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DoD Contracting Competency: Acquisition Planning, Source Selection Authority, Proposal Evaluation, Competitive Range, Best Value Decision, Cost and Price Analysis, Technical Assessments, Past Performance, Negotiations, Final Proposal Revisions, Contract Administration, Performance Monitoring, Risk Management, Contract Closeout, Organizational Conflict of Interest, Ethical Standards, Transparency, Integrity, Proprietary Information, Confidential Data Protection, Gratuities and Kickback Compliance...

DoD Contracting Competency and Seller Engagement Certification: Pre-Sales Activities, Plan Sales, Prepare Offer, Offer/No-Offer Analysis, Finalize Sales Plan, Evaluate Solicitations, Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) and Access, Commercial Items Procurement, Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Compliance, Standard Form 1449 and Uniform Contract Format (UCF) Usage, Solicitation Sections A–M for Contract Details, Section C Specifications and Statement of Work, Section B Supplies, Section ...

DoD Source Selection and Negotiation Certification Exam: Contracting Competency and SSA Authority, Exchanges with Offerors Including Clarifications, Communications, and Discussions, FAR Part 15 Compliance, Competitive Range Determination and Evaluation Notices, Proposal Evaluation of Strengths, Weaknesses, Deficiencies, and Adverse Past Performance, Evaluation Factors and Significant Subfactors, Best Value Decision-Making, Material Omissions and Ambiguities Resolution, Proposal Revisions and Fin...

Federal Source Selection and Proposal Evaluation Certification Exam: Contracting Competency and SSA Authority, Source Selection Process and Best Value Continuum, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Evaluation, Evaluation Factors and Significant Subfactors, Non-Cost Factors Assessment, Proposal Evaluation Procedures under FAR 15.306, Exchanges and Discussions with Offerors, Performance Risk Considerations and Well-Defined Requirements, Documented Rationale for Trade-Off Decisions, DoD Sour...

Federal Procurement Protests, Claims, and Dispute Resolution Certification Examination: Protest Definition under FAR 33.101, Interested Party Eligibility in Federal Procurement Protests, Protest Venues Including Agency GAO and U.S. Court of Federal Claims Jurisdiction, Timeliness of Protest Filing Requirements, Concise Protest Presentation and Legal Factual Grounds, Seller Responsibilities for Submitting Protests and Appeals, Buyer Responsibilities for Responding to Procurement Protests, Agency ...

Federal Contract Administration and Oversight Certification Examination: Contract Administration Framework under FAR 2.101, Contract Administration Functions Delegation under FAR 42.302(a), Defense Contract Oversight under DFARS Part 242, Contract Compliance Monitoring and Performance Standards Enforcement, Risk Management and Performance Problem Recognition in Contract Execution, Contractor Responsibility Determination under FAR 9.104-1, Financial Resources and Technical Capability Requirements...

Federal Acquisition Lifecycle, Contracting Competency, and FAR Compliance Certification Examination: DoD Contracting Competency Model Framework, Contracting Life Cycle Phases Integration, Pre-Award Acquisition Planning under FAR Part 7, Market Research Requirements under FAR Part 10, Solicitation Development and Opportunity Publicizing under FAR Part 5, Risk Analysis and Make-or-Buy Decision Strategy, Contract Type Selection and Performance Risk Allocation, Evaluation Strategy and Proposal Analy...

Federal Contract Types, Pricing Strategy, and Procurement Structure Certification Examination: Sealed Bidding Procedures under FAR Part 14, Competitive Range Determination in Negotiated Procurements, Final Proposal Revisions in Source Selection, Contract Type Policy under FAR 16.102, Firm-Fixed-Price Contract Risk Allocation, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Contract Structure, Cost-Reimbursement Contract Limitations under FAR 16.301-3, Time-and-Materials Contract Determination and Findings Requirement, Ince...

Federal Contract Pricing and Cost Analysis Certification Examination: Price Analysis Techniques under FAR 15.404-1, Cost Analysis of Contractor Proposals, Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) Compliance, Certified Cost or Pricing Data Requirements, Determining Fair and Reasonable Prices, Adequate Price Competition Standards, Independent Government Cost Estimate Comparison, Historical Price Comparison Methods, Parametric Estimating Techniques, Market Research for Price Validation, Competitive Publish...

Federal Contract Termination and Dispute Resolution Certification Examination: Contracting Officer Authority in Contract Terminations, Disputes Statute Framework, Agency Boards of Contract Appeals Jurisdiction, Termination for Convenience Procedures, Termination for Default under FAR 49.401, Termination for Cause in Commercial Contracts, Termination Settlement Agreements, Terminating Contracting Officer (TCO) Responsibilities, Notice of Termination Requirements, Effective Date and Extent of Term...