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Sep19

Establishment of Competency Lead for Contract Management Disciplines

On Sept 13, 2012, Mr. Charlie E. Williams, Jr., the Director, of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), was designated as a Competency Lead for Contract Management Disciplines.  In that capacity, Mr. Williams will define both the contract ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-19-12 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Sep12

UPDATE - CON 115 Contracting Fundamentals Conversion

CON 115 Contracting Fundamentals will be converted into three separate distance learning courses planned for launch 2nd qtr FY 13. The effort is in response to customer feedback regarding course length and assessment feasibility. The conversion ...[Read More]
Published: Sep-12-12 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Jul25

New Web-enabled DoD Source Selection Procedures guide

DAU recently launched a web-enabled version of the Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures guide, dated 4 Mar 2011, at https://acc.dau.mil/dodssp.  The DoD Source Selection Procedures standardizes the methodology and approach the DoD u ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-25-12 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Jul19

Updates: Automated Requirements Roadmap Tool (ARRT)

On Jan. 20, the latest version of the ARRT, used in acquiring services, was posted on the Acquisition Community Connection at https://acc.dau.mil/arrt. ARRT Version 1.5 adds several user-requested enhancements, including new fields for descripti ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-19-12 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

Jul18

Two new ACQuipedia articles on Contracting topics

Pre-Award Survey   https://acc.dau.mil/acq_pas  covers the evaluation of a prospective contractor's capability to perform a proposed contract, and includes a discussion on the various types of pre-award surveys.    Solicitations   https:/ ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-18-12 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Jul17

New CLC 063, "Sole Source Proposal Technical Evaluations"

CLC 063, "Sole Source Proposal Technical Evaluations" is designed for contracting (1102 series) professionals for use in training functional area evaluators in conducting an evaluation of a contractor’s technical proposal.  This contin ...[Read More]
Published: Jul-17-12 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

May08

New Web-enabled Guidebook for the Acquisition of Services

DAU recently launched a web-enabled version of the Department of Defense Guidebook for the Acquisition of Services, dated 20 July 2011, at https://acc.dau.mil/sag.    The acquisition of services plays a vital role in advancing and maintaining t ...[Read More]
Published: May-08-12 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

May08

New Guidebook for Contract Property Administration

DPAP has recently released a Guidebook for Contract Property Administration, dated April 2012.  This Guidebook replaces DoD 4161.2-M, DoD Manual for the Performance of Contract Property Administration (1991).    The Government relies on and r ...[Read More]
Published: May-08-12 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

May03

The 2012 DoD Procurement Training Symposium Delayed

The DoD Procurement Conference and Training Symposium has been postponed. Organizers plan to reschedule the May 21-24 conference for later this year. More time was needed to ensure the training courses were aligned to the Department's Better Buy ...[Read More]
Published: May-03-12 | 0 Comments | 0 Links to this post

Apr12

Updates to the "Comparison of Major Contract Types" Chart

DAU has updated the “Comparison of Major Contract Types” chart on the Acquisition Community Connection (ACC).  The Chart is based on the information in the Contract Pricing Reference Guides (Volume 4 – Advanced Issues in Contract Pricing, Chapte ...[Read More]
Published: Apr-12-12 | 1 Comment | 0 Links to this post

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