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CON 090 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals
(Last Modified:18-May-2015)

Description

FAR Fundamentals is a four week, resident, foundational course for new hires that provides a total immersion into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1-53) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). The course will prepare the 21st century acquisition workforce to operate successfully in a web enabled environment. CON 090 is a limited lecture, research-intensive, exercised-based curriculum. Participants will analyze contracting business scenarios developed through research of the FAR and its supplement DFARS. The course is presented in four modules: Contracting Overview using the FAR and DFARS; Contract Acquisition Planning; Contract Formation; and Contract Management/Administration. Students are expected to become familiar with FAR Parts 1-53. Students will be quizzed daily on FAR part knowledge, lecture/lesson content, and homework. Students should be prepared to dedicate 2-3 hours per evening for homework. Classroom laptop computers will be provided for each student.

Objectives

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Target Attendees

New hires to the Contracting Career Field (Civilian OCC Series 1102)

Prerequisite(s)

None

Predecessor Course(s) (Acceptable as a substitute for this course until the acceptance date specified below.)

Predecessor	Predecessor Course Title	PDS Code	Accepted Until
None	None	None	None

Course Length

4 weeks in class

Additional Course Information

Delivery Mode	Resident
Equivalent Courses	Yes
ACE Recommended Credits	YES
PDS Code	BZG
DAU Public (material/prework)	YES

Continuing Education Units	14
Continuous Learning Points	140
Reservist Retirement Points	0
Historical Allocations	Mouse Over for Past CEU/CLPs

Notes

Pre-work required / Walk-ins authorized / Pre-work accessible on DAU Public

Participant performance will be assessed by a minimum of two graded quizzes or exercises per module followed by a final exam upon completion of each module.