required to begin

service as a grants officer. The course provides

the information needed to resolve relevant assistance issues by applying knowledge, discretion, and

judgment. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• explain the qualitative differences among instruments available for obligating Federal dollars and

choose the most appropriate instrument in various

situations;

• identify the elements of the legal framework that

apply to assistance; and

• perform the responsibilities of the grants officer in

accordance with regulations and statutes.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for personnel involved in pre-award and

post-award assistance processes, e.g., DoD personnel

in a career path to become grants officers or agreements officers. The course covers grants, cooperative

agreements, and Technology Investment Agreements.

It also provides a brief overview of other types of

assistance transactions. GRT 201 does not address

“other transactions” used to carry out prototype projects—that type of “other transaction” is an acquisition

instrument rather than an assistance instrument and

is, therefore, outside the scope of the course.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: Level I Contracting courses

Length: 4 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BU4

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IND 100

Contract Property Administration and 

Disposition Fundamentals

IND 103

Contract Property Systems Analysis 

Fundamentals

T

his course provides property administrators, plant

clearance officers, contracting officers, and personnel in related fields a comprehensive understanding of the contractual regulatory and statutory

requirements for government property administration

and disposition.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• state the government’s policies and exceptions on

providing government property to contractors;

• explain the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

government property clauses;

• describe the duties and responsibilities of the property administrator and plant clearance officer;

• investigate and determine appropriate action for

lost, damaged, or destroyed government property;

• understand the FAR and DFARS requirements for

government property disposition; and

• describe the requirements for properly disposing of

hazardous wastes, items requiring demilitarization,

and computer components.

Who Should Attend: This course is required at Level I for

all industrial property management specialists and

industrial plant clearance specialists, including property

administrators and plant clearance officers in the

GS-1103 series. This course may be required for

contracting officers (GS-1102), Program Managers,

Auditors, and Team Leaders with significant property administration responsibilities. It is highly recommended for production and quality assurance

personnel involved with property administration.

Prerequisite: CON 100

Recommended: Some prior knowledge or experience

with property management

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BZP

C

ontract Property Systems Analysis Fundamentals

builds a solid foundation in auditing principles

and process analysis techniques for entry-level

property professionals. The instructional process

underscores the importance of property control system requirements and provides the tools necessary for

the property administrator to plan and perform a

property control systems analysis.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• plan and schedule a contract property control systems analysis;

• determine proper use of sampling;

• define the appropriate population for review for all

processes;

• analyze the sample for deficiencies that fail to meet

contractual requirements; 

• determine the rating for the function, functional

segment, and property control system; and

• recommend a course of corrective action.

Who Should Attend: This course is for all Level I industrial

property management specialists and industrial plant

clearance specialists, including property administrators and plant clearance officers in the GS-1103 series.

It is recommended for contracting, production, and

quality assurance personnel with property control

systems analysis responsibilities.

Prerequisites: IND 100 or IND 101 (no longer offered)

Recommended: 1 year of property management experience after completing IND 100 or IND 101

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 12 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: BRL

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IND 200

Intermediate Contract Property 

Administration and Disposition

IRM 101

Basic Information Systems Acquisition

T

his course is for experienced industrial property

management specialists, property administrators,

plant clearance officers, contracting officers, and

their supervisors. Current contractual, regulatory, and

statutory issues are analyzed using student case studies and plant tours.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• define types of property provided to contractors and

the clauses used to do so;

• describe inventory management procedures and

policies, consumption analysis, physical inventories,

and adjustments;

• identify criteria for acquiring, using, and recording

special tooling, test equipment, and agency-peculiar

property;

• apply various risk-of-loss contract provisions; and

• differentiate policies and procedures for disposition

and plant clearance of government property.

Who Should Attend: This course is for all Level II industrial property management specialists and industrial

plant clearance specialists, including property administrators and plant clearance officers in the GS-1103

series. This course may be required for contracting

officers (GS-1102), Program Managers, Auditors, and

Team Leaders with significant property administration

responsibilities. It is highly recommended for production and quality assurance personnel involved with

property administration.

Prerequisite: IND 103

Recommended: 1 year of property management experience after completing IND 103

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BZQ

T

his course covers introductory level concepts in

DoD information systems acquisition management. It covers software acquisition/development

risks, DoD regulatory and technical frameworks, software and system architectures, and software development life cycle and integration processes. Software

standards, measurements, testing, security, quality

issues, process maturity, as well as best practices for

the management of software-intensive systems are

also reviewed.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand software acquisition and information

technology management-specific terms and concepts;

• recognize software measures, development models,

paradigms, and strategies appropriate for use in

software-intensive acquisitions; 

• recognize organizational and individual roles and

responsibilities; and

• reference sources for software acquisition and

information technology management policies, standards, and best practices.

Who Should Attend: This course is for civilians, GS-5

through GS-9, or military officers, O-1 through O-3,

who are members or prospective members of the

Information Technology career field.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: JHD

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IRM 201

Intermediate Information Systems 

Acquisition

IRM 303

Advanced Information Systems Acquisition

I

ntermediate Information Systems Acquisition

focuses on the application of policies, concepts,

and practices that guide and control the management and acquisition of Information Systems/Information Technology (IS/IT) in DoD. Exercises, labs,

lectures, and group discussion are used to cover such

topics as IS/IT policies, strategic planning, information assurance, architecture, advancing technologies,

and more.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• explain the concepts and terminology that comprise

the major and nonmajor IS acquisition management

processes and how the processes interact;

• define the roles, activities, and relationships of the

DoD, other government entities, and industry that

participate in and affect the acquisition of IT;

• apply management skills needed to effectively and

efficiently use people, money, facilities, information,

and time to accomplish IS acquisition objectives;

• identify internal and external factors that influence

and constrain the IS acquisition process; and 

• summarize strategies on how to deal with these

factors in light of risk, uncertainty, and change.

Who Should Attend: This course is for mid-level managers who are Level I IT certified and who have

responsibilities in IS/IT acquisitions.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201B and either IRM 101 or SAM 101

Recommended: Completion of the Technical Reviews

continuous learning module, which can be found at

http://clc.dau.mil, is recommended; those students

who present a certificate for this module prior to the

final exam will receive five bonus points toward their

final grade.

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: QN5

Advanced Information Systems Acquisition is the

capstone course in the DAU Information

Resource Management sequence. It focuses on

decision making and issues related to Information

Systems/Information Technology (IS/IT) leadership,

capital investment management, and acquisition.

Using case studies, the course integrates advanced

topics in planning, designing, and implementing comprehensive programs to acquire effective information

systems.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• evaluate IS/IT leadership, management, and acquisition issues to make strategic-level decisions in

DoD; and

• effectively lead or participate in IS/IT integrated

product teams that foster acquisition excellence

initiatives and manage IS/IT as a capital 

investment.

Who Should Attend: This course is for civilian senior

managers, GS/GM-13 through GS/GM-15, and military

officers, O-4 through O-6, who have successfully completed the requirements for Level II in the Information

Technology career field.

Prerequisites: IRM 201 and SAM 201

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BZE
LAW 801

Acquisition Law

LOG 101

Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals

DoD policy now mandates that the acquisition

process be conducted through Integrated Product

Teams (IPTs). The employment of IPTs in the

acquisition process has resulted in the involvement of

many noncontracting government personnel. This

course provides an overview of government contract

law to students from the various acquisition disciplines. LAW 801 also provides useful knowledge of the

laws and regulations specifically applicable to government contracts. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply various laws and regulations applicable to the

government contracting process; and 

• comprehend the legal significance of the contents of

the contractual instrument and actions taken by

those involved in the acquisition process.

Who Should Attend: This is a continuing education

course for Level I certified personnel who are either

not required to take CON 210 or who completed CON

210 more than 5 years ago.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 41⁄2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: JHH

Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals provides a

broad overview of the role of acquisition logistics in the system acquisition life cycle and system engineering processes. Modules cover the logistics-relevant aspects of requirements identification,

life cycle costing, integrated product and process

development, sustainment logistics, supportability

analysis, product support, contracting, and contractor

support.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand how today’s defense systems and equipment are conceived, developed, tested, acquired,

and operated;

• understand the role of the commercial sector;

• comprehend the philosophy and objectives of logistics support and attendant management functions;

and

• understand logistics-related disciplines and the

policies, procedures, and management techniques

used to establish a logistics support capability.

Who Should Attend: Individuals recently assigned responsibility to plan, establish, and maintain the logistics

support infrastructure for DoD systems and equipment in each phase of the acquisition life cycle should

attend.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Recommended: Students who take this course should

have at least 6 to 12 months of experience in an

acquisition organization.

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: JR1

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LOG 102

Systems Sustainment Management 

Fundamentals

LOG 201A

Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part A

S

ystems Sustainment Management Fundamentals

provides a broad overview of the role of the life

cycle logistician during the sustainment phase of a

weapons system’s life cycle. Modules cover logistics/

supply-chain management concepts, maintenance

processes, end-to-end distribution, best commercial

practices as applied to weapons systems sustainment,

performance metrics, partnering/alliance opportunities and experiences, performance-based support,

enterprise business environment and opportunities,

and reduction in life cycle/total ownership costs.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• recognize the role of the life cycle logistician during

the sustainment phase of a weapons system’s life

cycle;

• identify the concepts, policies, and practices of 

logistics/supply-chain management as they apply to

new and legacy systems during the sustainment

phase of their life cycle; and

• identify the best practices in developing and implementing performance-based support.

Who Should Attend: Individuals recently assigned the

responsibility of establishing and maintaining the life

cycle logistics support for defense systems and equipment during the sustainment phase of their life cycle.

Personnel previously certified at Level I and above are

also encouraged to take this course.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101 

Recommended: Students who take this course should

have at least 6 to 12 months of experience in an

acquisition or sustainment organization.

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: JHF

I

ntermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part A, provides

a dynamic real-time learning environment oriented

toward developing managerial and technical logistics competencies in the areas of systems engineering,

life cycle cost management, and risk analysis. It challenges the student to review current policy and guidance and demonstrate an understanding of how early

integration of operational supportability into the system deployment process leads to achievement of

DoD’s strategic logistics goals. It is intended for the

mid-level logistics professional needing the skills

required to excel in today’s demanding and dynamic

product support environment.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to understand modeling and simulation, test and evaluation, market research and

analysis, open systems design and interoperability,

evolutionary acquisition, performance-based logistics,

and support planning.

Who Should Attend: LOG 201A is for military officers, O-3

and above; civilians, GS-9 and above; and industry

equivalents who are Level I certified in Life Cycle

Logistics. Students should have 2 to 4 years of acquisition and/or logistics experience.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201B, LOG 101, and LOG 102. It is

recommended that students have acquisition logistics

experience and be currently assigned, or expected to

be assigned, to a life cycle logistics position. 

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: RGS
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LOG 201B

Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part B

LOG 203

Reliability and Maintainability

I

ntermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part B, provides

a dynamic group-based and facilitated learning

environment oriented toward further development

of logistics competencies in the areas of systems

engineering, life cycle cost management, and risk

analysis (introduced in LOG 201A). It challenges the

student to think critically and differentiate support

alternatives and provide solutions to ensure the

early integration of operational supportability into

the system development process. These skills are

refined by instructor-facilitated student group exercise and discussion. It is intended for the mid-level

logistics professional needing the skills required to

excel in today’s demanding and dynamic product

support environment.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to understand life cycle cost,

contracting, modeling and simulation, test and

evaluation, market research and analysis, systems

engineering, performance-based logistics, and support planning.

Who Should Attend: LOG 201B is for military officers, O-3

and above; civilians, GS-9 and above; and industry

equivalents who are Level I certified in Life Cycle

Logistics. Students should have 2 to 4 years of acquisition and/or logistics experience.

Prerequisite: LOG 201A (It is recommended that students have life cycle logistics experience and be

currently assigned, or expected to be assigned, to a

life cycle logistics position.)

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: RGT

T

his course concentrates on Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) activities, enabling students to

understand the relationship between R&M and

acquisition logistics and to evaluate the impact of

R&M decisions. Stressing a conceptual approach, the

course presents basic R&M terminology and engineering practices. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• explain why successful R&M activity decreases

logistics costs and increases combat capability;

• develop operational and contractual R&M requirements;

• discuss well-established R&M design/analysis

activities;

• explain reliability growth testing and reliability qualification testing; and

• explain how to preclude latent defects from entering

service.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for logisticians assigned to DoD acquisition programs.

Prerequisite: None

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the endof-module and end-of-course tests within 60 calendar

days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: AKA
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T

his fast-paced, cross-disciplinary course provides

the knowledge necessary to apply Configuration

Management (CM). It includes the interrelationship

of CM to such life cycle activities as systems engineering, data management, logistics support planning, and

weapon system sustainment. LOG 204 provides an

overview of the concepts and basic practices of CM,

including configuration identification, status accounting, audits and verification, configuration change management, performance measures, and CM planning.

Requirements to design, develop, implement, oversee,

and operate a CM program across the system life cycle

are discussed. In addition to identifying government

and commercial CM “best practices,” the course also

addresses application and impacts on CM by such current and emerging issues as Total Life Cycle Systems

Management, Product Data Management, Unique Item

Identification, Evolutionary Acquisition, PerformanceBased Logistics, Condition-Based Maintenance, Prognostics and Health Management, and Diminishing

Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• incorporate CM concepts, principles, processes, and

applications for managing configuration across the

system life cycle into applicable on-the-job activities;

• apply CM planning and performance measures when

engaged in system configuration management

processes; and

• integrate the latest initiatives, guidance, and policies

when analyzing the impact of current and emerging

issues, policies, and support concepts on CM.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

intended for life cycle logisticians, systems engineers,

configuration managers, program managers, and

others involved in the development of systems and

life cycle support.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201B

Recommended: Students who take this course should

have at least 2 to 4 years of experience in an acquisition or sustainment organization.

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: QMB

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LOG 204

Configuration Management

LOG 235A

Performance Based Logistics, Part A

Performance Based Logistics, Part A, provides a

dynamic real-time learning environment oriented

toward developing a range of logistics competencies. It challenges the student to review current policy

and demonstrate an understanding of how early integration of performance-based support concepts into

the system development process leads to achievement of DoD’s logistics goals. It is intended for midlevel logistics professionals needing skills required to

excel in today’s demanding and dynamic product

support environment.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• more fully understand the knowledge areas of their

job as members of the life cycle logistics workforce (concentrating on performance-based product support, business case analysis, continuous

modernization, supply chain management, configuration management, enterprise integration, commercial integration, support options, and reliability, maintainability, and supportability);

• understand the specific relation and application of

the functional areas in a performance-based logistics framework; and

• develop a more in-depth knowledge of their current

applications within the DoD.

Who Should Attend: LOG 235A is for military officers, O-3

and above; civilians, GS-9 and above; and industry

equivalents who are Level I certified in Life Cycle

Logistics. Students should have 2 to 4 years of acquisition and/or logistics experience.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: Students should have life cycle logistics

experience and be currently assigned, or expected to

be assigned, to a life cycle logistics position.

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12. Supplemental 

student readings and iterative knowledge

assessments, which are integrated into the course,

are required.

PDS Code: JHL 
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LOG 235B

Performance Based Logistics, Part B

LOG 304

Advanced Life Cycle Logistics Management

Performance Based Logistics, Part B, provides a

dynamic group-based and facilitated learning

environment where the student develops the

logistics competencies introduced in LOG 235A. The

student will acquire tools and techniques required to

design, develop, and implement performance-based

support at the system, subsystem, or commodity level

in new acquisition and legacy systems. It challenges

the student to think critically and differentiate among

support alternatives and provide solutions that ensure

the early integration of performance-based product

support in the system development process. These

skills are refined by instructor-facilitated student

group exercises and discussions. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply skills introduced in the LOG 235A distance

learning phase through case-based learning in a

small group environment; 

• perform proficiently as members of the life cycle

logistics workforce;

• apply their knowledge of the concepts, policies, and

practices of Performance Based Logistics (PBL);

• identify the relationship between logistics functions

and processes;

• understand the basic concepts of business case

analysis and its application in assessing and determining potential performance-based support alternatives;

• understand the role and integration of PBL in the

logistics transformation environment; and

• successfully apply the knowledge and understanding in the context of a performance-based support

strategy.

Who Should Attend: LOG 235B is for military officers, O-3

and above; civilians, GS-9 and above; and industry

equivalents who are Level I certified in Life Cycle

Logistics. Students should have 2 to 4 years of acquisition and/or logistics experience.

Prerequisites: LOG 201B and LOG 235A (It is recommended that students have life cycle logistics experience and be currently assigned, or expected to be

assigned, to a life cycle logistics position.)

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: RGY

Advanced Life Cycle Logistics Management prepares the acquisition and sustainment life cycle

logistician to perform in executive-level logistics

management and policy-making positions. Students

are required to conduct research and perform critical

thinking in a small group decision-making environment. Students engage in dynamic, fast-paced case

study exercises addressing complex relationships in

life cycle logistics support planning, acquisition policy,

capabilities analysis, program management, performance-based logistics, and business case analysis.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• serve as proactive, credible, and influential life cycle

logisticians;

• distinguish the life cycle logistician’s functions during each phase of the life cycle;

• evaluate the components of, and life cycle logistician’s role in, the systems engineering process; 

• analyze and integrate major acquisition and sustainment policy requirements from the executivelevel logistics perspective; and

• understand the integration of life cycle logistics

processes with the operational tenets of Defense

transformation. 

Who Should Attend: This course is for Level II certified

Life Cycle Logisticians who are military officers, O-4

and above, or DoD civilians, GS-13 and above, and

industry counterparts. 

Prerequisite: LOG 235B

Precourse Material: Precourse assignment materials will

be provided via the Internet prior to students attending the class. Students will receive instructions on

how to access these materials. All students will submit

and brief an executive-level, contemporary logistics

topic during the course. It is strongly recommended

that students complete the preparation of this assignment prior to attending class.

Length: 9 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: AH1
51

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PMT 202

Multinational Program Management

PMT 203

International Security and Technology 

Transfer/Control

T

his course prepares students to be effective in an

international defense acquisition program. The

Multinational Program Management course

emphasizes the U.S. policy of encouraging armaments

cooperation and enhancing interoperability with our

allies. Key national, DoD, and Service policies on

international cooperative development, production,

and support are explored.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• comprehend the requirements necessary to participate effectively in an acquisition program that

involves participation by foreign governments and

their industries;

• understand key national, DoD, and Service policies

on international cooperative development, production, and logistics; 

• recognize the various international defense programs related to acquisition (data exchanges,

Nunn Amendment Programs, foreign comparative

testing, coalition warfare programs, bilateral and

multilateral projects and programs, and security

assistance—Foreign Military Sales (FMS)); and

• prepare, formulate, and support an FMS, Direct

Commercial Sales (DCS), cooperative or hybrid

international program.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for all acquisition personnel who require international

acquisition training at Level II for any career field,

including Program Managers and program management staff, key government laboratory and center

personnel, Defense and Service headquarters staff,

and Office of Defense Cooperation personnel and

attachés.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PAJ

T

his course provides a comprehensive overview

of U.S. law, policy, and regulations that govern

International Security and Technology Transfer/Control (ISTT/C). Students will learn the procedures for the export and import of defense and dualuse equipment and services, for handling classified

and controlled unclassified program information,

and for foreign visit control. PMT 203 is designed for

the acquisition professional, including program

office personnel, Defense and Service headquarters

staff, and Defense cooperation personnel and

attachés associated with international acquisition.

The course has five components: acquisition documentation; security and data transfer; export/import

licensing; contractor operations; and laws, policies,

and procedures.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• identify, analyze, and apply the laws, policies, and

processes necessary to develop system and contractor classification guidance for the control of

critical program information; 

• understand the national security policy issues and

export/import licensing constraints (as defined by

the Departments of State, Commerce, Treasury, and

Customs) and evaluate their effects on domestic

and international DoD programs; 

• recognize hostile and friendly foreign power elicitation and technology collection methods and techniques and develop methods of protecting information; and

• describe the U.S. Government’s ownership, usage,

and transfer rights to foreign governments and contractors for intellectual property.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for all acquisition personnel who require international

acquisition training at Level III for any career field.

The course is also appropriate for foreign liaison office

personnel or DoD representatives who deal with other

nations or international agencies.

Prerequisite: None

Security Clearance: A SECRET security clearance is

required. Due to security restrictions, allied students

are ineligible to attend under most circumstances.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PAK
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PMT 250

Program Management Tools

PMT 304

Advanced International Management 

Workshop

T

he Program Management Tools course provides

application skills needed in a program office or

as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead. It is a

follow-on to ACQ 201B and is designed to enhance

journeyman-level skills. This course is required, along

with ACQ 201B, for Level II certification in Program

Management (PM) and also prepares students for later

work in the Level III Program Management Office

Course, PMT 352, Parts A and B. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply best practices for establishing effective IPTs;

• develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs);

• build program schedules and apply risk management principles using state-of-the-industry software;

• apply current cost estimating processes;

• perform contract planning and post-award activities; and

• use earned value tools and techniques for program

planning and control.

Who Should Attend: Target attendees are civilians, 

GS-12/13, and military officers, O-3/O-4, in the PM

career field. Lower grades may apply if they have

completed ACQ 201B. Personnel who were certified

Level II in PM prior to 1 October 2001 or are certified

Level III in other career fields and want to take PMT

352, Parts A and B, may obtain credit for PMT 250 by

passing an equivalency exam. Students may apply for

the exam by selecting the correct category at http://

www.dau.mil/studentservices/apply.asp. Once on the

registration site, click on the “Apply for Training” link.

The exam may be taken only once.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201B

Length: This is a nonresident, distance learning

course available through the Internet. The course

length is 71 calendar days. Students must complete

modules 1–8 (consisting of about 56 hours of work)

within 60 calendar days of the start date. Module 9 is

an exercise-based “virtual classroom” using a combination of teleconferences and the Internet and

requiring 24 hours of work over the last 4 days of 

the course. There is a 7-day gap between the online

portion (days 1 through 60) and the virtual classroom

(days 68 through 71). 

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: PGM

Reinforcing and advancing the principles of collective defense through armaments cooperation,

the Advanced International Management Workshop explores issues associated with international

negotiation of cooperative acquisition project

agreements.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to: 

• synthesize and integrate key presidential, congressional, and Service policies on international cooperative defense acquisition agreements as well as the

policies of the Departments of Defense, State, Commerce, and Treasury; and 

• formulate and negotiate a complete international

acquisition agreement in accordance with U.S.

policies.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for all acquisition personnel who require international

acquisition training at Level III for any career field.

Because this is an advanced-level workshop, attendees should understand U.S. domestic and international defense acquisition. This course targets positions of responsibility in international, or potentially

international, programs ranging from simple data

exchange agreements to complex cooperative development, production, and support programs.

Note: Due to security restrictions, allied students are

ineligible to attend under most circumstances.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PAL
53

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PMT 352A

Program Management Office Course, Part A

PMT 352B

Program Management Office Course, Part B

T

he Program Management Office Course (PMOC),

Part A, is the first part of the Level III certification

course in the Program Management (PM) career

field. It is a follow-on to ACQ 201B and PMT 250 and

is designed to train Level II qualified students to be

effective PM Level III leaders in a program office by

honing analysis, synthesis, and evaluative skills.

PMT 352A focuses on key PMO knowledge and skills

not covered in the prerequisite courses. This course

must be completed prior to attending PMT 352B.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• describe the role of science and technology in supporting the system acquisition process;

• understand Information Technology (IT) policy, best

practices, information assurance measures, and

interoperability considerations;

• describe current manufacturing and logistics

concepts and best practices, such as lean manufacturing and supply chain management; and

• explain appropriate management and decisionmaking models to aid in addressing various 

acquisition program issues (business and financial;

international; environmental, safety, and health;

etc.).

Who Should Attend: Target attendees are civilians, 

GS-13/14, and military officers, O-4/O-5, in the PM

career field. Personnel certified at Level III in other

career fields desiring to take PMOC for Level III PM

certification must first complete PMT 250.

Prerequisite: PMT 250

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must complete the

course within 60 calendar days of the start date. 

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: BZH

T

he Program Management Office Course (PMOC),

Part B, is the second part of the Level III certification

course in the Program Management (PM) career

field. PMOC is a follow-on to ACQ 201B and PMT 250.

The classroom component of PMOC, PMT 352B,

follows PMT 352A, which is the prerequisite distance

learning component of PMOC. These courses are

designed to train Level II qualified students to be

effective PM Level III leaders in a program office by

honing analysis, synthesis, and evaluative skills. PMT

352B features scenario-based practical exercises with

topical themes, such as interoperability, prototyping,

and evolutionary acquisition. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• lead and contribute to effective teams in a DoD

PMO;

• apply critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to

systems acquisition problems throughout a defense

systems life cycle;

• understand, analyze, and develop solutions to cost,

schedule, and performance issues faced in defense

program management; and 

• evaluate the tradeoffs in program decisions in compliance with DoD 5000 Series directives.

Who Should Attend: Target attendees are civilians, 

GS-13/14, and military officers, O-4/O-5, in the PM

career field. 

Prerequisite: PMT 352A 

Length: 6 weeks

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BZJ
54

PMT 401

The Program Manager’s Course

PMT 402

Executive Program Manager’s Course

T

his course is an intense, highly integrated 10-

week case-study-based learning experience.

Group discussions, distinguished guest practitioners, team projects, exercises, simulations, study

groups, and an elective program enable the learner to

customize a portion of the course. Time will be available to internalize the material through independent

study and informal work with peers. Course content

will rely upon challenges, problems, and dilemmas

derived from extensive current interviews with Program Managers (PMs), Program Executive Officers

(PEOs), and other stakeholders. The dilemmas will be

those that course graduates can expect to confront

when they return to their workplaces. 

Objectives: Learners who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply critical thinking when confronted by problems

and dilemmas on a day-to-day basis;

• lead and integrate disparate functional groups and

develop a cohesive team capable of coping with the

complex problems common to Program Management Offices (PMOs) and PEOs; and

• identify and apply best business practices to achieve

win-win relationships with industry partners.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for specially

selected Level III certified PM career field members

who have demonstrated the potential to become

managers or deputies of ACAT I or II programs or

managers of major ACAT III programs. Other specially

selected DoD AT&L workforce members who are

motivated and capable of becoming managers of

major integrated product teams, department or division

heads in acquisition commands, or senior managers

in laboratories and/or research and development

centers are encouraged to attend. This assignmentspecific course is statutorily required for newly selected

PEOs, DPEOs, and PMs/DPMs of ACAT I, IA, and II programs. Participants must be O-5/GS-14 or above with

extensive experience in acquisition, including 4 years

in, or in direct support of, a PMO. Allied personnel and

industry students are eligible to attend on a spaceavailable basis.

Prerequisite: PMT 352B

Length: 10 Weeks

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PGN

T

his is an assignment-specific course designed to

meet the learning and performance needs of

newly selected Program Executive Officers

(PEOs), Deputy PEOs (DPEOs), and ACAT I (ID/IC and

IAM/IAC) and II Program Managers (PMs)/Deputy

Program Managers (DPMs). Skills and behaviors are

developed through a concentrated 4-week resident

period preceded by approximately 60 days of selfassessment and assessment of each learner’s program and program office.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• complete a comprehensive assessment of their

programs, program offices, and of themselves;

• identify program and program office issues;

• fill knowledge needs and work issues; and

• develop a plan of action to better manage their

programs, program offices, and professional

development.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

statutorily required for newly selected PEOs; DPEOs; and

ACAT I, IA, and II PMs/DPMs prior to assuming the position. Allied personnel and industry students are eligible to attend on a space-available basis.

Prerequisite: PMT 401

Length: Online workshop followed by 20 class 

days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: AH2
55

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PMT 403

Program Manager’s Skills

PQM 101

Production, Quality and Manufacturing 

Fundamentals

During the Program Manager’s Skills course, students assess their program and personal skills,

update their functional knowledge, and examine

lessons learned from recent programs. PMT 403

focuses on the use of the survival skills necessary to

manage a DoD acquisition program effectively. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• identify and prioritize the top issues they will face

during their first 6 to 12 months as a Program

Manager;

• create a plan, including resources and metrics, to

address those issues; and

• understand how the current acquisition system

operates and know how to operate effectively

within it.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

for ACAT III program/project/product managers and

their deputies. Allied and industry students are

encouraged to attend on a space-available basis.

Prerequisite: PMT 352B

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BU8

Production, Quality and Manufacturing Fundamentals is an entry-level course that emphasizes

basic production, manufacturing, and quality

assurance principles, policies, processes, and

practices.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand the multifunctional roles inherent in this

career field; and

• describe manufacturing and quality processes,

scheduling and control techniques, and various

quality and production surveillance activities.

Who Should Attend: This course is for industrial specialists, industrial engineers, quality assurance specialists,

production officers, production specialists, contract

administrators, and others involved with, and responsible for, production and quality.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: BU2
56

PQM 103

Defense Specification Management

PQM 104

Specification Selection and Application

Defense Specification Management covers DoD

policies and procedures for the development,

management, and use of nongovernment

standards, commercial item descriptions, and

specifications and standards. Emphasis is placed

on interoperability, market research, use of commercial/nondevelopmental item alternatives, use

of performance specifications, International Standardization Agreements, and the Single Process

Initiative.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• use DoD policy for stating performance-based

requirements;

• develop requirements documents that promote the

use of commercial products and practices;

• use market research in creating new documents

and revising existing documents that support

acquisitions;

• apply DoD policy in managing standardization

documents; and

• develop and apply standardization documents to

meet essential user needs as best value to the

government.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for DoD acquisition personnel actively

involved in the development or management of specifications and standards, handbooks, commercial item

descriptions, or nongovernment standards.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 101

Length: 81⁄2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BAP

T

he Specification Selection and Application course

provides instruction on the appropriate selection

and correct application of nongovernmental standards, commercial item descriptions, specifications

and standards, and related documents in the acquisition process. Emphasis is placed on current acquisition initiatives, such as interoperability and the proper

use of standardization documents.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply DoD objectives, policies, and procedures for

the proper use of standardization documents;

• make well-informed standardization decisions

using a variety of automated tools and decision-tree

techniques; and

• identify, locate, and obtain standardization

documents.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for personnel who are involved in setting

requirements and making standardization decisions

or for those who use specifications and standards but

are not actively involved in the development or management of requirements documentation.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: PGH
57

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PQM 201A

Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing,

Part A

PQM 201B

Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing,

Part B

T

his journeyman-level course exposes students to

manufacturing and quality processes, production

scheduling and control techniques, surveillance

activities, and systems-level production and quality

planning. Course content includes the contracting

aspects of the job; planning for manufacturing and

quality; lean concepts; material control; and technical,

ethical, and quality issues. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• review integrated management plans for manufacturing and quality requirements;

• understand the technical aspects of cost estimating,

activity-based costing, and physical progress

reviews;

• identify the concepts that apply to lean manufacturing, the theory of constraints, and other production

management and material control techniques; and

• address issues related to quality audits, nonconforming material, and other quality topics.

Who Should Attend: This course is required for Level II

certification in Production, Quality, and Manufacturing; it is also for production, quality, or engineering

personnel providing pre- or post-award technical

support.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201B and PQM 101

Recommended: At least 2 years of production or quality

management experience after Level I certification.

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: BZK

T

his journeyman-level course requires students to

apply the manufacturing and quality planning

processes and techniques learned in PQM 201A.

Students will work in integrated product teams to

develop manufacturing and quality plans, apply lean

techniques, apply cost estimating techniques, and

make progress payment recommendations based on

completion of a physical progress review. Course

content includes the contracting aspects of the job;

planning for manufacturing and quality; lean concepts; material control; and technical, ethical, and

quality issues.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply production and quality requirements of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense

FAR Supplement (DFARS);

• prepare and review integrated management plans

for manufacturing and quality requirements;

• audit a supplier’s quality manual against a commercial quality standard; and

• apply the concepts of lean manufacturing, theory of

constraints, and other production management

tools.

Who Should Attend: This course is required for Level II

certification in Production, Quality, and Manufacturing; it is also for production, quality, or engineering

personnel providing pre- or post-award technical

support.

Prerequisite: PQM 201A

Recommended: At least 2 years of production or quality

management experience after Level I certification.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BZL
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PQM 202

Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition

Course for Technical Personnel

PQM 203

Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions

for Engineering and Technical Personnel

T

he Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item

(C/NDI) Acquisition Course for Technical Personnel

focuses on tools and techniques used by engineering, logistics, and related technical personnel for

identifying and evaluating C/NDI alternatives throughout the acquisition process. It provides instruction on

requirements definition, acquisition strategy development, support planning, and the use of market acceptability criteria for C/NDI acquisitions. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• employ market research to determine the appropriateness of commercial or nondevelopmental items

for satisfying users’ needs; and

• plan an acquisition strategy for the management of

commercial and nondevelopmental items.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for acquisition personnel who are in the

Program Management; Systems Planning, Research,

Development and Engineering; Life Cycle Logistics;

Test and Evaluation; Production, Quality and Manufacturing; and related career fields in planning and

managing the acquisition of C/NDIs.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 101

Length: 2 class days

Method of Delivery: Local

PDS Code: PAM

T

his course presents instruction on the preparation

and use of Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs),

including characterization of commercial items,

the development and use of market acceptability criteria, and the development of performance-based

salient characteristics. Current policy on the use of

CIDs and performance specifications is discussed.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• employ market research to develop a performancebased CID or other suitable performance-based

document for describing commercially available

products acceptable for meeting the users’ needs;

and

• implement appropriate DoD policies in this area.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for personnel who are involved in generating product descriptions for commercial and nondevelopmental items or who are involved in determining

the commerciality of an item.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 1 class day

Method of Delivery: Local

PDS Code: PAN
59

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PQM 212

Market Research for Engineering and 

Technical Personnel

PQM 301

Advanced Production, Quality 

and Manufacturing

T

his rigorous course is structured around integrated

product development and concurrent engineering

acquisition approaches. During PQM 301, decisionmaking issues relevant to successfully managing

three core technical tasks in DoD acquisition—

systems and process development, manufacturing,

and product quality management—are investigated.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand the role of manufacturing and quality

assurance in the integrated systems engineering

process;

• evaluate modern distributed manufacturing management practices;

• fully understand the use and application of best

manufacturing practices, such as supply chain

management, e-manufacturing, and lean 

manufacturing;

• use case studies, discussions, and class exercises to

apply basic design of experiments, modeling and

simulation, quality function deployment, statistical

process control, six sigma, design-build principles,

and risk management; and

• understand the use of DoD e-commerce policy and

information technology to leverage the integrated

digital environment to support technical and business operations.

Who Should Attend: This class is for civilians, GS-13 and

above, and military officers, O-3/O-6.

Prerequisite: PQM 201B

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: HV2

T

he Market Research for Engineering and Technical Personnel course describes market research

from the perspective of technical personnel. It

explains the practical value and discusses the government mandate to conduct market research. The

course addresses market research team membership,

sources for obtaining market data, and techniques for

technical evaluation and documentation of market

information.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• plan and conduct market surveillance within a commodity or technical area; and

• plan and conduct a market investigation for a specific acquisition requirement.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course is

designed for acquisition personnel who are in the

Program Management; Systems Planning, Research,

Development and Engineering; Life Cycle Logistics;

Test and Evaluation; Production, Quality and Manufacturing; and related career fields and who are

involved in developing acquisition requirements, conducting tradeoff evaluations with users, or determining the commerciality of supplies or services.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 101

Length: 2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: PGK
SAM 101

Basic Software Acquisition Management

SAM 201

Intermediate Software Acquisition 

Management

T

his course covers introductory-level concepts in

DoD information systems acquisition management. It covers software acquisition/development

risks, DoD regulatory and technical frameworks, software and system architectures, and software development life cycle and integration processes. Software

standards, measurements, testing, security, quality

issues, process maturity, as well as “best practices” for

the management of software-intensive systems are

also reviewed.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand software acquisition and information

technology management-specific terms and concepts;

• recognize software measures, development models,

paradigms, and strategies appropriate for use in

software-intensive acquisitions; 

• recognize organizational and individual roles and

responsibilities; and

• reference sources for software acquisition and

information technology management policies, standards, and best practices.

Who Should Attend: This course is open to all military

officers, O-1 through O-3, and DoD civilians, GS-9

and below, working in, or selected for, software

acquisition management positions. This course is

recommended for those who have duties including

software acquisition or information technology

management. Functionally equivalent to IRM 101, it

is an excellent introductory course for personnel of

any rank/grade who are involved in the management of a DoD software-intensive system.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: JHB

Using in-depth integrated product team case

studies, labs, and exercises supplemented by

lecture and group discussion, students learn

how to manage DoD software-intensive systems.

They also learn to apply a variety of real-world software acquisition management “best practices.” Topics include requirements management, architectures, cost estimation, vendor qualification, metrics,

process maturity, quality, testing, and more.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply acquisition strategies used for software and

software-intensive systems;

• evaluate factors related to software architecture and

systems architecture;

• perform domain analysis on a software-intensive

system acquisition, 

• assess program software life cycle planning and test

program planning factors;

• apply requirements management and risk mitigation;

• illustrate the value of modeling and simulation in

requirements analysis; and

• analyze software performance measures.

Who Should Attend: This course is open to all military

officers, O-3 through O-5, and DoD civilians, GS-9

through GS-12, working in, or selected for, software

acquisition management positions. This course is

recommended for those who serve in Level II acquisition positions and have duties that include software acquisition management. Additionally, this

course is part of the Information Technology career

certification Level II requirement.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201B and either SAM 101 or 

IRM 101

Recommended: Completion of the Technical Reviews

continuous learning module, which can be found at

http://clc.dau.mil, is recommended; those students

who present a certificate for this module prior to the

final exam will receive five bonus points toward their

final grade.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: JHC

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SAM 301

Advanced Software Acquisition 

Management

STM 201

Intermediate S&T Management

Advanced Software Acquisition Management is

the capstone course in the DAU Software Acquisition Management sequence. This seminarbased course is for senior personnel who acquire,

engineer, test, and evaluate DoD software-intensive

systems. SAM 301 is also for acquisition professionals

interested in gaining a comprehensive insight into the

risks and issues associated with developing and

implementing complex DoD software systems.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• analyze the causes of cost, schedule, and performance problems in large software efforts;

• examine differences between commercial software

acquisition efforts and DoD efforts;

• develop an ability to recognize and selectively adopt

commercial practices;

• understand the organizational and cultural dynamics of program offices and software development

teams;

• evaluate the suitability of alternative organization

structures, including integrated product teams;

• evaluate and select software metrics that will provide insight into program status and facilitate early

detection of potential problems; and

• assess Federal and DoD acquisition initiatives.

Who Should Attend: This course is recommended for

software acquisition personnel who serve in the

software acquisition field as Level III managers or

technical experts. Civilians, GS/GM-13 through

GS/GM-15, and military officers, O-4 through O-6,

are appropriate. This course is required for Information Technology career field Level III certification.

Prerequisite: SAM 201

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: BU9

T

his course provides an understanding of the procedures and mechanisms used to transition

advanced technologies into warfighting systems.

Personnel associated with Science and Technology

(S&T) program management will be able to understand the challenges presented in the weapons systems acquisition process, assess the implications of

various technology transition mechanisms, and apply

effective technology transition practices.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand the challenge presented in the weapons

systems acquisition process;

• assess the implications of various technology transition mechanisms; and

• apply effective technology transition practices.

Who Should Attend: Personnel whose duties include

developing overall program goals for S&T funds and

acquiring the services of scientists, engineers, and

technical support personnel to perform S&T research

for DoD should attend. Also, attendence is recommended for those who provide funds and oversight

to the S&T performers, including universities, industry, and Federal Government organizations, and

interface with the technology customers to expedite

the transition of technology to the user. This course

is recommended for civilians, GS-11/GS-12, and military officers, O-2/O-3.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Length: 3 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: JHZ

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STM 302

Advanced S&T Management

SYS 201A

Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, 

Development and Engineering, Part A

T

his course provides an understanding of the procedures and mechanisms used to transition

emerging technologies into warfighting systems.

Attendees will be able to apply the critical skills of the

Systems Engineering, Integrated Product and Process

Development (IPPD), and software management

processes. They will also learn how to apply effective

technology transition practices.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply the principles of systems engineering management and its various tools, such as:

—systems engineering process,

—configuration management and technology

readiness,

—risk management,

—trade studies,

—value engineering,

—six sigma,

—software management,

—test and evaluation planning, and

—modeling and simulation;

• assess the implications of various technology transition mechanisms using the IPPD process, including

integrated product teams; and

• apply effective technology transition practices, such

as transition exit criteria, transition plans, affordability analyses, and cost schedule reporting.

Who Should Attend: Personnel who desire certification at

Level III and whose duties include: (1) developing

overall program goals for Science and Technology

(S&T) funds; (2) acquiring the services of scientists,

engineers, and technical support personnel to perform advanced S&T research for DoD; (3) providing

funds and oversight of the S&T performers, including universities, industry, and Federal Government

organizations; and (4) interfacing with the technology customers to expedite the transition to the user

should attend.

Prerequisite: STM 201

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: PGR

T

his journeyman-level course exposes students to

systems engineering and associated topics.

Course content includes the systems engineering

process; systems engineering planning; technology

insertion; risk management; trade studies; configuration management; cost containment; technical

reviews; and Environmental, Safety, and Occupational

Health (ESOH).

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand the systems engineering process;

• know the associated systems engineering technical

activities;

• evaluate a Hazardous Material Management Plan

and identify ESOH issues that need further clarification; and

• develop and defend a technical review checklist.

Who Should Attend: The course is required for Level II

certification in the Systems Planning, Research,

Development and Engineering (SPRD&E)—Systems

Engineering career field.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201B

Recommended: At least 2 years of SPRD&E experience 

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course available through the Internet. Students must pass the final

examination within 60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: RGW

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SYS 201B

Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, 

Development and Engineering, Part B

SYS 301

Advanced Systems Planning, Research, 

Development and Engineering

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his journeyman-level course requires students to

apply the Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering (SPRD&E) processes and

techniques learned in SYS 201A. Students will work in

integrated product teams to apply the systems engineering process and its associated technical activities.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• conduct a requirements analysis for a given need;

• prepare Functional Analysis and Allocation and

synthesis tools for a given scenario;

• apply the acquisition risk management process;

• propose trade study methodologies; and

• develop technical performance measures.

Who Should Attend: The course is required for Level II

certification in the Systems Planning, Research,

Development and Engineering (SPRD&E)—Systems

Engineering career field.

Prerequisite: SYS 201A and, effective May 1, 2006, the

Technical Reviews continuous learning module (available at http://clc.dau.mil)

Recommended: At least 2 years of SPRD&E experience

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: RGX

Designed for senior DoD acquisition personnel,

this course emphasizes an understanding of

science, technology, and the systems engineering

processes throughout a systems life cycle by using relevant case studies and exercises involving all acquisition

phases and milestones. Participants employ the proven

principles and tools of systems engineering requirements analyses, risk management, technical performance measures, tradeoff analyses, configuration and

data management, and technical reviews. Advanced

tools, such as integrated product teams, modeling and

simulation, and open systems architectures, further

facilitate managing the developing system.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be better able to:

• analyze and solve senior-level technical problems;

• forecast cost, schedule, performance, and risk

issues across the acquisition life cycle;

• integrate program office activities;

• manage technology obsolescence; and 

• use advanced technology tools. 

Who Should Attend: This course is for DoD civilians, 

GS-13 and above, and military officers, O-3 through

O-6, who are Level II certified in the Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering

(SPRD&E) career field. Equivalent industry acquisition

managers are also eligible. The course is required

for Level III certification in the SPRD&E—Systems

Engineering career field.

Prerequisite: SYS 201 and, effective May 1, 2006, the

Technical Reviews continuous learning module (available at http://clc.dau.mil)

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: HV1
TST 101

Introduction to Acquisition Workforce

Test and Evaluation

TST 202

Intermediate Test and Evaluation

E

mphasizing the basic Test and Evaluation (T&E)

principles, policies, and practices used by DoD,

TST 101 introduces students to the relationship of

T&E to other systems acquisition disciplines and program management. The types of testing covered

include developmental, operational, and live-fire. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• capably interact with Program Managers regarding

T&E issues and more effectively function within the

acquisition process;

• thoroughly understand the role of T&E as a feedback mechanism and management tool for the

design/engineering/development process; and

• understand DoD’s T&E process and the Test and

Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP).

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for engineers and project management personnel who have

at least 1 year of acquisition experience, including

civilians, GS-5 through GS-9, and their military

equivalents.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course that is

available through the Internet. Students must complete the course within 60 calendar days of the start

date.

Method of Delivery: Distance Learning—See 

“Online Courses” on page 12

PDS Code: PC5

Problem-solving situations are used to engage

students in the use of Test and Evaluation (T&E)

concepts, principles, and theories. Course topics

include the role of T&E in systems acquisition, T&E

planning, experimental design, measurement of systems effectiveness and suitability, instrumentation,

and data collection and management. Reliability,

maintainability, and availability of systems; analysis

and evaluation; live fire; software; modeling and simulation; and T&E of alternative acquisitions are also

covered in the course. 

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• identify current laws, policy, and guidance for T&E

and relate these topics to their own programs;

• identify source documents for systems requirements;

• develop T&E objectives and issues;

• apply appropriate tools and techniques for conducting developmental and operational T&E in support

of systems development;

• identify techniques for designing simple experimental processes; and 

• perform elementary analytical procedures on test

data.

Who Should Attend: T&E engineers, scientists, operations

researchers, computer scientists, other technical personnel, and project organization personnel who have

2 to 4 years of acquisition experience with at least half

of their experience in T&E should attend. This course

is required for T&E career field Level II certification.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201B and TST 101

Precourse Assignment: Students must satisfactorily complete a precourse assignment prior to admission to

this course. The assignment consists of identifying a

T&E-related issue, discussion of the issue, and a proposed solution.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: QMI

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TST 301

Advanced Test and Evaluation T

his course is comprised of student-centered

learning with limited instructor-based lectures

that introduce significant current Test and Evaluation (T&E) events. Student-generated issues are used

during a video teleconference discussion with Office

of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) T&E officials. Work

group and class discussion leads to development of

presentations dealing with current T&E topics, such

as new technologies, lessons learned, and current

issues in DoD T&E.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• generate OSD-level issues and discuss these issues

with OSD officials;

• use technology, including the Internet, to obtain

pertinent T&E information and prepare

assignments;

• research, prepare, and present briefings on current

T&E topics;

• assess the impact of the Press, Government

Accountability Office, the Congress, and OSD officials on ethics and integrity standards relative to

T&E and DoD acquisition; and 

• prepare test plans and analyze test results based

on statistical methodologies.

Who Should Attend: T&E engineers, scientists, operations researchers, computer scientists, and other

technical personnel and project organization personnel who have at least 4 to 8 years of acquisition

experience with at least half of that experience in

T&E should attend. This course is required for T&E

career field Level III certification.

Prerequisite: TST 202

Precourse Assignments: Students must satisfactorily

complete five precourse assignments before being

admitted into the resident portion of this course.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Local

PDS Code: QL9

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Distance Learning Courses

DAU offers several courses using distance learning—

either exclusively or partially online. "Hybrid"

courses consist of a distance learning portion

(Part A) followed by a resident or local offering (Part B).

Other courses are offered in residence but require

some online precourse work. Attendance in the

classroom portion of a hybrid course is dependent

on successful completion of the distance learning

portion, and completion of both parts is required to

obtain full credit for career field certification. Students

attending resident offerings with one or more precourse assignments also must finish the online work

prior to arriving for the classroom course.

A list of the courses currently conducted using distance learning follows:

CON 110 Mission Support Planning

CON 111 Mission Planning Execution

CON 112 Mission Performance Assessment

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures

CON 260A The Small Business Program

CON 353 Advanced Business Solutions for Mission

Support

FE 201 Intermediate Facilities Engineering

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis

Fundamentals

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals

LOG 102 Systems Sustainment Management

Fundamentals

LOG 201A Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, 

Part A

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability

LOG 235A Performance Based Logistics, Part A

PMT 250 Program Management Tools

PMT 352A Program Management Office Course,

Part A

PQM 101 Production, Quality and Manufacturing

Fundamentals

PQM 201A Intermediate Production, Quality and

Manufacturing, Part A

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management

SYS 201A Intermediate Systems Planning, Research,

Development and Engineering, Part A

TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce

Test and Evaluation

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition 

Management

ACQ 201A Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial

Management

BCF 209 Acquisition Reporting for Major Defense

Acquisition Programs (MDAPs)

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management

BCF 229 Acquisition Reporting for Major Automated Information Systems (MAIS)
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ACQ 101 PMT 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management BB1

DSMC-26 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management BB1

ACQ 201B ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition JHA

PMT 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition BB6

DSMC-37 Intermediate Systems Acquisition BB6

BCF 101 BCE 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis Q1A

BCF 102 BFM 102 Contract Performance Management Fundamentals Q1B

BCF 202 Intermediate Contractor Performance Measurement QMK

DSMC-6 Contractor Performance Measurement Course QMK

BCF 103 BFM 201 Systems Acquisition Funds Management PCW

BCF 201 Systems Acquisition Funds Management PCW

DSMC-9 Systems Acquisition Funds Management PCW

BCF 204 BCE 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis Q2B

BCF 206 BCE 206 Cost Risk Analysis Q2C

BCF 207 BCE 207 Economic Analysis Q2D

BCF 208 BCE 208 Software Cost Estimating Q2E

BCF 209 BFM 209 Selected Acquisition Report Q2F

BCF 209C Acquisition Reporting Course, Part C BE7

BCF 211 BCF 211B Acquisition Business Management RG5

BCF 229 BCF 209B Acquisition Reporting Course, Part B BE6

CON 110,

CON 111,

and CON 101 Basics of Contracting BDQ

CON 112 }

CON 111 CON 111 Mission Strategy Execution BE8

CON 120 CON 104B Principles of Contract Pricing, Part B RGR

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing BDR

CON 105 Operational Level Contract Pricing QNU

CON 106 Facilities Contract Pricing BDU

CON 202 CON 211 Intermediate Contracting BDN

CON 221 Intermediate Contract Administration BDO

CON 222 Organizational Level Contract Administration PDQ

CON 223 Intermediate Facilities Contracting BE4

CON 204 CON 231 Intermediate Contract Pricing BU6

CON 210 CON 201 Government Contract Law BDP

CON 201(C) Government Contract Law (Construction) BDP

DAU courses are updated for currency; they may

undergo name changes, number changes, or

even be replaced by a new course with very

similar content. Some courses no longer offered by

DAU qualify as “Predecessor Courses.” Students who

have completed these courses may use them to meet

prerequisite requirements and/or receive credit for

them toward DAWIA certification. Although not all

inclusive, the following is a list of Predecessor

Courses:

Predecessor Courses 

Personnel

Course Number Data System 

Current DAU Predecessor Predecessor Course Title (PDS) Code

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Personnel

Course Number Data System 

Current DAU Predecessor Predecessor Course Title (PDS) Code

CON 236 CON 212 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering PAR

CON 353 CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors BU7

CON 311 Executive Pre-award Contracting BCL

CON 321 Executive Contract Administration BCM

IND 100 IND 101 and Contract Property Administration Fundamentals PDM {IND 102 Contract Property Disposition PDO

IND 200 IND 201 and Intermediate Contract Property Administration PDN {IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar BRM

IRM 303 IRM 301 Information Technology Procurement Strategies Q07

IRM 302 Information Technology Advanced Management Program BA0 

LOG 201B LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics JR3

DSMC-24 Management of Acquisition Logistics BCU

LOG 304 LOG 304 Executive Life Cycle Logistics Management AH1

PMT 352B PMT 352 Program Management Office BZG

PMT 302 Advanced Program Management Course BU1

PMT 301 Program Management Course BBW

DSMC-3 Program Management Course BBW

PMT 402 PMT 303B Executive Program Manager’s Course AH2

PMT 303 Ph2 Executive Program Manager’s Course AH2

PMT 402B Executive Program Manager’s Course, Part B AH2

PMT 403 PMT 305 Program Manager’s Skills (ACAT III Programs) BU8

PQM 101 PRD 101 Production Management Fundamentals JQX

QUA 101 Quality Assurance Fundamentals BCS

PQM 103 SPE 101 Defense Specification Management Course BAP

PQM 104 SPE 102 Specifications in the Defense Acquisition Process PAH

PQM 201B PQM 201 Intermediate Production, Quality and Management BU3

PRD 201 Intermediate Production Management JQY

DSMC-13 Defense Manufacturing Management Course BD2

PQM 301 PRD 301 Defense Acquisition Engineering, Manufacturing, and 

Quality Assurance BRK

DSMC-38 Defense Acquisition Engineering, Manufacturing, and 

Quality Assurance BRK 

STM 201 STM 301 Program Management for S&T Managers PGP

SYS 201B SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development

and Engineering BE2

DSMC-28 Systems Engineering Management Course BE2

TST 202 TST 201 Test and Evaluation Management BE3

DSMC-11 T&E Management Course BE3
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Assignment-specific Training

Assignment-specific courses are identified by the

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,

Technology and Logistics as integral to the education and training of Department of Defense (DoD)

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) workforce personnel. These courses are offered by DAU to

provide unique acquisition knowledge required for a

specific assignment, job, or position; to maintain proficiency; and to remain current with legislation, regulation, and policy. This training can span several functional areas and is mandatory for selected individuals

within a job series or position category. DAU provides

funds for course delivery and student travel costs for

assignment-specific courses in the same manner as it

does for other courses.

Assignment-specific courses support work distribution decisions of local management officials. Subject

to Component guidance, these officials are responsible for ensuring that employees who are given these

duties receive this training that will enable them to

perform their work productively and effectively.

DAU maintains complete student records for courses

taught since the University began offering instruction in 1993, but tracking student requirements and

recording completion of these courses in employee

personnel records are Component responsibilities. 

Course descriptions are provided at the beginning of

this chapter, and instructions for registering for classes

are provided in Chapter 2. Schedules for classroombased courses are maintained in ATRRS and should

be available through your local training office. Up-todate class schedules are also made available for

downloading from the DAU Web site at http://www.

dau.mil.

ACQ 201, Parts A and B

Intermediate Systems Acquisition

This course is assignment-specific only for Contracting personnel. All Level III Contracting personnel who

are assigned to a major program or who devote at

least 50 percent of their time to a major acquisition

program are required to take this course. Level II Contracting personnel should take ACQ 201 within 1 year

of assignment to a major defense acquisition program.

BCF 102

Fundamentals of Earned Value Management 

Workforce analysts who are responsible for analyzing

Earned Value Management (EVM) data or who need a

basic understanding of EVM concepts to perform some

aspects of their duties should take BCF 102. Attendees

typically include employees of program/project

management offices, the Defense Contract Management Agency, dedicated support matrix organizations,

and Service headquarters support matrix organizations.

BCF 203

Intermediate Earned Value Management

DoD AT&L workforce personnel should take BCF 203

if their duties include integrating earned value data to

perform the following functions: (1) awarding/administering contracts, reviewing or performing surveillance on contractor’s management control systems,

or supporting Integrated Baseline Reviews as outlined

in DoD 5000.2-R, Part 3.3.4.3 (Cost Performance); or

(2) evaluating, analyzing, or using earned value data.

Attendees typically include employees of program/

project management offices, the Defense Contract

Management Agency, dedicated support matrix

organizations, and Service headquarters support

matrix organizations.

BCF 206

Cost Risk Analysis

This course should be taken by DoD AT&L workforce

personnel whose duties include: (1) developing

and/or evaluating cost estimates for such areas as

procurement, software, research and development,

weapons systems, etc.; (2) planning and managing

DoD systems acquisition; (3) evaluating and negotiating contract proposals; and (4) performing cost and

performance tradeoff analyses. Participants typically

include members from the business, cost estimating,

and financial management community as well as

program/project managers and personnel in contracting; systems planning, research, development, and

engineering; and information technology.

BCF 207

Economic Analysis

DoD AT&L workforce personnel should take BCF 207

if their duties include: (1) developing and/or evaluating costs and benefits of alternative courses of action

involved in decisions (i.e., lease vs. buy, in-house vs.

contractor, privatization or outsourcing, or repair or

replace) and/or (2) preparing funding proposals for

such programs as Operations and Support Cost

Reduction or Defense Working Capital Fund. Participants typically include members of the business, cost

estimating, and financial management community as

well as program/project managers and personnel in

contracting; systems planning, research, development

and engineering; information technology; and nonDoD personnel who conduct economic analyses of

materiel systems.
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BCF 208

Software Cost Estimating

The Software Cost Estimating course should be

taken by DoD AT&L workforce personnel whose

duties include developing and/or evaluating cost

estimates for life cycle management (i.e., research,

development, procurement, deployment, operating

and support, and disposal) for either embedded or

stand-alone systems, planning and managing DoD

systems acquisitions, evaluating and negotiating

contract proposals, and performing cost and performance tradeoff analyses. Participants typically

include members from the Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management community as well

as personnel in Program Management; Contracting;

Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering; Information Technology; and non-DoD

personnel who are involved in developing, testing,

and/or costing software.

BCF 209

Acquisition Reporting for Major Defense 

Acquisition Programs (MDAPs)

This course should be taken by Acquisition Category

(ACAT) ID/IC personnel who prepare, review, edit, or

generate input to Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs)

or who are responsible for ensuring that SARs are

consistent with Cost Analysis Improvement Group

procedures, SAR preparation guidelines, approved

budgets, and approved acquisition program baselines.

Attendees typically include employees of program/

project management offices, dedicated support matrix

organizations, Service headquarters support matrix

organizations, and contract administration offices.

Students may take this course as a refresher to obtain

information updates on acquisition reporting policy

and the CARS software.

BCF 215

Operating and Support Cost Analysis

Personnel involved in developing and/or evaluating

operating and support cost estimates, cost/performance tradeoffs, or total ownership cost reduction

efforts should take BCF 215. The course is also appropriate as continuous learning for other personnel

involved in defense acquisition.

BCF 229

Acquisition Reporting for Major Acquisition Information Systems (MAIS)

This course should be taken by Acquisition Category

(ACAT) IAM/IAC personnel who prepare an Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) and a Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) for MAIS programs.

Attendees typically include employees of program/

project management offices, dedicated support matrix

organizations, Service headquarters support matrix

organizations, and contract administration offices.

Civilians under contract to support a DoD program

office with an APB or DAES reporting requirement are

eligible with the recommendation of the Program

Manager. Students may take this course as a refresher

to obtain information updates on acquisition reporting

policy and the CARS software.

CON 232

Overhead Management of Defense Contracts

All contracting officers, buyers, price analysts, auditors, and contract administration personnel should

take CON 232 if they are assigned to projects in which

overhead situations are present and are important

elements of cost. Course participants typically include

members who are involved with major acquisitions or

assigned to the Defense Contract Management

Agency.

CON 234

Contingency Contracting

This is intended for military personnel in the Contracting and Purchasing career fields and for emergencyessential civilians in deployable positions of all Services. Whenever practical, students should attend

CON 234 prior to assuming duties as a deployable

contracting officer or purchasing agent.

CON 235

Advanced Contract Pricing

Level II and III personnel should take CON 235 if they

are involved in major systems acquisition or in a commercial environment where knowledge of cost risk

analysis, cost estimating relationships/parametric

estimating, overhead estimating, and decision/risk

analysis tools is required.

CON 236

Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering

Contracting, program management, and functional

personnel should take CON 236 if they might be

involved in Value Engineering (VE) applications or if

they support major weapons systems and can be

expected to encounter specific VE activity. (Note: Individuals not assigned to contracting are encouraged to

attend. While the primary focus of the course is on the

contractual aspects of VE, the Integrated Product

Team/Integrated Product and Process Development

approach is emphasized regarding the utility of value

methodology and the resulting VE change proposals.) 

CON 237

Simplified Acquisition Procedures 

This self-paced, Web-based course is designed as a

continuing education tool for all personnel requiring

knowledge of simplified acquisition procedures.

CON 243

Architect-Engineer Contracting

Military and civilian workforce members in the

Contracting career field who are assigned contracting responsibilities for Architect-Engineer (A-E)

contracts should take CON 243. Whenever practical,

students should attend prior to assuming duties in

A-E contracting.
CON 244

Construction Contracting

The Construction Contracting course is intended for

military and civilian workforce personnel in the Contracting career field and others (e.g., professional

engineers) who are assigned specific contract administration duties for construction contracts. Whenever

practical, students should attend this course prior to

assuming duties in construction contracting.

CON 250

Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards—

Part I

Civilians, GS-9 and above, or equivalent military personnel with at least 2 years of experience in the Contracting career field should attend CON 250. Participants should be in positions with responsibility for

Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) administration for

one or more contractors or have current or pending

assignments dealing with CAS issues.

CON 251

Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards—

Part II

Civilians, GS-9 and above, or equivalent military

personnel with at least 2 years of experience in the

Contracting career field should attend CON 251.

Participants should be in a position where they are

responsible for CAS administration for one or more

contractors that involves full CAS-covered contracts,

or they should have a current or pending assignment

dealing with CAS issues on a regular basis.

CON 260 (Parts A & B)

The Small Business Program

All Level II certified Contracting workforce members

with Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Specialist responsibilities should complete The Small

Business Program course. CON 260 delves into the

intricacies of the small business program and those

associated programs and initiatives that support the

program and the Department’s efforts to improve

small business participation in both prime contracting

and subcontracting. This course focuses particular

attention on the small business specialist’s role as a

vital member of the acquisition team. 

GRT 201

Grants and Agreements Management

This course should be taken by all contracting personnel with grants management responsibilities and by

all acquisition personnel who have been assigned the

responsibilities of a contracting officer’s representative or contracting officer’s technical representative

for a DoD grant.

LOG 203

Reliability and Maintainability

Members of the DoD AT&L workforce should take this

online course if their duties include understanding

and applying managerial and technical competencies

involving systems design considerations for reliability,

maintainability, and supportability. Emphasized topics

include understanding the relationship between reliability and maintainability (R&M), reducing life cycle

costs, developing operational and contractual R&M

requirements, reviewing R&M design/analysis activities, and performing reliability testing. Life Cycle

Logisticians, Systems Engineers, and Program

Managers are among those who should attend.

LOG 204

Configuration Management

Members of the DoD AT&L workforce should attend

this resident course if their duties include understanding and relating the interrelationship of Configuration

Management (CM) to system life cycle design activities

and product support. LOG 204 provides an overview

of the basic concepts and practices of CM, including

configuration identification, audits, control, status

accounting, and data management. Attributes and

requirements to design, implement, and operate a

CM plan are discussed, including scenario-type exercises to enhance learning. Life Cycle Logisticians,

Systems Engineers, Configuration Managers, Program Managers, and Technical Auditors are among

those who should attend.

PMT 202

Multinational Program Management

All personnel involved in an international defense

cooperative research, development, and acquisition

program should take PMT 202.

PMT 203

International Security and Technology 

Transfer/Control

This course should be taken by all personnel involved

in an international defense acquisition program in

other than a managerial capacity. Participants will

typically include members of the following career

fields: Program Management; Contracting; Test and

Evaluation; Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering; and Business, Cost Estimating,

and Financial Management.

PMT 304

Advanced International Management Workshop

All personnel involved in an international defense

acquisition program should take PMT 304, especially if

they are involved in international project agreements.

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PMT 401

The Program Manager’s Course

This executive-level course is designed for specially

selected Level III certified DoD AT&L workforce members who are potential leaders of major acquisition

programs, integrated product teams, and systems

command/major command divisions. Attendees must

be GS-14/O-5 or above with extensive experience in

acquisition, including 4 years in, or in direct support

of, a program management office. Selected representatives from industry may attend. This assignmentspecific course is required for newly selected Program

Executive Officers (PEOs), Deputy PEOs, and Program

Managers (PMs)/Deputy PMs of Acquisition Category

(ACAT) I, IA, and II programs.

PMT 402

Executive Program Manager’s Course

This assignment-specific course is required for newly

selected PEOs, DPEOs, and PMs/DPMs of ACAT I, IA,

and II programs.

PMT 403

Program Manager’s Skills

This course is designed to update newly designated

ACAT III program/product managers and their deputies on current acquisition policy, principles, and practices. PMT 403 includes lessons learned from recent

experiences and instruction on how to operate as a

Program Manager in the current environment. 

PQM 103

Defense Specification Management

Personnel who are responsible for writing, reviewing,

coordinating, applying, or using specifications and

related documents should take PQM 103.

PQM 104

Specification Selection and Application

This course should be taken by personnel who are

involved in setting requirements and making standardization decisions. Also, personnel who use specifications and standards but are not actively involved

in the development or management of requirements

documentation could benefit from PQM 104.

PQM 202

Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item 

Acquisition Course for Technical Personnel

This course is intended for personnel who are

involved in the acquisition of commercial and nondevelopmental items. This includes personnel who

locate and evaluate potential items, plan for support

of items, select and prepare requirements documents,

or manage item test evaluations and quality.

PQM 203

Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions for

Engineering and Technical Personnel

Personnel who prepare or review commercial item

descriptions and use market research techniques to

identify commercial items should take PQM 203.

PQM 212

Market Research for Engineering and Technical

Personnel

The Market Research for Engineering and Technical Personnel course is intended for personnel who gather and

use market information when conducting cost, schedule,

and performance tradeoff analyses; determine whether

items and services are commercial; or develop acquisition

plans, requirements documents, support plans, test plans,

and evaluation factors.

SAM 101

Basic Software Acquisition Management

SAM 101 is recommended for those in acquisition

positions who have duties that include software

acquisition management or who work in development

programs in which $20 million or more is spent on

software, procurement programs in which $30 million

or more is spent on software, programs in which $1

million or more is spent on sustainment costs for

software annually, or programs in which post-deployment software support is ongoing. SAM 101 is an

excellent introductory course for personnel of any

rank/grade or acquisition career level involved in

management of DoD software-intensive systems.

SAM 201

Intermediate Software Acquisition Management

This course is recommended for acquisition personnel

who are involved in any aspect of managing DoD

software-intensive systems. Priority for this course

will be given to personnel who manage software

development and/or acquire software and who work

in development programs in which $20 million or

more is spent on software, procurement programs in

which $30 million or more is spent on software, programs in which $1 million or more is spent on sustainment costs for software annually, or programs in

which post-deployment software support is ongoing. 

SAM 301

Advanced Software Acquisition Management

SAM 301 is recommended for acquisition personnel

involved in any aspect of managing DoD softwareintensive systems. Priority for this course will be given

to personnel who manage software development

and/or acquire software and who work in development programs in which $20 million or more is spent

on software, procurement programs in which $30

million or more is spent on software, programs in

which $1 million or more is spent on sustainment

costs for software annually, or programs in which

post-deployment software support is ongoing. 
The AT&L PLM . . . Performance Support

Performance Support is tailored to the customer's

needs and may include consulting, targeted

training, group facilitation, and/or Rapid Deployment Training (RDT). Faculty from all disciplines and

regions can consult with government acquisition

organizations in integrated product teams on either a

long- or short-term basis. The list and brief descriptions of standing targeted training courses are provided on the next few pages. At the customer’s

request and as resources are available, faculty can

develop specific targeted training courses. Experienced facilitators can be scheduled within days of

release of new initiatives that affect the acquisition

workforce. 

Consulting

DAU offers consulting in most functional areas.

Information on topics such as dispute resolution,

strategic planning, and problem solving is also

offered through such media as magazines, books,

guides, and other training materials.

Consulting services are provided by DAU's seasoned

faculty. Our faculty have extensive acquisition program experience, education, and training to provide

the right solutions at the right time to solve individual,

project, and agency acquisition problems. We utilize

systems thinking and other problem-solving methods

to identify, evaluate, and develop timely and appropriate solutions to your acquisition and organizational

challenges.

DAU now offers a Program Start-up Workshop to

facilitate better government and industry teaming after

contract award on defense acquisition programs. The

3- to 5-day workshop is tailored to match the specific

needs of each program and is conducted jointly with

government and industry teams. Ideally held 2 to 4

weeks after contract award, the workshop provides

training on essential start-up activities and creates an

environment of teamwork, communication, and trust.

For team collaboration and complex problem solving, a state-of-the-art Management Deliberation

Center (MDC) is available at our Capital and Northeast regional campus at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. DoD

and civilian agencies may reserve the MDC for

strategic planning, team building, brainstorming,

and other facilitated interventions. Trained facilitators help plan and implement your organization's

performance-support requirements. Reservations for

the MDC and facilitation services should be made

well in advance of your organization's planned offsite. A portable system can be utilized for similar

facilitation services at your location or other DAU

campuses.

Rapid Deployment Training

In response to the accelerated rate of change to

acquisition policies, procedures, and best practices,

DAU established a Rapid Deployment Training

(RDT) capability. By quickly focusing attention on

high-value initiatives, DAU is able to develop and

deliver targeted training to large numbers of the

acquisition workforce soon after an initiative is

implemented and in parallel with changes to our

formal courses. RDT will be provided via all available media, including classroom training at the

regional campuses, continuous learning modules,

and local sessions.

A few notable examples of RDT include DAU's participation in organizing and rapidly deploying training for the AT&L workforce in response to significant changes to the Defense acquisition system

documents DoDI 5000.1 and DoDD 5000.2; the

ongoing effort to provide training on the new CJCSI

3170.01C (Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System); and training on the recent Unique

Identifier program, which will significantly improve

efficiency in moving supplies to warfighters and

facilitate item tracking. 

Our faculty stand ready to fulfill specific requests for

consulting and targeted training. Rapid deployment

training will be designed and tailored at the direction of DoD officials. 

For more information, visit the Performance Support/

Rapid Deployment Training Web site at http://www.

dau.mil/performance_support. 

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Targeted Training

The following targeted training workshops and minicourses are available to the AT&L community. To find

out more about these courses or to request a course

for your organization, visit http://www.dau.mil/

performance_support/targeted_training.asp.

Activity Based Costing Principles introduces the

principles and techniques of this powerful management tool, which accurately relates the cost of

products and services offered to customers with the

consumption of organizational resources. 3.5 days

ACTD Execution (How to Run an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration) provides the

student the necessary programmatic, systems engineering, and technical management skills and

know-how to become an effective, productive member of an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) execution team. 5 days

ACTD Transition Management Course introduces

the management team of an ACTD project to some

of the realities of the procurement and acquisition

environment into which most ACTDs expect to transition. 5 days

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) covers such

topics as interest-based negotiation, partnering,

and third-party assisted ADR procedures, which

lead to equitable, cost-effective, and time-efficient

mutual agreements while building positive working relationships that continue beyond the life of

the contract. 2 days

Configuration Management (An Introduction to

MIL-HDBK-61A) provides an overview of the concepts and basic practices of Configuration Management (CM), including configuration identification,

audits, control, status accounting, and data management. The impact on CM by Acquisition Reform, the

integrated data environment, commercial off-theshelf and nondevelopmental item application, and

open systems architecture is also discussed. 4.5 days

Contracting Officer’s Representative Course (COR)

explains the duties, responsibilities, limitations,

nature, and scope of personal interactions and gives

a full picture of what this position requires. 4.5 days

Cost Risk Analysis—A Monte Carlo Simulation

Approach: After a program’s risks (performance,

schedule, and cost estimating) have been identified,

an approach is selected to estimate the cost impact

to the program. This class uses a Monte Carlo simulation to analyze uncertainty, construct a total cost

distribution, and make probability statements concerning program cost. 2 days

DISA Information Systems Engineering Seminar

(ISES) introduces the software management team

of any Defense Information Systems Agency

(DISA) project to some of the realities of procurement, acquisition, basic systems, and software

engineering. 3 days

Diversity Games Workshop is based on the “whole

brain” concept described in the Herrmann Brain

Dominance Instrument (HBDI) developed by Ned

Herrmann. Students learn to understand their own

thinking styles as well as the styles of others. It

clearly shows how diversity is not a liability but can

become one of a team’s best assets as it encompasses

the best there is to offer in a group. .5–1 day

Economic Analysis for Decision Making (EADM)

explores the processes and techniques for making

decisions among different economic alternatives and

will enable the student to plan and conduct studies

and recommend courses of action. 5 days

Economic Analysis for Managers (EAM) is a broad

review of the techniques recognized by the DoD for

making decisions among different economic courses

of action. 5 days

Earned Value Management (EVM) is an important

program management tool for large acquisition programs. Using basic definitions and analytical tools,

this class can be tailored to the beginning EVM

analyst or kept at the management level to address

managing a program based on the EVM information

that has been provided. 3 days

Earned Value Overview (EVO) provides a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, policies, and

procedures of earned value management as it is

applied in systems acquisitions. 3 days

Evolutionary Acquisition Workshop covers the

basics of implementing an Evolutionary Acquisition

Strategy. Principles of sound technical management,

risk management and mitigation, and cost estimation are among the topics addressed. .5 day
Executive Seminar in Government Property (ESGP)

employs case studies and exercises to demonstrate

the value of good government property management. The workshop is designed for managerial

personnel with overall responsibility for government

property. 3 days

Fiscal Responsibilities for the DoD Technical Professional explains laws and regulations that have a

large impact on the test and evaluation community,

such as the National Defense Authorization Act, DoD

5000 documents, Requirements Generation System,

and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS). Note: This short course is

updated frequently to include the latest available

information. 2 days

General Acquisition Principles and Fiscal Responsibilities provides the student an update on the DoD

acquisition process and principles; the standards of

conduct and potential consequences that govern and

guide the acquisition workforce; and the basics of

fiscal (appropriations) law, rules, and practices that

govern how appropriated funds are spent. 3 days

Government Property Disposition Seminar (GPDS)

provides an overview for contracting offices covering the statutory and regulatory disposal requirements for government property in the possession of

contractors. 2 days

Government Property in a Contingency Contracting Environment (GPCCE) covers the issues surrounding GPCCE, including special concerns for

providing and controlling government property in a

wartime environment. 2 days

Government Property Forms (GPF) explains the

numerous forms required for use in the management of government property, including the Inventory Schedule, DD Form 1662, DD Form 1149, SF

Form 1423, and Reports of Discrepancies. 1 day

Integrated Baseline Review Workshop is tailored

to the participant’s particular project and provides

instructions on how to best conduct an Integrated

Baseline Review (IBR) to assess the reasonableness,

adequacy, and accuracy of this baseline plan. 2 days

ISO 9000/2000 provides an understanding and a

working knowledge of the application, interpretation, and evaluation of the International Organization of Standards (ISO) 9000 series standards for

quality management systems as used in defense

acquisition. 2 days

Leading Project Teams Course illustrates the principles of team development and operation using practical examples and exercises. (The course can be

tailored to meet the specific needs of the sponsoring

organization.) 3–5 days

Lean Thinking and Value Stream Mapping Seminar focuses on creating value as determined by the

customer emphasizing lean thinking principles and

concepts. 2.5 days

Logistics Test and Evaluation is an orientation for

members of the logistics test and evaluation community who have been selected from operational units to do test and evaluation on weapons

systems. 2 days

Management Seminar explores the principles,

functions, and skills needed to be an effective

manager and can be tailored to the customer’s

specific needs. 2 days

Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Workshop

provides participants with heightened self-awareness and useful knowledge on working with others

in organizational and team settings. Participants will

complete the MBTI in the workshop. 4–6 hours

Navy Systems Engineering Guide explains the

Naval Air Systems Command approach to Systems Engineering (designed for NAVAIR technical 

managers). 5 days

New Program Start-up Workshop is tailored to

the specific needs of each program. DAU and

Raytheon have jointly developed this workshop

to facilitate better government and industry

teaming after contract award on defense acquisition programs. 3–5 days

Performance Based Service Acquisition (PBSA)

provides an overview of performance-based methods and how to determine when they are appropriate and is designed for personnel who must work

with program officials to plan, award, and administer performance-based contracts. 3 days

Phone Negotiations Workshop emphasizes management-level planning and oversight of logistics

support development for a new system. 1 day

Problem Solving Techniques for Quality Improvement (PSTQ) examines problem-solving methodology, statistical techniques, and a “tool kit” of ideas

that may be used to achieve quality improvement

goals. 3 days

Program Management through the Looking Glass

provides coaching and feedback to Program Managers and their teams using the Looking Glass, Inc.®

management simulation. 3 days

Property Administration/Management for Contracting Officers (PACO) explains the roles and

responsibilities of the contracting officer in

regard to government property when provided to

contractors. 3 days

Property Control Systems Analysis Workshop

(PCSAW) examines worksheet design, data analysis,

and case-based problem solving as well as a number

of advanced audit techniques available to the property administrator. 3 days

Provisioning provides a fundamental management

understanding of provisioning requirements associated with the acquisition and sustainment of weapon

systems and equipment in the DoD inventory. 5 days

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Provisioning Management emphasizes management-level planning and oversight of logistics support development for a new system. 4 days

Quality Assurance for Commercial Activities

(QACA) provides the requisite tools and knowledge

to effectively design quality assurance surveillance

plans for commercial activities. 4 days

Resources for the Test and Evaluation Professional

introduces a wealth of information and resources

available to the Test and Evaluation workforce, including magazines and publications, handbooks and

guidebooks, Web sites, classes, online courses, CDROMs, and software resources. 5 hours

Risk Management Workshop provides an overview

of risk management and a process to identify, evaluate, and develop risk-handling strategies. 1 day

Sole Source Commercial Item Pricing addresses

potential problems associated with purchasing a

commercial supply or service on a sole source basis.

Note: Students must bring a basic calculator to class

to accomplish the application exercises. 1 day

Source Selection provides an overview of Source

Selection and Technical Evaluation Board documentation pertaining to competitive proposals using the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.3

Source Selection Process. 1–2 days

Sustainment Systems Technical Support (SSTS)

provides a fundamental management understanding of SSTS requirements associated with

the integrated logistics planning and sustainment

support for weapon systems and equipment in

the Army inventory. The course reviews, emphasizes,

and discusses legal and regulatory guidance and

direction, funding sources, and maintenance

concepts and techniques. 1 day

System Acquisition Overview (SAO) provides

members of the acquisition community a basic

understanding of the terms, relationships, decisions, and actions taken by a program management office during the life cycle of a major

weapon system. 3 days

Statistical Process Control (SPC) offers a clear, effective way to learn basic statistical process control and

techniques that can be applied immediately. Note: A

basic understanding of algebra is recommended,

and participants should bring a scientific or statistical calculator to class. 5 days

Statistical Process Control for Short Runs provides

the basic knowledge required for reaping the benefits of Statistical Process Control (SPC) with short

production runs. 3 days

Technology Assessment and Transition Management prepares the student to conduct technology

assessment using a variety of tools and provides

training on technology development strategies, technology transition agreements, and other technology

transition documentation. 2 days

Technical Issues in Government Property Disposal

(TIGPD) covers the technical issues surrounding the

disposition of government property in the possession

of contractors, including inventory verification, sampling requirements, hazardous wastes, demilitarization, and information technology resources. 2 days

Whole Brain Dominance Workshop uses the

Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI), a

widely used instrument for understanding the implications of thinking style preferences on communications, problem solving, and team building. Participants will complete the HBDI and receive individual

feedback on their results. They can then use the

workshop to improve self management and to work

with others in group settings. 2–4 hours

For more information on targeted training or to

schedule consulting services, contact the performance support team at your regional DAU campus:

West Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pswst@dau.mil

Midwest Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .psmwt@dau.mil

South Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pssth@dau.mil

Mid-Atlantic Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . .psmat@dau.mil

Capital & Northeast Region . . . . . . .pscpne@dau.mil

DSMC–School of 

Program Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . .psspm@dau.mil

DAU Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .psdau@dau.mil
The AT&L PLM . . . Continuous Learning 

T

he DAU Continuous Learning Center offers online,

self-paced Continuous Learning (CL) modules

with assessments and certificates as well as presentations intended for awareness only. Links to modules from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT),

the General Services Administration (GSA), the Section 508 Initiative, and the Navy are also offered.

Information regarding these opportunities is available

at the Continuous Learning Center (CLC) Web site at

http://clc.dau.mil. 

DAU continually develops and adds new offerings to

the CLC site. Check this Web site frequently to see

what’s new. The following list provides the Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) for currently available CL

opportunities:

Self-Paced Modules 

A-76 Competitive Sourcing Overview provides an

introduction to the Office of Management and Budget

Circular A-76 that implements the President’s Management Agenda for Competitive Sourcing. 1.5 CLPs

Activity-Based Costing (ABC)—AFIT FIN 160 introduces ABC and discusses the Air Force Materiel

Command strategic planning process. 15 CLPs

Acquisition of Services introduces performancebased service contracting and ways to communicate DoD service requirements. (Briefing) 0 CLPs*

Acquisition Reporting Concepts and Policy

Requirements for APB, DAES, and SAR provides

information on the terminology, concepts, and

policies pertaining to required acquisition reports

generated using the Consolidated Acquisition

Reporting System (CARS) software 3 CLPs

Administration of Other Transactions focuses on

Other Transactions (OT) from contracts, grants, and

cooperative agreements, governing regulations,

management responsibilities, financial implications,

intellectual property, data and real property rights,

and modification and termination issues. 1.5 CLPs

Affirmative Procurement (AP) Training, 2002—

AFCEE (EPA/Green Procurement) describes AP

program actions to meet the AFCEE (Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence) EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)/Green Procurement requirements. 3 CLPs

Analysis of Alternatives [AoA] presents the

process used to conduct an AoA in support of

requirements development and systems acquisition. 2 CLPs

Analyzing Profit or Fee explains the structured

approach the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

provides for developing a reasonable profit/fee

position. 1 CLP

Assessments of Technology Readiness Levels

introduces the concept of assessing technology

readiness levels and how the assessments are

applied in the defense acquisition decision-making

process. 1 CLP

Basic Math Tutorial provides a refresher of basic

math skills that may be required when performing

calculations without the aid of a performancesupport tool or calculator. 0 CLPs

Budget Policy focuses on appropriations and the

funding policies associated with each appropriation.

It relates a defense acquisition program’s cost estimate to its programming and budgeting requirements. 4.5 CLPs 

Building Your Community Knowledge Base (Introduction to Knowledge Management, Part B)

teaches the skills, tools, and methods essential for

effective knowledge management. 2 CLPs

Business Management Modernization Program

(BMMP) introduces the DoD-wide initiative to transform business processes and to standardize and

integrate information systems and standards. 1 CLP

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Buy American Act demystifies Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR), Part 25, and DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) 225 with

materials and practical examples. 3 CLPs

Commercial Acquisition reinforces the latest guidance for commercial acquisitions, outlining the major

changes to the contracting process brought about by

the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and

the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. (Briefing) 0 CLPs*

Commercial Item Determination explores the

commercial item determination process as

outlined in the Commercial Item Determination

Handbook. 3.5 CLPs 

Commercial Item Determination: Executive

Overview reviews the process outlined in the Commercial Item Determination Handbook. .5 CLP 

Congressional Enactment focuses on the congressional processes that lead to a budget resolution, an

Authorization Act, and an Appropriation Act, and the

implications of those process outcomes to defense

acquisition programs. 3.5 CLPs

Continuous Process Improvement Familiarization

provides basic information concerning various CPI

methodologies and tools and how their implementation can improve organizational performance to

better support the warfighter. 1.5 CLPs

Contract Source Selection provides Federal procurement and acquisition professionals with a better

understanding of the source selection process and

its goals. 1 CLPs 

Contract Terminations addresses the appropriate

ways of determining how to prepare and process a

termination notice. 2 CLPs 

Contracting for the Rest of Us provides people who

do not work in the Contracting field with a basic

knowledge of some of the essential processes and

considerations that DoD Contracting professionals

encounter in order to satisfy customers’ requirements. 2 CLPs

Contracting Officers Representative (COR)

Overview provides students with a general knowledge of roles and responsibilities as individuals

involved in the contracting process. 4 CLPs

Contracting Officers Representative (COR) 

with a Mission Focus provides students a basic

understanding of contract types, processes,

ethics and integrity, and authorities relevant to

their positions. 8 CLPs

Contracting Overview introduces the market

research process, the process for developing criteria

or factors that teams will use to evaluate contractors

during source selection, and the use of the uniform

contract format. 8 CLPs

Contractual Incentives focuses on the balance

between government and industry goals and objectives in crafting an effective incentive strategy that

delivers value to both parties. 3 CLPs

Cost Analysis focuses on the basic cost analysis

process that is one of the fundamental building

blocks of any acquisition program. 3.5 CLPs 

Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV) is

designed to help develop a well-planned and informative CAIV plan. 1 CLP

Cost Estimating focuses on basic cost-estimating

tools and techniques that are fundamental building

blocks of the acquisition process. 8 CLPs

COTS Acquisitions for Program Managers summarizes fundamental challenges organizations

face when integrating commercial items into a

system. 3 CLPs

Current Topics in Financial Management—AFIT FIN

150 is intended for product center and logistics center

personnel involved with financial processes. 16 CLPs

DCMA Intern Training provides introductory

information for new members of the Defense

Contract Management Agency. 2 CLPs

Defense Logistics Agency Support to the PM

introduces the capabilities of the Defense Logistics

Agency (DLA) in delivering tailored support to the

Program manager, operational unit, Service inventory control points, etc. 3 CLPs 

Defense Subcontract Management addresses subcontracting activities from the perspective of the

staff of a defense acquisition program office. 4 CLPs 

Depot Maintenance Partnering (DMP) introduces

ways in which DMP serves as a cost-effective technique for applying a performance-based logistics

philosophy in the real world. 2 CLPs
Designing for Supportability in DoD Systems provides a comprehensive overview and introduction to

incorporating the principles of systems engineering

throughout the system life cycle to design, develop,

produce, and sustain operationally reliable, supportable, and effective systems. 3 CLPs

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material

Shortages (DMSMS) Case Studies provides a basic

understanding of the DMSMS issues, tying together

basic concepts, tools information, and skills. 2 CLPs

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material

Shortages (DMSMS) Essentials addresses electronics, mechanical and materials initiatives; introduces

the Defense Logistic Agency's DMSMS programs and

capabilities; and reviews basic techniques for component research. 2 CLPs

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material

Shortages Executive Course offers the executive a

perspective of management/supervisory actions

necessary to enable effective Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS)

mitigation and thereby enhancing mission readiness,

efficiency, and cost effectiveness. 1 CLP

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material

Shortages Fundamentals introduces a workinglevel overview of DMSMS history, issues, tools,

current initiatives, and real examples of successful

programs. 3 CLPs

DoD Government Purchase Card Refresher Training presents the mandatory requirements and other

guidelines to consider and apply when utilizing the

Government Purchase Card. It was developed to

provide refresher training for Government Purchase

Cardholders and Approving Officials. 3.5 CLPs

DoD Government Purchase Card Tutorial presents

the mandatory requirements and other guidelines to

consider when using the Government Purchase

Card. 3.5 CLPs 

DoD Government Purchase Card Tutorial, CD-ROM

Students Only provides a post-test and certificate for

those who completed the CD-ROM course. 3.5 CLPs

DTRA Government Purchase Card presents the

mandatory requirements and other guidelines to

consider and apply when utilizing the Government

Purchase Card. 4 CLPs

Enterprise Integration Overview introduces fundamental Enterprise Integration (EI) concepts, defines

EI implementation strategies, and describes 

suggested EI best practices. 3.5 CLPs 

Ethics Training for AT&L reinforces the most

important legal ethics standards governing

interaction between government personnel

and contractors. 2 CLPs

Facilities Capital Cost of Money provides points to

consider as you develop a prenegotiation position

for facilities capital cost of money that is fair and

reasonable, given market research and proposed

information from the offeror. 1.5 CLPs

Fiscal Law Tutorial provides training for personnel in

legal, financial management, acquisition, and other

fields who cannot attend a resident course but

require a working knowledge of fiscal law. 6 CLPs

Force Centric Logistics Enterprise (FLE) examines

DoD’s ongoing efforts to modernize its logistics

organization and capabilities. 3 CLPs

GSA Federal Supply Schedules Training is an orientation on using the schedules for cost-effective

and streamlined purchases of commonly used supplies and services. 16 CLPs

GSA SmartPay Purchase Card Program provides

an overview of incentives available to motivate both

government program office personnel as well as

contractor personnel to reduce acquisition response

times. 4 CLPs

GSA SmartPay Purchase Cards A/OPC Training

explains the role and responsibilities of an A/OPC

(Agency/Organization Program Coordinator). 1 CLP

Implementing Price-Based Acquisition examines

how the contracting officer or contracting specialist

can use price-based acquisition as a tool to streamline the source selection process. (Briefing) 0 CLPs*

Incentives for Reducing Acquisition Response

Time—AFIT SYS 352 summarizes incentives available to motivate both government program office

personnel and contractor personnel to reduce acquisition response times. 15 CLPs

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Indirect Costs serves as a primer for those who are

unfamiliar with Indirect Costs associated with pricing of contracts, interim contract billing, and determination of actual contract costs. 1 CLP

Information Assurance describes the importance of

Information Assurance (IA), the Program Manager’s

responsibilities, and steps for integrating IA into an

acquisition program. 3 CLPs

Information Exchange Program (IEP), Army 

Specific RDT&E (Research, Development, Test &

Engineering) ensures that all required acquisition

workforce personnel comprehend Army-specific IEP

annex development, coordination, negotiation, and

execution changes in policy and procedures. 1 CLP

Information Exchange Program (IEP), DoD Generic

for RDT&E describes the procedures for implementing

the DoD’s IEP, why all required AT&L workforce personnel should participate in the IEP, and how to

execute IEP information exchanges. 2 CLPs

Information Exchange Program (IEP), Navy Specific

RDT&E describes the Navy-specific procedures for

implementing the DoD’s IEP, why they should participate in the IEP, and how to execute IEP information exchanges. 1 CLP

International Armaments Cooperation, Part 1,

introduces the history and functioning of International Armaments Cooperation. 2 CLPs

International Armaments Cooperation, Part 2,

explains the International Agreement Process and

the Defense Data Exchange Program. 2 CLPs

International Armaments Cooperation, Part 3,

discusses foreign participation in systems acquisition

and production, cooperative logistics, and international environmental cooperation. 2 CLPs

Introduction to Interoperability provides an introduction to interoperability as it relates to requirements generation, including background, key definitions, and concepts. (Briefing) 0 CLPs*

Introduction to Knowledge Management

(Part A) provides an overview of the basic concepts

of Knowledge Management (KM), describes the KM

value proposition, and develops an awareness of the

tools and skills needed to work effectively within a

knowledge-sharing environment. 2 CLPs

Introduction to Lean Enterprise Concepts explains

lean enterprise concepts and techniques, the key to

success for many corporations around the world in

the 21st century. 3.5 CLPs

Introduction to Reducing Total Ownership Costs

(RTOC) provides an orientation to the RTOC requirement, defines key RTOC concepts, describes best

practices, emphasizing RTOC from a systems perspective. 3 CLPs

IPT Management and Leadership introduces

management and leadership concepts used to

organize, manage, and lead an Integrated Product

Team (IPT). 8 CLPs

ISO 9000/2000 teaches the basic elements of ISO

9000/2000 and lessons learned regarding its implementation and use. 3 CLPs

Item Unique Identification (IUID) enables item

tracking in DoD business systems and provides reliable and accurate data for management, financial

accountability, and asset management purposes.

3 CLPs

Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Tutorial provides a

better understanding of the JWOD program, which

helps people with disabilities obtain or maintain

employment. 1 CLP

Lean Six Sigma is a continuation of the “Introduction

to Lean Enterprise Concepts” and “Six Sigma: Concepts and Process” modules. 6 CLPs

Leveraging DCMA for Program Success details

Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

products and services that can be utilized to reduce

program risk. 2 CLPs

Market Research explains market research and its

importance in acquiring weapons and combat system

capabilities better, faster, and cheaper. 3 CLPs
Modeling and Simulation in System Engineering

explains how M&S can be a benefit over the entire

life cycle of a project, supports systems engineering,

and can be planned and shared along with data and

results. 3 CLPs 

Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NRKPP) exposes Program Managers to the NR-KPP

development resources with the ultimate goal of

ensuring the necessary program Interoperability

and Supportability (I&S) and Joint Interoperability

Test Certifications. 3 CLPs

OPSEC Contract Requirements outlines the basic

elements of operations security (OPSEC), identifies

the role of OPSEC within the Department of

Defense, and defines the OPSEC responsibilities of

program managers and contracting officers. 1 CLP

Other Transactions Authority (OTA) for Prototype

Projects: Comprehensive Coverage presents the

mandatory requirements and other guidelines 

to consider when using OTA for prototype

projects. 3 CLPs

Other Transactions Authority (OTA) for Prototype

Projects Overview summarizes the mandatory

requirements and other guidelines to consider when

using OTA for prototype projects. .5 CLP

Past Performance Information addresses the

rationale behind collecting past performance information, why it should be used, and how its use

improves contractor performance. 3 CLPs

Performance Based Logistics (PBL) presents PBL as

the strategy of choice for product support. 3 CLPs

Performance Based Payments (PBPs) Overview

presents an overview of the fundamental concepts

of PBPs and the guidance necessary for implementing a PBP financing structure as part of a fixed-price

contract. .5 CLP

Performance Based Services Acquisition (PBSA)

explains how PBSA strategies adapt best commercial

practices and maximize performance, innovation,

and competition. 6 CLPs

Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) and Budget Exhibits explains the PPBE

process, including the legal concerns and potential

impact of poor budget execution. 3 CLPs 

P-Pro Acquiring Intellectual Property is designed

for Contracting Officers, Program Managers, and

anyone who deals with this sometimes complex and

frequently misunderstood process. 5 CLPs

P-Pro Commercial Business Strategies describes 

a series of steps taken by Rockwell Collins to

integrate two Cedar Rapids facilities (one for government and one for commercial business) into

one plant. .5 CLP

P-Pro Evolutionary Acquisition: The What and

Why of EA covers the definitions, objectives, and

attributes of evolutionary acquisition. .5 CLP

P-Pro New DoD Systems Acquisition Process

describes the new DoD systems acquisition process

and the DoD 5000 series documents. .5 CLP

P-Pro Performance Based Payments, C-17 Program describes how performance-based payments

were used by the Air Force and Boeing in the manufacture of the C-17 transport aircraft. .5 CLP

Predictive Analysis and Quality Assurance provides an overview of quality assurance activities and

how they relate to the use of predictive analysis as a

tool to form assumptions of future events. 1 CLP

Predictive Analysis and Scheduling provides an

overview of the various types of schedules used by

DCMA personnel and a background of how predictive analysis is utilized to determine and maintain

schedules. 1 CLP

Predictive Analysis and Systems Engineering provides an overview of how predictive analysis plays a

role in systems engineering. Various systems engineering tools are also discussed. 1 CLP

Price Analysis Methods—AFIT QMT 110 presents

the hierarchy of Federal Acquisition Regulation price

analysis methods and includes information on performance-based payments. 1 CLP

Privacy Protection describes the general scope,

guidance and laws, potential risks, and procedures

necessary in understanding and promoting privacy

protection. 1 CLP

Profit Policy Revisions addresses changes to DoD’s

profit policy as a result of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Cases 2000-

D300 and 2000-D018. 1 CLP

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Program Execution describes the budget execution

process, including the legal concerns and potential

impact of poor budget execution. 3 CLPs

Proper Use of Non-DoD Contracts provides DoD

acquisition professionals with a better understanding of the need to ensure that non-DoD contracting

instruments are appropriately used to meet DoD

requirements. 1 CLP

Provisional Award Fee Awareness explains the

DFARS guidance, effective 13 January 2004, for the

use of provisional award fee payments in cost-plusaward-fee contracts. 1 CLP

Reliability/Maintainability defines reliability, availability, and maintainability; explores the significant

influence of Reliability and Maintainability (R&M)

on key issues; and provides practical application

techniques. 4 CLPs

Reverse Auctioning introduces a new Internet-based

contracting technique used by the DoD acquisition

community to achieve significant cost savings

through e-commerce capabilities. 1 CLP

Risk Management focuses on tools and processes

that can be used to manage risk on a defense acquisition project. 8 CLPs

Scheduling focuses on scheduling processes and

tools that can be used to develop schedules on

a defense systems acquisition project. 12 CLPs

Sealed Bidding provides the Federal procurement

professional a better understanding of contracting

for supplies and services using the sealed bidding

process. 2 CLPs

Section 508 Awareness—Federal Information

Technology (IT) Accessibility Training summarizes

Section 508 and its impact on training and identifies

resources for understanding and implementing the

requirements of Section 508. 1 CLP

Section 803 Competition Requirements addresses

the new “Section 803 Policy: Competition for Purchase of Services Pursuant to Multiple Award Contracts” and is intended for all personnel involved

with service contracts. 1 CLP

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Program explains the basic requirements of the

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

Program. 1 CLP

Simplified Acquisition Procedures Overview aims

at providing Federal procurement and acquisition

professionals with a better understanding of contracting for supplies and services using Simplified

Acquisition Procedures. 2 CLPs 

Six Sigma: Concepts and Process introduces the

foundations of the Six Sigma quality control methodology created by Motorola to increase the productivity and quality of products and customer service

processes. 8 CLPs

Space Acquisition explains the space acquisition

process outlined in National Security Space

Acquisition Policy 03-01 (NSS 03-01), which

streamlines the acquisition oversight process with

emphasis on the earlier phases of space program

development. 4 CLPs

Spend Analysis Strategies explains the means

by which Spend Analysis contributes to the “commodity fact base” for identifying valuable strategic

sourcing improvement opportunities. 2.5 CLPs

Strategic Sourcing Overview introduces

Strategic Sourcing concepts and techniques

for helping organizations shift from tactical to

strategic purchasing. 4.5 CLPs

System Safety in Systems Engineering shows how

the MIL-STD-882D methodology is integrated into

the DoD systems engineering process for eliminating environment, safety, and occupational health

hazards or minimizing the associated risk. 3.5 CLPs

Technical Reviews presents essential practical

guidelines for integrating several different technical

reviews into the systems engineering process and

DoD acquisition life cycle based on best engineering practices. 3 CLPs

Understanding and Utilizing Performance

Based Payments (PBPs) presents the implementation of PBPs as a method of financing fixedpriced contracts following Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) guidelines. 3 CLPs

Value Engineering (VE) is an overview for all personnel; it encompasses the uses of this technique to

reduce cost, increase productivity, improve quality,

and achieve the lowest life cycle cost. 3 CLPs

Wide Area Workflow—Receipts and Acceptance

(WAWF-RA) is a secure Web-based system for

electronic invoicing, receipt, and acceptance. The

application enables electronic form submission of

invoices and government inspection and acceptance documents in order to support DoD’s goal of

moving to a paperless acquisition process. 3 CLPs

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Overview

addresses two fundamental and interrelated

types of work breakdown structures—the Program WBS developed by the Performance

Management Office and the contract WBS

developed by the contractor. 6 CLPs

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*No CLPs are awarded for briefings.
The AT&L PLM . . .

Knowledge Sharing

As a learning institution, DAU has been sharing

knowledge in the classroom and through research and consulting activities for many years.

By leveraging technology, sharing knowledge is no

longer restricted to traditional classroom offerings.

DAU expands its reach to the AT&L community

through online resources and interactive venues that

facilitate the sharing of experiences and lessons

learned among individuals and organizations. DAU’s

three primary components of Knowledge Sharing are

the AT&L Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS), the

Acquisition Community Connection (ACC), and the

David D. Acker Virtual Library.

AT&L Knowledge Sharing System

Knowledge sharing—the blending of people,

processes, and information technology—improves

organizational performance through increased efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation. 

DAU manages the AT&L Knowledge Sharing System

(AKSS), which provides easy-to-access information to

the workforce in an environment that encourages and

rewards knowledge sharing—the right information in

the right place at the right time. 

The AKSS provides a comprehensive reference library,

connection to online knowledge communities, an

Ask-a-Professor support function, and the Defense

Acquisition Guidebook. Special focus areas include

AT&L Web links, education and training, guidebooks

and handbooks, glossaries and acronyms, news and

publications, acquisition events, and software tools.

Community Central organizes and provides access to

online knowledge communities developed and used

by Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the

Services, and Defense agencies. 

Become a part of the AT&L Knowledge Sharing

System at http://akss.dau.mil.

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Acquisition Community Connection

The Acquisition Community Connection (ACC)—where

the AT&L workforce meets to share knowledge—is an

online information exchange forum that includes

Communities of Practice (CoP) and Special Interest

Areas (SIA). Some of the communities that are currently included are Program Management, Systems

Engineering, Contracting, Logistics, Facilities Engineering, Data Management, Earned Value Management, Information Technology, and Risk Management.

These communities help members interact and share

resources and experiences to support job performance, avoid duplication of effort, and advance the

physical and virtual connection of people and ideas. 

Acquisition Research, Total Ownership Cost, Science

and Technology, and Contingency Contracting are

among the SIAs on the ACC. SIAs differ from CoPs in

that the primary goal of SIAs is to distribute knowledge among the acquisition workforce, while CoPs

also cultivate interaction within the community.

For current information and access to the valuable

tools listed above, visit the ACC Web site at http://

acc. dau.mil.

DAU Virtual Library

The David D. Acker Library supports the University’s

curricula and its defense acquisition research. Full

borrowing privileges are available to current acquisition, technology, and logistics students; and alumni

may register for weekend borrowing privileges. The

library participates in interlibrary loans through the

Online Computer Library Center.

The David D. Acker Library maintains an online presence at http://library.dau.mil. A link to the catalog

of collections provides easy searches by author, title,

subject terms, keywords, date, and format. While all

catalog entries are available in hard copy in the

library collection, many of these publications are

also available on the Web; in this case, the catalog

record includes a link to the online publication. 

Other links on the library’s Home Page lead to Webbased services providing access to full text documents, such as InsideDefense, ProQuest, Carroll’s

MilSearch, FirstSearch, eBooks, and BNA Federal Contracts Report.
Appendices

Appendix A

DAU Regions

Appendix B

Career Field Certification Requirements

Appendix C

Equivalencies

Appendix D

Continuing Education Units

Appendix E

Meeting Acquisition Corps Education Standards

Appendix F

Other Products and Services Provided by DAU
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DAU

South

DSMC – 

SPM

DAU

MidAtlantic

DAU 

Capital & 

Northeast

DAU

Midwest

DAU

West

DAU

Headquarters
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A

Appendix A—DAU Regions

I

n order to better serve the AT&L workforce, DAU

has established five regional campuses. All regions

maintain training sites in addition to their main

campuses. DAU’s regional campuses and their additional training sites are listed below:

DAU West Region, San Diego, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Port Hueneme, CA

Rock Island, IL

DAU Midwest Region, Kettering, OH

(near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)

Columbus, OH

Warren, MI

DAU South Region, Huntsville, AL

Eglin AFB, FL

MacDill AFB, FL

DAU Mid-Atlantic Region, California, MD 

(near Patuxent River Naval Air Station)

Fort Lee, VA

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Norfolk, VA

DAU Capital and Northeast Region, Fort Belvoir, VA

Fort Monmouth, NJ

Hanscom AFB, MA

The DSMC – School of Program Managers is colocated

with the Capital and Northeast Region at Fort Belvoir, VA.

Each DAU campus is fully equipped to accommodate

student needs. Housing, dining facilities, libraries,

fitness facilities, and medical facilities are available to

DAU students at each campus. Each training site has a

minimum of one DAU-dedicated classroom with

state-of-the-art instructional technology. Since all of

these sites are located either on or near a military

facility, a full range of support services is available.

Main campus classrooms are furnished with state-ofthe-art equipment to enhance the student’s learning

experience. Many sites also provide bookstores, post/

base exchanges and commissaries, chapels, bus

transportation, barber shops, dry cleaners, and ATM

locations. Upon registration, students will receive

information about these and other services. 

In addition to resident and online training, many

classes are offered locally when the number of students in one location warrants bringing the instruction to where the workforce is concentrated. Usually

this is determined by what proves to be the best value

for the government. (See Chapter 3, Course Descriptions, for the method of delivery for each course.) 
DAU West Region

San Diego, California

DAU West Region

33000 Nixie Way, Bldg. 50,

Suite 352

San Diego, CA 92147-5117

(619) 524-4800, DSN 524

Fax: (619) 524-4794

Training Centers:

Los Angeles, CA

2401 East El Segundo Boulevard

Suite 420

Los Angeles, CA 90245

(310) 356-1275

Fax: (310) 356-1280

Port Hueneme, CA 

3502 Goodspeed Street

Bldg 1444, Suite 5

Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4425

(805) 982-2151, DSN 551

Fax: (805) 982-4843 

Rock Island, IL

Bldg 56, 2nd Floor, Rm 222

1 Rock Island Arsenal

Rock Island, IL 61299-7640

(309) 782-0454, DSN 793

Fax: (309) 782-0518

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DAU Midwest Region

Kettering, Ohio

(Near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)

DAU Midwest Region

3100 Research Blvd., Pod 3, 3rd Floor

Kettering, Ohio 45420

(937) 781-1025

Fax: (937) 781-1026

Training Centers:

Columbus, OH

Bldg 10, Section 10

3990 E. Broad Street

Columbus, OH 43216

(614) 692-1559, DSN 850

Fax: (614) 692-1552

Warren, MI

DAU-MW (TACOM)

Bldg 231, MS 335

6501 E. 11 Mile Road

Warren, MI 48397-5000

(586) 574-8113, DSN 786

Fax: (586) 574-7066

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DAU South Region

Huntsville, Alabama

DAU South Region

6767 Old Madison Pike

Building 7

Huntsville, AL 35806

(256) 722-1100, DSN 569

Fax: (256) 722-1003

Training Centers:

Eglin AFB

AAC/AX

102 West D Ave, 1st Floor

Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6807

(850) 882-8486, Ext: 3114

Fax: (850) 883-3085

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MacDill AFB

Special Operations Command (SOCOM)

Building 501C

7701 Tampa Point Boulevard

MacDill AFB, FL 33621

(813) 828-9426 

Fax: (813) 828-9434

Old Madison Pike

Wall Triana Blvd.

Not to Scale

Huntsville

International

Airport

Research Park Blvd. (SR-255)

HWY-72 University Drive

HWY-53

Balch Road

Decatur, AL

I-565

Nashville, TN Birmingham, AL

Governor's West

Redstone

Arsenal

DAU

South

Region

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DAU-S is located in Building 7 of the Progress Center 

on Old Madison Pike in Cummings Research Park, 

Huntsville, AL. It is approximately one mile north of 

Redstone Arsenal, Gate 9.

Memorial Parkway (HWY 431)

N

S

W

E

SW

SE

NW

NE
DAU Mid-Atlantic Region

California, Maryland

(Near Patuxent River Naval Air Station)

DAU Mid-Atlantic Region

23330 Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 200

California, MD 20619

(240) 895-7344

Fax: (240) 895-7333

Training Centers:

Norfolk, VA

1968 Gilbert Street

Suite 660

Norfolk, VA 23511

(757) 443-2350

DSN 564-2350

Fax: (757) 443-2343

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Fort Lee, VA

2401 Quarters Road

Fort Lee, VA 23801-1705

(804) 765-4411

DSN 539-4411

Fax: (804) 765-4792

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Berschaffungsstelle der US Luftwaffe

Am Opelkreisel, Rhine Ordnance Barracks

Gebaude 164

Kaiserslautern 67663

(49) 0631-536-6332; Fax: (49) 0631-536-8507

Mailing Address: Defense Acquisition University,

Unit 3115, APO AE 09094; DSN (314) 489-6332;

Fax: (314) 489-8507
DAU Capital & Northeast Region

Fort Belvoir, VA

9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565

(703) 805-2764, DSN 655

Fax: (703) 805-2877

DSMC–School of Program Managers

Fort Belvoir, VA

9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565

(703) 805-2436, DSN 655

Fax: (703) 805-3201

Training Centers:

Fort Monmouth, NJ

Commander

HQ, US Army, CECOM

ATTN: AMSEL-PT-HRD, Malterer Avenue, Bldg 551

Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703

(732) 532-1039, DSN 992; Fax: (732) 532-2780

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Hanscom AFB, MA

Building 1728

Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1706

(781) 377-3593, DSN 478

Fax: (781) 377-9907
It is strongly recommended that the courses be

attended in the order listed. These are progressive,

sequential courses that build upon previously learned

skills in an integrated curriculum. The Components

are responsible for determining that a prospective

student possesses sufficient knowledge and/or background to attend a course. 

Course descriptions are provided in Chapter 3 of this

Catalog, and instructions for registering for classes are

provided in Chapter 2. DAU uses the Army Training

Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) for

enrollment application in all of its classes. Class

schedules are maintained in ATRRS, and up-to-date

class schedules are available for downloading from

the DAU Home Page at http://www.dau.mil; from the

Home Page, select “Training Courses” and “Course

Schedule.”

Checklists are provided for each certification level in

the following career paths:

• Auditing

• Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management

• Contracting

• Facilities Engineering

• Industrial/Contract Property Management

• Information Technology

• Life Cycle Logistics

• Production, Quality and Manufacturing

• Program Management

• Purchasing

• Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering—Science and Technology Manager

• Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering—Systems Engineering

• Test and Evaluation

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B

Appendix B—Career Field Certification

Requirements

The certification standards published in this Catalog are effective 1 October 2005. Changes and updates to these standards are posted on the 

DAU Web site as they occur. Check the online Catalog at http://www.dau.mil/catalog for current information on certification standards and courses.

T

he following checklists provide a concise description of the education, experience, and training

required to meet the standards for certification in

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) career

fields. The Under Secretary of Defense for AT&L

(USD(AT&L)) has approved these checklists for the

DoD AT&L workforce under the authority of DoD

Directive 5000.52, “Defense Acquisition Education,

Training and Career Development Program.” DoD

components are responsible for ensuring that workforce personnel are trained to qualify for their current

assignments, prepared for more responsible jobs, and

cross-trained for assignments in other AT&L fields. All

courses that may be taken to meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification requirements are included in this Appendix.

The USD(AT&L) has designated certain courses that

provide knowledge required to perform particular

duties specific to an assignment. These assignmentspecific courses are presented in Chapter 3.

Each checklist explains the flow and relational aspects

of the standards. Mandatory standards are indicated

by an open box or, when options are available, by an

open circle. Individuals may be certified in an acquisition career level when all mandatory standards have

been met. Some standards are designated “Desired”

and are indicated by shaded boxes and circles. Where

no standard exists for an element, the box is filled in

black. (See legend at the bottom of this page.)

The checklists incorporate other information useful

for determining how the standards may be met. Personnel Data System (PDS) codes used to track training

in automated personnel systems are included for each

of the courses. They are shown in brackets “[ ]” after

the course title. Predecessor courses, i.e., discontinued courses that satisfy the current training requirements, are provided in Chapter 3. In some cases,

equivalent courses are offered by DoD and private and

public institutions of learning as explained in Appendix C.

Legend for certification standards checklists:

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard
Auditing

The certification standards published in this Catalog are effective 1 October 2005. Changes and updates to these standards are posted on the 

DAU Web site as they occur. Check the online Catalog at http://www.dau.mil/catalog for current information on certification standards and courses.

T

he mandatory education, experience, and training

requirements for the Auditing career field apply to

contract auditors. Persons in this career field perform contract auditing, accounting, and financial

advisory services to DoD and other government agencies in negotiation, administration, and settlement of

contracts and subcontracts. Duties include evaluating

information about contractor economic assertions,

comparing those assertions to established criteria,

and reporting the results to interested third parties.

Some reasons for audits include proposal submissions, incurred cost, compliance with the “Truth in

Negotiations Act,” compliance with Cost Accounting

Standards, contract terminations, claims for abnormal

conditions, contractor financial condition, and contractor systems and operations.

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Level I

EDUCATION – Meet one of the following criteria:

A baccalaureate degree in accounting

A baccalaureate degree in a related field, such

as business administration or finance, which

included or was supplemented by 24 semester

hours in accounting

At least 4 years of experience in accounting

An equivalent combination of accounting

experience, college education, and training

EXPERIENCE – Either:

One year of contract auditing experience

Meet OPM Qualification Standards for entry

into the series

A baccalaureate degree with 24 semester

hours in accounting

(Desired) Accounting/auditing work experience in industry or public accounting

TRAINING

AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination [PC6]

Level II

EDUCATION

Entry below GS-9: Complete Level I requirements

Entry at GS-9: Complete Level I requirements

and one of the following:

All requirements for a master’s degree or 

equivalent

2 full years of graduate education

(Desired) Beginning graduate studies leading to

a master’s degree in accounting, business

administration, management, or a related field

(Desired) Professional certification (CPA, CMA,

CIA, CISA)

EXPERIENCE

Two years of contract auditing experience of

increasing complexity and responsibility

(Desired) Experience performing increasingly

complex audits for normal position progression

and with increasing independence

TRAINING

Complete one of the following courses:

AUD 1320 Intermediate Contract Auditing 

[JR7]

AUD 4120 Statistical Sampling [QP0]

(Desired) Any of the following courses: *

AUD 6220 Auditor Interview and Interpersonal Reactions [PA3]

AUD 6240 Oral Presentation Workshop 

[PA4]

AUD 5653 Computer Assisted Audit Techniques

AUD 1541 Cost Accounting Standards

AUD 5614 Fundamentals of Auditing Information Systems

AUD 6115 Effective Report Writing [PAG]

Level III

EDUCATION

Complete Level II requirements

(Desired) master’s degree in accounting, business

administration, management, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

Three years of contract auditing experience and

attainment of position beyond senior auditor

Meet all Level I and II requirement qualification

standards from OPM Qualification Standards

Handbook. 

Supervisory auditors also must meet additional

OPM qualifications.

(Desired) Assignments in a variety of organizational settings

TRAINING

No mandatory contract audit training for nonsupervisors at the advanced contract auditor

level

(Mandatory OPM qualification training for all supervisory personnel.)

(Desired) Complete any of the following

courses:*

AUD 4035 Quantitative Methods Refresher

AUD 8564 Administration and Management 

of Audits for Supervisors

*For information on Auditing courses not listed in Chapter 3 of this Catalog, contact the Defense Contract Auditing Institute at (901) 325-6100.
Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management 

The certification standards published in this Catalog are effective 1 October 2005. Changes and updates to these standards are posted on the 

DAU Web site as they occur. Check the online Catalog at http://www.dau.mil/catalog for current information on certification standards and courses.

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his career field encompasses all aspects of business financial management. It includes cost

analysis, financial planning, formulating financial

programs and budgets, budget analysis and execution, and earned value management. As advisors to

Commanders, Program Executive Officers, Program

Managers, or other acquisition decision makers, registrants in this career field are responsible for business

financial management of defense acquisition programs in direct support of the defense acquisition

process.

Level I

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience in business, cost 

estimating, or financial management

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

Complete two of the following courses:

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis 

[Q1A]

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value 

Management [Q1B]

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management [PGC]

Level II

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition experience in business,

cost estimating, or financial management

(Desired) An additional 2 years of experience 

in business, cost estimating, or financial

management

TRAINING

ACQ 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Systems 

Acquisition [JHJ & JHK]

BCF 205 Contractor Business Strategies 

[Q2A]

Complete ONE of the following courses (not 

previously taken at Level I): 

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis 

[Q1A]

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value 

Management [Q1B]

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business 

Financial Management [PGC]

Complete ONE of the following courses 

(related to specific job duties):

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management [Q2G]

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis [Q2B]

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management 

[PGD]

Level III

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree with 24 semester hours in accounting, business finance, law,

contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial

management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management

(Desired) master’s degree

EXPERIENCE

4 years of acquisition experience in business,

cost estimating, or financial management

(Desired) An additional 4 years of acquisition

experience in business, cost estimating, or

financial management

TRAINING

BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial

Management Workshop [BZF]

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B

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard
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Contracting

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As business advisors, contracting specialists create effective, efficient, and proper business

arrangements, have a strategic focus on acquisition, and leverage DoD spending to use taxpayers’

money prudently based upon customers’ needs. 

The Contracting career field includes the positions of

contract negotiator, contract specialist, contract

termination specialist, contract administrator, procurement analyst, administrative contracting officer,

procuring contracting officer, contract price and/or

cost analyst, contracting officer, and termination

contracting officer.

Individuals in this career field develop, manage,

supervise, or perform procedures involving the procurement of supplies and services; construction,

research, and development; acquisition planning; cost

and price analysis; solicitation and selection of

sources; preparation, negotiation, and award of contracts; all phases of contract administration; and termination or closeout of contracts. Employees are

required to have knowledge of the legislation, policies, regulations, and methods used in contracting, as

well as knowledge of business and industry practices,

sources of supply, cost factors, cost and price analysis

techniques, and general requirements characteristics. 

Level I

EDUCATION 1

Baccalaureate degree

At least 24 semester hours among accounting,

law, business, finance, contracts, purchasing,

economics, industrial management, marketing,

quantitative methods, and organization and

management

EXPERIENCE

1 year of contracting experience

TRAINING

CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements [JHE]

CON 110 Mission Support Planning [BE0]

CON 111 Mission Planning Execution [BE8]

CON 112 Mission Performance Assessment

[BE9]

CON 120 Mission Focused Contracting [JHN] 2

1 Elective 3

Level II

EDUCATION1

Baccalaureate degree

At least 24 semester hours among accounting,

law, business, finance, contracts, purchasing,

economics, industrial management, marketing,

quantitative methods, and organization and

management

(Desired) Graduate studies in business administration or procurement

EXPERIENCE

2 years of contracting experience

(Desired) An additional 2 years of contracting

experience

TRAINING

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting [PGE] 4

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing [BU6] 4

CON 210 Government Contract Law [BDP] 4

2 Electives 3

Level III

EDUCATION 1

Baccalaureate degree

At least 24 semester hours among accounting,

law, business, finance, contracts, purchasing,

economics, industrial management, marketing,

quantitative methods, and organization and

management

(Desired) Master’s degree in business administration or procurement

EXPERIENCE

4 years of contracting experience

(Desired) An additional 4 years of contracting

experience

TRAINING

CON 353 Advanced Business Solutions for

Mission Support [JHI] 

2 Electives 3

(Desired) 2 weeks of management and leadership training 

(Not currently provided by DAU. See your local training support office.)

1

See 10 U.S.C. 1724 (provides for limited exceptions and waivers).

2

Students who completed CON 101 and were unable to take CON 104 during FY05 must complete CON 120.

3

As agreed to by the supervisor, electives may be any training opportunities related to the employee’s job or necessary for career development or for cross training. Electives

may include no-cost distance learning or other training opportunities, assignment-specific courses funded by DAU/DACM, or other training opportunities funded by the student’s

organization.

4

Since Level II certification courses may change in FY07, it is recommended that students complete CON 202, CON 204, and CON 210 during FY06.
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B

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard

Facilities Engineering

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he Facilities Engineering career field encompasses

a variety of professional individuals with diverse

skills focused on the design, construction, and life

cycle maintenance of military installations, facilities,

civil works projects, airfields, roadways, and ocean

facilities. It involves all facets of life cycle management from planning through disposal, including

design, construction, environmental protection, base

operations and support, housing, real estate, and real

property maintenance. Additional duties include

advising or assisting Commanders and acting as, or

advising, Program Managers and other officials as

necessary in executing all aspects of their responsibilities for facility management and the mitigation/elimination of environmental impact in direct support of

the defense acquisition process. 

Level I

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree in engineering,

architecture, physics, chemistry, mathematics,

community planning, business, or related fields

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience in facilities engineering

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

Level II

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree in engineering,

architecture, physics, chemistry, mathematics,

community planning, business, or related fields 

(Desired) 9 semester credit hours selected from

accounting, business finance, law, economics,

industrial management, quantitative methods,

or organization and management

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition experience in facilities

engineering

(Desired) An additional 2 years of acquisition

experience in facilities engineering

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5] (if not completed at Level I)

FE 201 Intermediate Facilities Engineering

[JHM]

Level III

FE 301 Advanced Facilities Engineering is in

development and will be available in late FY06.

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catalog for updates.
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Industrial/Contract Property Management

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his career field includes the industrial property

management specialist, property administrator,

industrial plant clearance specialist, plant clearance officer, and contract or other specialists (if

assigned property management responsibilities). Individuals in this career field include personnel who

perform or supervise the process of managing Government property in the possession of contractors, or

develop policies and procedures for managing Government property in the possession of contractors. It

may involve the acquisition, control, management,

use, and disposition of Government-owned property

used by contractors or for storage to support future

contractual requirements. 

Responsibilities include providing guidance, counsel,

and direction to government and contractor managers

and technicians relating to regulatory and contractual

requirements for managing government property;

participating in pre-award surveys and post-award

reviews; reviewing contracts assigned for property

administration; evaluating a contractor’s property

management system; and developing and applying

property systems analysis programs to assess the

effectiveness of contractors’ Government property

management systems. 

These functions are normally performed by property

administrators as part of the contract administration

team and as required by Parts 42.3, and 45, of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Part 245

of the Department of Defense FAR Supplement

(DFARS). Plant Clearance Officers are responsible

for performing the duties necessary to dispose of

excess and surplus contractor inventory in accordance with Part 45.6 of the FAR and Part 245.6 of

the DFARS requirements.

Level I

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree or at least 24

semester hours among accounting, law, business,

finance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization and management

EXPERIENCE

1 year of property management experience

TRAINING 

CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements [JHE]

CON 110 Mission Support Planning [BE0]

CON 111 Mission Planning Execution [BE8]

CON 112 Mission Performance Assessment

[BE9]

CON 120 Mission Focused Contracting [JHN]

IND 100 Contract Property Administration and

Disposition Fundamentals [BZP]

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis

Fundamentals [BRL]

1 Elective 1

Level II

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree or at least 24

semester hours among accounting, law, business,

finance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization and management

EXPERIENCE

2 years of experience in an industrial property

management position

TRAINING

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting [PGE]

CON 210 Government Contract Law [BDP]

IND 200 Intermediate Contract Property

Administration and Disposition [BZQ]

2 Electives 1

Level III

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree or at least 24

semester hours among accounting, law, business,

finance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization and management

EXPERIENCE

4 years of experience in industrial property

management positions of increasing responsibility and complexity

(Desired) 4 additional years of experience in

industrial property management

TRAINING

CON 353 Advanced Business Solutions for

Mission Support [JHI]

2 Electives 1

1

As agreed to by the supervisor, electives may be any training opportunities related to the employee’s job or necessary for career development or for cross training. Electives

may include no-cost distance learning or other training opportunities, assignment-specific courses funded by DAU/DACM, or other training opportunities funded by the student’s

organization.
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B

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard

Information Technology 

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his career field includes computer scientists, information technology management specialists, computer engineers, telecommunications managers,

etc., who directly support the acquisition of information technology. This may include hardware, software,

or firmware products used to create, record, produce,

store, retrieve, process, transmit, disseminate,

present, or display data or information. The employee

identifies requirements; writes and/or reviews specifications; identifies costs; obtains resources (manpower,

funding, and training); and tests, evaluates, plans,

obtains, and manages life cycle development and

support (operations, maintenance, and replacement).

Level I

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree, preferably with a

major in computer science, management

information systems, business administration, or

a related field

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience in information 

technology

TRAINING (if student was enrolled in these courses prior to 15 Nov 05)

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition

[JHD]

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management [JHB]

TRAINING (requirements after 15 Nov 05)

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition

[JHD]

Note: Both IRM 101 and SAM 101 are required if the courses were 

completed prior to15 Nov 05. Only IRM 101 is required if the course 

was completed after 15 Nov 05.

Level II

EDUCATION

(Desired) master’s degree, preferably with a major

in computer science, management information

systems, business administration, or a related

field

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition experience, at least 1

year of this experience must be in information

technology

(Desired) An additional 2 years of information

technology acquisition experience, preferably

in a program office or similar organization

TRAINING

ACQ 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Systems

Acquisition [JHJ & JHK]

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems

Acquisition [QN5]

SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition

Management [JHC]

Level III

EDUCATION

(Desired) master’s degree, preferably with a major

in computer science, management information

systems, business administration, or a related

field

EXPERIENCE

4 years of information technology or softwareintensive systems acquisition experience of

which at least 2 years must be in a program

office or similar organization (dedicated matrix

support to a PM or PEO, DCMA Program Integrator, or Supervisor of Shipbuilding)

(Desired) 4 additional years of information

technology acquisition experience

TRAINING

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition [BZE]

SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management [BU9]

(Desired) PMT 352 (Parts A & B) Program Management Office Course [BZH & BZJ]
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Life Cycle Logistics

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he Life Cycle Logistics career field includes professionals responsible for planning, development,

implementation, and management of a comprehensive, affordable, and effective systems support

strategy. Life cycle logisticians have principal roles

during the acquisition and operational sustainment

phases of the weapon or materiel systems life cycle to:

(1) ensure product support strategies meet the program goals for operational effectiveness, optimize

readiness, and facilitate iterative technology enhancements during the systems life cycle; (2) ensure supportability requirements are addressed consistently

with cost, schedule, and performance; (3) perform an

integral role in systems engineering to ensure supportability considerations are implemented during

systems design; and (4) plan and develop performancebased logistics initiatives as the preferred approach to

product support. Life cycle logistics is a core program

management function that ensures the integration of

all support elements to maximize deployability, supportability, and mobility of the system throughout the

program life cycle. They can work directly in a program management office, in support of the Program

Manager, or in other supporting logistics activity

offices. 

Level I

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree in a technical,

scientific, or managerial field

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience (to include Life

Cycle Logistics)

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals

[JR1]

LOG 102 Systems Sustainment Management

Fundamentals [JHF] 

Performance Based Logistics (PBL) continuous

learning module

Designing for Supportability in DoD Systems

continuous learning module

Level II

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree in a technical,

scientific, or managerial field

(Desired) Completion of a certificate program

in Systems Design and Operational Effectiveness (SDOE) or similar systems engineering/

technical education 

(Desired) Completion of a certificate program

in Business Administration to include Supply

Chain Management

EXPERIENCE

2 years of life cycle logistics experience in support of DoD weapons/materiel systems

(Desired) An additional 2 years of life cycle

logistics experience in support of DoD

weapons/materiel systems

TRAINING

ACQ 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Systems

Acquisition [JHJ & JHK]

LOG 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Acquisition

Logistics [RGS & RGT]

LOG 235 (Parts A & B) Performance Based

Logistics [JHL & RGY]

(Desired) LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability

[AKA]

(Desired) LOG 204 Configuration Management

[QMB]

(Desired) One or more intermediate (Level II)

DAU courses or fulfillment in Systems Engineering or Program Management

Level III

EDUCATION

(Desired) master’s degree in Systems Design

and Operational Effectiveness (SDOE) or similar systems engineering/technical education or

(Desired) master’s degree in Business Administration to include Supply Chain Management

EXPERIENCE

4 years of life cycle logistics experience in support of DoD weapons/materiel systems

(Desired) An additional 4 years of life cycle

logistics experience in support of DoD

weapons/materiel systems

TRAINING

LOG 304 Advanced Life Cycle Logistics Management [AH1]

(Desired) One or more advanced (Level III)

DAU course(s) or fulfillment in Systems Engineering or Program Management
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B

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard

Production, Quality and Manufacturing

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Acquisition-related manufacturing and production

duties vary greatly in managerial, administrative,

and technical content; but they usually involve

program management or monitoring of the manufacturing and production efforts of contractors. The quality assurance specialist manages quality assurance

activities to establish essential quality standards and

controls. This person also develops and executes

plans that focus on quality of design and conformance

and fitness for use; integrates quality plans into the

system engineering process; and develops policies,

procedures, test provisions, and quality requirements

in specifications, standards, and solicitations. Using

design reviews, functional and configuration audits,

production readiness reviews, and milestone reviews,

the specialist evaluates quality assurance during

acquisition.

Level I

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree in engineering, 

chemistry, physical science, mathematics, statistics, manufacturing or production management,

industrial technology or management, business,

quality assurance, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience in manufacturing, production, or quality assurance

(Desired) At least 4 weeks’ (cumulative) rotational assignments at a contractor and/or government industrial facility that includes experience in quality, manufacturing, engineering,

and contracting

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

PQM 101 Production, Quality and Manufacturing Fundamentals [BU2]

Level II

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree in engineering,

chemistry, physical science, mathematics, statistics, manufacturing or production management, industrial technology or management,

business, quality assurance, or a related field

(Desired) master’s degree in business, production management, engineering, or a related

field

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition experience in manufacturing, production, or quality assurance

(Desired) At least 4 weeks’ (cumulative) rotational assignments at a contractor and/or government industrial facility that includes experience in quality, manufacturing, engineering,

and contracting (if not completed at Level I)

(Desired) 2 additional years of experience in

manufacturing, production, or quality assurance

TRAINING

ACQ 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Systems

Acquisition [JHJ & JHK]

PQM 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing [BZK & BZL]

Level III

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree in engineering,

chemistry, physical science, mathematics, statistics, manufacturing or production management, industrial technology or management,

business, quality assurance, or a related field

(Desired) master’s degree in business, production management, engineering, or a related

field

EXPERIENCE

At least 4 years of acquisition experience in

manufacturing, production, or quality assurance

(Desired) 4 additional years of experience in

manufacturing, production, or quality assurance

TRAINING

PQM 301 Advanced Production, Quality and

Manufacturing [HV2]

(Desired) One advanced seminar in current

acquisition management issues

(Not currently provided by DAU. See your local training support office.)
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Program Management

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Acquisition professionals in the Program Management career field are concerned with all of the

functions of a Program Management Office

(PMO) or a Program Executive Office (PEO). Program

management professionals serve in a wide range of

PMO and PEO positions, including Program Integrators and Analysts, Program Managers, Program Executive Officers, and their deputies. They may also serve

in a number of support and management positions

throughout the workforce. The fundamental responsibilities of the Program Manager are to balance the

many factors that influence cost, schedule, and performance; to interpret and tailor application of the

DoD 5000 series regulations; and to ensure that highquality, affordable, supportable, and effective defense

systems are delivered to the warfighter as quickly as

possible.

Program Managers and Deputy Program Managers

of major programs (ACAT I/IA/II) must also complete

PMT 401 and PMT 402 to meet additional statutory

or regulatory requirements.

Level I

EDUCATION

(Desired) baccalaureate degree, preferably with a 

major in engineering, systems management, or 

business administration

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

(Desired) ACQ 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate

Systems Acquisition [JHJ & JHK]

(Desired) One DAU Level 100 course in another

functional area

Level II

EDUCATION

(Desired) master’s degree, preferably with a major 

in engineering, systems management, business 

administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition experience; at least 1

year of this experience must be in program

management 

(Desired) An additional 2 years of acquisition

experience, preferably in a systems program

office or similar organization

TRAINING

ACQ 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Systems

Acquisition [JHJ & JHK]

PMT 250 Program Management Tools [PGM]

(Desired) One DAU Level 200 course in another

functional area

(Desired) Intermediate-level management and

leadership training 

(Not currently provided by DAU. See your local training support office.)

Level III

EDUCATION

(Desired) Meet one of the following criteria:

At least 24 semester hours from among 

accounting, business finance, law, contracts, 

purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and 

organization and management (DANTES or 

CLEP equivalency exams may be substituted.) 

At least 24 semester hours in the individual’s career field and 12 semester credit 

hours in the disciplines listed above

(Desired) master’s degree in engineering, systems acquisition management, business

administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

4 years of acquisition experience: 

At least 2 years of this experience must be in 

a program office or similar organization 

(dedicated matrix support to a PM or PEO, 

DCMA Program Integrator, or Supervisor of 

Shipbuilding)

At least 1 year of this experience must be in 

a program management position with cost, 

schedule, and performance responsibilities

(Desired) 2 additional years of acquisition

experience

TRAINING

PMT 352 (Parts A & B) Program Management 

Office Course [BZH & BZJ]
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B

Purchasing

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ndividuals in the Purchasing career field are typically purchasing agents or supervisory purchasing

agents. This function requires the individuals to

purchase, rent, or lease supplies, services, and equipment through either formal open-market methods or

formal competitive bid procedures. The primary objective of their work is the rapid delivery of goods and

services in direct support of operational requirements.

It requires knowledge of commercial supply sources

and of common business practices for roles, prices,

discounts, deliveries, stocks, and shipments.

Level I

EDUCATION

(Desired) 16 semester hours of undergraduate 

work with emphasis in business

EXPERIENCE

1 year of experience in purchasing

TRAINING

CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements [JHE]

CON 110 Mission Support Planning [BE0]

CON 111 Mission Planning Execution [BE8]

CON 112 Mission Performance Assessment

[BE9]

CON 120 Mission Focused Contracting [JHN] 1

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures

[PAS] (or students may elect to take the Simplified Acquisition Procedures continuous learning module available at http://clc.dau.mil)

1 Elective 2

Level II

EDUCATION

(Desired) 32 semester hours of undergraduate 

work with emphasis in business

EXPERIENCE

2 years of experience in purchasing

TRAINING

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting [PGE] 3

2 Electives 2 

Level III

EDUCATION

(Desired) 64 semester hours of undergraduate

work with emphasis in business

EXPERIENCE

3 years of experience in purchasing

TRAINING

2 Electives 2

1

Students who completed CON 101 and were unable to take CON 104 during FY05 must complete CON 120.

2

As agreed to by the supervisor, electives may be any training opportunities related to the employee’s job or necessary for career development or for cross training. Electives

may include no-cost distance learning or other training opportunities, assignment-specific courses funded by DAU/DACM, or other training opportunities funded by the student’s

organization.

3

Since Level II certification courses may change in FY07, it is recommended that students complete CON 202 during FY06.

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard
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Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering—

Science and Technology Manager

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cience and Technology (S&T) managers are

typically scientists and engineers involved in the

Concept and Technology Development Phase

and/or the System Development and Demonstration

Phase of the Defense Acquisition Process. Primary

duties include developing overall program goals for

S&T funds; acquiring the services of scientists,

engineers, and technical support personnel, who are

experts in their fields, to perform S&T research for

DoD; providing funds to and oversight of S&T performers, including universities, industry, and Federal

Government organizations; and interfacing with the

technology customer to expedite the transition of

technology to the user.

Level I

None

Level II

EDUCATION

Baccalaureate degree in engineering, physics, 

chemistry, biology, mathematics, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition-related experience in 

science and technology

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

STM 201 Intermediate S&T Management [JHZ]

Level III

EDUCATION

Baccalaureate degree in engineering, physics,

chemistry, biology, mathematics, or a related

field

(Desired) master’s degree in engineering,

physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, operations research, management, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition-related experience in science and technology

TRAINING

STM 302 Advanced S&T Management [PGR]
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B

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard

Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering—

Systems Engineering

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Personnel in this field are usually engineers and

scientists who perform systems planning,

research and development, and/or other engineering tasks. These individuals, who directly support

acquisition programs, projects, or activities, may

include managers or technical specialists in engineering, chemistry, physics, operations research, mathematics, and computer science fields. These positions

require the incumbent to plan, organize, monitor,

oversee, and/or perform engineering activities that

relate to the design, development, fabrication, installation, modification, or analysis of systems or system

components. Duties may require identification, establishment, organization, or implementation of acquisition engineering objectives and policies or establishment of specifications.

Level I

EDUCATION

Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree in engineering, 

physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, or 

a related field

At least 10 years of acquisition experience in 

Systems Planning, Research, Development 

and Engineering (as of 1 October 1991)

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience in science or 

engineering

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition 

Management [BU5]

Level II

EDUCATION

Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree in engineering, 

physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, or 

a related field

At least 10 years of acquisition experience in 

Systems Planning, Research, Development 

and Engineering (as of 1October 1991)

(Desired) master’s degree in engineering,

physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, operations research, management, or a related field

(Desired) 9 semester hours from among

accounting, business finance, law, economics,

industrial management, quantitative methods,

or organization and management (DANTES or

CLEP exams may be substituted.)

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition experience in science or

engineering

(Desired) An additional 2 years of acquisition

experience in science or engineering

TRAINING

ACQ 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Systems

Acquisition [JHJ & JHK]

SYS 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Systems

Planning, Research, Development and Engineering [RGW & RGX]

(Desired) A DAU Level 100 or Level 200 course

mandatory for Life Cycle Logistics; Program

Management; Production, Quality and Manufacturing; Information Technology; or Test and

Evaluation

Level III

EDUCATION

Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree in engineering, 

physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, or 

a related field

At least 10 years of acquisition experience in 

Systems Planning, Research, Development 

and Engineering (as of 1 October 1991)

(Desired) Advanced degree in engineering,

physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, operations research, management, or a related field

(Desired) 12 semester hours from among

accounting, business finance, law, economics,

industrial management, quantitative methods,

or organization and management (DANTES or

CLEP exams may be substituted.)

EXPERIENCE

4 years of acquisition experience in science or

engineering

(Desired) 4 additional years of experience in

acquisition positions of increasing responsibility and complexity

TRAINING

SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning,

Research, Development and Engineering [HV1]

(Desired) Any mandatory DAU Level 200 or

Level 300 course in Life Cycle Logistics; Program Management; Production, Quality and

Manufacturing; Information Technology; or

Test and Evaluation

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard
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Test and Evaluation

he certification standards published in this Catalog are effective 1 October 2005. Changes and updates to these standards are posted on the 

DAU Web site as they occur. Check the online Catalog at http://www.dau.mil/catalog for current information on certification standards and courses.

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ndividuals who work in this field are usually engineers, scientists, operations researchers, computer

scientists, and other degree-holding technical personnel who perform test and evaluation tasks in support of acquisition. The field includes managers and

technical specialists in engineering, physics, operations research, mathematics, and computer science

fields. They are responsible for planning, monitoring,

conducting, and evaluating tests of prototype, new, or

modified weapon systems equipment or materiel.

Individuals also analyze, assess, and evaluate test

data and results; prepare assessments of the data; and

write reports of the findings.

Level I

EDUCATION

Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree with 24 semester 

hours or equivalent in physical science, 

mathematics, chemistry, engineering, 

physics, biology, operations research, or a 

related field

At least 10 years of experience in acquisition 

positions (as of 1 October 1991)

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience (T&E experience 

or experience with a technical orientation in an 

acquisition position is preferred.)

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management [BU5]

TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce

Test and Evaluation [PC5]

Level II

EDUCATION

Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree with 24 semester 

hours or equivalent in physical science, 

mathematics, chemistry, engineering, 

physics, biology, operations research, or a 

related field

At least 10 years of experience in acquisition 

positions (as of 1 October 1991)

(Desired) master’s degree in one of the above

fields

(Desired) Two 3-CEU technical courses in a test

and evaluation specialty area

(Desired) Meet Acquisition Corps education

requirements

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition experience, of which at

least 1 year is test and evaluation experience

(Desired) 4 years of acquisition experience, of

which 2 years is test and evaluation experience

TRAINING

ACQ 201 (Parts A & B) Intermediate Systems

Acquisition [JHJ & JHK]

TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation

[QMI]

Level III

EDUCATION

Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree with 24 semester 

hours or equivalent in physical science, 

mathematics, chemistry, engineering, 

physics, biology, operations research, or a 

related field

At least 10 years of experience in acquisition 

positions (as of 1 October 1991)

(Desired) At least 12 semester hours from

among accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, business, quantitative

methods, or organization and management

(DANTES or CLEP exams may be substituted.)

(Desired) master’s degree in physical science,

mathematics, chemistry, engineering, physics,

biology, operations research, or a related field

(Desired) One 3-CEU technical course (in addition to those required at Level II) in a test and

evaluation specialty area

EXPERIENCE

4 years of acquisition experience, of which at

least 2 years is test and evaluation experience 

(Desired) 8 years of acquisition experience, of

which at least 4 years is test and evaluation

experience

TRAINING

TST 301 Advanced Test and Evaluation [QL9]

Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard has been set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard
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C

College/University Equivalencies

DAU Effective

Course College/University Course Dates

Athens State University (formerly Athens College), 300 N. Beaty Street, Athens, AL 35611, Dr. Robert Gulbro, (256) 233-8116

CON 101 . . . . . PR 394 Introduction to Procurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/01

Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Road, Bowie, MD 20715-9465, Dr. Shelton Rhodes, (301) 860-3622

CON 101 . . . . . CON 101 Fundamentals of Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

CON 104 . . . . . CON 104 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

CON 202 . . . . . CON 202 Intermediate Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

CON 204 . . . . . CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

CON 210 . . . . . CON 210 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

College of Southern Maryland (formerly Charles County Community College), P.O. Box 910, LaPlata, MD 20646-0910, Mr. Rex Bishop, (301) 934-7518

CON 101 . . . . . BAD 1451 Fundamentals of Contracting I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/05 {BAD 1461 Fundamentals of Contracting II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/05

CON 104 . . . . . BAD 1471 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/06 {BAD 1481 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/06

CON 210 . . . . . BAD 1465 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

CON 211 . . . . . BAD 1485/1486 Intermediate Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

Florida Institute of Technology, 1501 West University Blvd., Melborne, FL 32901, (321) 674-8000

CON 104 . . . . . MGT 5214 Cost Principles, Effectiveness and Control . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/99—9/18/06 {MGT 5218 Negotiations and Incentive Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/99—9/18/06

CON 104 . . . . . BUS 5214 Advanced Procurement and Contract Management . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {BUS 5218 Contract Negotiation Incentive Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . MAN 5231 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 210 . . . . . MGT 5231 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/23/98—9/18/06

CON 211 . . . . . MAN 5211 Procurement and Contract Management Pre-Award . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

CON 221 . . . . . MAN 5212 Advanced Procurement and Contract Management . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

George Washington University; The School of Business and Public Management; Department of Marketing, Logistics, and Operations Management; 2121 I 

Street NW; Washington, DC 20052; (202) 994-6380

CON 101 . . . . . Pricing and Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . Procurement and Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 221 . . . . . Government Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Georgia College and State University, Logistics Education Center, 620 Ninth Street, Robbins Air Force Base, GA 31098-2232, Mr. Bobby Graham

CON 201 . . . . . Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Massachusetts Bay Community College, 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481, (781) 239-3000

CON 101 . . . . . GPC 101 Intro to Gov’t Contracts Procurement/Contract Mgmt . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . GPC 201 Government Contract Cost and Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . GPC 205 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Appendix C—Equivalencies

Note: For current information on equivalencies, visit http://www.dau.mil/learning/appg.aspx.

S

everal training providers offer courses that have

been certified equivalent to DAU curriculum

courses and can be used to meet the requirements of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). The following matrix provides a

summary of these courses and the training providers

that offer them. It is important to note that these

courses must have been completed during the specified effective dates. For more information on these

equivalencies, contact Mr. Corey Davis at (703) 805-

3576 or corey.davis@dau.mil. For updates go to

http://www.dau.mil/learning/appg.aspx.
DAU Effective

Course College/University Course Dates

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Middlesex Community College, 33 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852-1987, Ms. Judith Burke, (978) 656-3143

CON 101 . . . . . BU 1112 Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . BU 8140 Principles of Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {BU 1113 Contract Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . BU 1106 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Northern Virginia Community College, Business Division, Alexandria Campus, 3001 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311, Mr. Ron Wheeler, 

(703) 845-6313

CON 101 . . . . .

ACQ 121 Intro to Procurement and Contract Acquisition Mgmt I . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

9/18/98—5/15/02 { ACQ 122 Intro to Procurement and Contract Acquisition Mgmt II . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

9/18/98—5/15/02

CON 104 . . . . .

ACQ 216 Cost and Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

9/18/98—2/13/04 { ACQ 218 Negotiations of Contracts and Contract Modifications . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

9/18/98—2/13/07

CON 201 . . . . . ACQ 215 Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 202 . . . . . ACQ 221 Advanced Acquisition and Procurement Mgmt I . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—2/13/07 {ACQ 222 Advanced Acquisition and Procurement Mgmt II . . . . . . . 9/18/98—2/13/07

CON 204 . . . . . ACQ 220 Intermediate Contract Pricing (formerly ACQ 295) . . . . . . 9/18/98—2/13/07

CON 210 . . . . . ACQ 215 Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/24/99—2/13/07

CON 211 . . . . . ACQ 221 Advanced Acquisition and Procurement Mgmt I . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94 {ACQ 222 Advanced Acquisition and Procurement Mgmt II . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

CON 221 . . . . . ACQ 235 Intermediate Post-Award Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Pensacola Junior College, Warrington Campus, 5555 West Highway 98, Pensacola, FL 32507, (850) 484-2347 

CON 101 . . . . . PAD 1861 Acquisition and Procurement I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {PAD 1862 Acquisition and Procurement II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . PAD 2886 Contract Pricing and Negotiation I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {PAD 2867 Contract Pricing and Negotiation II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . PAD 1630 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 211 . . . . . PAD 1863 Acquisition and Procurement III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

CON 221 . . . . . PAD 1864 Acquisition and Procurement IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary, 11301 Johnson Road, Petersburg, VA 23805, Mr. Vernon Lindquist, (804) 862-6210

CON 101 . . . . . BUS 253A Acquisition Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03 {BUS 253B Acquisition Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

CON 104 . . . . . BUS 255A Principles of Contract Pricing and Negotiation I . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03 {BUS 255B Principles of Contract Pricing and Negotiation II . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

CON 201 . . . . . BUS 256 Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 210 . . . . . BUS 256 Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/03

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, 18952 East Fisher Road, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686-3001, Ms. Kathy Grimes, (240) 895-7323

BCF 101 . . . . . Basic Cost Estimating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/16/04—3/16/07

San Diego City College, Business Division, 1313 Twelfth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101, Mr. Jim Conrad, (619) 532-3439

CON 101 . . . . .

Business 160 MDACC Basic Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

9/18/98—9/18/01 {Business 162 MDACC Basic Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

9/18/98—9/18/01

CON 104 . . . . . Business 164 Principles of Contract Pricing and Negotiation I . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {Business 166 Principles of Contract Pricing and Negotiation II . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . Business 168 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 202 . . . . . Business 168 and 170 Intermediate Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/01

CON 211 . . . . . Business 170 MDACC Advanced I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

CON 221 . . . . . Advanced Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97
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Course College/University Course Dates

Santa Ana College (formerly Rancho Santiago College), Garden Grove Center, 11277 Garden Grove Blvd.,Garden Grove, CA 92843-1337, Mr. Don Bargabus,

(714) 564-5531

CON 101 . . . . . Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . Principles of Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 211 . . . . . Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

CON 221 . . . . . Advanced Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth Campus, 7000 College Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23703, Ms. Betty Hill, (757) 822-2301

CON 101 . . . . . ACQ 121 Intro to Procurement and Acquisition Management I . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {ACQ 122 Intro to Procurement and Acquisition Management II . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . ACQ 231 Principles of Pricing and Negotiations I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {ACQ 232 Principles of Pricing and Negotiations II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . ACQ 215 Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 211 . . . . . ACQ 221 Advanced Procurement and Acquisition Management I . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

University of California, Irvine, University Extension, P.O. Box 6050, Irvine, CA 92697, Ms. Angela Jeantet, (949) 824-4661

CON 104 . . . . . Financial Aspects of Contract Management and 

Contract Acquisition and Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . Principles of Contract Formation & Contract Law: 

Performances & Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

University of Central Florida, College of Business Admin., Department of Management, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Building 45, Orlando, FL 32816-1400, 

(407) 823-5569

CON 101 . . . . . Introduction to Federal Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . Cost and Price Analysis and Contract Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 221 . . . . . Contract Administration (Post-Award) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

University of Dallas, Graduate School of Mgmt., Industrial Management Dept., 1845 East Northgate Drive, Irving, TX 75062, Dr. David Gordon, 

(972) 721-5354

CON 101 . . . . . MGT 6380 Pre-Award Procurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . MGT 6348 Contract Pricing and Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . MGT 6381 Procurement Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 221 . . . . . MGT 6382 Post-Award Procurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

University of the District of Columbia, School of Business and Public Administration, 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Building 52, Suite 508, Washington, DC 

20008, (202) 274-7000

CON 101 . . . . . 0211-305 The Federal Acquisition Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . 0211-406 Cost and Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . 0211-408 Procurement Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 211 . . . . . 0211-306 Public Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

IND 101 . . . . . 0211-405 Government Property Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

University of Indianapolis, School of Business, 1400 East Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227-3697, Dr. James Conrad, (317) 788-3378

CON 101 . . . . . Principles of Procurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 9/30/97

CON 104 . . . . . Cost and Price Principles and Contract Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 9/30/97

CON 201 . . . . . Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 9/30/97

CON 221 . . . . . Advanced Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 9/30/97

University of Phoenix, Academic Program Manager, 4615 East Elwood Street, Phoenix, AZ 85040, (480) 966-5394

CON 101 . . . . . GCM 601 Principles of the Acquisition Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . GCM 603 Principles of Contract Pricing, Estimating, and Analysis . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {GCM 607 Government Contract Negotiation Techniques . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . GCM 606 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 221 . . . . . GCM 604 Management of Government Acquisition Contracts . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97
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University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, Mr. Joseph R. Clements, (651) 962-5192

CON 101 . . . . . MBGC 701 Principles of Procurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . MBGC 702 Pricing and Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 221 . . . . . MBGC 703 Advanced Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

University of Virginia, Div. of Continuing Education, 7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22043, Ms. Carol Beechler, (703) 536-1136

CON 101 . . . . . PC 401 Procurement and Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 101 . . . . . PC 401 Procurement and Contract Management (Resident Version) 9/20/00—7/20/03

CON 101 . . . . . PC 401W Procurement and Contracting (Internet Version) . . . . . . . 6/1/03—7/21/06

CON 104 . . . . .

PC 403 Cost and Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

9/1/00—12/14/06 { PC 405 Negotiation of Contracts and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

9/1/00—12/14/06

CON 104 . . . . . PC 403W Cost and Price Analysis (Internet Version) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/1/01—9/27/05 {PC 405 Negotiation of Contracts and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/1/00—9/27/05

CON 201 . . . . . PC 404 Principles of Law for Contract Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 202 . . . . . PC 504 Advanced Contract Formation and Administration

(Resident Version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/24/03—10/3/06

CON 204 . . . . . PC 502 Advanced Cost and Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/1/00—2/11/06

CON 210 . . . . . PC 506 Federal Acquisition Case Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/6/00—8/16/06

CON 210 . . . . . PC 404 Government Contract Law (Resident Version) . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/03—7/23/06

CON 210 . . . . . PC 404W Government Contract Law (Internet Version) . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/03—7/23/06

CON 221 . . . . . PC 402 Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

University of West Florida, Div. of Administrative Studies, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514-0102, Dr. Kato Keeton, (850) 474-2184

CON 101 . . . . . PAD 5855 Acquisition Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . PAD 5857 Cost and Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {PAD 5853 Contract Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 110 

CON 111 . . . . . PAD 5855 Acquisition Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/30/05-10/31/05

CON 112}

CON 201 . . . . . PAD 5854 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 210 . . . . . PAD 5993 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/30/05-10/31/05

CON 221 . . . . . PAD 5852 Advanced Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Webster University, 470 East Lockwood Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119-3194, Dr. Joseph F. Olszewski, (314) 968-6972

CON 101 . . . . . PROC 5000 Procurement and Acquisition Management . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—5/18/06

CON 104 . . . . . PMG 583 Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {PMG 584 Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . PROC 5830 Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/99—3/6/07 {PROC 5840 Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/99—3/6/07

CON 201 . . . . . PMG 589 Government Procurement Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 210 . . . . . PROC 5890 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/98—9/18/06

West Coast University, 4021 Rosewood Avenue, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90004, (877) 505-4928

CON 201 . . . . . BMGT 575 Legal Issues in Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 211 . . . . . BMGT 574 Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 211 . . . . . BMGT 577 Systems Acquisition and Program Management . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Western New England College, Off-Campus Division:

• Devens Center, Sherman Square Technology Park, 94 Jackson Road, Suite 211, Devens, MA 01432

• Hanscom Center, ABG/DPE, Building 1728, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA 01731-5000

CON 101 . . . . . MAN 202 Principles of Acquisition Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . MAN 203 Principles of Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 . . . . . AC 640 Principles of Cost and Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97 {MAN 401 Contract Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 . . . . . LS 403 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 211 . . . . . LS 692 Principles of Government Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 10/1/94

CON 221 . . . . . LS 693 Administration of Government Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taken Prior to 12/31/97
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Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), (937) 255-7777, DSN: 785-7777

CON 100

CON 110

CON 111 . . . . . Mission Ready Officer Course (MROC) WMRC 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/3/05—10/2/08

CON 112

CON 120}

CON 104 . . . . . CMGT 545 Cost and Price Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/12/94—9/30/98

CON 210 . . . . . LAWS 550 Legal Principles of Government Contracting . . . . . . . . . . 12/12/94—9/30/98

LOG 205 . . . . . LOG 260 Provisioning Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/1/96—9/30/98

Army Logistics Management College (ALMC), (804) 765-4980/4737

ACQ 101 . . . . . ALMC-ML Materiel Acquisition Management (MAM) Course . . . . . 11/1/96—8/23/02

ACQ 201 . . . . . ALMC-ML Materiel Acquisition Management (MAM) Course . . . . . 1/1/97—8/23/02

ACQ 101,ACQ 201,

CON 100,CON 101, 

CON 104,IRM 101, ALMC-QA Army Acquisition Basic Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/03—9/11/06

LOG 101,PMT 250,

SAM 101,TST 101 }

ACQ 101, ACQ 201,

CON 100,LOG 101, Logistics Executive Development Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/1/01—6/11/06

LOG 201 }(full 17-week version)

Information Resources Management College (IRMC), (202) 685-6300

IRM 303 . . . . . Advanced Management Program (AMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/1/96—9/30/98

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), (703) 961-6964

ACQ 101 . . . . . FT-032 Acquisition Management Team Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/26/99—4/17/06

FT-051 NRO Program Management Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/18/00—4/17/06

FT-036 Leading the Acquisition Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/13/99—4/17/06

FT-062 Business Financial Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/19/01—4/17/06

FT-078 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition 

Management Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/17/03—4/17/06

Naval Facilities Acquisition Center for Training (NFACT), (805) 982-2777

CON 101 . . . . . CTC CON 101 Basics of Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/23/03—6/23/06

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), (831) 656-2441/2, DSN: 878-2441/2

ACQ 101 . . . . . MN 3221 Principles of Acquisition and Program Management I . . . 3/1/96—9/30/01

ACQ 101 . . . MN 3331 Principles of Acquisition and Program Management . . . . 4/1/00—9/30/08 ACQ 201 }

ACQ 101

ACQ 201 . . . . MN/GE 3221 Principles of Acquisition and Program Mgmt I . . . . . 9/30/02—9/30/05

PMT 250 } {MN/GE 3222 Principles of Acquisition and Program Mgmt II . . . . 9/30/02—9/30/05

ACQ 201 . . . . . MN 3222 Principles of Acquisition and Program Management . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/01

CON 101 . . . . . MN 3303 Principles of Acquisition and Contract Management . . . . 10/1/92—9/30/06

CON 104/204 . MN 3304 Contract Pricing and Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/92—9/30/06

CON 202 . . . . . MN 3315 Acquisition Management and Contract Administration . . 10/1/92—9/30/06

CON 210 . . . . . MN 3312 Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/92—9/30/06

CON 234 . . . . . MN 3318 Contingency Contracting Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/11/04—10/10/07

CON 301 . . . . . MN 2302 Seminar for Acquisition and Contracting Students . . . . . . 10/1/92—9/30/03

CON 333 . . . . . MN 4371 Acquisition and Contracting Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/1/97—9/30/03

CON 353 . . . . . MN 4371 Acquisition and Contracting Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/2/04—11/1/07

LOG 304 . . . . . MN 4470 Strategic Planning & Policy for the Logistics Manager . . . 8/1/97—9/30/06
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Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), (831) 656-2441/2, DSN: 878-2441/2 (Continued)

PMT 250 . . . . MN 3331 Principles of Acquisition and Program Management . . . . 7/8/02—9/30/08

PMT 302 . . . . . Advanced Acquisition Program (AAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/1/01—9/30/02

PMT 352 . . . . . Advanced Acquisition Program (AAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/02—9/30/08

PQM 101/201 MN 3384 Principles of Acquisition Production & Quality Mgmt . . . 3/1/97—9/30/06

SAM 201 . . . . MN 3309 Acquisition of Embedded Weapon Systems Software . . . 11/1/97—9/30/06

SYS 201A/B . . EO 4011 Systems Engineering for Acquisition Managers . . . . . . . . 6/14/96—9/30/06

SYS 301 . . . . . MN 4012 Management of Advanced Systems Engineering . . . . . . . 8/4/00—9/30/06

TST 202/301 . OS 4601 Test and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/94—9/30/06

TST 202 . . . . . OS 4602 Test and Evaluation Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/01

Acquisition and Contract Management (815/835) Degree Program

CON 101, 104, 202, 204, 210, 301, 333 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/92—9/30/06

Systems Acquisition Management (816/836) Degree Program

ACQ 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/08

ACQ 201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/08

CON 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/06

LOG 304 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/1/97—9/30/08

PMT 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/8/02—9/30/08

PMT 302 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/02

PMT 352 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/02—9/30/08

PQM 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/08

PQM 201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/08

SAM 201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/1/97—9/30/08

SYS 201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/08

TST 202 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/96—9/30/08

TST 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/97—9/30/08

Naval Undersea Warfare Center University (NUWCU), (401) 832-6767

ACQ 201 . . . . . ACQ 201 Intermediate Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/13/02—9/10/05

SYS 201 . . . . . SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, 

Research, Development and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/02—5/5/06

Naval War College, (401) 841-2015, DSN: 948-2015

ACQ 201 . . . . . FE 574 Principles of Acquisition and Program Management . . . . . . 10/1/97—9/30/02

SYS 201 . . . . . WE 548 DoD Weapons Systems Development and Deployment . . . 1/11/95—9/30/01

345th Training Squadron (USAF), DSN: 472-4936

ACQ 101 . . . . . Acquisition Fundamentals (5 weeks) (L3OQR63A1-001) . . . . . . . . . 1/11/95—9/30/00

CON 101 . . . . . Contracting Fundamentals L3DBR64P1-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/00—6/6/06

CON 101 . . . . . Contracting Apprentice (L3ABR6C031-005/006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/01—6/6/06 {Contracting Career Development (CDC6C051A/CDC6C051B) . . . . . 3/1/01—6/6/06

CON 101 . . . . . Mission Ready Airman Course (MRAC) {6COX1 Career Development Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/04—3/31/05

CON 100

CON 110

CON 111 . . . . . Mission Ready Airman Course (MRAC) 

CON 112 {6COX1 Career Development Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/1/05—4/5/08

CON 120}

PUR 101 . . . . . Purchasing 101 (L3ABR6C031-005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/97—9/30/98

U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, (661) 277-3131, DSN: 527-3131

TST 202 . . . . . Test Pilot, Navigator and Engineer Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/96—9/30/98

5/1/99—9/30/03
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U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, (913) 684-5329

ACQ 201 . . . . . A425 Intermediate Systems Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/99—9/30/02

CON 101 . . . . . A423 Contract Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/97—9/30/02

CON 104 . . . . . A424 Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/97—9/30/02

CON 204 . . . . . A427 Intermediate Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/99—9/30/02

CON 210 . . . . . U254 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/99—9/30/02

IRM 201 . . . . . A426 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/99—9/30/02

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC), (301) 619-2993

ACQ 201B . . . Intermediate Medical Acquisition Course (IMAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/2/05—5/1/08

U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), (703) 695-7389, DSN: 225-7389

TST 202 . . . . . Army Test and Evaluation Basic Course (TEBC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/27/00—8/27/06

U.S. Navy Engineering Duty Officer School, (805) 982-6157

ACQ 101 . . . . EDO Basic Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/21/95—12/6/06

ACQ 201 } 1/1/97—4/21/06

U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, (301) 342-4131, DSN: 342-4131

TST 101 . . . . Test Pilot School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/96—9/30/06

TST 202 } 10/1/96—9/30/06

Contractor Equivalencies 

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Course Contractor Course Dates

Atlantic Mgmt. Center, Inc., 6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 700, Falls Church, VA 22041, (703) 256-0509

CON 100 . . . . . Providing Effective Business Leadership within the 

Federal Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1/04—6/1/07

CON 301 . . . . . Executive Contracting Seminar for Federal Civilian Agencies . . . . . 10/26/98—7/31/03

BAE Systems, 76 Hammarlund Way, Tech Plaza 3, Middletown, RI 02842-5632, (401) 846-5500

SYS 201 . . . . . Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5/02—6/5/04

SYS 301 . . . . . Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/15/02—11/15/05

Business Management Research Associates, Inc. (BMRA), 3949 Pender Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030, (703) 691-0868

Acquisition Planning I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—6/6/06

CON 101 . . . . . Contract Formation I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—6/6/06 {Contract Administration I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—6/6/06

Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—4/2/07

CON 104 . . . . . Cost Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—4/2/07 {Federal Contract Negotiation Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—4/2/07

Acquisition Planning II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/1/01—6/4/07

CON 202 . . . . . Contract Formation II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/1/01—6/4/07 {Contract Administration II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/1/01—6/4/07

CON 204 . . . . . Intermediate Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—4/2/07

CON 210 . . . . . Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—4/2/07

ESI International, 4301 Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203, (703) 558-3000

CON 100 . . . . . Shaping Smart Business Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/04—1/8/07

Federal Contract Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/25/02—2/25/07 

CON 101 . . . . . Source Selection: The Best Value Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/25/02—2/25/07 { Operating Practices in Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/25/02—2/25/07 

Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/28/02—3/28/07

CON 104 . . . . . Source Selection: The Best Value Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/28/02—3/28/07 {Negotiation Strategies and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/28/02—3/28/07
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ESI International, 4301 Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203, (703) 558-3000 (Continued)

CON 110 . . . . . Federal Contracting Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/14/05—11/13/08

CON 111 . . . . . Source Selection: The Best Value Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/14/05—11/13/08

CON 112 . . . . . Operating Practices in Contract Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/14/05—11/13/08

Management Concepts, Inc. (MCI), 8230 Leesburg Pike, Suite 800, Vienna, VA 22182, (703) 790-9595

CON 100 . . . . . CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/26/05—8/25/08

1022 Contract Administration I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—4/2/07

CON 101 . . . . . 1112 Contract Formation I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—4/2/07 {1111 Acquisition/Procurement Planning I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—4/2/07

1166 Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—4/2/07

CON 104 . . . . . 1165 Cost Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—4/2/07 {1016 Federal Contract Negotiation Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—4/2/07

CON 110 . . . . . CON 110 Mission Performance Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/17/05—8/16/08

CON 111 . . . . . CON 111 Mission Strategy Execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/26/05—8/25/08

CON 112 . . . . . CON 112 Mission Performance and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/17/05—8/16/08

CON 120 . . . . . CON 120 Mission Focused Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/1/05-10/31/08

1211 Acquisition/Procurement Planning II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—6/15/04

CON 202 . . . . . 1212 Contract Formation II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—6/15/07 {1213 Contract Administration II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/99—6/15/07

CON 204 . . . . . 1204 Intermediate Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/00—6/15/07

CON 210 . . . . . 1210 Government Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1/99—4/2/07

CON 243 . . . . . 1032 Architect-Engineer Services Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/1/99—6/15/07

CON 244 . . . . . 1021 Construction Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1/99—6/15/07

Northwest Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI), P.O. Box 1328, Edmonds, WA 98020, (425) 776-0414

Acquisition Planning I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1/01—1/22/07

CON 101 . . . . . Contract Formation I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1/01—1/22/07 {Contract Administration I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/1/01—1/22/07

Price Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/00—11/28/06

CON 104 . . . . . Cost Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/00—11/28/06 {Federal Contract Negotiation Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/00—11/28/06

Acquisition Planning II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/00—3/6/06

CON 202 . . . . . Contract Formation II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/00—3/6/06 {Contract Administration II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/00—3/6/06

CON 204 . . . . . Intermediate Contract Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/00—10/15/06

CON 210 . . . . . Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/00—12/14/06

CON 243 . . . . . Architect and Engineering Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/00—12/21/06

CON 244 . . . . . Construction Contracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/1/01—5/5/06

Serco (formerly Resource Consultants, Inc. (RCI)), 75 James Way, Suite 120, Southampton, PA 18966, (215) 942-0410

LOG 235A . . . Performance Based Logistics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/28/04—4/28/07

LOG 235B . . . . Performance Based Logistics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/4/04—10/4/07

Not-for-Profit Organization Equivalencies 

DAU Effective

Course Not-for-Profit Organization Course Dates

International Society of Logistics (SOLE) 

ACQ 201A/B . . Certified Professional Logistician (CPL) certification . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/9/04—12/8/07

LOG 201A/B }

The Certified Professional Logistician (CPL) certification meets the training requirements for DAWIA Level I

certification in the Life Cycle Logistics career field. 

Project Management Institute (PMI) 

PMT 250 . . . . . Project Management Professional (PMP) certification . . . . . . . . . . . 5/4/04—5/3/07
Continuing Education Units (for courses taken after 1 January 1997)

Course CEUs

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management

through 6/1/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.4

6/2/97—1/31/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.7

beginning 2/1/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition

through 6/1/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.7

6/2/97—9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.9

10/1/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.4

3/2/01—4/12/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.05

4/13/01—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.2

ACQ 201A Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A

beginning 7/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.7

ACQ 201B Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B

10/1/03—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.5

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.6

ACQ 401 Senior Acquisition Course (continuous learning points in lieu of CEUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.0

ACQ 402 Executive Management Course

8/15/03—6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.6

ACQ 403 Defense Acquisition Executive Overview Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Varies*

ACQ 404 Systems Acquisition Management Course for General/Flag Officers

through 5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3

ACQ 405 Executive Refresher Course

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.0

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8

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D

Appendix D—Continuing Education Units

Acquisition, technology, and logistics employees

may meet professional association continuing

education requirements by taking DAUsponsored courses. DAU is a member of the International Association for Continuing Education and

Training (IACET), a nonprofit membership group of

over 650 organizations and individuals involved in

continuing education. As such, DAU is an authorized

provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs), a

measure of continuing education participation for

many professional associations and organizations.

CEUs can also be converted to Continuous Learning

Points (CLPs) to meet the DoD continuous learning

requirements. Generally, 1 CEU equals 10 CLPs.

(Please note that CEUs are not measures of academic

credit. See Appendix C for DAU courses eligible for

academic credit.)

The following table provides the CEUs for each DAUsponsored course, which may be applied toward professional requirements. For more information on

CEUs, contact Mr. Corey Davis at (703) 805-3576 or

corey.davis@dau.mil. For updates go to http://www.

dau.mil/learning/apph.aspx.

Changes and updates to these standards are posted on the DAU Web 

site as they occur. Go to http://www.dau.mil/learning/apph.aspx

for the most current information on continuing education units.

*The number of CEUs per offering is a function of the workshop duration for that specific offering, which, in turn,

is a function of the particular topics selected by the learner for inclusion in the curriculum for that offering. Contact

DSMC–SPM for details at (703) 805-2436.
BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis (formerly BCE 101)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.9

3/2/01—9/28/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.2

9/29/01—4/19/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

beginning 4/20/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.9

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management (formerly BFM 102)

through 2/28/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

3/1/00—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.5

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.8

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.45

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management (formerly BFM 201)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

3/2/01–4/25/03 (Resident) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.9

beginning 3/3/03 (Online) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.6

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management (formerly BFM 203)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.0

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.3

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis (formerly BCE 204)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.9

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.1

BCF 205 Contractor Business Strategies (formerly BFM 204)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.6

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis (formerly BCE 206)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.7

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

BCF 207 Economic Analysis (formerly BCE 207)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating (formerly BCE 208)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.7

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.9

BCF 209 Acquisition Reporting Course (formerly BFM 209)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

3/2/01—1/13/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.62

BCF 209B Acquisition Reporting Course, Part B

10/20/03—6/9/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.25

BCF 209C Acquisition Reporting Course, Part C

10/20/03—6/9/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.6

10/1/99—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.2

beginning 8/6/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

BCF 211A Acquisition Business Management, Part A

7/1/03—1/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

BCF 211B Acquisition Business Management, Part B

10/1/03—1/14/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.5

BCF 215 Operating and Support Cost Analysis

10/1/01—8/30/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.6

beginning 9/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.87

BCF 229 Acquisition Reporting for Major Acquisition Information Systems 

beginning 10/15/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.57

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Course CEUs
BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Workshop

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.4

3/2/01—7/18/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.1

7/19/04—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.7

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.2

BCF 802 Selected Acquisition Report Review (formerly BFM 210)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.8

3/2/01—1/22/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.2

CAR 805 Contemporary Approaches to Acquisition in the Information Age

through 9/23/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0

9/24/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.6

3/2/01—4/4/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements

through 6/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.75

7/1/03—9/30/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.7

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

CON 101 Basics of Contracting 

through 9/30/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.7

10/1/97—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.0

3/2/01—8/16/02 (Resident) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.55

3/25/02—9/30/05 (Distance Learning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.00

CON 102 Operational Level Contracting Fundamentals

through 9/30/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.0

CON 103 Facilities Contracting Fundamentals

through 9/30/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.7

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.3

3/2/01—8/23/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.25

8/24/01—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.89

CON 104A Principles of Contract Pricing, Part A

7/1/03—9/30/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.27

CON 104B Principles of Contract Pricing, Part B

10/1/03—9/30/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.62

CON 110 Mission Support Planning

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3

CON 111 Mission Planning Execution

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.6

CON 112 Mission Performance Assessment

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.4

CON 120 Mission Focused Contracting

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.2

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.8

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.95

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.5

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing (formerly CON 231)

through 9/30/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.2

10/1/98—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.7

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.45

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.6

CON 210 Government Contract Law (formerly CON 201)

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.9

3/2/01–9/30/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.45

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.3

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CON 211 Intermediate Contracting 

through 9/30/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.5

CON 221 Intermediate Contract Administration

through 9/30/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.4

CON 222 Operational Level Contract Administration

through 9/30/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.3

CON 223 Intermediate Facilities Contracting

through 9/30/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.5

CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense Contracts

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.5

CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop

through 11/1/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.9

CON 234 Contingency Contracting

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.5

3/2/01–5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.5

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.1

CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.0

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.85

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.0

CON 236 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

9/3/03 —5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.7

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.6

CON 241 Information Technology Contracting

through 9/30/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.4

CON 243 Architect-Engineer Contracting

through 11/2/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

beginning 11/3/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

CON 244 Construction Contracting

through 11/2/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.4

11/3/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

CON 250 Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards—Part I

beginning 12/6/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

CON 251 Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards—Part II

beginning 3/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.6

CON 260A The Small Business Program, Part A

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.6

CON 260B The Small Business Program, Part B

beginning 4/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.7

CON 301 Executive Contracting

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.6

3/2/01—6/22/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.95

6/23/01—7/31/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.05

CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

3/2/01—8/22/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

CON 353 Advanced Business Solutions for Mission Support

beginning 9/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.0

FE 201 Intermediate Facilities Engineering

beginning 8/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.4

GRT 201 Grants and Agreements Management

9/30/03—1/10/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.9

beginning 1/11/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3

IND 100 Contract Property Administration and Disposition Fundamentals

through 10/7/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.45

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IND 101 Contract Property Administration Fundamentals

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.9

3/2/01—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

IND 102 Contract Property Disposition

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.8

3/2/01—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis Fundamentals

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.7

3/2/01—10/07/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

IND 200 Intermediate Contract Property Administration and Disposition

through 7/19/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.3

IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property Administration

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.7

3/2/01—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.7

3/2/01—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition

through 4/30/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.0

5/1/98—9/23/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.0

beginning 9/24/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.3

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition

1/1/97—9/23/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.8

9/24/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.1

3/2/01—3/10/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.4

beginning 3/11/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.3

LAW 801 Acquisition Law

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0

3/2/01–5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.6

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.9

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5

beginning 10/1/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.4

LOG 102 Systems Sustainment Management Fundamentals

beginning 8/20/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.87

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics

through 10/19/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.4

10/20/00—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.8

3/2/01—9/28/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.2

10/1/01—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.2

LOG 201A Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part A

beginning 7/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.0

LOG 201B Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part B

through 6/16/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.2

beginning 6/17/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.7

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability

through 5/6/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.5

beginning 5/7/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.7

LOG 204 Configuration Management

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0

3/2/01—8/26/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.6

beginning 8/27/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.1

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LOG 205 Provisioning

through 9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

LOG 235A Performance Based Logistics, Part A

10/1/03—9/30/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.0

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.35

LOG 235B Performance Based Logistics, Part B

10/1/03—9/30/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.75

LOG 304 Advanced Life Cycle Logistics Management

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.9

3/2/01—5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.9

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.3

PMT 202 Multinational Program Management

through 5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.4

PMT 203 International Security and Technology Transfer/Control

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

3/2/01–5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

PMT 250 Program Management Tools

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.2

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.0

PMT 302 Advanced Program Management Course

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51.3

10/1/99—12/14/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.3

12/15/00—8/16/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.9

PMT 303 Executive Program Manager's Course

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.0

10/1/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.6

3/2/01—9/30/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.0

PMT 304 Advanced International Management Workshop

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0

PMT 305 (See PMT 403)

PMT 352 Program Management Office Course

through 9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.2

PMT 352A Program Management Office Course, Part A

beginning 7/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.0

PMT 352B Program Management Office Course, Part B

10/1/03–9/30/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23.2

beginning 10/1/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.0

PMT 401 The Program Manager’s Course

through 5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31.5

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.0

PMT 402 Executive Program Manager’s Course (formerly PMT 303)

through 5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.0

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.5

PMT 403 Program Manager's Skills (formerly PMT 305)

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.0

10/1/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.4

3/2/01–5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.1

PQM 101 Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Fundamentals

through 10/30/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8

10/31/00—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.6

PQM 103 Defense Specification Management

through 5/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.4

beginning 6/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.1

120

Course CEUs
PQM 104 Specification Selection and Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2

PQM 201 Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing

through 11/30/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.0

12/01/00—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.0

PQM 201A Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing, Part A

beginning 7/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.5

PQM 201B Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing, Part B

beginning 10/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.5

PQM 202 Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition Course for 

Technical Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2

PQM 203 Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions for Engineering and 

Technical Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

PQM 212 Market Research for Engineering and Technical Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2

PQM 301 Advanced Production, Quality and Manufacturing

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.0

10/1/99—1/28/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.8

beginning 1/29/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.3

PUR 101 Simplified Acquisition Fundamentals

through 9/30/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

PUR 201 Intermediate Simplified Acquisition Procedures

through 9/30/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.9

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.7

SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition Management

through 8/28/97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.8

9/1/97—9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.0

10/1/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.8

3/2/01–3/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4

beginning 4/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.8

10/1/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.3

3/2/01—1/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.85

beginning 2/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.8

STM 201 Intermediate S&T Management

10/1/04—3/31/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.1

beginning 4/1/05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0

STM 301 Program Management for S&T Managers

10/1/03—9/30/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.1

STM 302 Advanced S&T Management

beginning 10/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.2

3/2/01—9/7/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.1

9/8/01—9/30/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8

SYS 201A Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Part A

beginning 7/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.6

SYS 201B Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Part B

beginning 10/1/03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.0

10/1/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.2

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.2

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D

Changes and updates to these standards are posted on the DAU Web 

site as they occur. Go to http://www.dau.mil/learning/apph.aspx

for the most current information on continuing education units.

Course CEUs
TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test and Evaluation

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.2

10/1/99—10/12/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.6

beginning 10/13/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation

through 3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.7

TST 301 Advanced Test and Evaluation

through 9/30/99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.9

10/1/99—3/1/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0

beginning 3/2/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.2

122

Course CEUs
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E

Appendix E—Meeting Acquisition Corps

Education Standards

Statutory Education Requirements

Statutory standards for membership in the Acquisition

Corps are specified in 10 U.S.C. 1732. The following is

an abbreviated summary of Acquisition Corps education standards prescribed in 10 U.S.C. 1732(b)(2):

A baccalaureate degree and either:

• 24 semester credit hours of study at an accredited

institution from among the following disciplines:

accounting, business finance, contracting law,

purchasing, economics, industrial management,

marketing, quantitative methods, and organization and management; or

• 24 semester credit hours of study at an accredited

institution in the individual’s acquisition career

field and either 12 semester credit hours from

among the above-listed disciplines or training in

these disciplines equivalent to the 12 semester

credit hours.

The option to substitute equivalent training for the 12

semester credit hours in the disciplines specified was

provided by Sec. 812(e) of Public Law 102-484, “The

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

1993,” 23 October 1992, which amended Section

1732(b)(2)(B) of Title 10, United States Code.

American Council on Education (ACE) 

Recommended Credits

The standard of 12 semester credit hours in the disciplines may be met by successful completion of comparable training courses that carry an American

Council on Education (ACE) credit recommendation.

ACE credit recommendations for DAU courses are

listed in the first table of this Appendix.

ACE credit recommendations may only be used to

meet the 24-semester-hour requirement in business

disciplines for contracting personnel and Acquisition

Corps membership if those credit recommendations

have been accepted by, and appear on, an official

transcript (or comparable document) from an accredited institution of higher education. The American

Council on Education evaluates formal education,

training programs and courses sponsored by Service

schools, other DoD organizations, other government

agencies, business, and industry, and makes college

credit recommendations. The ACE itself does not

grant academic credit; rather, the ACE evaluates

courses offered by nonaccredited organizations and

recommends the amount of course credit judged

worthy of being granted by an accredited institution.

Those planning to use ACE credit recommendations

for college or university degree programs must have

their education and training experiences reviewed by

their institution’s admissions officer. 

Courses bearing ACE credit recommendations are

offered at DoD schools, other Federal agencies, and

through commercially sponsored programs. Descriptions of these courses, along with their corresponding

credit hour recommendations and subject area designations, are contained in four volumes published by

the ACE: The Guide to the Evaluation of Educational

Experiences in the Armed Services (three volumes) and

The National Guide to Educational Credit for Training

Programs (one volume), which contain courses

offered by other Federal agencies and the private sector. ACE guides are typically available in civilian personnel training offices and in DoD education centers. 

College Credit Hours for DAU Courses

The following table shows the current ACE college

credit hours recommended for DAU courses as

semester hours and applicable date restrictions. For

more information or for DAU courses taken prior to

the dates listed in this chart, please refer to The Guide

to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed

Services, located at your education center, college, or

online at http://www.acenet.edu. For updates to

these recommendations, consult the online DAU Catalog at http://www.dau.mil/catalog. The DAU point

of contact for the University’s ACE accreditation is Mr.

Corey Davis; he can be reached at (703) 805-3576, DSN

655-3576, or by e-mail at corey.davis@dau.mil. 
American Council on Education (ACE) Recommended College 

CURRENT DAU COURSES AND

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Course ACE

Number Course Title Identifier

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management DD-1408-0030

(Distance Learning) Version II

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition Management (Hybrid) DD-1408-0020

Version II

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis DD-1115-0001

Version II

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management (Online) DD-1401-0001

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis DD-1408-0047

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating DD-1402-0005

Version II

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management DD-1408-0034

BCF 215 Operating and Support Cost Analysis DD-1401-0002

BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Workshop DD-1408-0017

CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements DD-1405-0009

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting DD-1405-0007

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing DD-1405-0006

(formerly CON 231, Intermediate Contract Pricing) Version II

CON 210 Government Contract Law DD-0326-0007

CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense Contracts DD-1408-0045

CON 234 Contingency Contracting DD-1408-0033

CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing DD-1405-0008

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition DD-1408-0036

(Distance Learning)

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition DD-0326-0006
Credit Hours for DAU Courses

ACE RECOMMENDATIONS

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Effective Recommended College Credit Hours

Dates for DAU Courses Specialty Area

11/98–Present 2 semester hours, lower division Acquisition Management

baccalaureate/associate category

4/01–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Acquisition Management

baccalaureate category

10/01–Present 3 semester hours, lower division Introduction to Applied Statistics, Cost 

baccalaureate/associate category Estimating, and Analysis

4/03–Present 1 semester hour, lower division Financial Management

baccalaureate/associate category

4/00–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Applied Statistics or Cost Estimating

baccalaureate category

5/97–Present 3 semester hours, lower division Acquisition and Cost Estimating

baccalaureate/associate category

4/98–Present 2 semester hours, lower division Contract Management

baccalaureate/associate category

10/01–Present 2 semester hours, lower division Financial Management

baccalaureate/associate category

6/96–Present 2 semester hours, upper division Financial Management

baccalaureate category

6/02–6/03 2 semester hours, upper division Materials Management

baccalaureate category

10/97–Present 4 semester hours, upper division Contract Management

baccalaureate category

4/99–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Quantitative Methods, Quantitative 

baccalaureate category Analysis, Cost and Pricing Techniques or

Contract Costing

1/97–Present 2 semester hours, upper division Public Sector Contract Law

baccalaureate category

1/99–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Cost Accounting

baccalaureate category

5/99–Present 3 semester hours Contract Management and

graduate category International Management

1/98–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Advanced Applied Statistics

baccalaureate category

9/99–Present 2 semester hours, lower division Acquisition Management or

baccalaureate/associate category Business Management

10/95–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Acquisition of Information Systems

baccalaureate category as an elective in a Management

Information Systems Program
Course ACE

Number Course Title Identifier

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition DD-0326-0005

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals DD-1405-0010

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics DD-0326-0010

LOG 304 Advanced Acquisition Logistics Management DD-0326-0004

PMT 250 Program Management Tools DD-1408-0048

PMT 305; Program Manager’s Skills DD-1408-0021

PMT 403 (formerly PMT 305, Program Manager’s Survival) 

PMT 352 Program Management Office DD-1408-0046

PMT 401 Program Manager’s Course DD-1408-0044

PMT 402 Executive Program Manager’s Course DD-1408-0019

PQM 103 Defense Specification Management DD-1408-0029

PQM 201 Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing DD-1408-0042

PQM 301; Advanced Production, Quality and Manufacturing (formerly Defense DD-1408-0010

PRD 301 Acquisition Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality Control)

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management DD-1408-0037

(Distance Learning)

SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition Management DD-1408-0013

SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management DD-1402-0004

Version II

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development DD-1408-0043

and Engineering (Hybrid)

SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Development DD-1408-0016

and Engineering

TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test and Evaluation DD-1408-0050

TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation DD-1408-0022

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CURRENT DAU COURSES AND
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Effective Recommended College Credit Hours

Dates for DAU Courses Specialty Area

10/95–Present 3 semester hours Management of Information Systems

graduate category Acquisition as an elective in a Management

Information Systems Program

10/99–Present 1 semester hour, lower division Supply Management

baccalaureate/associate category

10/01–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Logistics Management or

baccalaureate category or Advanced Logistics Management

2 semester hours, graduate category

(Only one of the above can be granted.)

8/96–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Channel Management and Logistics

baccalaureate category

8/96–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Project Management

baccalaureate category

6/96–Present 1 semester hour Program Management

graduate category

6/02–Present 6 semester hours, upper division 3 in Principles of Management and

baccalaureate category 3 in Operations Management

3 semester hours, graduate category Acquisitions Management

1/03–Present 9 semester hours Strategic Management or

graduate category Capstone Management

8/94–Present 3 semester hours Program Management

graduate category

4/98–Present 2 semester hours, lower division Procurement

baccalaureate/associate category

12/00–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Production and Operations Management

baccalaureate category

10/93–Present 3 semester hours Business Administration or 

graduate category Technical Management

12/98–Present 2 semester hours, lower division Software Systems Procurement 

baccalaureate/associate category Management

6/96–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Acquisition Management

baccalaureate category

1/98–Present 2 semester hours, upper division Management Information Systems

baccalaureate category

9/01–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Systems Engineering

baccalaureate category

6/96–Present 3 semester hours Technical Management

graduate category

10/00–Present 1 semester hour, lower division Quality Control

baccalaureate/associate category

8/96–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Data Analysis and Modeling

baccalaureate category

ACE RECOMMENDATIONS
Course ACE

Number Course Title Identifier

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management DD-1408-0012

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management DD-1408-0030

Version I

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition DD-1408-0020

Version I

ACQ 201; Intermediate Systems Acquisition (Acquisition Basics) DD-1408-0011

PMT 201;

DSMC-37

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis (formerly BCE 101, DD-1115-0001

Fundamentals of Cost Analysis) (refer to 1998 ACE Guide) Version I

{ BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management DD-1408-0027

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management DD-1408-0028

{ BFM 102 Contract Performance Management Fundamentals DD-1408-0014

BFM 203 Intermediate Contract Performance Management DD-1408-0015

CON 101 Basics of Contracting (Resident Version) DD-1408-0032

(formerly CON 101, Contracting Fundamentals) 

CON 101 Basics of Contracting (Distance Learning) DD-1404-0005

CON 101 Contracting Fundamentals by Correspondence AR-0326-0054

Version II

CON 101 Contracting Fundamentals AR-0326-0053

(Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts Basic) Version II

CON 102 Operational Level Contracting Fundamentals DD-1405-0003

CON 103 Facilities Contracting Fundamentals DD-1402-0009

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing (Resident Version) DD-1405-0004

(formerly CON 104, Contract Pricing)

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing (Hybrid) DD-1405-0011

CON 105 Operational Level Contract Pricing DD-1405-0001

CON 106 Facilities Contracts Pricing DD-1402-0008

CON 211 Intermediate Contracting AR-0326-0057

CON 211; Intermediate Pre-Award Contracting AR-0326-0010

8D-F12 (Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts Advanced)

(Management of Acquisition Contracts Advanced)

CON 221 Intermediate Contract Administration DD-1405-0005

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COURSES S T I L L VA L ID FOR CRED I T 
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Effective Recommended College Credit Hours

Dates for DAU Courses Specialty Area

9/94–5/97 3 semester hours, lower division Acquisition Management

baccalaureate/associate category

6/97–1/99 3 semester hours, lower division Acquisition Management

baccalaureate/associate category

6/96–4/01 4 semester hours, upper division Acquisition Management

baccalaureate category

10/90–5/96 4 semester hours, upper division Systems Management

baccalaureate category

6/96–9/01 3 semester hours, lower division Introduction to Applied Statistics, 

baccalaureate/associate category Cost Estimating and Analysis

10/97–12/03 3 semester hours, lower division Management

baccalaureate/associate category

12/97–12/03 (Both courses must be completed.)

7/95–10/97 3 semester hours, upper division Management

baccalaureate category

3/96–10/97 (Both courses must be completed.)

10/97–8/02 3 semester hours, lower division Contract Management

baccalaureate/associate category

3/02–9/05 3 semester hours, lower division Contract Management

baccalaureate/associate category

10/93–3/97 3 semester hours, upper division Logistics Management

baccalaureate category

10/93–3/97 3 semester hours, upper division Logistics Management

baccalaureate category

3/95–9/97 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

10/96–9/97 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

1/93–9/02 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

6/01–9/05 3 semester hours, upper division Acquisition/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

1/95–9/97 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

10/96–9/97 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

6/94–4/99 2 semester hours, upper division Contract Management

baccalaureate category or

1 semester hour, graduate category 

(Only one of the above can be granted.)

1/90–5/94 2 semester hours, upper division Acquisition Management

baccalaureate category or

1 semester hour, graduate category Contract Management

(Only one of the above can be granted.)

6/96–9/97 2 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

BUT NO LONGER OFFERED
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Course ACE

Number Course Title Identifier

CON 223 Intermediate Facilities Contracting DD-1402-0007

CON 231 Intermediate Contract Pricing DD-1405-0006

Version I

CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop AR-1401-0021

Version II

CON 241 Automated Information Systems Contracting DD-1402-0006

IND 101 Contract Property Administration DD-0331-0002

IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property Administration DD-0331-0001

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics DD-0326-0009

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics AR-0326-0055

Version II

LOG 202; Logistics Support Analysis AR-0326-0056

ALMC-LR (Defense Basic Logistics Support Analysis)

LOG 205; Provisioning AR-1405-0221

ALMC-AH (Army Provisioning Process) Version II

N/A Program Management DD-1408-0002

PMT 301 Program Management DD-1408-0007

PMT 302 Advanced Program Management DD-1408-0018

PMT 303 Executive Program Manager’s Course DD-1408-0019

PMT 341 Systems Acquisition for Contracting Personnel DD-1408-0009

(Executive)

PQM 103; Defense Specification Management AR-1408-0035

ALM-34-0235 Version II

COURSES S T I L L VA L ID FOR CRED I T 
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Effective Recommended College Credit Hours

Dates for DAU Courses Specialty Area

11/96–9/97 2 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

4/95–1/99 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply Management

baccalaureate category

10/93–3/03 2 semester hours, upper division Cost Accounting Standards

baccalaureate category

4/93–9/98 3 semester hours, upper division Management Information Systems

baccalaureate category

1/99–9/03 3 semester hours, upper division Contract Property Administration or

baccalaureate category Real Property or Real Estate

1/99–9/03 3 semester hours, upper division Contract Property Administration or

baccalaureate category Real Property or Real Estate

3/99–9/01 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement or Logistics Management

baccalaureate category

9/91–5/97 2 semester hours, upper division Procurement

baccalaureate category or

1 semester hour, graduate category Advanced Logistics Management

1/90–1/96 2 semester hours, upper division Materiel Acquisition Process and

baccalaureate category or Support Systems

1 semester hour, graduate category

(Only one of the above can be granted.)

1/93–9/03 3 semester hours, lower division Supply Management

baccalaureate/associate category

1/73–1/90 3 semester hours, upper division 2 in Managerial Finance and

baccalaureate category 1 in General Management

6 semester hours 6 in Defense Program and Project Managegraduate category ment if the student has already completed 

Program Management for Functional 

Managers (Program Management for 

Contract Administration), otherwise,

9 in Defense Program and Project

Management

2/90–6/95 2 semester hours, upper division Financial Planning and Analysis

baccalaureate category

9 semester hours 3 in Leadership and Group Decision Process;

graduate category 3 in Systems Management; and 

3 in Survey of Program/Operations/

Manufacturing Management

3/95–8/02 9 semester hours 3 in Financial Management; 

graduate category 3 in Operations Management; and

3 in Technical Management

8/94–2/01 3 semester hours Program Management

graduate category

1/90–9/97 3 semester hours Procurement Management

graduate category

5/93–3/98 1 semester hour, lower division Procurement

baccalaureate/associate category

BUT NO LONGER OFFERED
College Credit through Examination

Employees who are required to have 24 semester

credit hours in the business disciplines to qualify for

the Acquisition Corps or for contracting positions

may meet all or part of the credit hour requirement

through successful completion of examinations administered by the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional

Education Support (DANTES). 

Whenever semester credit hours are required for certification, DANTES examinations may be substituted.

DANTES sponsors the College Level Examination

Program (CLEP) and DANTES Subject Standardized

Tests (DSSTs) through the College Board and the

Educational Testing Service (ETS). Seven tests are

available, and a passing score on an examination

qualifies the student for 3 semester credit hours

toward the Acquisition Corps education standard.

Tests are administered to eligible personnel at military

education offices that have DANTES Test Centers. A

directory of military education offices is available on

the DANTES Web site (http://www.voled.doded.mil).

Follow the links to DANTES, Examination Programs,

and Test Center Lookup. The following table provides

information on the tests and the credit hours that may

be applied toward the Acquisition Corps education

standards.

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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)

Acquisition Semester 

Education Credit

Requirement DSST or CLEP Examination Hours

Accounting DSST 525 - Principles of Financial Accounting 3

Business Finance DSST 524 - Principles of Finance 3

Economics CLEP 036 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3

CLEP 037 - Principles of Microeconomics 3

Law DSST 534 - Business Law II 3

Marketing CLEP 023 - Principles of Marketing 3

Organization and DSST 530 - Personnel/Human Resources Management 3

Management DSST 531 - Organization Behavior 3

Quantitative Methods DSST 450 - Principles of Statistics 3
can be applied toward DAWIA certification (see

Appendix C) or DoD continuous learning requirements. DAU is working to ensure that opportunities

are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate

degree levels and in disciplines that are important to

DAWIA certification for all career fields. For example,

our partnership with the Florida Institute of Technology emphasizes business-related programs, such as

Acquisition Management and Contract Management.

Our partnership with Georgetown University can lead

to an Executive Master’s Degree in Public Policy Management or certificates in various programs. DAU also

has an agreement with George Mason University that

focuses on Logistics programs, and one with Stevens

Institute of Technology that concentrates on Systems

Engineering. 

A list showing some of DAU’s Strategic Partners and

the types of agreements we share with them is provided on the following page.

For an updated list of DAU’s partners and links to their

respective Web sites, visit the DAU Web site at http://

www.dau.mil.

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Appendix F—Other Products and Services

Provided by DAU

T

he University’s mission is to provide practitioner

training, career management, and services to

enable the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

(AT&L) community to make smart business decisions

and deliver timely and affordable capabilities to the

warfighter. Accordingly, in addition to classroom and

online training, DAU offers other valuable products

and services. This Appendix provides some information on those products and services as well as Web

addresses for more details on each.

Strategic Partnerships

DAU has established numerous strategic partnerships

with academic institutions, corporate universities,

other government agencies, professional organizations, and industry. While each partnership is unique

in what it offers, the objective of all partnerships is to

provide students with opportunities to maximize their

academic accomplishments. In most cases, students

may apply credit for DAU courses toward a graduate,

undergraduate, or certificate program offered by a

strategic partner. Similarly, credit for college classes
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Applied Research 

The fundamental purpose of DAU’s research program

is to improve the DoD acquisition process and its

management. The scope of applied research topics

encompasses policy, process, education, management, leadership, and functional area initiatives generated by the DoD AT&L community. 

Research projects are conducted by the DAU faculty in

partnership with acquisition practitioners, universities,

nonprofit organizations, and private industry. Utility is

determined by direct application of a viable product

that supports DoD goals and priorities. Selected participants from within the Services, DAU strategic partners, and DAU faculty develop new and innovative

concepts for systems acquisition. 

For more information about the research program

at DAU, visit our Web site at http://www.dau.mil/

research/research_main.asp; join us in the Acquisition

Research Community of Practice at http://acc.dau.mil

(under Special Interest Areas, select Acquisition

Research); or contact Dr. Paul Alfieri, Research Program

Director, at paul.alfieri@dau.mil.

A Sampling of DAU’s Strategic Partnerships

Educational Institution Master’s Bachelor’s Associate Certificate

American Graduate University ✔ ✔

Averett University ✔ ✔ ✔✔

Boston University ✔ ✔

Eastern Michigan University ✔✔ ✔

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ✔ ✔

ESI Intl., Inc., and The George Washington University ✔

Florida Institute of Technology ✔ ✔

George Mason University ✔

Georgetown University ✔ ✔

Grambling State University ✔

Howard University ✔

Northern Virginia Community College ✔ ✔

Old Dominion University ✔

Southern Methodist University ✔ ✔

Stevens Institute of Technology ✔ ✔

Strayer University ✔ ✔✔

The Catholic University of America ✔ ✔

The University of Alabama at Huntsville ✔✔ ✔

Touro University International ✔ ✔

Tuskegee University ✔ ✔

University of Alaska at Anchorage ✔ ✔✔

University of California at Irvine ✔

University of California, Los Angeles ✔

University of Management and Technology ✔✔ ✔

University of Mary Washington ✔ ✔

University of Maryland University College ✔✔ ✔

University of Phoenix ✔

University of Virginia ✔

Villanova University ✔

Webster University ✔✔ ✔

Wilberforce University ✔
Publications

The DAU Press offers a wide range of publications to

the AT&L community. DAU students and government

employees can obtain a free single copy from the DAU

Publications Distribution Center in Bldg. 231, Room 9,

at the DAU Capital/Northeast Region. A request written on government letterhead is preferred for these

free government single copies. You can mail requests

to DAU, ATTN: PDC, 9820 Belvoir Road, Suite 3, Fort

Belvoir, VA 22060-5565; call (703) 805-2743; or fax

requests to (703) 805-3726. 

Anyone requesting multiple copies of these publications (including government employees and private

contractors) must order them through the Government

Printing Office (GPO) or arrange payment through the

DAU Press using a government transfer of funds or

check payable to the U.S. Treasury.

To obtain a free subscription to the Defense AT&L

magazine and/or Defense Acquisition Review Journal,

go to http://www.dau.mil/pubs/pubs-main.asp and

select “Subscribe” (a link listed under the periodicals).

Complete the subscription form and mail it as instructed. Requests made by e-mail and fax can no

longer be honored because of U.S. Postal Service regulations. If you are unable to access this form, call the

DAU Press at (703) 805-3364 for assistance.

Ordering Copies

If you do not qualify for a free single copy from the

DAU Press or if you need multiple copies, you have

several options. You can buy copies directly from DAU

at the address above using an inter-Agency MIPR or

by writing a check payable to the U.S. Treasury, reimbursable to DAU. Other options follow:

GPO Orders—You can order some DAU and DSMC

publications from the Government Printing Office

(GPO). In the following publications list, items available through GPO include a GPO serial number. To

order these publications, send a check for the appropriate amount payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or provide a VISA or MasterCard number

and expiration date to Superintendent of Documents,

P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. For

assistance, you can reach their Contact Center by

phone at 202-512-1800 or toll-free at 1-866-512-

1800; by e-mail at ContactCenter@gpo.gov; by fax

at 202-512-2104; or via their Web site at www.

gpoaccess.gov/help. 

DTIC and NTIS Orders—In general, the Defense

Technical Information Center (DTIC) provides copies

to government employees, and the National Technical Information Services (NTIS) provides copies to

private industry. You can request paper or microfiche versions from NTIS and many out-of-print

publications from these organizations. Information

on how to obtain information on eligibility and how

to order documents from DTIC and NTIS follows.

DTIC—To order products and services from DTIC,

you must be a registered user. For more information,

contact DTIC by mail at ATTN: DTIC-BC (Registration), Defense Technical Information Center, 8725

John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6218;

by phone at 703-767-8273/DSN 427-8273 or toll free

at 1-800-225-3842; by fax at 703-767-9459/DSN

427-9459; or by e-mail at reghelp@dtic.mil. To find

out more, DTIC also has a Web site at http://www.

dtic.mil.

NTIS—For information on ordering from NTIS, contact them at the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA

22161. You can also reach their Sales Desk by phone

at 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; by fax at 703-

605-6900; by TDD (for the hearing impaired) at 703-

487-4639; or by e-mail at orders@ntis.gov. (For Internet security, when placing orders via e-mail, register

your credit card at NTIS by calling 703-605-6070.)

For more information, visit their Web site at http://

www.ntis.gov.

Available Publications

The following list includes the code “HP” if the document is available on the DAU Home Page at

http://www.dau.mil/pubs/Online_Pubs.asp.

DAU Catalogs, order free by e-mail from the DAU

Student Services Office at dau.registrar@dau.mil or

call 1-888-284-4906, HP 

Defense Acquisition Review Journal (formerly Acquisition

Review Quarterly), order free through the DAU Press,

(703) 805-3364, HP

Defense AT&L magazine (formerly Program Manager

magazine), order free through the DAU Press, (703)

805-3364, HP

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Current Guidebooks 

If there is a GPO code mentioned below, call GPO for

current pricing.

Acquisition Guide for Interactive Electronic Technical

Manual (2000), GPO 008-020-01482-6, HP

Acquisition Strategy Guide (1999), GPO 008-020-

01478-8

Commercial Item Acquisition: Considerations and

Lessons Learned (OSD, 2000), GPO 008-020-01485-1

Comparison of the Defense Acquisition Systems of Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United

States (2000), ISBN 1-893833-01-1, HP

Comparison of the Defense Acquisition Systems of

France, Great Britain, Germany and the United

States (2000), ISBN 1-893833-01-1, HP

The Falcon and the Mirage: Managing for Combat Effectiveness (2001), ISBN 1-893833-04-7, HP

The Fourth Estate: The Impact of Mass Communications

on Defense Systems Acquisition Decision Making

(2002), HP

Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms,

11th ed. (2003), GPO 008-020-01530-0, ISBN 0-16-

067929-X, HP

Incentive Strategies for Defense Acquisitions (OSD,

2001), HP

Indirect Cost Management Guide: Navigating the Sea of

Overhead (1999), 3d ed. (2001) available online

only), HP 

Introduction to Defense Acquisition Management, 6th

ed. (2003), ISBN 0-16-048681-5, HP

Joint Program Management Handbook, 3d ed (2004),

HP

Knowledge Management and Information Technology

(2002), HP

Performance-Based Services Acquisition (PBSA) in the

Department of Defense (OSD, 2001), GPO 008-020-

01501-6, HP

(DAU) Program Managers Tool Kit, 13th ed. (2004),

GPO 008-020-01535-1, HP

Risk Management Guide (2003), GPO 008-020-01526-1,

HP

Scheduling Guide for Program Managers (2001), GPO

008-020-01503-2, HP

Systems Engineering Fundamentals (2001), HP

Test and Evaluation Management Guide (2001), GPO

008-020-01504-1, HP 

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Other Publications

Defense Acquisition Management Framework, DSMC

Chart , HP 

Defense Acquisition University Annual Report, HP

Defense Acquisition University Strategic Plan, HP

Military Research Fellows Report—From Chaos to Clarity: How Current Cost-Based Strategies Are Undermining the Department of Defense (Sept 2001), GPO 008-

020-01500-8, ISBN 0-16-066434-9, HP

Military Research Fellows Report—Transatlantic Armaments Cooperation (1999–2000), GPO 008-020-

01484-2, HP
Key Phone Numbers and Internet

Addresses

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-3360

DSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .655-3360

Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2639

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2525

Pentagon Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 614-1509

Commandant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2828

Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-3361

Senior Enlisted Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-4939

Industry Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2828

Performance and Resource Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-4857

Planning, Policy, and Leadership Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2289

General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-5402

Human Capital Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-3166

Learning Programs and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2525

Curricula Development and Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-4984

e-Learning and Technologies Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-5426

Library and Knowledge Repository . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2293

Acquisition Workforce and Career Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2155

Operations Support Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-5182

Regional Campuses and DSMC — School of Program Managers

DAU West Region (San Diego, CA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(619) 524-4800

DAU Midwest Region (Kettering, OH — Near Wright-Patterson AFB) . . . . . . .(937) 781-1025

DAU South Region (Huntsville, AL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 722-1100

DAU Mid-Atlantic Region (California, MD — Near Patuxent River NAS) . . . . .(240) 895-7344

DAU Capital and Northeast Region (Fort Belvoir, VA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2764

DSMC – School of Program Managers (Fort Belvoir, VA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-2436

DAU Visual Arts and Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-3364

DAU Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(703) 805-3003

DSN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .655-3003

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