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ACO/PCO Contracting Officers Course (Corps Employees Only)
Control Number: 182
Course Number: 41COW01A
Length:28
CEUs: 2.40     PDHs: 24.00     LUs: 0.00     PDUs: 0.00     CMs: 0.00     ACE: 0.00     CEHs: 0.00
Purpose:
This is an invitation only course. This is a best practices course for prospective and current USACE Procuring Contracting Officers (PCOs) and Administrative Contracting Officers (ACOs). Invited participants already have a significant foundation of work experience in Contracting. This is an application-based course with several individual and group exercises which emphasize analytical and problem-solving skills relevant to USACE Contracting Officers. This course is not a cram course for a Contracting Officer Review Board (CORB). This course instead helps to refine the existing skill set of prospective and current Contracting Officers through collaborative learning.

Description:
The course learning objectives are as follows: 1. Articulate Contracting Officer authority and limitations; 2. Implement Project Management Business Process (PMBP); 3. Execute effective Acquisition planning; 4. Perform critical solicitation and award phase requirements; 5. Foster post-award collaboration; 6. Demonstrate competent application of Acquisition knowledge. This course includes several individual and group analytical and problem-solving exercises, including a mock Contracting Officer Review Board (CORB) collaborative group exercise.

Prerequisites:
This is an invitation only course. The intended target audience is prospective and current USACE Procuring Contracting Officers (PCOs) and Administrative Contracting Officers (ACOs). Interested employees may submit a registration request to their supervisor. The registration request should include a brief (2 to 3 sentence paragraph) statement about how the employee would benefit from taking this course. If the supervisor concurs, the supervisor submits the registration request to the respective Senior Contracting Official (SCO). The SCO will make final seat selections and will inform employees of their status. Please do not attempt to register for this course through the local training coordinator. All registration requests must follow the process described above for this invitation only offering. NOTE: This course is not open to Contractors or any persons from outside of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Course requirements include a 70% passing score on the final assessment.

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