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Contracting and Procurement for
Project Managers (632)
Credits: 3
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This course explains the contracting
process, and the roles and responsibilities in this
process, to program/project managers, engineering, technical
and other functional personnel. It acquaints you with
proven methods for meeting quality, cost and schedule
requirements in the complex world of contracting and
subcontracting.
The course provides: (1)
a broad appreciation of the contracting process; (2)
familiarization with
the management problems associated with various types
of contracts; and (3) training in the various types
of skills needed for the anticipation, identification
and solution of contract problems, together with the
use of effective communication and documentation techniques.
The course treats both the customer's and contractor's
viewpoint. Course 632 is based on the federal government's
acquisition regulations, the administrative procedures
used to implement them, and extensive research into
the management practices in industry.
Subjects covered include:
| Contract Procedures |
Proposal Preparation |
| Laws and Regulations Governing Procurement |
Estimating |
| Uniform Commercial Code |
Cost or Pricing Data |
| Commercial Items Acquisition |
Cost, Price and Should Cost Analysis |
| Government Contract Law |
Types of Contracts |
| Procurement by Sealed Bidding |
Negotiation Techniques |
| Two-Step Sealed Bidding |
Contract Terms and Conditions |
| Contracting by Negotiation/Competitive Proposals |
Contract Administration |
| Request for Proposal |
Contract Changes |
| Source Selection Procedures |
Terminations for Convenience |
| Terminations for Default |
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| Increase
Your Understanding of |
• Procurement laws, regulations
• Contracting methods
• Statements of work
• Estimating and Pricing Concepts
• Contract management techniques
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| Improve Your
Ability to |
• Meet cost, quality and schedule requirements
• Participate in handling disputes
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Professor: Robert Oravitz, A.S., B.S.B.A, M.B.A.
Text: Contracting and Procurement,
AGU Press |