PHONE NUMBERS:

President ......................................................................................................................................................... (703) 805-3360

DSN ................................................................................................................................................................... 655-3360

Fax .......................................................................................................................................................... (703) 805-2639

Commandant ................................................................................................................................................ (703) 805-3360

Executive Officer ........................................................................................................................................... (703) 805-3360

Senior Enlisted Advisor ............................................................................................................................... (703) 805-3169

Executive Institute ........................................................................................................................................ (703) 805-4857

Acquisition Education Training & Career Development ................................................................... (703) 578-2788

Provost ............................................................................................................................................................. (703) 805-2155

Administration and Services ...................................................................................................................... (703) 805-2140

Strategic Planning Action Group .............................................................................................................. (703) 805-2289

Chief Information Officer ........................................................................................................................... (703) 805-4594

Chief Financial Officer.................................................................................................................................. (703) 805-3863

DSMC — School of Program Managers .................................................................................................. (703) 805-3362

Curriculum Development Support Center ............................................................................................ (703) 805-4368

Regions

DAU Capital and Northeast Region (Fort Belvoir, VA)

Commercial ...............................................................................................................................(703) 805-2764

DAU Mid-Atlantic Region (Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD)

Commercial ............................................................................................................................... (301) 863-1934

DAU South Region (Huntsville, AL)

Commercial .............................................................................................................................. (256) 842-9045

DAU Midwest Region (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH)

Commercial .......................................................................................................... (937) 255-4915, Ext. 3302

DAU West Region (San Diego, CA)

Commercial ...............................................................................................................................(831) 320-9797

DAU Press ....................................................................................................................................................... (703) 805-3056

DAU Home Page .....................................................................................................................................http://www.dau.mil

DAU Registrar ................................................................................................................................................ (703) 805-3003

DSN ................................................................................................................................................................... 655-3003

(Toll-free number in U.S.) ................................................................................................................1-888-284-4906

E-mail Address .................................................................................................................................registrar@dau.mil

Key Phone Numbers and

Internet Addresses
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DEFENSE A

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2002 

ACQUISITION

ERSITY

CATALOG
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Publisher: DAU Press

Director: Kelley Berta

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Editor: Kathryn Sondheimer

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Photos do not necessarily depict a specific course or region where they appear. Some photos are digitally improved.

The Defense Acquisition University 2002 Catalog is published by the Defense Acquisition University Press, Administration and Services, 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565.

This Catalog is available in digital format on the DAU Home Page at http://www.dau.mil.
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Chapter 1 The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) ......................................................................................................... 1

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

DoD/DAU Leadership .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4

What’s New at DAU .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

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

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

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

Acquisition Workforce and Acquisition Corps Education Standards ........................................................................... 12

Student Information........................................................................................................................................................................ 12

Course Registration and Quota Allocation............................................................................................................................. 13

Registration Procedures ................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Chapter 3 Career Field Descriptions ......................................................................................................................................... 17

Career Field Descriptions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Acquisition Logistics ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19

Auditing ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management .................................................................................................. 19

Contracting ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Facilities Engineering ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Industrial and/or Contract Property Management ............................................................................................................ 20

Information Technology ................................................................................................................................................................ 20

Manufacturing, Production, and Quality Assurance ......................................................................................................... 20

Program Management ................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Purchasing .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Science and Technology ............................................................................................................................................................... 21

Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering ...................................................................................... 21

Test and Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21

Chapter 4 Course Descriptions .................................................................................................................................................... 23

Course Descriptions ................................................................................................................................................................................ 25

Certification Courses ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25

Assignment-specific Courses........................................................................................................................................................ 25

Some Acronyms Used in This Chapter ................................................................................................................................... 25

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management.......................................................................... 26

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition ............................................................................................................... 26

ACQ 401 Senior Acquisition Course ................................................................................................................................ 27

ACQ 402 Executive Management Course ................................................................................................................... 27

ACQ 403 Defense Acquisition Executive Overview Workshop .......................................................................... 28

ACQ 404 Systems Acquisition Management Course for General/Flag Officers .......................................... 28

ACQ 405 Executive Refresher Course ........................................................................................................................... 29

AUD 1130 Technical Indoctrination ................................................................................................................................... 29

AUD 1320 Intermediate Contract Auditing .................................................................................................................... 30

AUD 4120 Statistical Sampling............................................................................................................................................ 30

AUD 4230 Graphic, Computational, and Improvement Curve Analysis Techniques .................................... 31

AUD 8560 Defense Contract Audit Agency Supervisory Skills Workshop ........................................................ 31

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis .................................................................................................................... 32

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management ...................................................................................... 32

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management ............................................................................. 33

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management ............................................................................................... 33

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 34

BCF 205 Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers ......................................................................................... 34

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BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis ..............................................................................................................................................35

BCF 207 Economic Analysis .............................................................................................................................................35

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating .................................................................................................................................36

BCF 209 Selected Acquisition Report ...........................................................................................................................36

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management .............................................................................................................37

BCF 215 Operating and Support Cost Analysis .........................................................................................................37

BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Workshop .................................................38

BCF 802 Selected Acquisition Report Review............................................................................................................38

CAR 805 Contemporary Approaches to Acquisition Reform ................................................................................39

CON 101 Basics of Contracting .........................................................................................................................................39

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing ..........................................................................................................................40

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting .................................................................................................................................40

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing ......................................................................................................................... 41

CON 210 Government Contract Law .............................................................................................................................. 41

CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense Contracts ........................................................................................42

CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop .......................................................................................................42

CON 234 Contingency Contracting .................................................................................................................................43

CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing ..............................................................................................................................43

CON 236 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering ................................................................................................44

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures ...............................................................................................................44

CON 243 Architect-Engineer Contracting ......................................................................................................................45

CON 244 Construction Contracting .................................................................................................................................45

CON 301 Executive Contracting .......................................................................................................................................46

CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors .................................................................................................46

GRT 201 Grants and Agreements Management ........................................................................................................47

IND 101 Contract Property Administration Fundamentals ...................................................................................47

IND 102 Contract Property Disposition........................................................................................................................48

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis ............................................................................................................48

IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property Administration ......................................................................................49

IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar ...................................................................................................49

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition ......................................................................................................50

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition.......................................................................................50

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition ............................................................................................ 51

LAW 801 Acquisition Law................................................................................................................................................... 51

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals ............................................................................................................52

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics ...............................................................................................................52

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability ......................................................................................................................53

LOG 204 Configuration Management ............................................................................................................................53

LOG 205 Provisioning ..........................................................................................................................................................54

LOG 235 Reengineering the Product Support Process ............................................................................................54

LOG 304 Executive Acquisition Logistics Management .........................................................................................55

PMT 202 Multinational Program Management ..........................................................................................................55

PMT 203 International Security and Technology Transfer/Control ....................................................................56

PMT 250 Program Management Tools ...........................................................................................................................56

PMT 302 Advanced Program Management Course ..................................................................................................57

PMT 304 Advanced International Management Workshop ..................................................................................57

PMT 305 Program Manager’s Skills (ACAT III Programs) .........................................................................................58

PMT 352 Program Management Office Course ..........................................................................................................58

PMT 401 The Program Manager’s Course .....................................................................................................................59

PMT 402 Executive Program Manager’s Course .........................................................................................................59

PQM 101 Production, Quality and Manufacturing Fundamentals .......................................................................60

PQM 103 Defense Specification Management............................................................................................................60

PQM 104 Specification Selection and Application .................................................................................................... 61

PQM 201 Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing .......................................................................... 61

PQM 202 Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition ........................................................................62

PQM 203 Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions .........................................................................................62

PQM 212 Market Research ..................................................................................................................................................63

PQM 301 Advanced Production, Quality and Manufacturing................................................................................63

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management ..................................................................................................64

SAM 201 Intermediate Software Acquisition Management ...................................................................................64
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SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management ........................................................................................65

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering .................................65

SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering ...............................................66

TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce Test and Evaluation..............................................................66

TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation.................................................................................................................67

TST 301 Advanced Test and Evaluation ......................................................................................................................67

Distance Learning Courses and Continuous Learning Opportunities .........................................................................68

Course Predecessors .......................................................................................................................................................................69

Appendices ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73

Appendix A DAU Regions ...............................................................................................................................................................75

DAU Capital and Northeast Region (Fort Belvoir, Virginia) .............................................................................................. 76

DAU Mid-Atlantic Region (Patuxent River NAS, Maryland) ...............................................................................................77

DAU South Region (Huntsville, Alabama) ...............................................................................................................................78

DAU Midwest Region (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio).......................................................................................79

DAU West Region (San Diego, California) ...............................................................................................................................80

Appendix B Certification Standards Checklists ...................................................................................................................... 81

Appendix C Assignment-specific Training................................................................................................................................99

Appendix D Equivalencies ...........................................................................................................................................................103

Appendix E Continuing Education Units ................................................................................................................................111

Appendix F Meeting Acquisition Corps Education Standards ........................................................................................ 117

Appendix G DAU Publications ....................................................................................................................................................127
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DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY

9820 BELVOIR ROAD

FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-5565

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) provides the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

(AT&L) Workforce with quality education, training, research, and associated learning products.

As we improve our mission-support capability, we are moving toward becoming one of the best

corporate universities, recognized inside and outside the Department of Defense (DoD) for excellence in acquisition education. We will continue to actively participate in acquisition initiatives to help streamline DoD processes and incorporate new concepts and technologies. To

develop critical thinkers capable of responding to the most complex acquisition challenges, we

will lead in areas such as knowledge management and problem-based learning. We are also expanding the learning envelope by partnering with other academic institutions and private sector

organizations to enhance the career development of the DoD AT&L Workforce.

To rapidly transform the DoD acquisition learning environment and improve the efficiency of

the DAU organizational structure and processes, we are moving our campus locations to major

buying centers. These moves will better serve our stakeholders and customers — you, the AT&L

Workforce. We are implementing major internal process improvements so we can provide you

the right training anyplace and at the right cost and quality.

DAU has established an e-Learning Roadmap that encompasses the use of knowledge management, just-in-time Web-based instruction, and online performance-support tools. “Communities

of Practice” will showcase functional content, best practices, and lessons learned. We are working with the DoD Change Management Center to become an agent of change, able to recognize

user needs quickly and provide rapid support accordingly.

We are realigning our main campus locations to Huntsville, AL; San Diego, CA; Wright-Patterson

AFB, OH; Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD; and Fort Belvoir, VA. This realignment will improve

our consulting and performance-support services and provide tailored assistance to AT&L users

in their respective missions. We have also established new equivalency processes with other

DoD schools, professional organizations, and academic institutions to offer more avenues by

which AT&L Workforce members can receive credit for their academic accomplishments.

DAU is focused on new learning products and services that we believe will help you develop

better acquisition strategies and shape smart business deals as acquisition professionals. We

look forward to working with you during your next DAU learning experience.

Frank J. Anderson, Jr.

President

Defense Acquisition University
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DAU Vision

The acquisition community’s learning

resource of choice!

DAU Mission

To provide the acquisition community with the right learning products and services to

make smart business decisions

DAU Corporate Goals

Provide our stakeholders and customers with what they need,

when and where they need it

•

Operate a premier learning enterprise

•

Advance excellence in acquisition business practices

•

Employ knowledge management to enhance learning and productivity

•

Provide our stakeholders and customers with a preeminent faculty and staff
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The Defense Acquisition

University (DAU)

The Defense Acquisition University

DoD/DAU Leadership

What’s New at DAU

Chapter 1
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T he Defense Acquisition University (DAU) provides mandatory, assignment-specific, and continuing education courses for military and civilian

acquisition personnel within the Department of

Defense. Its mission is to provide the acquisition

community with the right learning products and

services to make smart business decisions. Authorized by 10 U.S.C. 1746 and chartered by DoD Directive 5000.57, the DAU was established on August 1, 1992.

The DAU coordinates acquisition education and

training programs to meet the training requirements

of more than 140,000 DoD acquisition personnel. As

the DoD corporate university for acquisition education, the DAU sponsors curriculum and instructor

training to provide a full range of basic, intermediate, advanced, and assignment-specific courses to

support the career goals and professional development of the Acquisition Workforce.

Each DoD acquisition functional area is represented

by a Functional Integrated Product Team (FIPT),

comprised of senior-level acquisition 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

The Defense Acquisition University

FIPTs to identify performance outcomes for various

career levels and incorporate them into DAU

courses.

The Chief Executive Officer of the University is the

President, who reports to the Director, Acquisition

Initiatives (D,AI). A Board of Visitors — individuals

selected for their preeminence in academia, business,

and industry — advises the President and the D,AI

on matters such as organizational management, curricula, methods of instruction, and facilities. The Executive Institute consists of members from the Services, defense industry, and an International Chair,

who provide advice and counsel to faculty, staff, and

students in their respective areas of expertise. The

Service Chairs also act as liaisons between the Services and the University.

The DAU Executive Board advises the USD(AT&L)

on Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement

Act (DAWIA) implementation in the career development of the AT&L Workforce. The Director, Acquisition Education, Training and Career Development

(AET&CD) develops policy for the implementation

of the DAWIA through the DAU.

In addition to providing curriculum-based training,

both in the classroom and via the Internet, the DAU

fosters professional development through publications, symposia, research, and consulting in areas

related to the acquisition functions.
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DoD/DAU Leadership

DAU EXECUTIVE BOARD

Ms. Donna Richbourg

Chairperson

Director, Acquisition

Initiatives

Mr. Ed Elgart

Acting Deputy Assistant

Secretary of the Army

(Procurement)

Mr. Frank J. Anderson, Jr.

President, Defense

Acquisition University

Mr. William Hauenstein

Director of Acquisition

Career Management

(Department of the Navy)

Ms. Darleen Druyun

Principal Deputy Assistant

Secretary of the Air Force

(Acq. and Mgmt.)

RADM Raymond A. Archer,

USN

Vice Director

Defense Logistics Agency

Mr. John Schrader

Acting Deputy Assistant

Secretary of Defense

(Civilian Personnel Policy)

Dr. Jerome Smith

DoD Chancellor for Education

and Professional

Development

Mr. Eric M. Levi

Consultant

DAU Board of Visitors

Member

Dr. J. Ronald Fox

Consultant

DAU Board of Visitors

Chairperson

COL(P) James R. Moran, USA

Commandant, Defense

Acquisition University
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Mr. Eric M. Levi

Consultant

Mr. Robert J. Murray

President, CNA Corporation

DAU BOARD OF VISITORS

Dr. J. Ronald Fox

Chairperson

Professor Emeritus,

Harvard Business School

Mr. James L. Sanford

VP, Corporate Contracts and

Pricing, Northrop Grumman

Mr. James M. Gallagher

President, The Dayton

Group

Mr. Peter DeMayo

Consultant

Lt Gen Thomas R. Ferguson,

Jr., USAF (Ret)

Senior Partner, Dayton

Aerospace Associates, Inc.

Dr. Lionel V. Baldwin

President, National

Technological University

Foundation

Mr. Charles E. Adolph

Senior VP, SAIC

Mr. R. Stephen Ayers

Senior VP for Contracts &

Procurement, SAIC

Mr. Stephen R. Mercer

VP, Learning and Leadership

Development, The Boeing

Company
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COL Joseph Johnson, USA

Director, Administration and

Services

Mr. Andrew A. Zaleski II

Director, Strategic Planning

Action Group

Mr. Richard Reed

Provost

DAU HEADQUARTERS

Dr. Craig Lush

Chief Information Officer

Mr. Jerry Guiton

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. David Fitch

Director, Curriclum

Development Support Center

COL(P) James R. Moran, USA

Dean, DSMC – School of

Program Managers

DAU LEADERSHIP

Mr. Frank J. Anderson, Jr.

President, Defense

Acquisition University

COL(P) James R. Moran, USA

Commandant, Defense

Acquisition University

Mr. B. A. “Tony” Kausal

Air Force Chair

RADM Mike Sullivan,

USN (Ret)

Navy Chair

Ms. Joann Langston

Army Chair

EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE CHAIRPERSONS

Mr. Frank Swofford

Industry Chair

Dr. Gary Ashton

International Chair
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Mr. Andy Zaleski

Dean

DAU West Region

Mr. Gerald Emke

Dean

DAU Midwest Region

Mr. Tim Shannon

Dean

DAU Capital and Northeast

Region

REGIONAL DEANS

Mr. James. L. McCullough II

Dean

DAU South Region

AET&CD

Dr. James McMichael

Director, Acquisition Education, Training & Career Dev.

Dr. Vitalij Garber

Director, Interoperability,

OUSD(AT&L)

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT

Dr. Delores M. Etter

Director, Defense Research

and Engineering,

ODUSD(S&T)

Mr. Allen W. Beckett

Principal Assistant Deputy

Under Secretary of Defense

(Logistics and Readiness)

LOGISTICS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

FUNCTIONAL ADVISORS

Mr. William A. Curtis

Director, Investment and

Acquisition, Office of the

Deputy CIO, OASD(C3I)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Mr. William H. Reed

Director, Defense Contract

Audit Agency

Ms. Deidre A. Lee

Director of Defense

Procurement,

OUSD(AT&L)

PROCUREMENT &

CONTRACTING AUDITING

Dr. Get Moy

Chief Engineer, Naval

Facilities Engineering

Command

FACILITIES ENGINEERING

Dr. Nancy L. Spruill

Director, Acquisition

Resources and Analysis,

OUSD(AT&L)

BUSINESS, COST ESTIMATING,

& FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Ms. Christine E. Stelloh-Garner

DPEO, Air ASW Assault &

Special Mission Programs,

Asst SECNAV (RD&A)

ACQUISITION

MANAGEMENT

Ms. Barbara Smith

Dean

DAU Mid-Atlantic Region
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CONTINUOUS LEARNING CENTER

In December 1998, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) issued a

policy for the continuing education and professional development of the Department’s civilian and military acquisition and technology professionals. The intent is to help acquisition personnel stay current in a rapidly

evolving work environment while furthering their long-term professional development.

To assist the Acquisition Workforce in meeting the requirements of this continuous learning policy, DAU has created an online Continuous Learning Center (CLC). The CLC, through a single point of access, offers continuous

learning modules; regulation, policy, and guidance resources; and collaboration tools that provide expertise from

peers and other professionals. It is designed around the metaphor of a campus map, which links to buildings that

house functions one would typically find on a campus. Visit the new DAU CLC at http://clc.dau.mil.

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

DAU is establishing strategic alliances with other colleges, universities, and commercial learning institutions. The

objective in doing so is to create an effective synergy and to leverage capabilities that, with little or no capital

investment, greatly increase the value of past and existing DAU courses. The opportunities availed by these partnerships will enhance the skills, knowledge, and abilities of Acquisition Workforce members and afford them

a broader range of choices in meeting their continuous learning and career development goals.

The revolution of business affairs has driven DAU’s approximate 140,000 customers to demand more than quality

certification training. The University is responding by generating robust continuous learning opportunities that

support core training and provide job performance tools for use between defined certification courses. Our partnering

with other learning institutions opens new avenues to long-term professional growth. For more specific information on achieving your career enhancement goals through education, visit the DAU Home Page

at http://www.dau.mil.

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

Communities of Practice (CoPs) are groups of professionals in the same discipline who come together to share in

informal learning, ad hoc problem-solving, professional networking, and mutual support. CoPs are a vital method

of providing context to the information and process knowledge contained within an organization.

Experts and peers communicate in person and online to leverage one another’s knowledge.

The Defense Acquisition University and the Navy Acquisition Reform Office have formed a partnership to develop

a CoP network for Program Managers (PMs). This is anywhere, anytime program management support through a

single Web portal, providing job performance support, knowledge sharing and retrieval, team collaboration, new

ideas and aides to increase productivity. This Program Management CoP will be joined in the near future by three

others: Systems Engineering Management, Contract Management, and Risk Management. Visit

the PM CoP at http://www.pmcop.dau.mil.

What’s New at DAU....
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Chapter 2

Administrative Information

Course Information

Acquisition Workforce and

Acquisition Corps Education Standards

Student Information

Course Registration and

Quota Allocation

Registration Procedures
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COURSE INFORMATION

DAU COURSES

Sequence of Courses

The DAU provides a highly structured sequence of

courses needed to meet the mandatory and desired

training standards established in DoD 5000.52-M,

“Career Development Program for Acquisition Personnel.” 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 Workforce personnel can identify the training

and education required for their career field and career level and the sequence of courses to meet

those requirements.

Core Courses

Most personnel must take a core acquisition course

before taking other mandatory training at Career

Levels I and II. The core course for Career Level I 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:

Acquisition Logistics

Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management

Information Technology

Manufacturing, Production, and Quality Assurance

Program Management

Systems Planning, Research, Development

and Engineering

Test and Evaluation

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 expertise in the individual’s career field, job series, or functional area.

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.

Each of these levels typically corresponds to particular GS levels or military grades/ranks that are defined by a Military Department or agency in accordance with guidelines established in DoD 5000.52M.

Grade or rank is not generally a requirement for

course enrollment; however, it may be used to determine registration priority.

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. Appendix C provides a description of DAU

assignment-specific courses and the audiences for

which they are developed.

Course descriptions for all DAU certification and

assignment-specific courses are listed alphanumerically in Chapter 4. Details of course length, prerequisites, method of delivery, and Personnel Data System

(PDS) codes are included in these course descriptions.

DAU-sponsored courses provide the opportunity for

Acquisition Workforce members, who have completed all training and education requirements for

their position, to meet standards for obtaining 80

contact hours of continuing education and training

over a 2-year period. In addition, many professional organizations and associations have continuing education requirements for their members. Appendix F presents a listing of Continuing Education

Units (CEUs) associated with DAU courses.

Course Offerings

DAU courses are offered in a variety of modes. The

most frequently used are resident (where the student attends class at one of the DAU campuses)

and onsite (where the instructor teaches at locations having sufficient numbers of students to

support a class). Some DAU courses are also offered via the Internet.

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Course offerings, schedules, and the location of

courses are published separately in the DAU Course

Schedule, which is posted on the DAU Web site at

http://www.dau.mil.

Online Courses

DAU currently offers several courses via the World

Wide Web, at https://dau.fedworld.gov. Some of

these courses are taught entirely and exclusively

online and others involve an online portion followed by classroom instruction. To complete an online course, the student must have access to a computer with the following capabilities:

• World Wide Web connection;

• any Web browser that supports Javascript; and

• a monitor that supports a resolution of at least

800x600.

Some online courses have further specific computer

requirements, which are explained on the DAU

Home Page at http://www.dau.mil. Students should

ensure the computer they will use for instruction

meets these requirements before enrolling in an online course.

When students register for a “hybrid” course (i.e., a

course delivered in part via distance learning and in

part in the classroom), it is important to understand

the registration process. A student registering for

ACQ 201, for example, is actually registering for

Section B, the classroom portion of the course. This

automatically enrolls the student in Section A, the

online portion of the course. Successful completion

of Section A is necessary to attend Section B. Students are given 60 calendar days to complete Section A and must begin Section B within 45 calendar

days after that. Students who do not successfully

complete Section A will not be eligible to attend

Section B as scheduled.

COURSE EQUIVALENCIES AND ALTERNATIVES

Equivalent Courses

Appendix D of this Catalog provides information on

courses offered by DoD schools and public learning

institutions, as well as commercially offered training

certified to be equivalent to DAU courses.

Fulfillment

Pursuant to Section 8147 of Public Law 105-262 (FY

1999 Defense Appropriations Act) of October 17,

1998, ADS 97-03-GD (January 1997), “Acquisition Career Management Mandatory Course Fulfillment and

Competency Standards” were reinstated as ADS 99-

03-GD. The fulfillment program enables members of

the Acquisition Workforce to receive credit for mandatory DAU courses for which they are able to demonstrate competency through experience, education,

and/or alternative training. Information on the program, including policy, procedures, DD Form 2518,

and the course competencies, is available on the

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

ACQUISITION WORKFORCE AND ACQUISITION

CORPS EDUCATION STANDARDS

The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement

Act (Public Law 101-510, 1990), as amended, requires that DoD employees must meet certain educational standards. These standards apply to new

employees in the GS-1102 occupational series and

to those applying to the Acquisition Corps or seeking a contracting officer’s warrant above the small

purchase threshold. See DoD 5000.52-M, “Acquisition Career Development Program,” for additional

information concerning these educational standards.

Employees may meet credit-hour standards by

passing college course equivalency examinations,

which 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 F

of this Catalog. Employees also may apply certain

DAU courses to meet the educational requirements.

STUDENT INFORMATION

REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Once a student has been accepted for admission

into a DAU course, the campus registrar of the

school sponsoring the course will provide the student with specific reporting instructions and information on housing, meals, campus 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.

Internet Web sites and contact information are provided later in this chapter.

It is very important that students arrive with a government credit card to pay for all legitimate travelrelated expenses or, if needed, draw cash advances

in lieu of receiving advance per diem payments.

DAU cannot process travel claims or provide ad-
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vance per diem payments. If questions 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 and satellite 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 receipt of

an “incomplete” grade. Remediation to make up

any missed instruction is at the discretion of the

course manager.

DAU follows established DoD and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 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 a substitute student 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 Registrar as soon as possible

prior to the starting date of the class to ensure 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 a student class leader

is typically appointed at the start of a course and is

empowered to bring issues to DAU faculty on behalf

of their fellow students. Students who feel their issue was not resolved satisfactorily through these

channels may go to the campus 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 is

analyzed and includes 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.

COURSE REGISTRATION

AND QUOTA ALLOCATION

Acquisition Workforce employees and their supervisors may prepare career development training plans

using the requirements provided in Appendices B

and C and course descriptions in Chapter 4. Appendix B identifies courses that are required for certification by career field and certification level, and Appendix C lists courses necessary for performing an

assignment-specific function in acquisition.

For DoD Acquisition Workforce members attending

certification or assignment-specific courses, all costs

of tuition, travel, and per diem for DAU training

will be funded by DAU via the student’s component. DAU does not fund travel and per diem costs

for Acquisition Workforce members to attend continuous learning courses.

The DAU uses the Army Training Requirements and

Resources System (ATRRS) to maintain course schedules, allocate quotas, manage class registration, and

provide data for reporting requirements. Agencies

with quota allocations are required to register students into the system no later than 45 calendar

days prior to the class start date to ensure that students have sufficient time to make necessary arrangements for attending class. Information entered

into ATRRS is used by the DAU campus registrars to

provide reporting instructions and general student

information packets to registered students.

The student’s command or organization will notify

the student of registration for training. For resident

classes, the appropriate DAU campus registrar will

provide reporting instructions with class start and

end dates and times, building and room numbers,

etc. The student’s organization should provide this

information if it is an onsite class. In the event of

late entries or nonreceipt of reporting instructions,

basic reporting instructions are provided in ATRRS

for most schools. Once registered, students who

have not received reporting instructions 15 days

prior to the class start date should contact the appropriate DAU campus registrar for assistance.
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ARMY PERSONNEL

COMM: (703) 604-7107

DSN: 664-7107

FAX: (703) 604-8178

24-hour information

response system:

(800) 808-6467

DACM Web site:

http://dacm.rdaisa.army.mil

IDP Web site:

https://rda.rdaisa.army.mil/

cappmis/idp/idpprod/

login.cfm

AITAS Web site:

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

channels/aitas

Army Acquisition

Mandatory Training

Web site:

http://www.saalt.army.mil/

rdaisa/atrrs/aaedau.htm

Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) civilian and military personnel desiring DAU

training (including online courses) must have those courses annotated and approved on their automated Individual Development Plan (IDP). Upon the

supervisor’s approval of a course, individuals may submit applications from the

IDP or by accessing the ATRRS Internet Training Application System (AITAS). AAW

personnel requiring assistance with the IDP/AITAS should contact one of the appropriate Acquisition Career Managers (ACMs) listed at the DACM Web site under

“Your Acquisition Management Team.” The Research, Development, and Acquisition Information Systems Activity (RDAISA) is responsible for processing all applications, registering students for training, and issuing funding for travel and per

diem.

Non-Acquisition Workforce personnel may submit applications for DAU training

by going directly to AITAS.

Class schedule information can be found at the IDP, AITAS, or Army Acquisition

Mandatory Training Web sites. Individuals/organizations should monitor closely

the availability of onsite class offerings to minimize expenses associated with

class attendance in resident mode. Student cancellations or substitutions should

be limited to only extreme emergencies and must be submitted through the

AITAS.

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 officer’s contact information can be found at http://dacm.rdaisa.army.mil/

Contacts/amb.asp.

Workforce members can obtain a copy of the current training schedule and information on rental car authorization, travel advances, travel orders, lodging,

training, and policies from the 24-hour-a-day telephone information response

system at (800) 808-6467.

NAVY PERSONNEL

COMM: (717) 605-6485

DSN: 430-6485

FAX: (717) 605-2295

E-mail:

helpnow@hropensacola.navy.mil

Register-NOW Web site:

http://www.registernow.cms.navy.mil

DACM Web site:

http://dacm.secnav.navy.

mil

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 at http://www.registernow.cms.navy.mil. 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 DAWIA-related issues, DON students should contact their local

acquisition training representative. Names and contact information are available by selecting the “Find ACQ Training Representative” menu option on

Register-Now.

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AIR FORCE PERSONNEL

COMM: (210) 652-6580

DSN: 487-6580

FAX: (210) 652-6560

E-mail:

afato@afpc.randolph.af.mil

DACM Web site:

http://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/

acq_workf

AFATO Web site:

http://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/

acq_workf/training

Air Force military and civilian professionals interested in DAU training should first

consult the Air Force DACM Web site and the 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 a new Web-based DAU reservation system, ACQ Now. This

system streamlines the reservation process and allows prospective students to

initiate their own training requests via the Internet.

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).

AFATO may centrally fund the TDY costs of DAU attendance for individuals occupying acquisition-coded positions (subject to DAU and AFATO policy). TDY orders for DAU funded individuals are centrally approved at Randolph AFB TX. Individuals must obtain supervisor approval before initiating a DAU training

request. Cancellations should be limited. Penalties are assessed for unexcused

reasons. For additional information and phone numbers, please visit the DACM

and AFATO Web sites.

ACQUISITION

PERSONNEL IN OTHER

DoD COMPONENTS

COMM: (703) 578-2765

DSN: 761-6829, Ext. 2765

FAX: (703) 845-6966

E-mail:

ctaylor@doddacm.com

DACM Web site:

http://www.doddacm.com/

acmp

In 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), the supervisors of persons who require mandatory training are responsible for ensuring that the training is properly requested and authorized and that travel, if any in connection

with the training, is properly requested.

Supervisors of civilian employees in the Components should consult with acquisition training officials (most often, such an official will be located in the civilian

personnel training office) to determine the detailed procedures for requesting

and authorizing training. Supervisors of military members may need to coordinate with both the acquisition training officials in the Component and with the

member’s Military Department, which is responsible for the member. The procedures specified for the Military Department, which provides host and supporting services, may be followed by civilian personnel assigned to the Unified and

Specified Commands, consistent with individual command requirements (other

than the U.S. Special Operations Command, which has established unique

procedures).

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES (CONTINUED)
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INTERNATIONAL

PERSONNEL

COMM: (757) 788-3255

DSN: 680-3255

FAX: (757) 788-4142

E-mail:

arlene.anderson@monroe.

army.mil

Allied personnel requesting DAU training must go through the Security Assistance Training Field Activity (SATFA) (Commander, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Security Assistance Training Field Activity, ATTN: ATFA-RQ

(Arlene Anderson), 173 Bernard Road, Bldg. 139, Fort Monroe, VA 23651-1003).

SATFA is the executive agency responsible for scheduling formal training for international students at all U.S. Government agencies. The SATFA will coordinate

with DAU for quotas, determine the appropriate category for cost reimbursement (e.g., IMET, FMS, etc.), ensure that the student meets the course eligibility

criteria, and determine that the student’s English comprehension is adequate

for effective participation.

Defense industry and non-DoD Federal employees requesting DAU training

may go to http://www.dsmc.dsm.mil/registrar/industry_applic.htm and complete the online application. Enrollment is on a “first come, first served” basis.

Students may be added to a waiting list for courses in high demand. Travel and

lodging costs are the responsibility of the requesting person or organization.

INDUSTRY/

NON-DoD PERSONNEL

COMM: (703) 805-4498

DSN: 655-4498

FAX: (703) 805-3709/3983

E-mail:

arthur.mccormick@dau.mil

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Career Field Descriptions

Acquisition Logistics

Auditing

Business, Cost Estimating, and

Financial Management

Contracting

Facilities Engineering

Industrial and/or Contract Property Management

Information Technology

Manufacturing, Production, and Quality Assurance

Program Management

Purchasing

Science and Technology

Systems Planning, Research,

Development and Engineering

Test and Evaluation

Chapter 3
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T his chapter provides position category descriptions that are defined in terms of acquisitionrelated duties. The acquisition career fields

described are:

• Acquisition Logistics

• Auditing

• Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management

• Contracting

• Facilities Engineering

• Industrial and/or Contract Property Management

• Information Technology (formerly

Communications-Computer Systems)

• Manufacturing and Production

• Program Management

• Purchasing

• Science and Technology

• Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering

• Test and Evaluation

ACQUISITION LOGISTICS

The Acquisition Logistics career field includes individuals who are involved in support activities as defined in DoD Directive 5000.1 and DoD Regulation

5000.2-R. They manage logistics activities associated with procurement, integration, and fielding

support systems/environment, weapons systems/

equipment, or system modifications.

AUDITING

The 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

negotiations, administrations, 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.

BUSINESS, COST ESTIMATING, AND

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

This 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 an advisor to commanders, Program Executive Offices (PEOs), program

managers, or other acquisition decision makers, individuals of this career field are responsible for business financial management of defense acquisition

programs in direct support of the defense acquisition process.

CONTRACTING

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.

FACILITIES ENGINEERING

The Facilities Engineering career field encompasses

a variety of professional individuals with diverse

skills focused on the design, construction, and lifecycle 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

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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. Certification

standards for this new career field are still in coordination and will be published when they are finalized.

INDUSTRIAL AND/OR

CONTRACT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

This career field includes the industrial property

management specialist, property administrator, industrial plant clearance specialist, plant clearance

officer, and contract and industrial specialist (if assigned property management responsibilities). Individuals in this career field include personnel

who perform, manage, supervise, or develop policies and procedures for government property. 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, 45,

and 245 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) and 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.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

This career field (formerly the Communications-Computer Systems 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).

MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION, AND

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Acquisition-related manufacturing and production duties

vary greatly in managerial, administrative and technical content; but they usually involve program management or the 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
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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.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

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, from program integrators

and analysts to program managers and PEOs, their

deputies, and 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 the DoD 5000 series regulations; and to ensure that high quality, affordable, supportable, and

effective defense systems are delivered to the

warfighter as quickly as possible.

PURCHASING

Individuals 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 with the primary objective of the work being 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.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Science 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 — experts in their

fields — to perform science and technology 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. Certification standards for

this new career field are still in coordination and will

be published when they are finalized.

SYSTEMS PLANNING, RESEARCH,

DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING

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.

TEST AND EVALUATION

Individuals 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.
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Chapter 4

Course Descriptions

Certification Courses

Assignment-specific Courses

Some Acronyms Used In This Chapter

Course Descriptions

Distance Learning Courses and

Continuous Learning Opportunities

Course Predecessors

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Course Descriptions

CERTIFICATION COURSES

The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has designated certain courses as mandatory for certification

in various career fields within each Service’s Acquisition Workforce at Levels I, II, or III. The primary authority for these courses is the Defense Acquisition

Workforce Improvement Act, implemented by Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5000.52 and

DoD 5000.52-M. Appendix B of this Catalog lists detailed requirements for certification in all career

fields. The Directors of Acquisition Career Management (DACMs) for each Service and for DoD agencies manage attendance at these courses. Normally,

the DACMs give priority to Acquisition, Technology,

and Logistics Workforce members who are pursuing

certification in an acquisition career field. It is also

recommended that students meet appropriate certification-level 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.

ASSIGNMENT-SPECIFIC COURSES

Assignment-specific courses are required to qualify

for specific assignments or billets rather than for certification in a career field. Appendix C of this Catalog

contains further details on assignment-specific courses.

The Service or agency DACM can confirm whether

the applicant’s position justifies this type of training.

DAU, working through the Service or agency, will

fund TDY expenses if the Service or agency DACM

validates the requirement for assignment-specific

course attendance.

Other courses included in this chapter are designed

to enhance the job skills of Acquisition Workforce

members and to keep them current with the very

latest legislation, policies, and procedures necessary

to successfully perform their duties. These courses

may also be used to meet the continuous learning

requirements established for Defense Acquisition

Workforce members.

This chapter provides a description of all mandatory, desired, assignment-specific, and continuing

education courses. The description for each course

includes the training objectives and prerequisites;

the recommended experience/education levels for

students; and the course length, method of delivery, and assigned Personnel Data System (PDS)

code. For updates to these course descriptions during the training year, consult the online catalog at

http://www.dau.mil.

SOME ACRONYMS USED IN THIS CHAPTER

BCEFM – Business, Cost Estimating, and

Financial Management

COTS – Commercial Off-The-Shelf

DAR – Defense Acquisition Regulation

DAWIA – Defense Acquisition Workforce

Improvement Act

DBOF – Defense Business Operations Fund

DCAA – Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCAI – Defense Contract Audit Institute

DODIG – DoD Inspector General

DWCF – Defense Working Capital Fund

EVM – Earned Value Management

GAO – General Accounting Office

IBR – Integrated Baseline Review

ICAF – Industrial College of the Armed Forces

IS/IT – Information Systems/Information

Technology

IEEE/EIA – Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineers/Electronic Industries Alliance

OFPP – Office of Federal Procurement Policy

OSCR – Operations and Support Cost

Reduction

PPBS – Planning, Programming, and Budgeting

System (DoD)

PDS – Personnel Data System

RFP – Request for Proposal

SBA – Small Business Administration

VE – Value Engineering

VECP – Value Engineering Change Proposal
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T his course provides a broad overview of the

DoD systems acquisition process, covering all

phases of acquisition. It introduces the requirements generation and resource allocation processes,

the DoD 5000 documents governing the defense

acquisition process, and current issues in system 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 fundamental precepts and bases 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: PC

PDS Code: BU5

ACQ 101

T his course prepares mid-level acquisition professionals to work effectively in integrated

product teams by understanding and applying

system acquisition principles and processes.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• 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

to develop plans and resolve problems.

Who Should Attend: This course is for military officers, O-3 and above; civilians, GS-9 and above; and

industry equivalents who are Level I certified. Students should have 2 to 4 years of acquisition experience.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101

Note: For contracting personnel, the prerequisites

are ACQ 101 (within 1 year of assignment to a major defense acquisition program) or contracting Level

II certification. This course is assignment-specific for

contracting personnel. It is required at Level III for

all contracting personnel assigned to a major program or for those who devote at least 50 percent of

their time to a major acquisition program.

Length: ACQ 201A – 60 calendar days; ACQ 201B –

5 class days

Method of Delivery: Hybrid of Distance Learning

and Resident/Onsite – See “Online Courses,” page 12.

PDS Code: JHA

ACQ 201

FUNDAMENTALS OF SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

MANAGEMENT

INTERMEDIATE SYSTEMS ACQUISITION
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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 masters 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

of Acquisition Career Management.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 10 months

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: ABW

ACQ 401

F or individuals who are not graduates of PMT 301

or PMT 302, this 3-week course serves senior

managers who interface with, or otherwise

need to understand, the defense systems acquisition process. Participants explore better ways to

support, guide, and oversee acquisition programs

through case studies and examples; faculty discussion; and guest speakers from the DoD community

and the defense industry.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• recognize what issues are important in defense

systems acquisition at the executive level; and

• understand why these particular issues are important from a macro perspective.

Who Should Attend: This course is open to military

officers and civilians, O-6/GM-15, who are working

in positions requiring an understanding and working

knowledge of DoD systems acquisition. Additionally, participants of equivalent rank from the defense industry, other Federal agencies, and allied

nations are admitted on a space-available basis.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 15 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: AD2

ACQ 402

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T his 1-week course for flag officers and SES

civilians focuses on understanding the perspectives of key government and defense industry decision makers. The course includes discussion of topics affecting the weapon system

acquisition environment. Participants who are not

graduates of PMT 301 or PMT 302 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 available resources, issues, lessons learned,

and hot topics to their current programs.

Who Should Attend: This course is for general/flag

officers and senior executive service civilians who

are working in positions requiring an understanding

of DoD systems acquisition. Also, participants of

equivalent rank from the defense industry, other

Federal agencies, and allied nations are admitted

on a space-available basis.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: ADM

ACQ 404

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COURSE FOR

GENERAL/FLAG OFFICERS

T his innovative course provides flag officers and

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

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 studied or specialized

in one or two specific areas; 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,

and senior executive service civilian employees.

Membership in an Acquisition Corps career program

is not required.

Prerequisite: None

Length: Variable, depending upon the number of

topics to be addressed; typically one-half to 2 days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: ADU

ACQ 403

DEFENSE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE

OVERVIEW WORKSHOP
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T he Executive Refresher Course provides an

acquisition policy, process, and lessons-learned

update. The class members examine their role as

acquisition leaders in our changing environment.

Guest speakers lead discussions on contemporary

management and leadership topics, such as reform

initiatives, partnering with industry, contracting tools,

resource allocations, downsizing, earned value oversight, logistics reengineering, 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 only to

graduates of the Program Management Course or

Advanced Program Management Course (PMT 302)

who are, or have been selected for, rank/grade O-6

or GS-15 or the industry equivalent thereof. NonPMC/PMT 302 graduates who meet the rank/grade

requirement should attend the Executive Management Course (ACQ 402).

Prerequisite: PMT 302

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BB8

ACQ 405

EXECUTIVE REFRESHER COURSE

AUD 1130

Technical Indoctrination provides the newly

hired auditor with the basic concepts, techniques, and procedures of contract auditing.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

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

general types of negotiated contracts;

• contrast principal objectives of government contract cost accounting and financial cost accounting;

• explain the history of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31 and discuss allocability,

allowability, and financial cost accounting;

• explain Cost Accounting Standards;

• identify direct costs, indirect costs, General and Administrative (G&A) expenses, and 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;

• identify relationships between Generally Accepted

Auditing Standards and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards;

• describe risk assessment;

• list common audit research material sources;

• state requirements of FAR Part 15 and Standard

Forms 1411 and 1412;

• select, run, and evaluate the proper E-Z-Quant

sample program;

• prepare required working papers; and

• draft an initial pricing audit report.

Who Should Attend: New contract auditing personnel should attend approximately 8 weeks after reporting date.

Prerequisites: AUD 1111*, Orientation to Contract Auditing (SS) and AUD 1124*, Audit Applications of FAR

Part 31, Cost Principles (SS). (*For course description,

contact DCAI at (901) 325-6383.)

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PC6

TECHNICAL INDOCTRINATION
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AUD 1320

I

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:

• identify the importance of defining audit objectives and planning the audit;

• list factors influencing risk assessment and assess

high and low audit risk areas;

• state the importance of Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards;

• explain why auditors need to attend negotiations;

• list negotiation techniques and concepts;

• list requirements of Form 2000, State Auditor Responsibility to Detect Fraud, and Identify Common

Fraud Indicators;

• discuss the purpose and requirements of the cost

accounting standards and complete case studies

on CAS-401 and accounting changes;

• describe post-award review concepts and complete a price adjustment case study; and

• discuss audit leads and observations.

Who Should Attend: Auditors with 1 to 5 years of

contract audit experience

Prerequisites: AUD 1130(R) and AUD 1280*, Fraud

Prevention and Detection (SS). (*For course description, contact DCAI at (901) 325-6383.)

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: JR7

INTERMEDIATE CONTRACT AUDITING

Statistical 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: Level I personnel working on

their Level II certification requirements

Prerequisite: AUD 1130(R)

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: QP0

AUD 4120

STATISTICAL SAMPLING
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AUD 8560

T he Supervisory Skills Workshop addresses the

new supervisor’s adjustment to the demands

and responsibilities of a supervisory auditor.

Emphasis is placed on developing the supervisor’s

ability to use key personnel management programs

(staffing, training and development, performance

appraisals, promotions, and employee relations) and

interactive leadership skills necessary in Defense

Contract Audit Agency’s (DCAA’s) participative workteam environment.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• incorporate DCAA’s personnel management requirements and interactive leadership skills into

the personnel actions taken as a supervisor; and

• coach employees, conduct meetings, resolve

team conflict, and facilitate employee relations.

Who Should Attend: Supervisors and managers

Prerequisite: None

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: CBJ

AUD 4230

GRAPHIC, COMPUTATIONAL, AND IMPROVEMENT

CURVE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY SUPERVISORY

SKILLS WORKSHOP

T his course provides students the skills necessary to perform a regression analysis and a

simple improvement curve in the contract audit

environment. The course stresses graphic presentation

of trend and improvement curve data, identification

of possible irregularities in the contractor’s history,

and the reporting of audit findings.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• identify audit situations for regression analysis or

improvement curves;

• properly utilize the correct E-Z-Quant program for

a given audit situation;

• correctly interpret the E-Z-Quant program output;

• determine if reliance can be placed upon interpretation of the output;

• analyze improvement curve data and identify

major irregularities or significant changes in trend

data; and

• research the more complex issues associated with

regression analysis and improvement curves.

Who Should Attend: Level I personnel working on

their Level II certification requirements

Prerequisite: AUD 1130

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: QPC
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Policies and techniques are introduced for preparing weapon systems life-cycle cost estimates,

including DoD estimating requirements and

guidance, estimate use and structure, analogy estimates, parametric estimating, learning curves, inflation, risk, economic analysis, and software cost estimating. These skills are applied in case studies.

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, and they should have completed an

introductory course in statistics as well. Students

with questions about their math skills should contact the course manager. Students will also need

familiarity with IBM-compatible computers and

spreadsheet packages.

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: Q1A

BCF 101

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

Students will learn in a virtual classroom environment as part of a virtual learning team. The

course begins with a key exercise to guide students

through the thoughtful process of developing a

baseline plan or Performance Measurement

Baseline (PMB). Students will distinguish between

the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) process and

the EVM System Certification process. Finally, students will perform basic data analysis and develop

Estimates at Completion (EAC). They will recognize

the relationship between EVM data analysis and industry and government program decisions.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• describe how EVM is used to plan and integrate

cost, schedule, and technical program aspects, and

assess progress;

• correlate contractors’ management systems characteristics to the guidelines in the EVM Systems

Industry Standard EIA-748;

• recommend alternative EVM applications based

on project risks;

• explain the IBR process;

• develop EACs based on project cost, schedule, and

technical data; and

• identify relevant acquisition organizations, key

players, and formal agreements.

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: 28 days. This is a nonresident course available through the Internet. It is a nonrolling-enrollment

course with specific start and end dates. The course

begins the first week of each month and ends the

last week of that month.

Method of Delivery: PC

PDS Code: Q1B

BCF 102

FUNDAMENTALS OF COST ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS OF EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT
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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, and budgeting

system; the congressional enactment process; and

the budget execution process. The course includes

lectures, case studies, and student-led discussions.

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 Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS) 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 in accordance with public law, and reprogrammed.

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: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PGC

BCF 103

FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT

BCF 203

I

ntermediate Earned Value Management (EVM)

students work through an EVM case study, including acquisition strategy, Request for Proposal

(RFP) development, post-award activities, and analysis. During the case exercises, the students learn to

apply EVM as a program management tool and incorporate EVM into the integrated management process.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• synthesize the relationship between EVM and defense acquisition management;

• prepare EVM requirements for the RFP;

• evaluate a contractor’s management systems

against the 32 EVM guidelines;

• synthesize the planning, organization, execution,

and follow-up of an integrated baseline review;

• identify working relationships of stakeholders; and

• use EVM techniques and automated tools to analyze information from the Cost Performance Report

and critical path scheduling tools to assess and report a contractor’s cost and schedule performance.

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 suitability

for attendance.

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: Q2G

INTERMEDIATE EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT
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I

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 learning curves,

are addressed in more depth. Computations are

done using ACEIT (Automated Cost Estimating Integrated Tools).

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 operation and 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

Recommended: Two years of acquisition experience in cost estimating, financial management, or the

earned value analysis job series is recommended.

Competence with algebra 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/Onsite

PDS Code: Q2B

BCF 204

INTERMEDIATE COST ANALYSIS

BCF 205

T he Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers

course provides students with a better understanding of the contractors and contractor data

with which they deal directly. The course concentrates on the government contracting industry and

includes the special financial regulations required by

the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Cost Accounting Standards.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• recognize financial management issues; 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 are involved in the systems acquisition

process, interface with contractors, or deal with contractor financial data.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: Q2A

CONTRACTOR FINANCE FOR ACQUISITION

MANAGERS
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Cost 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, goodness-of-fit testing, basic simulation

concepts, and spreadsheet-based simulation. Practical exercises, a small-group 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 Acquisition Workforce personnel whose duties include developing and/or evaluating cost estimates for such areas as procurement,

software, research and development, weapon 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 from the Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management (BCEFM) community as well as

program/project managers and personnel in contracting; systems planning, research, development

and engineering; and information technology.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: BCF 101, ACQ 201, and a working

familiarity with any spreadsheet package

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: Q2C

BCF 206

Economic 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 and Department of Defense

Instruction (DoDI) 7041.3;

• 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 or outsourcing, or repair or replace). BCF 207 is

also for those who prepare funding proposals for

such programs as OSCR or DWCF (DBOF). Participants typically include the BCEFM community. This

course would also be appropriate for program/

project managers and personnel in contracting; systems planning, research, development, and engineering; information technology; and non-DoD personnel who conduct economic analyses of materiel

systems.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 101 and a working familiarity

with any spreadsheet package

Length: 4 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: Q2D

BCF 207

COST RISK ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Software 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 Off-The-Shelf (COTS) items, function points, 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 system acquisitions, evaluating and/or negotiating contract proposals, or analyzing cost and performance tradeoff.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 201, BCF 101, a working familiarity with any word-processing package on an

IBM-compatible personal computer

Length: 9 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: Q2E

BCF 208

SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATING

The Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) course

prepares acquisition personnel to generate and

review the SAR. Through lecture and computerassisted case studies, the student learns step-by-step

SAR preparation using the Consolidated Acquisition

Reporting System (CARS) software. The Acquisition

Program Baseline, Defense Acquisition Executive

Summary, and Unit Cost Report are also discussed.

Objective: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to prepare, generate, and review the 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 acquisition documentation or reporting using the CARS software.

Civilians under contract to support a military program office with a SAR reporting requirement are

eligible with the recommendation of the Program

Manager.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: Q2F

BCF 209

SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORT
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Hands-on experience dealing with common

financial issues in acquisition is provided during BCF 211, including cost estimating; earned

value analysis; Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS); and budget preparation and execution. Students complete an Internet precourse

(BCF 211A) to review basic concepts prior to applying

these concepts in the classroom (BCF 211B).

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 PPBS cycle.

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

and financial management throughout the life cycle

of a system.

Prerequisites: BCF 102 and BCF 103

Recommended: 2 years of acquisition experience

and completion of ACQ 201

Note: There are two required components to this

course — BCF 211A (online) and BCF 211B (classroom).

Both must be completed for certification.

Length: BCF 211A – 60 calendar days; BCF 211B –

5 class days

Method of Delivery: Hybrid of Distance Learning

and Resident – See “Online Courses,” page 12.

PDS Code: PGD

BCF 211

ACQUISITION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

BCF 215

OPERATING AND SUPPORT COST ANALYSIS

T his course explores techniques and data sources

for estimating Operating and Support (O&S)

costs to support defense acquisition management decisions for weapon systems. It also presents

an overview of basic economic analysis techniques

to support tradeoff analyses, such as net present

value and return on investment. Practical exercises

and case studies allow the student to apply concepts learned in class and analyze new situations.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• plan and perform an O&S cost estimate;

• recognize the full spectrum of costs included in

O&S cost estimates;

• obtain and normalize O&S cost data;

• apply appropriate cost estimating methods and

models;

• document cost models and cost estimates;

• perform sensitivity and basic risk analysis of an

estimate; and

• apply economic analysis tools to evaluate alternatives.

Who Should Attend: This is an assignment-specific

course for personnel involved in developing and/or

evaluating O&S cost estimates, cost/performance

tradeoffs, or total ownership cost reduction efforts.

This course is also appropriate as continuous learning for other personnel involved in defense acquisition.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: Two years of experience in defense

acquisition cost estimating, financial management,

logistics, engineering, or program management. BCF

101 and ACQ 201 are highly recommended. Competence in algebra is required.

Precourse Materials: Advance reading materials

will be available on the Internet.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: Q2H
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T he Selected Acquisition Report Review course

provides acquisition personnel with a refresher

of Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) preparation,

including the latest policy changes and updates to

the Consolidated Acquisition Reporting System (CARS)

software. Lecture is supplemented by computerbased case studies using the latest version of CARS

software.

Objective: Upon completing this course, the student

will be able to apply the latest policy and software

changes to prepare, generate, and review the SAR.

Who Should Attend: This continuing education

course is for acquisition personnel with previous

SAR/CARS experience and training. Civilians under

contract to support a military program office with a

SAR requirement are eligible with the recommendation of the Program Manager. Acquisition personnel

with no previous SAR/CARS experience or training

should take the Selected Acquisition Report course,

BCF 209. This course should be retaken whenever

there is a major update to the CARS software, usually on an annual basis.

Prerequisite: BCF 209

Length: 3 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: Q2J

BCF 802

SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORT REVIEW

T his capstone course teaches students how to

apply BCF 301 concepts, techniques, and on-thejob 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 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management (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 weapon systems and the

various aspects of business and financial management throughout the life cycle of a system.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and a minimum of two of

the following: BCF 101, BCF 102, or BCF 103

Recommended: Four years of acquisition experience is recommended.

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. Also, students should come to class

prepared to research a work-related topic. They will

either brief the class on their findings or prepare a

paper at the end of the course.

Length: 9 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BZF

BCF 301

BUSINESS, COST ESTIMATING, AND FINANCIAL

MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
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CAR 805

Contemporary Approaches to Acquisition Reform

provides an integrated perspective of continuing Acquisition Reform and concurrent changes

in the global political and economic environment resulting from advances in information technology.

Emerging information technologies and best commercial management practices are discussed with a

focus on improving acquisition service to the customer while assuring best value to the government.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• assess the impact of the latest legal and regulatory changes and advances in information technology on the acquisition process, and

• evaluate how emerging management practices

and information technology promote improvements in the acquisition process.

Who Should Attend: This continuing education

course is appropriate for acquisition professionals

who are already Level III certified in an acquisition

career field and in all types of defense programs,

including those dealing with weapons; Mission Critical Computer Resources; Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence; and Automated Information Systems.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: JHG

CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO

ACQUISITION REFORM

Emphasizing commercial business practices, this

survey course encompasses the entire contracting process from receipt of a purchase request

through contract closeout. Students use the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the DoD FAR

Supplement (DFARS) to make related business decisions. As business advisors to the customer, students conduct an integrated case study requiring

critical thinking and analysis.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• analyze contracting requirements;

• plan competition and source selection;

• draft contract solicitations;

• evaluate quotes and offers;

• award contracts;

• plan contract administration;

• monitor contract quality and administer payments; and

• modify, terminate, and close out contracts.

Who Should Attend: This course is for students new

to the contracting workforce, either entry-level personnel or crossovers from other career fields.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 19 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BDQ

BASICS OF CONTRACTING

CON 101
40

CON 202

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, terminations, and disputes resolution).

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

certification and 2 years of contracting experience.

Prerequisite: CON 104

Recommended: 2-1/2 years of contracting experience after completing CON 101

Precourse Materials: Integrated product team readahead assignment

Length: 15 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PGE

INTERMEDIATE CONTRACTING

E ntry-level contracting personnel will develop a

foundation in proposal, price, and cost analysis

and the art of negotiations during this course.

Students demonstrate their skills through practical

team exercises that include using price analysis, cost

analysis, and buyer/seller role playing. These exercises encourage effective win-win negotiations.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand the general environment of contract

pricing;

• determine the sources and means of acquiring

data for cost and price analysis;

• analyze direct and indirect costs;

• perform a profit analysis, including the appropriate use and application of requirements relative

to cost of money;

• integrate and apply the various concepts and

methods learned to a real-time cost analysis in

the form of an integrating exercise;

• apply selected techniques of cost of money and

profit analysis; and

• apply the essential techniques, strategies, and

tactics of the negotiation process.

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

and above; military officers, O-1 and above; and enlisted, E-4 and above, working in base, post, camp,

or station-level positions.

Prerequisite: CON 101

Recommended: A basic knowledge of algebra is

strongly recommended. Students should bring a

hand-held calculator.

Length: 14 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BDR

CON 104

PRINCIPLES OF CONTRACT PRICING
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CON 204

This course reinforces pricing skills taught in

CON 104 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 104

Precourse Materials: A welcome packet is mailed

approximately 30 days prior to attendance. It outlines objectives, purpose, competencies, introductory

reading material, and sample problems relevant to

the course.

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BU6

INTERMEDIATE CONTRACT PRICING

CON 210

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 government-contractor 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;

• recognize situations requiring an equitable adjustment;

• articulate key issues and describe procedures

available for dispute resolution;

• explain the application of different types of contract termination;

• 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 intermediatelevel personnel who have some experience with

government contracting and are responsible for

contract formation or management.

Prerequisite: CON 104

Recommended: CON 202 is strongly recommended.

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BDP

GOVERNMENT CONTRACT LAW
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T he Cost Accounting Standards Workshop 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.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• ascertain if a given practice is compliant with the

cost accounting standards;

• verify applicability of cost accounting standards

and type of coverage;

• determine if and when disclosure of the contractor’s practices is required;

• find out if a cost impact proposal is necessary;

and

• determine appropriate contract adjustments if a

cost impact proposal is necessary.

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 also have a current (or pending) assignment

dealing on a regular basis with CAS issues.

Prerequisite: CON 204 (prerequisite waived for attorneys)

Recommended: Completion of a first-year college

accounting course or equivalent and completion of

CON 232

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: QMF

CON 233

COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS WORKSHOP

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 hands-on 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 104

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/Onsite

PDS Code: BKA

CON 232

OVERHEAD MANAGEMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS
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CON 234

Contingency 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 executing 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 behavioral 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 101 or PUR 101

Recommended: 2 years of purchasing or contracting experience

Length: 9 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PAP

CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING

From 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 wanting to advance

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

PDS Code: PAQ

CON 235

ADVANCED CONTRACT PRICING
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The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)

course is intended to support the training of

the DoD Acquisition Workforce on the use of

simplified acquisition procedures 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

SAP for acquisition;

• identify the purchases that can be made using

SAP;

• list sources of information regarding potential

open-market suppliers;

• determine whether the small business set-aside requirement applies;

• decide whether data justifies 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 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

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: PC

PDS Code: PAS

CON 237

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

This 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 weapon 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

CON 236

CONTRACTUAL ASPECTS OF VALUE ENGINEERING
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Architect-Engineer (A-E) Contracting focuses on

the unique aspects of contracting for professional A-E services. The course is designed for

Acquisition Workforce personnel in the Contracting

career field who have achieved a solid baseline of

contracting knowledge through a combination of actual experience and completion of all Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level I

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, SF254s/255s, 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 Acquisition 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 104

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PGF

CON 243

ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTING

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, Davis-Bacon, 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 Acquisition 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 104

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PGG

CON 244

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CON 333

MANAGEMENT FOR CONTRACTING SUPERVISORS

Designed for supervisors, managers, and team

leaders assigned to acquisition/contracting

positions within the Federal Government,

CON 333 allows participants to apply leadership,

critical thinking, and decision-making principles to

case studies in a contracting environment. Small

group interaction, customer focus, communications, and the contracting professional’s role as a

business advisor are emphasized.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• balance the competing interests of various agencies and principal players, i.e., requiring activities,

industry, higher headquarters, and oversight

agencies;

• understand the contracting professional’s role as

“business advisor” and develop processes to manage the business relationship with their customers;

• identify processes that promote early and fair

government-contractor interaction;

• develop procurement planning skills utilizing critical thinking;

• manage workload distribution effectively within

the contracting office by emphasizing empowerment and risk management;

• balance the requirement for workload completion with the need for professional development;

• establish and justify effective procurement organizational structures; and

• maximize use of team members’ expertise.

Who Should Attend: Supervisors, managers, team

leaders, or those about to be assigned to such positions in the acquisition or contracting functions

Prerequisite: 1 year of contracting experience after

Level II certification

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BU7

E xecutive Contracting is a unique forum for

senior personnel in the Contracting career field

to examine a wide range of acquisition issues.

This course provides guest speaker lectures, discussions, workshops, and a visit to Capitol Hill to observe congressional activities. Topic areas cover contracting policy (DAR council, OFPP, changes, and

changing technologies), external forces (SBA, GAO,

DODIG, and legislative statutes), and work environment.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• identify and discuss the impact of recently established or proposed policies, regulations, directives,

or studies on present acquisition and contracting

practices;

• understand how legislation and procurement

policy makers operate; and

• network with other contracting personnel on various approaches.

Who Should Attend: This course is required at Level

III for all contracting personnel who represent their

activities regarding policy implementation. This

course is required as a refresher every 3 to 5 years

to keep current in contracting policy. The senior contracting officer at a smaller activity, if certified at

Level II, may also attend.

Prerequisite: 1 year of contracting experience after

Level II certification

Precourse Materials: Prior to attending the course,

participants must prepare a paper describing contracting issues of importance to their activity and a contracting-improvement paper to be shared in class.

Students who have not received precourse materials 2 weeks prior to the course should contact the

University.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BB3

CON 301

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GRT 201

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 preaward and post-award assistance processes, e.g.,

grants specialists and DoD personnel in a career

path to become grants officers. (This course is not

intended for personnel in the National Guard Bureau (NGB). DAU is working on a variation of this

course, customized for the NGB.) GRT 201 does not

address Other Transactions (OTs) used for acquisition

(Sec. 845 OTs). The course provides a brief overview

only of OTs and Technology Investment Agreements used for research.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: Level I (Contracting) courses

Length: 3-1/2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BU4

GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS MANAGEMENT

IND 101

CONTRACT PROPERTY ADMINISTRATION

FUNDAMENTALS

T his course provides contracting officers, property

administrators, plant clearance officers, and personnel in related career fields a comprehensive

understanding of the contractual regulatory and

statutory requirements for government property administration.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• state government policies and exceptions on providing property to contractors;

• describe five major types of government property;

• explain the government property Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses;

• describe the responsibilities of the property administrator;

• plan and initiate property management;

• evaluate a contractor’s property control system;

• provide a property control system analysis, identify deficiencies, and recommend corrections;

• investigate and determine appropriate action for

lost, damaged, or destroyed property; and

• describe methods used to properly dispose of

government property.

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: None

Recommended: Some prior knowledge or experience with property management

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PDM
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IND 103

CONTRACT PROPERTY SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

Contract Property Systems Analysis 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 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.

Prerequisite: IND 101

Recommended: 1 year of property management

experience after completing IND 101

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BRL

T his course is designed to enhance the skills of

government personnel performing contract

property disposition functions. Participants will

analyze the contract property disposition process

and the responsibilities of the contractor, plant clearance officer, property administrator, and contracting

officer. Contract property disposition statutes, regulations, and policies are examined and discussed.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• understand the duties of the plant clearance officer;

• understand Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

45.6, DoD FAR Supplement (DFARS) 245.6, and

regulations on plant clearance;

• understand screening procedures for DoD excess/

surplus property; and

• discuss current topics such as demilitarization procedures and disposition of information technology.

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. This course

is required as a refresher every 3 to 5 years to

keep current in contract property policy.

Prerequisite: IND 101

Recommended: CON 101 and 104

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PDO

IND 102

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IND 201

INTERMEDIATE CONTRACT PROPERTY

ADMINISTRATION

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 agencypeculiar 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 101

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PDN

T he Contract Property Management Seminar is

designed for property professionals and related

contracting professionals and builds upon the introductory and intermediate contract property courses.

Participants analyze problems, policies, and initiatives

that impact the property administration function. Participants discuss DoD property management initiatives

and commercial practices, and they explore the challenges faced by property administration offices.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to perform the following functions in the property management environment:

• apply complex interactions of government property and related clauses in problem-solving situations;

• apply new DoD and departmental initiatives;

• analyze newly issued regulatory materials; and

• apply contemporary management techniques to

address technical and managerial problems.

Who Should Attend: All Level II and III industrial

property management specialists and industrial

plant clearance specialists, including property

administrators and plant clearance officers in the

GS-1103 series, should attend. This course is also

recommended for contracting, production, and

quality-assurance personnel who are assigned to

contracts with a significant amount of government

property accountability and who have a substantial

involvement with the management and control of

government property. This course is required as a

refresher every 3 to 5 years to keep current in contract property policy.

Prerequisite: IND 201

Recommended: At least 1 year of experience in

the field after completing IND 201

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BRM

IND 202

CONTRACT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
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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,

lecture, and group discussion are used in covering

such topics as 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 information systems 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 information technology;

• apply management skills needed to effectively

and efficiently utilize people, money, facilities, information, and time to accomplish information systems acquisition objectives;

• identify internal and external factors that influence and constrain the information systems 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 Level I certified mid-level managers with responsibilities in IS/

IT acquisitions.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and IRM 101

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: QN5

IRM 201

INTERMEDIATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

T his course combines interactive computerbased training with performance-support resource access. Students in this course explore

the introductory-level concepts involved in DoD information systems acquisition management.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will not only gain a basic knowledge and

comprehension of the following fundamental concepts of an information systems acquisition, but they

will also be able to:

• apply laws and regulations;

• understand organizational and individual roles

and responsibilities;

• interpret information technology terminology; and

• apply acquisition management practices, such as

risk management, quality assurance, requirements management, architecture, and configuration management.

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

to GS-9, or military officers, O-1 to 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: PC

PDS Code: JHD

IRM 101

BASIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION
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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 Technology (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 operationalize Acquisition Reform initiatives and manage IS/IT as a capital investment.

Who Should Attend: This course is for civilian senior managers, grades GS/GM-13 to GS/GM-15, and

military officers, ranks O-4 to O-6, who have successfully completed the requirements for Level II in

the Information Technology career field.

Prerequisite: IRM 201

Length: 15 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BZE

IRM 303

ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

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 acquisition personnel who

are either not required to take CON 210 or who

completed CON 210 more than 5 years ago.

Prerequisite: None

Length: 4-1/2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: JHH

LAW 801

ACQUISITION LAW
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LOG 201

I

ntermediate Acquisition Logistics 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 optimize the early

integration of operational supportability into the

system development process and refines these skills

through facilitated student group exercises, presentations, and research activities on current acquisition

initiatives.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply leading-edge logistics concepts, policies,

constraints, and other considerations to the development and execution of acquisition logistics

within the DoD; and

• enhance their proficiency in performing the core

knowledge areas of their jobs as determined by

the Defense Acquisition Logistics Career Management Board (DALCMB).

Who Should Attend: Level I certified acquisition logistics managers and their supervisors

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and LOG 101

Recommended: Students should have acquisition

logistics experience as outlined in DoD 5000.52M

and be currently assigned, or expect to be assigned,

to an acquisition logistics position.

Length: LOG 201A – 26 calendar days; LOG 201B –

8 class days

Method of Delivery: Hybrid of Distance Learning

and Resident/Onsite – See “Online Courses,” page 12.

PDS Code: JR3

INTERMEDIATE ACQUISITION LOGISTICS

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 subjects, such as operational requirements identification, life-cycle costing,

integrated product and process development, sustainment logistics, supportability analyses, 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 6 to 12 months of experience in an acquisition organization.

Precourse Materials: Students are encouraged to

read DoDD 5000.1 and DoD 5000.2-R.

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: PC

PDS Code: JR1

LOG 101

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LOG 203

RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY

This course concentrates on Reliability and

Maintainability (R&M) activities throughout the

life cycle, 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: Logisticians assigned to DoD

acquisition programs

Prerequisite: ACQ 201

Length: This is a nonresident, self-paced course

available through the Internet. Students must pass

the end-of-module and end-of-course tests within

60 calendar days of the start date.

Method of Delivery: PC

PDS Code: AKA

This course provides managers and functional

staff with the knowledge of how to apply Configuration Management (CM) successfully. It includes the interrelationship of CM to life-cycle design activities and logistics support. LOG 204 provides an overview of the concepts and basic practices of CM, including configuration identification,

audits, control, and status accounting, as well as

data management. Impacts on CM by Acquisition

Reform, the integrated data environment, open systems, and commercial/nondevelopment items are

discussed. Continuing scenario exercises trace CM in

the technical development, production, and support

of a system. Requirements to design, develop,

implement, and operate a Configuration Management Program are discussed.

Objectives: The objective of this course is to provide the requisite training for Level II acquisition

personnel. The specific objectives of this course are

for each student to:

• apply CM oversight as a tool in the Integrated

Process and Product Development effort for system management; and,

• when given a scenario, utilize the Integrated Process and Product Development approach to manage the configuration for a system during its life

cycle.

Who Should Attend: Logisticians and systems engineers involved in the development of systems and

life-cycle support.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: QMB

LOG 204

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
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LOG 205

PROVISIONING

This course emphasizes management-level planning and oversight of logistics support development for a new system. It emphasizes the flow

of the provisioning process to ensure a sound understanding of the normal sequence of events in the

provisioning of a system. Instruction includes exercises

and case studies.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• comprehend basic concepts and definitions germane to provisioning and be able to distinguish

among various applications of similar terms and

concepts;

• understand management considerations that affect provisioning planning and apply this understanding to sample situations;

• understand events in a typical provisioning process, from planning through cataloging and fielding of support, and develop a model of such a

process under given criteria; and

• understand uses of technical codes and factors,

which are assigned during provisioning, in defining the support structure for a system or an item.

Who Should Attend: This course is for individuals

who are involved in the planning or execution of

initial logistics support and require Level II certification in acquisition logistics.

Prerequisite: LOG 201

Recommended: At least 1 year of experience in acquisition logistics

Precourse Materials: A required text is mailed to all

students 3 to 4 weeks prior to the course. Students

who have not received the material 2 weeks prior

to the course should contact the school.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: QM7

T his course, which will be offered late in FY 2002,

is designed for acquisition logistics personnel.

The course provides the tools and techniques

required to participate in and manage the

reengineering of product support processes supporting Department of Defense acquisition programs.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply, evaluate, and analyze the concepts, policies,

and practices of reengineering product support;

• understand the use of business case analysis in

logistics reengineering; and

• identify the logistics support impacts of reliability

and maintainability, configuration management,

supply-chain management, flexible sustainment,

and prime vendor concepts, support options, continuous modernization, and commercial integration on reengineering product support.

Who Should Attend: Level I certified acquisition

and sustainment logisticians involved in the development of systems and life-cycle support.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and LOG 201

Length: Students will complete a 5-week Distance

Learning course via readings, online and other media research, and e-mail. This is followed by a 3-day

resident classroom session dedicated to group activities (e.g., exercises and case analyses) in which they

will demonstrate the successful application of the

tools and techniques learned in the Distance Learning portion.

Method of Delivery: Hybrid of Distance Learning

and Resident – See “Online Courses,” page 12.

PDS Code: JHL

LOG 235

REENGINEERING THE PRODUCT SUPPORT PROCESS
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LOG 304

E xecutive Acquisition Logistics Management

prepares the acquisition logistician to function in executive-level logistics management

and policy-making positions. The student will acquire an understanding of the complex relationships

among logistics support planning, acquisition policy,

requirements determination, program management,

contracting, and government funds management.

Acquisition Reform issues will be explored as they

pertain to acquisition logistics.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• serve as proactive, credible, and influential acquisition logisticians;

• identify each phase of the acquisition process and

its major events;

• distinguish the acquisition logistician’s functions

during each phase of the acquisition process;

• identify the basic elements of the systems engineering process; and

• distinguish major acquisition policy requirements

from the logistics perspective.

Who Should Attend: This course is for military officers, O-3 and above, and DoD civilians, GS-11 and

above, who are in, or soon will be assigned to, acquisition logistics positions and who are Level II certified in the Acquisition Logistics career field.

Prerequisites: LOG 201, LOG 203, and either LOG

204 or LOG 205

Precourse Material: Skim precourse material provided

at http://norfolkcampus.dau.mil/log304/adv_read.pdf

prior to attending the class. It is not necessary to do an

in-depth review prior to class; course materials and

readings will be provided, so you need not print this

file. As a requirement of the course, you must prepare

and present a 5-10 minute “Logistics Lessons Learned”

briefing to the class during the second week of the

course. This briefing is to include a short-point paper

and a presentation of 1 or 2 slides. It is strongly recommended that you complete this assignment prior to

the class; however, the “Lessons Learned” will be collected on Monday of the second week. Visit the Web

site above for further information.

Length: 9 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: AH1

EXECUTIVE ACQUISITION LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

This course helps students develop an understanding of how 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:

• understand key national, DoD, and Service policies on international cooperative development,

production, and logistics; and

• comprehend 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).

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific

course is for military officers, O-3 and above, and

DoD civilians, GS-11 and above, who hold, or have

been selected for, the following positions impacting

international defense acquisition programs: 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

PMT 202

MULTINATIONAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
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As a comprehensive review, the International

Security and Technology Transfer/Control

course examines the international transfer and

control and export and import licensing of technology, hardware, software, data exchange, engineering liaison, and training. PMT 203 is designed for the

acquisition professional, 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:

• understand the basic classification systems, i.e.,

Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential;

• develop a technology assessment control plan;

and

• differentiate intellectual property rights, military

security, and technology transfer.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific

course is for military officers, O-3 and above; DoD

civilians, GS-11 and above; and acquisition professionals who require international acquisition training. The course is also appropriate for foreign liaison

office personnel or DoD representatives who deal

with other nations or international agencies.

Prerequisite: None

Precourse Materials: Students must complete a

self-assessment prior to arrival at the course.

Security Clearance: A SECRET security clearance is

required. Due to security restrictions, allied students

may not attend under most circumstances.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PAK

PMT 203

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY

TRANSFER/CONTROL

PMT 250

As a follow-on to ACQ 201, the Program Management Tools course provides application

skills needed in a program office or as an Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead. Designed to enhance journeymen-level skills, it is required, along

with ACQ 201, for Level II certification in Program

Management (PM). PMT 250 also prepares students

for later work in the Level III program management

certification course, PMT 352.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• apply leadership skills in an IPT environment;

• understand and develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS);

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

• determine cost estimates using current cost estimating processes;

• develop contract documentation as part of a

simulated contracting activity; and

• demonstrate use of earned value for program

planning and control.

Who Should Attend: Target attendees are civilians,

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

PM career field. Lower grades may apply if they

have completed ACQ 201. Level III personnel in

other career fields desiring to take PMT 352 must

either take this course or obtain credit for the course

by passing an equivalency test. “Test out” procedures for PMT 250 can be found on the DAU Web

site: http://www.dau.mil.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201

Length: This is a nonresident, Distance Learning

course available through the Internet. Course length

is 64 days. Students must complete modules 1–8

(consisting of about 56 hours of work) within 60 calendar days of the start date. Modules 9–10 are presented as a virtual IPT classroom exercise, requiring

26 hours over the last 4 days of the course.

Method of Delivery: PC

PDS Code: PGM

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TOOLS
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The Advanced Program Management Course

provides a comprehensive examination of

the integrated processes of systems acquisition

management. A key focus is to expose learners to

current/emerging issues in the Acquisition Reform

arena and other policy and legislative changes that

make acquisition management an extremely dynamic environment. The primary learning methodology is faculty-assisted, student-led cases and exercises.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• demonstrate, from the program management

perspective, the ability to integrate the dynamic

processes used in systems acquisition management; and

• use managerial abilities and functional-area

knowledge to perform in acquisition-related positions.

Who Should Attend: This course is for Acquisition

Workforce military officers, O-4/O-5, or civilians, GS13/GS-14, who are qualified for the Acquisition

Corps. Equivalent acquisition industry managers are

also accepted.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201

Security Clearance: A SECRET security clearance is

required.

Length: 14 weeks

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BU1

PMT 302

ADVANCED PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COURSE

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 understand:

• the policies of the President; the Congress; Department of Defense; Departments of State, Commerce, and Treasury; and the Services on international cooperative defense acquisition

agreements; and

• how to negotiate an international acquisition

agreement and how to negotiate the results according to U.S. policy.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific

course is for personnel who work with international

defense acquisition programs in any career field.

The course is open to mid-level military officers, O-4

and above; DoD civilians, GS-13 and above; and industry equivalents. This is an advanced-level workshop, and 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

PMT 304

ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

WORKSHOP
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PMT 305

PROGRAM MANAGER’S SKILLS

(ACAT III PROGRAMS)

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 305 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 the top five 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 how to operate effectively within

it.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific

course is for Acquisition Category (ACAT) III program/project managers and their deputies. Allied

and industry students are encouraged to attend

on a space-available basis.

Prerequisite: PMT 302

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: BU8

PMT 352

As a follow-on to ACQ 201 and PMT 250, the

Program Management Office Course is the

Level III certification course in the Program

Management (PM) career field. It is designed to

train Level II qualified students to be effective PM

Level III leaders by providing analysis, synthesis,

and evaluative skills needed in a program office.

This hybrid course consists of 50 hours of Distance

Learning taken over 60 calendar days, followed by

6 weeks of classroom work. PMT 352A focuses on

key PMO knowledge and skills not covered in the

prerequisite courses; 352B features scenario-based

practical exercises.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• lead and contribute to effective teams in a DoD

Program Management Office (PMO);

• apply critical-thinking and problem-solving skills

to system acquisition problems throughout the life

cycle of a defense program;

• understand, analyze, and develop solutions to

cost, schedule, and performance issues faced in

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. Level III personnel in other career fields

desiring to take PMT 352 must either take PMT 250

first or obtain credit for that course by passing an

equivalency test. “Test out” procedures for PMT 250

are on the DAU Web site at http://www.dau.mil.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and PMT 250

Length: PMT 352A – 60 calendar days; PMT 352B –

6 weeks in the classroom

Method of Delivery: Hybrid of Distance Learning and

Resident – See “Online Courses,” page 12.

PDS Code: BZG

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE COURSE
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PMT 401

T he Program Manager’s 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

and interaction 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 workplace. This course is required

for ACAT I, II, and IA PMs and Deputy PMs.

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 that are common to

PM offices and PEOs; and

• identify and apply best business practices to

achieve win-win relationships with their industry

partners.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed expressly for specially selected, Level III certified members of the Acquisition Workforce motivated to and

capable of becoming leaders of major acquisition

programs, integrated product teams and SYSCOM/

MAJCOM divisions. Attendees must be O-5/GS-14 or

above with extensive experience in acquisition, including 4 years in, or in direct support of, a PMO.

Prerequisite: Prerequisites being determined.

Security Clearance: A SECRET security clearance is

required.

Length: 10 Weeks

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: PGN

Note: This course will be piloted in FY 2002 and offered in FY 2003.

THE PROGRAM MANAGER’S COURSE

PMT 402

This is an assignment-specific course designed to

meet the learning and performance needs of

newly selected Program Executive Officers

(PEOs), Deputy PEOs (DPEOs), and Acquisition Category (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 period preceded by approximately

60 days of self-assessment and assessment of your

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 (ID/IC and IAM/IAC) and II

PMs/DPMs prior to assuming the position. Allied

and industry students are eligible to attend on a

space-available basis.

Prerequisite: PMT 302 or 352 and PMT 401

Length: PMT 402A – 2-day resident workshop;

PMT 402B – 20 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: AH2

EXECUTIVE PROGRAM MANAGER’S COURSE

(FORMERLY PMT 303)
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Defense Specification Management covers DoD

policies and procedures for the development,

management, and use of nongovernment

standards, commercial item descriptions, specifications, and standards. Emphasis is placed on the use

of interoperability, market research, commercial/

nondevelopmental item alternatives, 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 at 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, standards, handbooks, commercial

item descriptions, or nongovernment standards.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 101

Length: 8-1/2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BAP

PQM 103

DEFENSE SPECIFICATION MANAGEMENT

Production, Quality and Manufacturing

Fundamentals is an entry-level course that

emphasizes basic production, manufacturing

and quality assurance principles, policies, processes,

and practices used in DoD. It exposes participants to

manufacturing and quality scheduling and control

techniques and to production surveillance activities.

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: PC

PDS Code: BU2

PQM 101

PRODUCTION, QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING

FUNDAMENTALS
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PQM 201

INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION, QUALITY AND

MANUFACTURING

This 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, technology and quality assurance issues, material control, and continuous improvement

techniques.

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);

• review integrated management plans for manufacturing and quality requirements;

• provide guidance to contracting officers on the

technical aspects of cost estimating, activity-based

costing, and physical progress reviews;

• assess the effectiveness of quality assurance and

manufacturing systems; and

• apply various tools and techniques to solve quality and production issues and relate their output

to process performance.

Who Should Attend: This course is required for Level

II certification of production, quality, and manufacturing management personnel; it is also for production,

quality, or engineering personnel providing pre- or

post-award technical support.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and PQM 101

Recommended: At least 2 years of production or

quality management experience after Level I certification

Length: PQM 201A – 60 calendar days; PQM 201B –

5 class days

Method of Delivery: Hybrid of Distance Learning and

Resident/Onsite – See “Online Courses,” page 12.

PDS Code: BU3

The Specification Selection and Application course

provides instruction on the appropriate selection and correct application of nongovernment

standards, commercial item descriptions, specifications, standards, and related documents in the acquisition process. Emphasis is placed on current acquisition initiatives, such as interoperability, for the

proper use of documents.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• support DoD objectives, policies, and procedures

for the proper use of standardization documents;

• implement the criteria for selection of the type of

acquisition document; and

• know the tools available, including market research, for making standardization decisions.

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/Onsite

PDS Code: PGH

PQM 104

SPECIFICATION SELECTION AND APPLICATION
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This course presents instruction on the preparation and review of commercial item descriptions, including characterization of commercial

items, the development and use of market acceptability criteria, and the development of performancebased salient characteristics. Current policy on the

use of commercial item descriptions and performance specifications is discussed.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• employ market research to determine the commerciality of an item in accordance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 2;

• develop a performance requirements document

for describing commercially available products

suitable for meeting the users’ needs; and

• implement DoD policy for the acquisition of commercial items.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course

is designed for personnel 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: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PAN

PQM 203

PREPARATION OF COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS

The Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item

(C/NDI) Acquisition course focuses on tools and

techniques for identifying and evaluating C/NDI

alternatives throughout the acquisition process. It

provides instruction on requirements definition,

acquisition strategy development, acquisition, support planning, and the use of multiple award schedules and 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 involved in planning and managing the acquisition of

commercial and nondevelopmental items.

Prerequisite: None

Recommended: ACQ 101

Length: 2 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: PAM

PQM 202

COMMERCIAL AND NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEM

ACQUISITION
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This course is structured around an integrated

product development, concurrent engineering

acquisition philosophy prescribed in DoD Directive 5000.1 and DoD 5000.2-R. During PQM 301,

decision-making issues relevant to successfully managing three core technical tasks in DoD acquisition

— systems and process development, manufacturing, and product quality management — will be investigated.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• 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, and design-build

principles; and

• understand the use of DoD electronic commerce

policy and information technology to leverage the

integrated digital environment to support technical

and business operations.

Who Should Attend: Civilians, GS-13 and above,

and military officers, O-3 to O-6

Prerequisite: PQM 201

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident

PDS Code: HV2

PQM 301

ADVANCED PRODUCTION, QUALITY AND

MANUFACTURING

The Market Research course defines market

research, explains its practical value, and discusses the government mandate to conduct

market research. The course addresses the memberships and roles of a market research team, sources

of market data, and techniques for the 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 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/Onsite

PDS Code: PGK

PQM 212

MARKET RESEARCH
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Using in-depth integrated product team-based

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 realworld 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 softwareintensive 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 assignment-specific 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 mandatory for those who serve

in Level II acquisition positions and who have duties

that include software acquisition management.

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and SAM 101

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Hybrid of Distance Learning

and Resident/Onsite – See “Online Courses,” page 12.

PDS Code: JHC

SAM 201

INTERMEDIATE SOFTWARE ACQUISITION

MANAGEMENT

Basic Software Acquisition Management 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, and 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:

• define software acquisition management specific

terms and concepts;

• recognize software development models, paradigms, and strategies appropriate for use in software-intensive acquisitions; and

• reference information sources of software acquisition management policies, standards, and best

practices.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific 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 mandatory for those serving in

Level I acquisition positions whose duties include

software acquisition management. Additionally, it is

an excellent introductory course for personnel of

any rank/grade or acquisition career field level who

are involved in the management of a DoD software-intensive system.

Prerequisite: ACQ 101 (waived for Level II or Level

III certified personnel)

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: PC

PDS Code: JHB

SAM 101

BASIC SOFTWARE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT
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This course covers the steps in the systems engineering process. Specific techniques are introduced, including systems engineering management planning and tools. Special emphasis is placed

on characteristics of a system. Practical exercises

and case studies reinforce comprehension, adaptation, and application of procedures.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• initiate, execute, and monitor science and engineering acquisition activities;

• assist in the integration of technical activities performed by multiple agencies to ensure the technical integrity of the operational system;

• execute and evaluate the technical development

activities proposed by industry sources; and

• cooperate in a multifunctional, synergistic environment.

Who Should Attend: This course is required for

Level II certified personnel in the Systems Planning,

Research, Development and Engineering career field.

Prerequisite: ACQ 201

Length: SYS 201A – 60 calendar days; SYS 201B – 5

class days

Method of Delivery: Hybrid of Distance Learning

and Resident/Onsite – See “Online Courses,” page 12.

PDS Code: BE2

SYS 201

INTERMEDIATE SYSTEMS PLANNING, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING

Advanced Software Acquisition Management

is the capstone course in the DAU Software

Acquisition Management sequence. This

seminar-based course is for senior personnel who

acquire, engineer, test, and evaluate DoD softwareintensive 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 Reform movements and incorporate new policies.

Who Should Attend: This assignment-specific course

is required for software acquisition personnel who

serve in the software acquisition field as Level III

managers or technical experts. Civilians, GS/GM 13

to 15, and military officers, O-4 to O-6, are appropriate.

Prerequisite: SAM 201

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: BU9

SAM 301

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E mphasizing the basic test and evaluation principles, policies, and practices used by the DoD,

TST 101 introduces students to the relationship

of Test and Evaluation (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 will be better able to effectively function within the acquisition process;

• thoroughly understand T&E’s role as a feedback

mechanism and management tool for the design/

engineering/development process; and

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

Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP).

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

have had at least 1 year of acquisition experience,

including civilians, GS-5 to 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: PC

PDS Code: PC5

TST 101

INTRODUCTION TO ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

TEST AND EVALUATION

Designed for senior DoD acquisition personnel,

this course emphasizes an understanding of

science, technology, and the systems engineering processes throughout a system’s 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; and

• manage technology obsolescence, advanced technology tools, and Acquisition Reform implementation.

Who Should Attend: This course is for DoD civilians, GS-13 and above, and military officers, O-3 to

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 mandatory

for Level III certification in the SPRD&E career field.

Prerequisite: SYS 201

Length: 10 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: HV1

SYS 301

ADVANCED SYSTEMS PLANNING, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING
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TST 301

ADVANCED TEST AND EVALUATION

TST 202

INTERMEDIATE TEST AND EVALUATION

This course is comprised of limited instructorbased lectures to introduce significant current

Test and Evaluation (T&E) events. Studentgenerated issues are used for a video teleconference with Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

officials. Group and classroom discussion and presentations include student-generated technology

topics, personal wisdom gained, and unresolved

challenges.

Objectives: Students who successfully complete this

course will be able to:

• generate OSD-level issues and discuss these issues with OSD officials;

• research, prepare, and present newly emerging

T&E technology topics;

• use technology, such as the Internet, to easily obtain pertinent T&E information;

• assess the impact of the Press, General Accounting Office, the Congress, and OSD officials on

ethics and integrity standards;

• review and analyze real-world, executive-level

T&E challenges; and

• constructively apply T&E-related wisdom for use

by other T&E executives.

Who Should Attend: This course is for T&E engineers, scientists, operations researchers, computer

scientists, 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.

Prerequisite: TST 202

Precourse Assignments: Students must satisfactorily

complete five prework assignments before being

admitted into the resident portion of this course.

Length: 5 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: QL9

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, planning, and experimental design; elements of systems

effectiveness and suitability; instrumentation; data

collection and management; analysis/evaluation;

live-fire software; modeling and simulation; and in

alternative acquisitions.

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 system requirements;

• develop T&E objectives and issues;

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

support of system 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

Prerequisites: ACQ 201 and TST 101

Length: 7 class days

Method of Delivery: Resident/Onsite

PDS Code: QMI
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Ten exclusively online courses are currently

provided by DAU. Seven more courses that

are a combination of distance learning and

resident training are also offered. These “Hybrid

Courses” usually consist of online or correspondence work that is followed by resident or onsite

Distance Learning Courses and

Continuous Learning Opportunities

DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES

CONTINUOUS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Currently DAU offers 24 continuous learning opportunities. These include classroom courses and

online modules. Information regarding these

opportunities can be accessed at the Continuous

Learning Center (CLC) Web site, http://clc.dau.mil.

training. Attendance in the classroom portion is

dependent on successful completion of the distance learning portion.

A list of the courses currently conducted in part or

entirely via distance learning follows:

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition

Management

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value

Management

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability

LOG 235 Reengineering the Product Support

Process

PMT 250 Program Management Tools

PMT 352 Program Management Office Course

PQM 101 Production, Quality, and Manufacturing

Fundamentals

PQM 201 Intermediate Production, Quality, and

Manufacturing

SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning,

Research, Development and Engineering

TST 101 Introduction to Acquisition Workforce

Test and Evaluation

Due to the ongoing development of new offerings,

check this Web site frequently to see what’s new. A

list of CL opportunities that are currently available

follows:

Acquisition Reform Training for Contract Specialists

Activity Based Costing (ABC)

Administering Contracts for Commercial Items

Army Managerial Costing Training Material

COTS Acquisitions for Program Managers

DoD 5000 Tutorial

Earned Value Management System

EEO Block Training

Ethics Block Training

Financial Management

Fiscal Law Tutorial

Fundamentals of the Integrated Product Teams

GSA SmartPay — Purchase Card Program

Information Assurance Block Training

Integrating Commercial Practices through Government Business Practices

Long-Term Contracting

Market Research Training Modules

Performance-Based Service Acquisition

Requirements Generation

Risk Management

Scheduling

Security Block Training

Simplified Acquisition Procedures

Systems Design & Operational Effectiveness (SDOE)
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ACQ 101 PMT 101, Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management – DSMC-26 [BB1]

ACQ 201 PMT 201, Intermediate Systems Acquisition – DSMC-37 [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]

Contractor Performance Measurement Course – DSMC-6 [QMK]

BCF 103 BFM 201, Systems Acquisition Funds Management [PCW]

BCF 201, Systems Acquisition Funds Management – DSMC-9 [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 802 BFM 210, Selected Acquisition Report Review [Q2J]

CON 101 CON 102, Operational Level Contracting Fundamentals [PEC]

CON 103, Facilities Contracting Fundamentals [HEI]

Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts (Basic) – 8D-4320 [BDQ]

Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts (Basic) – CTC-142 [HEI]

Central Systems Level Contracting – G30BR6532-010 [PD6]

Defense Procurement Management (8D-4320) [BDQ]

Central Procurement Officer (G30BR6531-003)

Contract Management Officer (G30BR6531-004)

Systems/R&D Procurement Officer (G30BR6531-005)

R&D Procurement Officer (G30BR6531-006)

Contract Management, Systems R&D Officer (G30BR6531-007)

Organizational Level Contracting [PEC]

Base Procurement Officer (G30BR6531-002)

Base Level Contracting (G30BR6531-002)

CON 104 CON 105, Operational Level Contract Pricing [QNU]

CON 106, Facilities Contract Pricing [BDU]

Principles of Contract Pricing – QMT-170 [BDR]

Defense Cost and Price Analysis/Negotiation – PN [BDU]

Base Level Pricing – G30ZR6534-009 [QNU]

Course Predecessors

Course Predecessor
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CON 202 CON 211, Intermediate Contracting [BDN]

CON 221, Intermediate Contract Administration [BDO]

CON 222, Operational Level Contract Administration [PDQ]

CON 222, Organizational Level Contract Administration [PDQ]

CON 223, Intermediate Facilities Contracting [BE4]

Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts (Adv) – 8D-F12 [BDN]

Contract Administration (Adv) – PPM-304 [BDO]

Base Contract Administration – G3ZAR65170-002 [PDQ]

Advanced Contract Management (Construction) – CTC-542 [BE4]

CON 204 CON 231, Intermediate Contract Pricing [BU6]

Intermediate Cost and Price Analysis – QMT-345 [BCC]

Intermediate Pricing – QMT-340 [BCC]

CON 210 CON 201, Government Contract Law [BDP]

CON 201(C), Government Contract Law (Construction) [BDP]

Government Contract Law – PPM-302 [BDP]

Government Contract Law Construction – CTC-302 [BDP]

Base Contract Law – G30ZR6534-007 [PDT]

AFIT Contract Law 166 [PDW]

USAF ECI Correspondence Course 660

CON 232 Contract Overhead Management – PPM-355 [BKA]

CON 236 CON 212, Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering [PAR]

CON 301 Defense Acquisition Contracting Executive Seminar – ER [BB3]

CON 333 CON 311, Executive Pre-award Contracting [BCL]

CON 321, Executive Contract Administration [BCM]

Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts (Exec) – ALMC-B5 [BCL]

Contract Administration, Executive – PPM-057 [BCM]

IND 101 Industrial Contract Property Administration – PPM-151 [PDM]

IND 102 Defense Contract Property Disposition – ALMC-TY [PDO]

IND 103 Defense Contract Property System Analysis – PPM-251 [BRL]

IND 201 Advanced Contract Property Administration – PPM-300 [PDN]

Advanced Industrial Property Manager

AFIT Contract Law 166 [PDW]

USAF ECI Correspondence Course 660

IND 202 Executive Contract Property Management Seminar – PPM-077 [BRM]

Course Predecessors (Continued)

Course Predecessor
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IRM 303 IRM 301, Information Technology Procurement Strategies [Q07]

IRM 302, Information Technology Advanced Management Program [BA0]

AIS Procurement Strategies – PPS [Q07]

Advanced Management Program – AMP [BA0]

LOG 201 Acquisition Logistics – AFIT – SYS-225 [JQH]

ILS Advanced Course – ALMC-IT [JR3]

Management of Acquisition Logistics – DSMC-24 [BCU]

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability Executive Overview – QMT-020 [AKA]

Reliability and Maintainability Overview – 8A-F30 [QMC]

LOG 204 Introduction to Configuration Management – SYS-028 [QMB]

Configuration Management – AMEC-12 [QNJ]

Configuration Management – SUP-CM [QNI]

LOG 205 Provisioning Management – LOG 260 [QM7]

Army Provisioning Process – ALMC-AH [QBQ]

PMT 302 PMT 301, Program Management Course [BBW]

Program Management Course – DSMC-3 [BBW]

PQM 101 PRD 101, Production Management Fundamentals [JQX]

QUA 101, Quality Assurance Fundamentals – AMEC-210 [BCS]

DoD In-Plant – QA-S89 [QAN]

PQM 103 SPE 101, Defense Specification Management Course – ALMC 8D-F1 [BAP]

PQM 104 PQM 104, Defense Specification User’s Course [PAH]

SPE 102, Specifications in the Defense Acquisition Process – ALMC-DU [PAH]

PQM 201 PRD 201, Intermediate Production Management [JQY]

QUA 201, Intermediate Quality Assurance – ALMC-QC [BCR]

Defense Manufacturing Management Course – DSMC-13 [BD2]

DoD Acquisition Quality Assurance [BCR]

Production Management II – PPM-305 [JQY]

Statistical Process Control – S81 [QCZ]

PQM 301 PRD 301, Defense Acquisition Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance –

DSMC-38 [BRK]

SYS 201 Systems Engineering Management Course – DMSC-28 [BE2]

Systems Engineering – A-F7 [BE2]

TST 202 TST 201, Test and Evaluation Management – DSMC-11 [BE3]

T&E Management Course – DSMC-11 [BE3]

Course Predecessors (Continued)

Course Predecessor
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Appendices

Appendix A

DAU Regions

Appendix B

Certification Standards Checklists

Appendix C

Assignment-specific Training

Appendix D

Equivalencies

Appendix E

Continuing Education Units

Appendix F

Meeting Acquisition Corps

 Education Standards

Appendix G

DAU Publications

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Appendix A — DAU Regions

E ach DAU location is fully equipped to accommodate student needs. Housing, dining facilities,

libraries, fitness facilities, and medical facilities

are available to DAU students at each location. DAU

classes may be offered at one of these five sites:

DAU Capital and Northeast Region (Fort Belvoir,

Virginia)

DAU Mid-Atlantic Region (Patuxent River NAS,

Maryland)

DAU South Region (Huntsville, Alabama)

DAU Midwest Region (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio)

DAU West Region (San Diego, California)

Classrooms are furnished with state-of-the-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.

Students will receive an information packet upon registration with details about these and other services.

Classes may also be scheduled at one of these regional training sites:

Boston, Massachusetts

Fort Lee, Virginia

Fort Monmouth, New Jersey

Los Angeles, California

Norfolk, Virginia

Port Hueneme, California

Rock Island, Illinois

At each of these training sites, there are at least a

DAU instructor and a 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.

Many classes are also offered onsite when the number of students in one location needing a given

course warrants bringing the instruction to them.

Usually this is determined by what proves to be

the best value for the government. (See Chapter 4,

Course Descriptions, for methods of delivery for

each course.)
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DAU CAPITAL AND

NORTHEAST REGION

Fort Belvoir, Virginia

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as

n

Mem i al Pkwy.

Belv ir R .

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on Memoria H

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Richmond Hwy.

Gate

Ronald

Reagan Washington

Airport

Mt .Vernon

Fort

Belvoir

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ver

Tully

Gate

Parade

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HQ

DAU Capital

and Northeast

Region

Maryland

Virginia

B ckli k Rd.

Newington/

Fort Belvoir Exit 166

Dulles International

Airport ull s A ces Rd.

To

Richmond

Not to Scale

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Gate

VOQ

Officers

Club

1

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d.

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Metro Station

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Beulah Rd.

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DAU MID-ATLANTIC REGION

Patuxent River NAS, Maryland

Southern 

Maryland

Higher Education 

Center

DAU

Mid-Atlantic

Region

235

Airport Road

Cott nwoo

Pkwy

By

the Mill oa

Way

Cla ll Road

Miles Village Dr

Airport View Dr

Wild

woo Blvd

4

To Lexington

Park, MD

Wildewood

Shopping Center

To Waldorf, MD

To Prince

Frederick, MD

Not to Scale

The Center is located 1/2 mile off Route 235, 

at 44219 Airport Road, California, MD. It is

5 miles north of Patuxent (PAX) River NAS, 

35 miles south of Waldorf, and 22 miles south 

of Prince Frederick, MD.

Wildewood Pkwy

N

S

W

E

SW

SE

NW

NE

235
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DAU SOUTH REGION

Huntsville, Alabama

Hughes Road

Slaughter Road

N

S

W

E

SW

SE

NW

NE

University D rive

Not to Scale

565

72

Wynn Drive

Bradford

Holmes Avenue

Madison Blvd

Sparkman Drive

Old Madi on ike

Board

walk

Triana Blvd

DAU

South

Region

Huntsville International

Airport

Huntsville, AL

Redstone Arsenal

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

AMCOM

Limited Access Area

Jord n ane

53

Balch Road

Wall Triana

Ride ut oad (Research Park Blvd)

Patton Road

Drake Ave

Redstone Arsenal

Intergraph NASA Exit

Madison Exit
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DAU MIDWEST REGION

Wright-Patterson

Air Force Base, Ohio

GATE

19B NATIONAL RD

NAT

TO I-35 (DAYTON

AND XENIA)

TO BEAVERCREEK

GATE 1B

SPRINGFIELD PIKE

USAF TO DAYTON

I-675

FAIRFIELD

COMMONS MALL

NO. FAIRFIELD RD

I-675

NUTTER

CENTER

WRIGHT STATE

UNIVERSITY

GOLF

CLUBHOUSE

OFFICER'S

CLUB

DODGE

GYM

TO I-75 (DAYTON) & DAYTON INTERNAT'L. 

AIRPORT

NORTH FAIRFIELD RD

& AREA A,B, C EXITS

Chidlaw Rd

VOQs

DINING AREAS

COMMISSARY

BX

I-70

TO RIVERSIDE

G

NO PARKING

IN CIRCLE

BLDG 640

GRADUATE SCHOOL

OF ENGINEERING &

MANAGEMENT

AFIT PARKING

BLDG 125 -

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SECTION AND

INTERNAT'L AFFAIRS

DIRECTORATE

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TRAVELING ON I-675

AREA B

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TRAVELING

ON COL GLENN

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STATE RT 235

GATE 12A

GATE

1C

GATE

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GATE 9A

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STAT RT 444

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RESEARCH

AUDITORIUM

TO HUBER 

HEIGHTS

KAUFMANN RD

6TH ST

FIFTH ST

AREA C

AREA A

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DAU

Midwest

Region

W

WS

SE

NW

NE

Not to Scale

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CIVIL

ENGINEER

SERVICES SCHOOL
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DAU WEST REGION

San Diego, California

i c H y

Bar tt venue

Not to Scale

N

S

W

E

SW

SE

NW

NE

San Diego, CA

Old Town Exit

Marine Corps Recruit Depot

West

Parking

Area

DAU

West

Region

OT-4

OT-3

OT-2

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International

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Appendix B — Certification Standards Checklists

The following checklists provide a concise description of the education, experience, and training

required to meet the standards for certification

in acquisition career fields. The Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

(USD(AT&L)) has approved these checklists for the

Acquisition Workforce under the authority of DoD Directive 5000.52, “Defense Acquisition Education, Training and Career Development Program.” They are for

use from October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002.

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 acquisition

fields. All courses that may be taken to meet Defense

Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification requirements for FY 2002 are included in this Appendix.

The USD(AT&L) has designated certain courses that

provide knowledge required to perform particular acquisition duties. These assignment-specific courses

are presented in Appendix C.

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.

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 square brackets “[ ]”

after the course title. Predecessor courses, i.e., discontinued courses that satisfy the current training requirements, are provided at the end of Chapter 4. In some

cases, equivalent courses are offered by DoD and private and public institutions of learning, as explained

in Appendix D.

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 4 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

centralized registration in all of its classes. Class

schedules are maintained in ATRRS and should be

available through your local training office. Up-todate class schedules are also available for downloading from the DAU Home Page (http://www.dau.mil).

Checklists are provided for each of three certification levels in the following career fields:

• Acquisition Logistics

• Auditing

• Business, Cost Estimating and Financial

Management

• Contracting

• Industrial and/or Contract Property Management

• Information Technology (formerly

Communications-Computer Systems)

• Manufacturing, Production, and

Quality Assurance

• Program Management

• Purchasing

• Systems Planning, Research, Development

and Engineering

• Test and Evaluation

Legend for certification standards checklists:

Mandatory standard

Desired standard

No standard has been set

Option for meeting mandatory standard

Option for meeting desired standard
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LEVEL I

EDUCATION

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree in a technical, scientific, or managerial field

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management [BU5]

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals [JR1]

LEVEL II

EDUCATION

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree in a technical, scientific, or managerial field

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition logistics experience

(Desired) An additional 2 years of acquisition logistics experience

TRAINING

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics [JR3]

LOG 203 Reliability and Maintainability [AKA]

Complete one of these courses:

LOG 204 Configuration Management [QMB]

LOG 205 Provisioning [QM7]

(Desired) SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering [BE2]

LEVEL III

EDUCATION

(Desired) Master’s degree in a technical, scientific, or managerial field

EXPERIENCE

4 years of acquisition logistics experience

(Desired) An additional 4 years of acquisition logistics experience

ACQUISITION LOGISTICS

 Mandatory standard Desired standard No standard set Option for meeting mandatory standard Option for meeting desired standard
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AUDITING

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:

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]

(Desired) AUD 6115 Effective Report Writing [PAG]*

LEVEL II

EDUCATION

Entry below GS-9: Complete Level I requirements

Entry at GS-9: Complete Level I requirements and one of:

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

Auditing experience of increasing complexity and responsibility

(Desired) Experience performing increasingly complex audits for normal progression and with

increasing independence

TRAINING

Complete one of the following courses:

AUD 1320 Intermediate Contract Auditing [JR7]

AUD 4120 Statistical Sampling [QPO]

AUD 4230 Graphic, Computational, and Improvement Curve Analysis Techniques [QPC]

(Desired) Any of the following courses:*

AUD 1430 Accounting and Auditing Update

AUD 1560 Emerging Cost Accounting Issues

AUD 5632 Computer Billing Algorithms

AUD 5650 Basic Data Retrieval - DATATRAK

AUD 5720 EDP Internal Control Reviews and JCL

AUD 6220 Auditor Interview and Interpersonal Reactions

AUD 6240 Oral Presentation Workshop

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LEVEL III

EDUCATION

Complete Level II requirements

(Desired) Master’s degree in accounting, business administration, management, or a

related field

EXPERIENCE

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

AUD 8560 DCAA Supervisory Skills Workshop [CBJ]

(Mandatory for all supervisory personnel)

(Desired) Complete one of these courses:*

AUD 1275 Advanced Cost Management Systems

AUD 4030 Quantitative Methods for Managers

AUD 5640 Electronic Data Processing for Managers

CON 301 Executive Contracting [BB3]

AUDITING (Continued)

*For information on Auditing courses not listed in Chapter 4 of this Catalog, contact the Defense Contract Auditing Institute at (901)

325-6383.

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BUSINESS, COST ESTIMATING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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, and financial management

TRAINING

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

BCF 205 Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers [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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CONTRACTING

LEVEL I

EDUCATION

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 101 Basics of Contracting [BDQ]

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing [BDR]

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures [PAS]

LEVEL II

EDUCATION

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]

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing [BU6]

CON 210 Government Contract Law [BDP]

LEVEL III

EDUCATION

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 301 Executive Contracting [BB3]

(This class is required every 3 to 5 years as a refresher, but it does not have to be repeated to maintain certification.)

CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors [BU7]

(Desired) 2 weeks of management and leadership training

(Not currently provided by DAU. See your local training support office.)

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INDUSTRIAL AND/OR CONTRACT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

LEVEL I

EDUCATION

(Desired) Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree

At least 24 semester hours among accounting, law, business, finance, contracts, purchasing,

economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, organization, and

management

EXPERIENCE

1 year of experience in acquisition

TRAINING

IND 101 Contract Property Administration Fundamentals [PDM]

IND 102 Contract Property Disposition [PDO]

(This class is required every 3 to 5 years as a refresher, but it does not have to be repeated to maintain certification.)

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis [BRL]

CON 101 Basics of Contracting [BDQ]

LEVEL II

EDUCATION

(Desired) Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree

At least 24 semester hours among accounting, law, business, finance, contracts, purchasing,

economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, organization, and

management

EXPERIENCE

2 years of experience in an industrial property management acquisition position

(Desired) 2 years additional experience in industrial property management acquisition

TRAINING

IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property Administration [PDN]

IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar [BRM]

(This class is required every 3 to 5 years as a refresher, but it does not have to be repeated to maintain certification.)

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting [PGE]

CON 210 Government Contract Law [BDP]

LEVEL III

EDUCATION

(Desired) Meet both of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree

At least 24 semester hours among accounting, law, business, finance, contracts, purchasing,

economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, organization, and

management

EXPERIENCE

4 years of experience in industrial property management acquisition positions of increasing

responsibility and complexity

(Desired) 4 additional years of experience in industrial property management acquisition

TRAINING

CON 301 Executive Contracting [BB3]

(This class is required every 3 to 5 years as a refresher, but it does not have to be repeated to maintain certification.)

CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors [BU7]

IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar [BRM]

(This class is required every 3 to 5 years as a refresher, but it does not have to be repeated to maintain certification.)
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(Formerly Communications-Computer Systems)

LEVEL I

EDUCATION

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree, preferably with a major in computer science, management of

automated information systems, business administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience in communications/computer systems

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management [BU5]

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition [JHD]

LEVEL II

EDUCATION

(Desired) Master’s degree, preferably with a major in computer science, management of

automated information systems, business administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

2 years of acquisition experience, at least 1 year of this experience must be in communications/

computer systems

(Desired) An additional 2 years of communications/computer systems acquisition experience,

preferably in a program office or similar organization

TRAINING

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition [QN5]

LEVEL III

EDUCATION

(Desired) Master’s degree, preferably with a major in computer science, management of

automated information systems, business administration, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

4 years of communications/computer 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 communications and/or computer systems acquisition experience

TRAINING

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition [BZE]

(Desired) PMT 302 Advanced Program Management [BU1]
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MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

(The Manufacturing and Production career field and the Quality Assurance career field were merged on January 1, 1995. The new career field was designated Manufacturing, Production, and Quality Assurance; and certification requirements became identical for personnel from both former career fields. Level I, II, and III certifications, granted under the requirements established by DoD 5000.52-M for the former career fields (i.e.,

before January 1, 1995), remain valid and are fully equivalent to the corresponding Level I, II, or III Manufacturing, Production, and Quality Assurance certifications granted under the new program.)

LEVEL I

EDUCATION - None mandatory

EXPERIENCE

1 year of acquisition experience in engineering, 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, 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 engineering, 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 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

PQM 201 Intermediate Production, Quality and Manufacturing [BU3]

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LEVEL III

EDUCATION

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry, physical science, mathematics, statistics,

manufacturing or production management, industrial technology or management, quality assurance,

or related field

(Desired) Master’s degree in business, production management, engineering, or a related field

EXPERIENCE

At least 4 years of acquisition experience in engineering, 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

LEVEL I

EDUCATION

(Desired) Baccalaureate degree, preferably with a major in engineering, systems management,

or business administration

EXPERIENCE

1 year of program management experience

TRAINING

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management [BU5]

(Desired) ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

(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 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

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, 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

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TRAINING

Complete one of the following courses:

PMT 302 Program Managers Course [BU1]

PMT 352 Program Management Office Course [BZG]

(PMT 352 will be offered late in FY 02.)

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (Continued)
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LEVEL I

EDUCATION

(Desired) 16 semester hours of undergraduate work with emphasis in business

EXPERIENCE

1 year of experience in purchasing

TRAINING

CON 101 Basics of Contracting [BDQ]

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]

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures [PAS]

LEVEL III

EDUCATION

(Desired) 64 semester hours of undergraduate work with emphasis in business

EXPERIENCE

3 years of experience in purchasing

TRAINING

No additional requirements beyond Level II

PURCHASING
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SYSTEMS PLANNING, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING

LEVEL I

EDUCATION

 Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, or a related field

At least 10 years of acquisition experience in Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering (as of October 1, 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, mathematics, or a related field

At least 10 years of acquisition experience in Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering (as of October 1, 1991)

(Desired) Master’s degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, 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 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering [BE2]

(Desired) A DAU Level 200 or Level 100 course mandatory for acquisition logistics, program

management, quality assurance, communications/computer systems, manufacturing and production,

or test and evaluation

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SYSTEMS PLANNING, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING

(Continued)

LEVEL III

EDUCATION

 Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, or a related field

At least 10 years of acquisition experience in Systems Planning, Research, Development and

Engineering (as of October 1, 1991)

(Desired) Advanced degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, 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 acquisition logistics, program

management, quality assurance, information technology, manufacturing and production, or test and

evaluation

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LEVEL I

EDUCATION

Have one of the following requirements:

Baccalaureate degree with 24 semester hours or equivalent in physical science, mathematics,

chemistry, engineering, physics, operations research, or a related field

At least 10 years of experience in acquisition positions (as of October 1, 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, operations research, or a related field

At least 10 years of experience in acquisition positions (as of October 1, 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) An additional 2 years of acquisition experience, of which 1 year is test and evaluation

experience

TRAINING

ACQ 201 Intermediate Systems Acquisition [JHA]

TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation [QMI]

TEST AND EVALUATION

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LEVEL III

EDUCATION

 Meet one of the following criteria:

Baccalaureate degree with 24 semester hours or equivalent in physical science, mathematics,

chemistry, engineering, physics, operations research, or a related field

At least 10 years of experience in acquisition positions (as of October 1, 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,

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) 4 additional years of acquisition experience, of which at least 2 years is test and evaluation

experience

TRAINING

TST 301 Advanced Test and Evaluation [QL9]

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Assignment-specific courses are identified by the

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,

Technology and Logistics as integral to the

education and training of Acquisition 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, which 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 in Chapter 4 of this

Catalog, 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. Upto-date class schedules are also made available for

downloading from the DAU Web site at http://

www.dau.mil.

ACQ 201

Intermediate Systems Acquisition

This course is assignment-specific only for contracting

personnel. All 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 at Level III.

ACQ 201 should be taken at Level II 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

Acquisition 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 Acquisition Workforce personnel whose duties include: (1) developing

and/or evaluating cost estimates for such areas as

procurement, software, research and development,

weapon 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

Acquisition 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, inhouse vs. contractor, privatization or outsourcing, or repair or replace); and/or (2) preparing funding proposals

for such programs as Operations and Support Cost

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Reduction or Defense Working Capital Fund (Defense

Business Operations Fund). 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; information technology; and non-DoD personnel who conduct economic analyses of materiel

systems.

BCF 208

Software Cost Estimating

The Software Cost Estimating course should be

taken by Acquisition Workforce personnel whose

duties include: (1) 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; (2) planning and managing

DoD systems acquisitions; (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; information technology; and nonDoD personnel who are involved in developing,

testing, and/or costing software.

BCF 209

Selected Acquisition Report

This course should be taken by Acquisition Category (ACAT) ID/IC Acquisition Workforce 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.

BCF 215

Operating and Support Cost Analysis

Personnel involved in developing and/or evaluating

Operating and Support (O&S) 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 802

Selected Acquisition Report Review

Whenever there is a major update to the CARS software, usually on an annual basis, this course should

be retaken by Acquisition Category (ACAT) ID/IC Acquisition Workforce personnel who have duties that

include preparing, reviewing, editing, or generating

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. Those who

attend will most likely come from program/project

management offices, dedicated support matrix organizations, Service headquarters support matrix organizations, and contract administration offices. Attendees can also include contractors.

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 program

projects in which contractor 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 233

Cost Accounting Standards Workshop

The Cost Accounting Standards Workshop should be

taken by contracting personnel, auditors, and attorneys involved in issues relating to Cost Accounting

Standards (CAS). Procurement contracting officers as

well as administrative contracting officers (cognizant

Federal agency officials (CFAO)) benefit from instruction on applicability of CAS to contracts and on administrative issues. Auditors benefit from receiving

agency neutral instruction and interfacing with the

CFAOs. Attorneys that litigate CAS issues should

also receive training in the area.

CON 234

Contingency Contracting

This is intended for military personnel in the Contracting and Purchasing career fields and for emergency essential 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.
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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 or cost

risk analysis, cost estimating relationships/parametric

estimating, overhead estimating, and decision/risk

analysis tools are 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 (IPT/IPPD) 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 Acquisition Workforce members

in the Contracting career field who are assigned

contracting responsibilities for Architect-Engineer (AE) 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 Acquisition 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.

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.

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.

PMT 305

Program Manager’s Skills (ACAT III Programs)

This course is designed to update newly designated

Acquisition Category (ACAT) III program/product

managers and their deputies on current acquisition

policy, principles, and practices. PMT 305 includes

lessons learned from recent experiences and instruction on how to operate as a program manager in the

current environment.

PMT 401

Program Manager’s Course

This executive level course is designed for specially selected, Level III certified Acquisition Workforce members who are potential leaders of major
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acquisition programs, integrated product teams and

SYSCOM/MAJCOM divisions. Attendees must be

GS-14/0-5 or above with extensive experience in acquisition, to include four years in or in direct support of a PMO. Selected representatives from industry may attend.

PMT 402

Executive Program Manager’s Course

The Executive Program Manager’s Course is statutorily required for personnel selected to a critical acquisition position as a program executive officer,

program manager, or deputy program manager of a

major defense acquisition program or a significant

nonmajor defense acquisition program in Acquisition Category (ACAT) I or II.

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

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

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

The Market Research Course is intended for personnel

who gather and use market information when conducting cost, schedule, and performance tradeoff

analyses; determining whether items and services are

commercial; or developing acquisition plans, requirements documents, support plans, test plans, and

evaluation factors.

SAM 101

Basic Software Acquisition Management

SAM 101 is required for those in acquisition positions

whose duties 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, or 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 required 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

The SAM 301 course is required 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.
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CONTRACTOR EQUIVALENCIES

DAU

Contractor Course Contractor Course Effective Dates

Atlantic Management Center, Inc. CON 301 Executive Contracting Seminar for

6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 700 Federal Civilian Agencies 10/26/98-10/15/03

Falls Church, VA 22041

(703) 256-0509

Business Mgmt. Resources CON 101 Acquisition Planning I 3/1/99-5/2/02 

Associates, Inc. (BMRA) Contract Formation I 3/1/99-5/2/02

Fair Oaks Plaza, Suite 440 Contract Administration I 3/1/99-5/2/02

11350 Random Hills Road CON 104 Price Analysis 3/1/99-4/2/02

Fairfax, VA 22030 Cost Analysis 3/1/99-4/2/02

(703) 691-0868 Federal Contract Negotiation 3/1/99-4/2/02

CON 202 Acquisition Planning II 5/1/01-6/4/02

Contract Formation II 5/1/01-6/4/02

Contract Administration II 5/1/01-6/4/02

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing 3/1/99-4/2/02

CON 210 Government Contract Law 3/1/99-4/2/02

Management Concepts, Inc. CON 101 1022 Contract Administration I 10/1/99-4/2/02

(MCI) 1112 Contract Formation I 10/1/99-4/2/02

8230 Leesburg Pike 1111 Acquisition/Procurement Planning I 10/1/99-4/2/02

Suite 800 CON 104 1166 Price Analysis 10/1/99-4/2/02

Vienna, VA 22182 1165 Cost Analysis 10/1/99-4/2/02

(703) 790-9595 1016 Federal Contract Negotiation 10/1/99-4/2/02

Techniques

CON 202 1211 Acquisition/Procurement Planning II 10/1/99-6/15/02

1212 Contract Formation II 10/1/99-6/15/02

1213 Contract Administration II 10/1/99-6/15/02

Appendix D — Equivalencies

S everal training providers offer courses that have

been certified equivalent to DAU curriculum

courses. The following matrix provides a summary of those courses and the training providers that

offer them. If you would like more information on

these equivalencies, Ms. Lisa Johnson is DAU’s point

of contact. You can reach her at (703) 805-3503, DSN

655-3503, or by e-mail at lisa.johnson@dau.mil.
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Management Concepts, Inc. CON 204 1204 Intermediate Contract Pricing 3/1/00-4/2/02

(MC) (Cont.) CON 210 1210 Government Contract Law 12/1/99-4/2/02

CON 243 1032 Architect-Engineer Services

Contracting 11/1/99-6/15/02

CON 244 1021 Construction Contracting 3/1/99-6/15/02

Northwest Procurement CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing 10/1/00-10/15/03

Institute, Inc.

P.O. Box 1328

Edmonds, WA 98020

(425) 776-0414

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY EQUIVALENCIES

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates

Athens State University CON 101 PR 394 Introduction to Procurement 9/18/98-9/18/01

(formerly Athens College)

300 N. Beaty Street

Athens, AL 35611

Dr. Robert Gulbro

(256) 233-8116

Bowie State University CON 101 CON 101 Fundamentals of Contracting 9/18/98-9/18/03

14000 Jericho Road CON 104 CON 104 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing 9/18/98-9/18/03

Bowie, MD 20715-9465 CON 202 CON 202 Intermediate Contracting 9/18/98-9/18/03

Ms. Dora Harper Thomas CON 204 CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing 9/18/98-9/18/03

(301) 860-4000 CON 210 CON 210 Government Contract Law 9/18/98-9/18/03

College of Southern Maryland CON 101 BAD 1451 Fundamentals of Contracting I 9/18/98-9/18/02

(formerly Charles County BAD 1461 Fundamentals of Contracting II 9/18/98-9/18/02

Community College) CON 104 BAD 1471 Fundamentals of Contract Pricing 9/18/98-9/18/02

P.O. Box 910 BAD 1481 Negotiations 9/18/98-9/18/02

LaPlata, MD 20646-0910 CON 210 BAD 1465 Government Contract Law 9/18/98-9/18/02

Mr. Rex Bishop CON 211 BAD 1485/1486 Intermediate Contracting Taken Prior to 10/1/94

(301) 934-7518

Florida Institute of Technology CON 104 MGT 5214 Cost Principles, Effectiveness

1501 Robert J. Conlan Blvd. NE and Control 9/18/98-9/18/03

Suite 140 MGT 5218 Negotiations and Incentive

Palm Bay, FL 32905 Contracts 9/18/98-9/18/03

(321) 729-9774 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 7/23/98-9/18/03

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

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates
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George Washington University CON 101 Pricing and Negotiation Taken Prior to 12/31/97

The School of Business and CON 104 Procurement and Contracting Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Public Management CON 221 Government Contract Administration Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Department of Marketing,

Logistics, and Operations

Management

2121 I Street NW

Washington, DC 20052

(202) 994-6380

Georgia College and State CON 201 Government Contract Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

University

Logistics Education Center

620 Ninth Street

Robbins Air Force Base, GA

31098-2232

Mr. Bobby Graham

Massachusetts Bay Community CON 101 GPC 101 Intro to Government Contracts

College Procurement/Contract Management Taken Prior to 12/31/97

50 Oakland Street CON 104 GPC 201 Government Contract Cost and

Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 Price Analysis Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(781) 239-3000 CON 201 GPC 205 Government Contract Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Middlesex Community College CON 101 BU 1112 Management of Defense Taken Prior to 12/31/97

33 Kearney Square Acquisition Contracts

Lowell, MA 01852-1987 CON 104 BU 8140 Principles of Contract Pricing Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Ms. Judith Burke BU 1113 Contract Negotiation Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(978) 656-3143 CON 201 BU 1106 Government Contract Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Northern Virginia Community CON 101 ACQ 121 Intro to Procurement and

College Contract Acquisition Management I 9/18/98-9/18/01

Business Division ACQ 122 Intro to Procurement and

Alexandria Campus Contract Acquisition Management II 9/18/98-9/18/01

3001 N. Beauregard Street CON 104 ACQ 216 Cost and Price Analysis 9/18/98-9/18/01

Alexandria, VA 22311 ACQ 218 Negotiations of Contracts and

Dr. Ron Wheeler Contract Modifications 9/18/98-9/18/01

(703) 845-6313 CON 202 ACQ 221 Advanced Acquisition and

Procurement Management I 9/18/98-9/18/01

ACQ 222 Advanced Acquisition and

Procurement Management II 9/18/98-9/18/01

CON 204 ACQ 295 Intermediate Cost and 9/18/98-9/18/01

Price Analysis

CON 210 ACQ 215 Contract Law 5/24/99-9/18/01

CON 221 ACQ 235 Intermediate Post-Award

Contracting Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Pensacola Junior College CON 101 PAD 1861 Acquisition and Procurement I Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Warrington Campus PAD 1862 Acquisition and Procurement II Taken Prior to 12/31/97

5555 West Highway 98 CON 104 PAD 2886 Contract Pricing and

Pensacola, FL 32507 Negotiation I Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(850) 484-2347 PAD 2867 Contract Pricing and

Negotiation II Taken Prior to 12/31/9

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

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates
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Richard Bland College CON 101 BUS 253A Acquisition Part I 9/18/98-9/18/03

of the College of BUS 253B Acquisition Part II 9/18/98-9/18/03

William and Mary CON 104 BUS 255A Principles of Contract Pricing I 9/18/98-9/18/03

11301 Johnson Road BUS 255B Principles of Contract Pricing II 9/18/98-9/18/03

Petersburg, VA 23805 CON 210 BUS 256 Contract Law 9/18/98-9/18/03

Dr. Anne-Marie McCartan CON 201 BUS 256 Contract Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(804) 862-6244

San Diego City College CON 101 Business 160 MDACC Basic Part I Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Business Division 9/18/98-9/18/01

1313 Twelfth Avenue Business 162 MDACC Basic Part II Taken Prior to 12/31/97

San Diego, CA 92101 9/18/98-9/18/01

Mr. Jim Conrad CON 104 Business 164 Principles of Contract Pricing

(619) 532-3439 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

San Diego City College (Cont.) 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

Santa Ana College (formerly CON 101 Management of Defense Acquisition

Rancho Santiago College) Contracts I Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Garden Grove Center CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing Taken Prior to 12/31/97

11277 Garden Grove Blvd CON 201 Government Contract Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Garden Grove, CA CON 211 Management of Defense Acquisition

92843-1337 Contracts II Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Mr. Don Bargabus CON 221 Advanced Contract Administration Taken Prior to 10/1/94

(714) 564-5531

Tidewater Community College CON 101 ACQ 121 Intro to Procurement and

Portsmouth Campus Acquisition Management I Taken Prior to 12/31/97

7000 College Drive ACQ 122 Intro to Procurement and

Portsmouth, VA 23703 Acquisition Management II Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Ms. Betty Hill CON 104 ACQ 231 Principles of Pricing and

(757) 822-2301 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 CON 104 Financial Aspects of Contract

University Extension Management and Contract

P.O. Box 6050 Acquisition and Negotiation Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Irvine, CA 92697 CON 201 Principles of Contract Formation &

Ms. Angela Jeantet Contract Law: Performances &

(949) 824-4661 Remedies Taken Prior to 12/31/97

University of Central Florida CON 101 Introduction to Federal Acquisition Taken Prior to 12/31/97

College of Business Admin. CON 104 Cost and Price Analysis and Contract

Department of Management Negotiations Taken Prior to 12/31/97

4000 Central Florida Blvd. CON 201 Government Contract Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Building 45 CON 221 Contract Administration (Post-Award) Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Orlando, FL 32816-1400

(407) 823-5569

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates
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University of Dallas CON 101 MGT 6380 Pre-Award Procurement Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Graduate School of Mgmt. CON 104 MGT 6348 Contract Pricing and

Industrial Management Dept. Negotiation Taken Prior to 12/31/97

1845 East Northgate Drive CON 201 MGT 6381 Procurement Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Irving, TX 75062 CON 221 MGT 6382 Post-Award Procurement Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Dr. David Gordon

(972) 721-5354

University of the District CON 101 0211-305 The Federal Acquisition Systems Taken Prior to 12/31/97

of Columbia CON 104 0211-406 Cost and Price Analysis Taken Prior to 12/31/97

School of Business and CON 201 0211-408 Procurement Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Public Administration CON 211 0211-306 Public Contracts Taken Prior to 10/1/94

4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW IND 101 0211-405 Government Property

Building 52, Suite 508 Management Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Washington, DC 20008

(202) 274-7000

University of Indianapolis CON 101 Principles of Procurement Taken Prior to 9/30/97

School of Business CON 104 Cost and Price Principles and Contract

1400 East Hanna Avenue Negotiations Taken Prior to 9/30/97

Indianapolis, IN 46227-3697 CON 201 Government Contract Law Taken Prior to 9/30/97

Dr. James Conrad CON 221 Advanced Contract Administration Taken Prior to 9/30/97

(317) 788-3378

University of Phoenix CON 101 GCM 601 Principles of the Acquisition

Academic Program Manager Process Taken Prior to 12/31/97

4615 East Elwood Street CON 104 GCM 603 Principles of Contract Pricing,

Phoenix, AZ 85040 Estimating, and Analysis Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(480) 966-5394 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

University of St. Thomas CON 101 MBGC 701 Principles of Procurement Taken Prior to 12/31/97

2115 Summit Avenue CON 104 MBGC 702 Pricing and Negotiation Taken Prior to 12/31/97

St. Paul, MN 55105 CON 221 MBGC 703 Advanced Contract

Mr. Joseph R. Clements Administration Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(651) 962-5192

University of Virginia CON 101 PC 401 Procurement and Contracting Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Div. of Continuing Education CON 101 PC 401 Procurement and Contract

7054 Haycock Road Management (Resident Version) 9/20/00-7/20/03

Falls Church, VA 22043 CON 104 PC 403 Cost and Price Analysis Pending Review

Ms. Carol Beechler CON 104 PC 403 Cost and Price Analysis Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(703) 536-1136 PC 405 Negotiation of Contracts

and Modifications Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 201 PC 404 Principles of Law for Contract

Formation Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 202 PC 402 Contract Administration Pending Review

PC 404 Principles of Law for Contract

Formation Pending Review

CON 204 PC 502 Advanced Cost and Price Analysis Pending Review

CON 210 PC 506 Federal Acquisition Case Studies 9/6/00-8/16/03

CON 221 PC 402 Contract Administration Taken Prior to 12/31/97

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates
108

University of West Florida CON 101 PAD 5855 Acquisition Management Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Div. of Administrative Studies CON 104 PAD 5857 Cost and Pricing Taken Prior to 12/31/97

11000 University Parkway PAD 5853 Contract Negotiation Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Pensacola, FL 32514-0102 CON 201 PAD 5854 Government Contract Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Dr. Kato Keeton CON 221 PAD 5852 Advanced Contract

(850) 474-2184 Administration Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Webster University CON 101 PROC 5000 Procurement and Acquisition

470 East Lockwood Avenue Management 9/18/98-9/18/02

St. Louis, MO 63119-3194 CON 104 PMG 583 Pricing Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Dr. Joseph F. Olszewski PMG 584 Negotiations Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(314) 968-6972 CON 104 PROC 5830 Pricing 9/18/99-3/6/02

PROC 5840 Negotiations 9/18/99-3/6/02

CON 201 PMG 589 Government Procurement Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 210 PROC 5890 Government Contract Law 9/18/98-9/18/02

West Coast University CON 211 BMGT 574 Contract Administration Taken Prior to 12/31/97

4021 Rosewood Avenue CON 211 BMGT 577 Systems Acquisition and

3rd Floor Program Management Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Los Angeles, CA 90004 CON 201 BMGT 575 Legal Issues in Acquisition Taken Prior to 12/31/97

(877) 505-4928

Western New England College CON 101 MAN 202 Principles of Acquisition

Off-Campus Division Contracting Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 104 MAN 203 Principles of Contract Pricing Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Devens Center CON 201 LS 403 Government Contract Law Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Sherman Square CON 211 LS 692 Principles of Government

Technology Park Contracting Taken Prior to 10/1/94

94 Jackson Road CON 104 AC 640 Principles of Cost and Price

Suite 211 Analysis Taken Prior to 12/31/97

Devens, MA 01432 MAN 401 Contract Negotiations Taken Prior to 12/31/97

CON 221 LS 693 Administration of Government

Hanscom Center Contracts Taken Prior to 12/31/97

ABG/DPE, Building 1728

Hanscom Air Force Base, MA

01731-5000

DoD SCHOOL EQUIVALENCIES

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates

Air Force Institute of CON 104 CMGT 545 Cost and Price Theory 12/12/94-9/30/98

Technology (AFIT) CON 210 LAWS 550 Legal Principles of

(937) 255-7777 Government Contracting 12/12/94-9/30/98

DSN: 785-7777 LOG 205 LOG 260 Provisioning Management 8/1/96-9/30/98

Army Logistics Management ACQ 101 Materiel Acquisition Management

College (ALMC) (MAM) Course 11/1/96-9/30/01

(804) 765-4980/4737 ACQ 201 Materiel Acquisition Management

(MAM) Course 1/1/97-9/30/01

Information Resources IRM 303 Advanced Management Program (AMP) 9/1/96-9/30/98

Management College (IRMC)

(202) 685-6300

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates
109

Naval Postgraduate School ACQ 101 MN 3221 Principles of Acquisition and

(831) 656-2441/2 Program Management I 3/1/96-9/30/01

DSN: 878-2441/2 ACQ 101/ MN 3331 Principles of Systems Acquisition

201 and Program Management 4/1/00-9/30/01

ACQ 201 MN 3222 Principles of Acquisition and

Program Management II 3/1/96-9/30/01

CON 101 MN 3303 Principles of Acquisition and

Contract Management 10/1/92-9/30/01

CON 104/ MN 3304 Contract Pricing and

204 Negotiations 10/1/92-9/30/01

CON 202 MN 3315 Acquisition Management and

Contract Administration 10/1/92-9/30/01

CON 210 MN 3312 Contract Law 10/1/92-9/30/01

CON 301 MN 2302 Seminar for Acquisition and

Contracting Students 10/1/92-9/30/01

Naval Postgraduate School CON 333 MN 4371 Acquisition and Contracting

(Continued) Policy 8/1/97-9/30/01

LOG 304 MN 4470 Strategic Planning & Policy

for the Logistics Manager 8/1/97-9/30/01

PMT 302 Advanced Acquisition Program (AAP) 2/1/01-5/08/03

PQM 101/ MN 3384 Principles of Acquisition

201 Production & Quality Management 3/1/97-9/30/01

SAM 201 MN 3309 Acquisition of Embedded

Weapon Systems Software 11/1/97-9/30/01

SYS 201 EO 4011 Systems Engineering for

Acquisition Managers 6/14/96-9/30/01

SYS 301 MN 4012 Management of Advanced

Systems Engineering 8/4/00-9/30/01

TST 202/ OS 4601 Test and Evaluation 10/1/94-9/30/01

301

TST 202 OS 4602 Test and Evaluation

Management 3/1/96-9/30/01

Acquisition and Contract Management (815/835)

Degree Program

CON 104, 202, 204, 210, 301, 333 10/1/92-9/30/01

Systems Acquisition Management (816/836)

Degree Program

ACQ 101 3/1/96-9/30/01

ACQ 201 3/1/96-9/30/01

CON 101 3/1/96-9/30/01

LOG 304 8/1/97-9/30/01

PMT 302 3/1/96-9/30/01

PQM 101 3/1/96-9/30/01

PQM 201 3/1/96-9/30/01

SAM 201 11/1/97-9/30/01

SYS 201 3/1/96-9/30/01

TST 202 3/1/96-9/30/01

TST 301 1/1/97-9/30/01

Naval War College ACQ 201 FE 574 Principles of Acquisition and

(401) 841-2015 Program Management 10/1/97-9/30/02

DSN: 948-2015 SYS 201 WE 548 DoD Weapons Systems

Development and Deployment 1/11/95-9/30/01

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates
110

345th Training Squadron ACQ 101 Acquisition Fundamentals (5 Weeks)

DSN: 472-4936 (L3OQR63A1-001) 1/11/95-9/30/00

CON 101 Contracting Fundamentals

(L3OBR64P1-000) 10/1/00-6/6/03

CON 101 Contracting Apprentice 3/1/01-6/6/03

(L3ABR6C031-005)

Contracting Career Development

(CDC6C051A/CDC6C051B) 3/1/01-6/6/03

PUR 101 Purchasing 101 (L3ABR6C031-005) 10/1/97-9/30/98

U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School TST 202 Test Pilot School 6/1/96-9/30/98

(661) 277-3131 5/1/99-9/30/03

DSN: 527-3131

U.S. Army Command and ACQ 201 A425 Intermediate Systems Acquisition 6/1/99-9/30/02

General Staff College CON 101 A423 Contract Fundamentals 1/1/97-9/30/02

(913) 684-5329 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 Test and Evaluation TST 202 Army Test and Evaluaton Basic Course

Command (ATEC) (TEBC) 3/27/00-8/27/03

(703) 695-7389

DSN: 225-7389

U.S. Navy Engineering Duty ACQ 101 EDO Basic Course 12/21/95-9/30/98

Officer School ACQ 201 1/1/97-9/30/02

(805) 982-6157

U.S. Navy Test Pilot School TST 101 Test Pilot School 6/1/97-9/30/03

(301) 342-4131 TST 202 10/1/96-9/30/98

DSN: 342-4131 5/1/99-9/30/03

DAU

College/University Course College/University Course Effective Dates
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Appendix E — Continuing Education Units

Acquisition employees may meet professional association or organization continuing education requirements by taking DAU sponsored courses. DAU is a

member of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), a nonprofit membership organization of over 650 organizations and

individuals involved in continuing education. As

such, DAU is an authorized provider of continuing

education units (CEUs), which measure continuing

education participation for many professional associations and organizations. The following table provides the CEU for each DAU sponsored course, which

may be applied toward professional requirements. For

updates, consult the online DAU Catalog at http://

www.dau.mil.

CEUs are not measures of academic credit. See Appendix F for DAU courses eligible for academic credit.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

(FOR COURSES TAKEN AFTER JANUARY 1, 1997)

Course CEU

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

beginning 04/13/01 ...................................................................................................................................... 7.2

ACQ 401 Senior Acquisition Course ............................................................................................................................. 54.0

ACQ 402 Executive Management Course ..................................................................................................................... 9.6

ACQ 404 Systems Acquisition Management Course for General/Flag Officers ............................................. 3.2

ACQ 405 Executive Refresher Course

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 6.4

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................... 7.0

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis (formerly BCE 101)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 9.9

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 9.2

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management (formerly BFM 102)

through 2/28/00 ........................................................................................................................................... 6.4

3/1/00-3/1/01 ................................................................................................................................................. 6.5

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 4.8

BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management (formerly BFM 201)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 3.0

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 2.9
112

Course CEU

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management (formerly BFM 203)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 8.0

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 6.3

BCF 204 Intermediate Cost Analysis (formerly BCE 204)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 8.9

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................... 9.1

BCF 205 Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers (formerly BFM 204)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 3.0

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 2.6

BCF 206 Cost Risk Analysis (formerly BCE 206)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 2.8

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 2.7

BCF 207 Economic Analysis (formerly BCE 207)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 2.3

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 2.0

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating (formerly BCE 208)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 6.7

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 5.9

BCF 209 Selected Acquisition Report (formerly BFM 209)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 3.0

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 3.2

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management

through 9/30/99 ........................................................................................................................................... 4.6

beginning 10/01/99 ..................................................................................................................................... 4.2

BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Workshop

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 5.4

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................... 5.1

BCF 802 Selected Acquisition Report Review (formerly BFM 210)

through 3/1/01 ............................................................................................................................................... 1.8

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 2.2

CAR 805 Contemporary Approaches to Acquisition Reform

through 9/23/99 ........................................................................................................................................... 4.0

9/24/99-3/1/01 ............................................................................................................................................. 3.6

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 3.2

CON 101 Basics of Contracting

through 9/30/97 ......................................................................................................................................... 15.7

10/1/97-3/1/01 ............................................................................................................................................. 16.0

beginning 3/2/01...................................................................................................................................... 13.55

CON 102 Operational Level Contracting Fundamentals

through 9/30/97 ......................................................................................................................................... 14.0

CON 103 Facilities Contracting Fundamentals

through 9/30/97 ......................................................................................................................................... 15.7
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Course CEU

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing

through 3/1/01 ............................................................................................................................................... 7.3

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................ 9.25

CON 202 Intermediate Contracting

through 3/1/01 ............................................................................................................................................ 14.8

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................ 9.95

CON 204 Intermediate Contract Pricing (formerly CON 231)

through 9/30/98 ........................................................................................................................................... 5.2

10/1/98-3/1/01............................................................................................................................................... 5.7

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................ 6.45

CON 210 Government Contract Law (formerly CON 201)

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 4.9

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................ 6.45

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

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 6.4

CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop ...................................................................................................... 8.9

CON 234 Contingency Contracting

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 8.5

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................... 7.5

CON 235 Advanced Contract Pricing

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 6.0

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................ 6.85

CON 236 Contractual Aspects of Value Engineering (formerly CON 212) ........................................................ 2.8

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
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Course CEU

CON 301 Executive Contracting

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 3.6

3/2/01-6/22/01 ........................................................................................................................................... 2.95

beginning 6/23/01 ..................................................................................................................................... 3.05

CON 333 Management for Contracting Supervisors

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 3.2

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 2.8

GRT 201 Grants and Agreements Management ........................................................................................................ 3.9

IND 101 Contract Property Administration Fundamentals

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 5.9

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 6.4

IND 102 Contract Property Disposition

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 3.8

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 3.0

IND 103 Contract Property Systems Analysis

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 2.7

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 3.0

IND 201 Intermediate Contract Property Administration

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 6.7

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 6.4

IND 202 Contract Property Management Seminar

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 2.7

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 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

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 8.4

LAW 801 Acquisition Law

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 4.0

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 2.6

LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals

through 9/30/99 ........................................................................................................................................... 4.5

beginning 10/1/99 ........................................................................................................................................ 2.4

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

beginning 10/1/01 ....................................................................................................................................... 11.2
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Course CEU

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

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 2.6

LOG 205 Provisioning .......................................................................................................................................................... 2.8

LOG 304 Executive Acquisition Logistics Management

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 4.9

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 3.9

PMT 202 Multinational Program Management .......................................................................................................... 3.0

PMT 203 International Security and Technology Transfer/Control

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 3.0

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 3.2

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

beginning 12/15/00 ................................................................................................................................... 47.9

PMT 303 Executive Program Manager's Course

through 9/30/99 ......................................................................................................................................... 12.0

10/1/99-3/1/01............................................................................................................................................. 15.6

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................ 12.0

PMT 304 Advanced International Management Workshop

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 3.0

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 4.0

PMT 305 Program Manager's Skills

through 9/30/99 ........................................................................................................................................... 6.0

10/1/99-3/1/01............................................................................................................................................... 5.4

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 4.0

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 ........................................................................................................... 5.4

PQM 104 Specification Selection and Application ..................................................................................................... 1.2

PQM 201 Intermediate Production, Quality, and Manufacturing

through 11/30/00 ......................................................................................................................................... 9.0

beginning 12/01/00 ...................................................................................................................................... 7.0

PQM 202 Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition ......................................................................... 1.2

PQM 203 Preparation of Commercial Item Descriptions ......................................................................................... 0.6
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Course CEU

PQM 212 Market Research .................................................................................................................................................. 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

beginning 3/2/01.......................................................................................................................................... 6.4

SAM 301 Advanced Software Acquisition Management

through 9/30/99 ......................................................................................................................................... 10.8

10/1/99-3/1/01............................................................................................................................................... 6.3

beginning 3/2/01........................................................................................................................................ 5.85

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering

through 3/1/01 .............................................................................................................................................. 8.2

3/2/01-9/7/01.................................................................................................................................................. 7.1

beginning 9/8/01.......................................................................................................................................... 5.8

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

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
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STATUTORY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Statutory standards for membership in the Acquisition Corps are specified in 10 U.S.C. 1732 and implemented in DoD Instruction 5000.58, “Defense Acquisition Workforce,” and DoD 5000.52-M, “Acquisition

Career Development Program.” 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 the disciplines listed above 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,” October 23, 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 which 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 tranAppendix F — Meeting Acquisition Corps

Education Standards

script (or comparable document) from an accredited institution of higher education. The American Council on

Education evaluates formal education and training

programs and courses sponsored by Service schools,

other DoD organizations, other government agencies,

business, and industry; and it 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 credit it believes a course is worthy of being granted by an accredited institution.

Acquisition members 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 business and industry-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 below, please refer to the Guide to

the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed

Services at your education center or college. For updates to these recommendations, consult the online

Catalog at http://www.dau.mil. The DAU point of contact for the University’s ACE accreditation is Ms. Lisa

Johnson; she can be reached at (703) 805-3503 or

lisa.johnson@dau.mil.
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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (ACE) RECOMMENDED

COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS FOR DAU COURSES

ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management DD-1408-0030

(Distance Learning) Version II

BCF 101 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis DD-1115-0001

(formerly BCE 101, Fundamentals of Cost Analysis)

(refer to 1998 ACE Guide)

BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management2 DD-1408-0027

BCF 203 Intermediate Earned Value Management DD-1408-0028

BCF 208 Software Cost Estimating DD-1402-0005

Version II

BCF 211 Acquisition Business Management DD-1408-0034

BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial DD-1408-0017

Management Workshop

CON 101 Basics of Contracting DD-1408-0032

(formerly CON 101, Contracting Fundamentals)

CON 104 Principles of Contract Pricing5 DD-1405-0004

(Formerly CON 104, Contract Pricing)

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 Law6 DD-0326-0007

ACE

Course Course Title Identifier

CURRENT DAU COURSES AND ACE RECOMMENDATIONS
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Effective College Credit Hours

Dates for DAU Courses Specialty Area

11/98–Present 2 semester hours, lower division Acquisition Management1

baccalaureate/associate category

6/96–Present 3 semester hours, lower division Introduction to Applied Statistics,

baccalaureate/associate category Cost Estimating and Analysis

10/97–Present 3 semester hours, lower division Management

baccalaureate/associate category

12/97–Present (Both courses must be completed.)

5/97–Present 3 semester hours, lower division Acquisition and Cost Estimating

baccalaureate/associate category

4/98–Present 2 semester hours, lower division3 Contract Management

baccalaureate/associate category

6/96–Present 2 semester hours, upper division Financial Management

baccalaureate category

10/97–Present 3 semester hours, lower division4 Contract Management

baccalaureate/associate category

1/93–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement/Supply 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

CURRENT DAU COURSES AND ACE RECOMMENDATIONS
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CON 233 Cost Accounting Standards Workshop AR-1401-0021

Version II

CON 234 Contingency Contracting DD-1408-0033

IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition DD-1408-0036

(Distance Learning)

IRM 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition DD-0326-0006

IRM 303 Advanced Information Systems Acquisition DD-0326-0005

LOG 205; Provisioning AR-1405-0221

ALMC-AH (Army Provisioning Process) Version II

LOG 304 Executive Acquisition Logistics Management DD-0326-0004

PMT 302 Advanced Program Management DD-1408-0018

PMT 303 ; Executive Program Manager’s Course DD-1408-0019

PMT 4028

PMT 305 Program Manager’s Skills Course7 DD-1408-0021

(Formerly PMT 305, Program Manager’s Survival Course)

PQM 103 Defense Specification Management DD-1408-0029

PQM 301; Advanced Production, Quality, and Manufacturing DD-1408-0010

PRD 301 (Formerly Defense 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 Management9 DD-1402-0004

SYS 201 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development DD-1402-0011

and Engineering

SYS 301 Advanced Systems Planning, Research, Development DD-1408-0016

and Engineering

TST 202 Intermediate Test and Evaluation DD-1408-0022

ACE

Course Course Title Identifier

CURRENT DAU COURSES AND ACE RECOMMENDATIONS
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Effective College Credit Hours

Dates for DAU Courses Specialty Area

10/93–Present 2 semester hours, upper division Cost Accounting Standards

baccalaureate category

5/99–Present 3 semester hours Contract Management and

graduate category International Management

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

10/95–Present 3 semester hours Management of Information Systems

graduate category Acquisition as an elective in a Management Information Systems Program

1/93–Present 3 semester hours, lower division Supply Management

baccalaureate/associate category

8/96–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Channel Management and Logistics

baccalaureate category

3/95–Present 9 semester hours 3 in Financial Management;

graduate category 3 in Operations Management; and

3 in Technical Management

8/94–Present 3 semester hours Program Management

graduate category

6/96–Present 1 semester hour Program Management

graduate category

4/98–Present 2 semester hours, lower division Procurement

baccalaureate/associate 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

11/95–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Management Information Systems

baccalaureate category

10/94–9/01 3 semester hours, upper division Systems Engineering

baccalaureate category

6/96–Present 3 semester hours Technical Management

graduate category

8/96–Present 3 semester hours, upper division Data Analysis and Modeling

baccalaureate category

CURRENT DAU COURSES AND ACE RECOMMENDATIONS
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ACE

Course Course Title Identifier

COURSES STILL VALID FOR CREDIT BUT NO LONGER OFFERED

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

ACQ 201; Intermediate Systems Acquisition (Acquisition Basics) DD-1408-0011

PMT 201;

DSMC-37

BFM 102 Contract Performance Management Fundamentals DD-1408-0014

BFM 203 Intermediate Contract Performance Management DD-1408-0015

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 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

CON 223 Intermediate Facilities Contracting DD-1402-0007

CON 231 Intermediate Contract Pricing DD-1405-0006

Version I

CON 241 Automated Information Systems Contracting DD-1402-0006

LOG 201 Intermediate Acquisition Logistics DD-0326-0009
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Effective College Credit Hours

Dates for DAU Courses Specialty Area

9/94–5/97 3 semester hours, lower division Acquisition Management

baccalaureate/associate category

6/97–1/9910 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

7/95–10/97 3 semester hours, upper division Management

baccalaureate category

3/96–10/97 (Both courses must be completed.)

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

1/95–3/96 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

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

4/93–8/96 3 semester hours, upper division Management Information Systems

baccalaureate category

3/99–9/01 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement; or Logistics Management

baccalaureate category

COURSES STILL VALID FOR CREDIT BUT NO LONGER OFFERED
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COURSES STILL VALID FOR CREDIT BUT NO LONGER OFFERED (cont.)

ACE

Course Course Title Identifier

1

2000 ACE Guide reflects specialty area as Procurement and Logistics Management; however, correct specialty should be Acquisition Management

(pending correction).

2

2000 ACE Guide recommended credits apply to resident version only. Online version pending review. 3

2000 ACE Guide erroneously states 3 semester hours; however, the correct number should be 2 semester hours (pending correction). 4

2000 ACE Guide erroneously states 2 semester hours; however, the correct number should be 3 semester hours. Also, specialty area should be

Contract Management rather than Procurement and Logistics Management as stated in the Guide.

5

2000 ACE Guide shows title as Contract Pricing; however, current course name is Principles of Contract Pricing. Predecessor course names were

Fundamentals of Contract Pricing and Contract Pricing (pending correction).

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)

PMT 301 Program Management DD-1408-0007

PMT 341 Systems Acquisition for Contracting Personnel DD-1408-0009

(Executive)

PQM 103; Defense Specification Management AR-1408-0035

ALM-34-0235 Version II

PQM 201 Intermediate Production, Quality, and Manufacturing DD-1408-0024

PRD 301 Defense Acquisition Engineering, Manufacturing, DD-1408-0010

and Quality Control

PUR 101; Purchasing Fundamentals (Small Purchase Funds) AR-1408-0187

ALMC-B3 (Defense Small Purchase Basics)

PUR 101 Simplified Acquisition Fundamentals DD-0326-0008

PUR 201; Executive Small Purchase (Defense Small Purchase AR-1408-0188

ALMC-B4 Advanced)

PUR 201 Intermediate Simplified Acquisition Fundamentals DD-1408-0031
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COURSES STILL VALID FOR CREDIT BUT NO LONGER OFFERED (cont.)

Effective College Credit Hours

Dates for DAU Courses Specialty Area

6

2000 ACE Guide reflects old course number of CON 201 (pending correction). 7

2000 ACE Guide shows old course name, Program Manager’s Survival (pending correction). 8

2000 ACE Guide shows old course number only. ACE has been notified of new course number. 9

2000 ACE Guide shows course name as Software Acquisition Management (pending correction). 102000 ACE Guide shows end date of 10/98; however, Feb 1999 ACE evaluation documentation shows correct end date of 1/99 (pending

 correction).

9/91–5/97 2 semester hours, upper division Procurement

baccalaureate category or

1 semester hour Advanced Logistics Management

graduate category

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.)

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

1/90–9/97 3 semester hours Procurement Management

graduate category

5/93–3/98 1 semester hour, lower division Procurement

baccalaureate/associate category

10/94–11/00 3 semester hours, upper division Production and Operations Management;

` baccalaureate category or Procurement (Supply) Management

10/93–9/94 3 semester hours Business Administration; or

graduate category Technical Management

1/90–9/97 2 semester hours, upper division Basic Purchasing

baccalaureate category

10/97–9/98 3 semester hours, lower division Basic Acquisition

baccalaureate/associate category

9/90–11/97 2 semester hours, upper division Purchasing

baccalaureate category

10/97–9/98 3 semester hours, upper division Procurement

baccalaureate category
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Acquisition SEM

Education DSST or CLEP Credit

Requirement 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

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 or, if

they had less than 10 years of acquisition experience

as of October 1, 1991, may also be able to 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). Eligibility requirements and application procedures are described in the DAU Pamphlet, “Prepare

for Advancement through Testing,” available at civilian

training offices or via the DAU Home Page at http://

www.dau.mil.

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 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 World Wide Web Home Page

(http://voled.doded.mil/dantes). The following table

provides information on the tests and the credit

hours that may be applied toward the Acquisition

Corps education standards.

COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)

DANTES SUBJECT STANDARDIZED TESTS (DSST)
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The DAU Press offers a wide range of publications to the acquisition community. DAU studentsand government employees can obtain a free

single copy from the DAU Publications Distribution

Center in Bldg. 231, Room 9, on the Main Campus.

(Enter through the door facing the student parking

lot.) A written request on government letterhead is

preferred for these free government single copies.

Please send 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 on a government transfer of

funds or check to the US Treasury.

ORDERS AND PRICES

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 and pay using an interagency MIPR or by writing a check to the U.S. Treasury, reimbursable to DAU. Other options follow.

GPO ORDERS

You may order DSMC and DAU publications from the

Government Printing Office (reference the title and

GPO stock number) by sending a check in the appropriate amount or by providing a VISA or Master Card

number and expiration date to: Superintendent of

Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-

7954. You may order using a credit card by calling

(202) 512-1800 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time. Orders may also be faxed 24 hours a day to (202) 512-

2250, or visit their Web site (http://www.access

.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html).

Appendix G —

DAU Publications

DTIC AND NTIS ORDERS

The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) provides copies for the government, and the National

Technical Information Service (NTIS) provides copies

for private industry. You may request paper or microfiche versions from NTIS. Many out-of-print DSMC publications are available only from them. To order documents from DTIC, call (703) 767-9070, DSN 427-8274, or

visit their Web site (http://www. dtic.mil). To order from

NTIS, call 1-800-553-6847, or visit their Web site (http://

www.ntis.gov). Prices shown are GPO prices; DTIC and

NTIS prices are quoted when you order.

PUBLICATIONS

The following list includes the code “HP” if the document is available on the DAU Home Page (http://

www.dau.mil).

PERIODICALS

Acquisition Review Quarterly journal, order free through

the DAU Press, (703) 805-3056, HP

DAU Catalogs, order free through the DAU Registrar,

1-888-284-4906, (703) 805-3003, DSN 655-3003,

HP

Program Manager magazine, order free through the

DAU Press, (703) 805-3056, 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 Manuals (2000), (revised on HP August 2001), GPO 008-

020-01482-6, HP

Acquisition Strategy Guide (1999), GPO 008-020-01440-

1, HP

Commercial Item Acquisition: Considerations and Lessons

Learned (OSD, 2000), GPO 008-020-01485-1

Comparison of the Defense Acquisition Systems of France,

Great Britain, Germany and the United States (1999),

HP

Comparison of the Defense Acquisition Systems of Australia,

Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United States

(2000), HP

DSMC Program Managers Toolkit (2001), GPO 008-020-

01498-2, ISBN 0-16-061787-1, HP

Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms

(2001) (Tenth Edition), GPO 008-020-01489-3, HP

Incentive Strategies for Defense Acquisitions (OSD, 2001)

Indirect Cost Management Guide (1999), HP

Introduction to Defense Acquisition Management (Fifth Edition, 2001), GPO 008-020-01490-7, HP

Performance-Based Service Acquisition in the Department

of Defense (OSD, 2001), HP

Risk Management Guide (2001), GPO 008-020-01491-5,

HP

Scheduling Guide for Program Managers (2000), (updated on HP 2001) (to be revised in print late

2001), GPO 008-020-01480-0, HP

Systems Engineering Fundamentals (2001), GPO 008-

020-01475-3, HP

OTHER CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

Defense Acquisition Management Framework, DSMC

Chart #3000R4-2001, GPO 008-020-01492-3, HP

Defense Acquisition University Annual Report, HP

Defense Acquisition University Corporate Plan: Smart Business 20/20, HP

Defense Acquisition University 2002 Catalog (on the HP,

Oct 2001) (on paper after Jan 2002; call the DAU

Registrar at 1-888-284-4906)

Military Research Fellows Report — From Chaos to Clarity: A

Framework for Transforming DoD Business Strategy to

Meet the Challenges of the New Millennium (2001),

GPO 008-020-01500-8, ISBN 0-16-066434-9, HP

Military Research Fellows Report — Transatlantic Armaments Cooperation (2000), HP

Military Research Fellows Report — Program Management

2000: Know the Way – How Knowledge Management Can Improve DoD Acquisition (1999), GPO

008-020-01479-6, HP
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