This course includes
- 7 days of live, project-based training from experts
- Verified digital certificate of completion
- Learn at an accredited institution
- Credits: 56.0 CPEs
This course provides both government and industry perspectives on contract administration and performance management. Students will build a toolkit of essential skills for ensuring that contractors deliver products and services in accordance with contract requirements, and for taking appropriate action when performance issues or changes occur. Key topics include conducting post-award orientations, monitoring contractor performance and quality, handling contract modifications (both within scope changes and supplemental agreements), and managing government-furnished property and payments.
The course also poses and answers critical questions that contracting personnel face after award: How do you administer a contract day-to-day? What steps do you take if the scope needs to change? How do you ensure the contractor’s work meets quality standards? What are the procedures if there’s a dispute or if a termination is necessary? Through case studies and discussions, participants will explore resolution of contractual issues such as disputes, claims, or terminations for default or convenience. They will also learn the procedures for contract closeout, including final audits, reconciliations, and contractor performance evaluations.
This course has a prerequisite
CON1100: Contract Foundational Skills is a prerequisite for this course (students should have baseline contracting knowledge before focusing on post-award). Participants must also complete CON1200 and CON1300.
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Full tuition: $1,995Due before the class starts
This course includes
- 7 days of live, project-based training from experts
- Verified digital certificate of completion
- Learn at an accredited institution
- Credits: 56.0 CPEs
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Melanie Dooley
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CON1400: Contract Post-Award Curriculum
What You'll Learn at a Glance
- Administer contracts: Develop a contract administration plan and oversee contract performance, including conducting post-award orientations/kick-off meetings and maintaining effective contract communication with the contractor.
- Monitor performance: Implement quality assurance measures to ensure goods or services meet contract standards, and utilize performance metrics, inspections, and surveillance plans to track contractor performance.
- Manage contract modifications: Understand the processes for contract modifications and execute modifications (unilateral or bilateral) in compliance with FAR Part 43. Anticipate and handle changes in requirements, funding adjustments, and option exercises during contract performance.
- Resolve disputes and terminations: Interpret contract clauses related to disputes, equitable adjustments, and remedies. Learn how to respond to contractor claims or requests for adjustment, utilize dispute resolution techniques and initiate termination actions in accordance with regulations.
- Close out contracts: Carry out the steps for proper contract closeout, including verifying all deliverables are accepted, reconciling payments and government property, and completing past performance evaluations (e.g., CPARS).
Course Syllabus
Contract Administration Fundamentals
- Define roles and responsibilities in contract administration
- Set up contract files and develop an administration plan
- Establish milestones for performance monitoring
Quality Assurance & Performance Monitoring
- Implement Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs)
- Conduct inspections and acceptance of deliverables
- Ensure contractor outputs meet contract standards and address deficiencies
Subcontract Management and Small Business Participation
- Oversee contractor’s subcontracting activities
- Review subcontracting plans for small business participation
- Understand prime contractor responsibilities in managing subcontractors
Managing Contract Changes
- Issue and negotiate contract modifications
- Preserve the scope of the contract and execute options
- Handle funding changes and evolving requirements during execution
Dispute Resolution and Terminations
- Interpret contract terms to resolve disagreements and claims
- Apply Disputes clause procedures and alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
- Execute terminations for convenience or default when necessary
Contract Closeout Procedures
- Follow the step-by-step closeout process at contract completion
- Conduct final acceptance, property disposition, and final payments
- Deobligate funds, report past performance in CPARS, and archive contract files
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