Objective:
The course objective is to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to perform the critical duties associated with the contract administration phase of the acquisition process.
Learning Outcomes:
- Conduct a post award orientation
- Modify contracts and exercise options
- Select and pursue a formal contract remedy and recognize fraud
- Identify the methods to finance commercial and noncommercial item contracts
- Plan for contract administration
- Make decisions regarding a contractor's use of subcontracts
- Monitor a contractor's performance and resolve problems
- Identify and address delays in performance
- Identify and resolve contract disputes
- Examine labor laws, government property, intellectual property, and environmental protection regulations
- Identify methods to finance commercial and noncommercial item contracts
- Close out contracts
General Course Topics:
- Contract administration planning
- Post award orientation
- Subcontract administration
- Performance monitoring/quality assurance
- Delays in performance
- Contract modifications, adjustments, options, and orders
- Formal remedies
- Disputes, claims, and terminations
- Administering miscellaneous terms and conditions
- Financial matters
- Contract closeout