Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
USPO-0023
Organization's ID:
34269-00
Organization:
U.S. Postal Service Supply Management
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
36 hours (1 week)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 2 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 knowledge of the steps involved in forming a contract with commercial vendors, from purchase planning through contract award.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe contract administration, dispute resolution, market research, prequalification, solicitation, proposal development, compliance monitoring, and contract termination in a commercial purchasing environment
  • Define purchasing from commercial vendors
  • The components, and phases of the process
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Lectures
Supplemental Materials