Non-Attribution: Students are to treat statements made in the school forum as privileged information not to be attributed to a specific individual when outside the school forum. Make-ups: There will be no opportunity for making up missed quizzes/exams. Reserved: Student Issues/Concerns: DAU encourages students who have an or concern with the learning environment to discuss it with the instructor. Students who believe their issue is not resolved satisfactorily may go to the department chair/site manager or Regional Associate Dean for Academics. L. Course Sequence/Time Schedule: than the last day of class, CON 090 will begin each day promptly at 8:00 AM and generally end at 5:00 PM. There will be at least a one-hour lunch break. The last 60 minutes or so of each day, approximately 4:00 to 5:00 PM, are usually set aside for individual classroom study. Instructors may, at their discretion, permit students to leave the classroom and study on their own towards the end of the day. A typical course schedule is provided below. (Note: Class schedule will be adjusted if a holiday occurs during the class dates, including the possibility of a Tuesday start date.) M T W Th F DAU Classroom Brief Introduction to CON 090 the FAR & DFARS QUIZ #1 Using the FAR & DFARS (continued) QUIZ #2 Using the FAR & DFARS (continued) QUIZ #3 Using the FAR & DFARS (continued) EXAM #1 BEGIN MODULE 2 Acquisition Planning Process QUIZ #4 Sources Competition QUIZ #5 Contracting Methods Contract Types QUIZ #6 Contract Types (cont.) Describing Agency Needs Publicizing Contract Actions QUIZ #7 Socioeconomic Programs EXAM #2 BEGIN MODULE 3 Contract Formation Principles QUIZ #8 Uniform Contract Format & Contract Line QUIZ #9 Solicitation & Receipt of Offers Bid Evaluation QUIZ #10 Proposal Evaluation & Exchanges with Offerors Contract Award QUIZ #11 Protests Simplified Acquisition Procedures EXAM #3 BEGIN MODULE 4 Initiation of Work
Module 1 – the FAR and DFARS Module 1 introduces the FAR and how to navigate and use acquisition regulations. This module begins by answering the “who, what, when, where, why, and how” of the FAR. The remainder of the module will provide hands-on training on how to use the FAR and DFARS. Module 1 Schedule Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 DAU Classroom Brief Introduction to CON 090 Using the FAR & DFARS QUIZ #1 Using the FAR & DFARS (continued) QUIZ #2 Using the FAR & DFARS (continued) QUIZ #3 Using the FAR & DFARS (continued) EXAM #1 BEGIN MODULE 2 Acquisition Planning Process Module 1 Homework Day Homework Assignment 1 For Quiz 1 Study “The Federal Acquisition Regulation: Questions & Answers” (SG p.17-32) Study “Organization & Arrangement of the FAR” (SG p.47-49) Note definitions of terms and Publications discussed in the Footnotes 2 For Quiz 2 Study Organization & Arrangement of the FAR” (SG p.50-55) Study “DFARS Basics” 3 For Quiz 3 Study “Deviations from the FAR and DFARS” (incl. Footnotes) “Interpreting the FAR” Study “Determining the Applicability of Rules” 4 Prepare for exam. This page intentionally left blank.
8. A noncommercial contract is contemplated that will contain a base year and four options. It is anticipated that the value of the base year will be $500,000 and that each option year will be worth $500,000. The contract will be an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with a guaranteed minimum of $3,000. Is the clause at DFARS 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders, required? 9. Who is responsible for returning bid samples that have not been destroyed in testing to bidders when requested as required by FAR 14.202-4(g)(1)? 10. A contracting officer issues a solicitation on January 9, 2015 that requests offers by February 9, 2015. The expected of the acquisition is $5 million. On January 19, 2015, the FAR is changed to require a new contract clause in solicitations and contracts valued above the simplified acquisition threshold. The Federal Register notice accompanying the final rule is silent on whether current solicitations must be amended to incorporate the new clause. Does the CO have to amend the solicitation to include the new clause? 11. Who is responsible for notifying Congress as described at FAR 6.302-7(c)(2) when applicable? Determining the Applicability of Rules Thus far, you have begun to develop the critical skills of researching and interpreting the regulations. The next critical skill you need to develop is the ability to determine the applicability of a given rule to a given acquisition. Perhaps the most common mistake made by novice readers of the FAR is to misapply a rule to an acquisition. As such, you must be observant of the breadth of a given rule and the relevant facts about a given acquisition. According to FAR 1.104, the FAR applies to all “acquisitions” as defined in FAR part 2, except where expressly excluded. However, most of the individual rules contained in the FAR apply to a defined subset of all acquisitions. The subset may be defined, for example, in terms of