The FY 07/08 Performance-Based Acquisition Lunch Time Learning Seminars

The Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA) Lunch Time Learning Seminars are offered to all government agencies to provide information about PBA and the Seven Steps to Performance-Based Services Acquisition (PBSA) Process.

Target Audience:  The acquisition workforce including government senior managers, program/project managers, requirements personnel, quality assurance specialists, Contracting Officer's Representatives, Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives, subject matter experts and contracting officials involved in planning, evaluating, awarding, and managing a PBA. See the new training requirements in The Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers and Using Performance-Based Acquisition to Meet Program Needs - Performance Goals, Guidance, and Training.

Session training provided by: Members of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) PBA Interagency Working Group such as Ronne Rogin and/or Gregory Garrett from Acquisition Solutions, Inc., the industry partners that worked with the government to establish and maintain the guide, and Julia Wise from OFPP.  

Cost:  Free 

Time:  1 to 2 hour session between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  Send an email to michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov to schedule a session.  One session will be conducted a month and are scheduled on a first-come, first serve basis.  Agencies in the same area are encouraged to combine their resources and host a session at a central location in their area.  Note:  Intensive team-based PBA training can be obtained from sources located on the Seven Steps to PBSA website available. More information on free PBA training classes is available at the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI).

Location:  Your agency, if at least 25 people are planned for the session.  The sessions can only be held in the Baltimore/Washington/Virginia metropolitan area and you are required to coordinate the sessions for your agency.