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Information For Course CON 218 (DHS)

School: 568 Location: 1421 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY FL 7, CRYSTAL CITY, VA
Course: CON 218 (DHS) Phase:
Course Title: ADVANCED CONTRACTING FOR MISSION SUPPORT
Academic Hours: 0 DL Academic Hours: 0
Military Career Development Crs Completion (Resident): VEO  - ADVANCED CONTRACTING FOR MISSION SUPPORT
Military Career Development Crs Completion (DL):


Class Schedule Nonconducted Classes Cancelled Classes Rescheduled Classes

 Class Schedule
FY: 2010School: 568Course: CON 218 (DHS)Phase: Course Length: 2 Weeks 0.0 Days
Course Title: ADVANCED CONTRACTING FOR MISSION SUPPORT
Class Maximum: 30     Class Optimum: 30     Class Minimum: 20
ClassPrereqsReport DateStart DateEnd DateScheduledClass TypeStreetCityStateZip
001View07 Jun 201007 Jun 201018 Jun 201035ResidentGMU BLDG - 3401 N FAIRFAX DRARLINGTON VA22201
002View01 Feb 201001 Feb 201012 Feb 201035ResidentGMU BLDG - 3401 N FAIRFAX DRARLINGTON VA22201
003View26 Apr 201026 Apr 201007 May 201035ResidentGMU BLDG - 3401 N FAIRFAX DRARLINGTON VA22201
004View02 Aug 201002 Aug 201013 Aug 201035ResidentGMU BLDG - 3401 N FAIRFAX DRARLINGTON VA22201
006View01 Feb 201001 Feb 201012 Feb 201030Onsite1208 N ROAD ST, ROOM FC128ELIZABETH CITY CGNC27909
Classes that have been nonconducted or cancelled or rescheduled have been excluded


 Course Scope And Special Information
    Currently Effective 2009-11-30

Course Scope:

Course Description: This capstone course completes the mandatory training for FAC-C Level II certification. Through a realistic case study based on a government acquisition, students will demonstrate their ability to negotiate fair and reasonable prices, resolve legal issues, and respond to changing customer requirements during contract performance. This highly interactive course gives students the opportunity to tackle complex contracting issues in a team environment that encourages open discussion and exchange of ideas.

Pre-Requisite Courses: CON 214, CON 215, CON 216, and CON 217
Pre-Work Requirements: Students must complete reading assignments before the first day of class. These assignments will be available online to students who have been successfully enrolled.

Topics Include:
- Develop a proactive strategic approach to satisfy the customer's evolving requirements
- Take appropriate action to resolve various situations with legal implications
- Use a DCAA audit report to prepare a negotiation objective
- Apply the full range of contract pricing techniques to develop a pre-negotiation objective
- Develop a negotiation strategy for a noncompetitive negotiation
- Conduct a noncompetitive negotiation
- Manage contract performance in accordance with the contract


Special Information:

There is no Special Information.


 Information for School 568, Last Updated 08 Jun 2011
CLASS HOURS: Unless noted otherwise in the Class Remarks, all classes begin
promptly at 8:30 AM and conclude no later than 4:30 PM (Local Time).

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students must FULLY ATTEND a course (i.e., not miss any
class time due to lateness, early departures or other reasons), complete all
graded assignments, and achieve a passing score on the graded portions of the
course in order to receive a course completion certificate.

NO SHOW POLICY: Students must cancel their enrollment no less than 2 business
days prior to the class start date. If a student does not cancel and does not
attend a class, they will be marked as a "no show" and will be unable to
register for the same course for a period of 6 months.

CANCELLATION: To cancel an enrollment, a student must use the "Cancel Training
Requests" menu option, available when logged into their account. To reschedule
to a different offering, cancel the current enrollment and submit a new
application for the new date.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: In the case of bad weather, classes in the DC area
will proceed as follows. Non-DC classes should call their local point of
contact for information.
- If GMU campus is *open* but Government is *delayed*: Students should proceed
to class; no penalty will be applied due to late class arrival. (Note that
Federal *Unscheduled Leave Policy* does not apply to training classes and
missing full class days will be penalized.)
- If GMU campus is *closed* but Government is *open*: Students should follow
regular office attendance policy.
- To check GMU campus status: Call 703-993-8999 or visit www.gmu.edu
- To check DC area Government status: http://www.opm.gov/status

TRAVEL & LODGING: Funding and arrangements for travel and lodging are the sole
responsibility of the employee's agency.

CONTACT INFORMATION: To speak with the DHS Registrar, please call 703-993-9391
or send email to AcquisitionTraining@dhs.gov.

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