Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
USPO-0020
Organization's ID:
34270-00
Organization:
U.S. Postal Service Supply Management
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
36 hours (1week)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Public Administration, Procurement, or Business Administration
NOTE: Students must have successfully completed: Principles of Purchasing (34260-00) or (34560-00) or Fundamentals of Purchasing: Theory and Practice (34268-00) to receive credit for this course.
Description

Objective:

To provide students with an understanding of all the steps involved in forming a purchase contract using custom buying methods from purchase planning through contract award.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Draft complex purchase plans
  • Hold contract award sessions
  • Apply standards of ethical conduct to purchasing situations
  • Discuss purchasing strategies and practices
  • Form purchasing teams
  • Discuss contract administration and dispute resolution issues
  • Conduct closeout
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Lectures
Supplemental Materials