CONTRACTING OFFICER TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE COURSE
5-DAY 40 Classroom Hours = 40 CLP credit

OUR COURSE PRICE BEATS ALL OTHER FIRMS FOR THIS 5-DAY COURSE
 
DC PRICE $6,500  (provides seating for 25 government students)
NON-DC AREA PRICE $7,950*(see note below) (provides seating for 25 student)


We can bring this course to your federal agency, contact Mr. Robert Knauer, CPCM CPPO, our on-Site Training Manager at (703) 919-4617 or email him at info@acquisitioninstitute.com

Accreditation: This class counts toward both FAC-COTR and FAC-P/PM certification. It is recommended for 40 Continuous Learning Points of CLP credit toward DAWIA or FAC-COTR and FAC-P/PM requirements. This workshop meets OFPP and FAI Blueprint for COTR Training.

Course Description: This class helps ensure that COTRs receive greater insight and capability essential from the very start. This 5-Day class is focused from the very start to level-up all participants' understanding and insights into government contracting so they can both monitor and solve contract management issues, correctly documenting and presenting issues to the administrative contracting officer.  Particular attention is placed on developing Performance Based Acquisitions through better understanding of the PBA process, proper purchase request requirement documentation, submittal and involvement with contracting staff, as well as, better and more detailed communications with contractors, auditors, contracting officers and others involved in government procurement.

Major topics help participants:

• Strengthen communication ability/relationship building among government program, user and procurement personnel as well as among the contractor counterparts
• Heighten awareness of COTR & PCO influence boundaries
• Know the what and how of contractor evaluation principles and techniques
• Upgrade ability to select contractor through creating performance based statements of work, cost estimates & doing best value tradeoffs
• Learn how the COTR uses interaction and project controls well to sustain & further the agency’s programs
• Know how to obtain better feedback about contractor performance
• Heighten awareness of technical personnel's influence in changes, dealing with inadequate contractor performance, claims, disputes and how to handle ethical concerns

Transfer Lessons Learned to other contracts

• Use project templates to effectively plan and execute contract management
• Have Case Studies drive home your responsibilities and their limitations
• Have practical exercises show you how to stay out of a jam
• Experience your influence throughout the entire acquisition lifecycle
• Best Practices about how to effectively meld communication and project management
• Lessons learned about stronger performance evaluation throughout the contract

Attendees Should Include:
New OIG employees
New buyers, and management specialists
COTR, COTR, GTR prospects
Procurement Specialists/Analysts
Financial Managers and analysts, and 
Program/Project Management Personnel

About your Instructor: Mr. Robert Knauer is a superb acquisition instructor, having years of experience as a contracting officer (CO), administrative contracting officer (ACO), contract specialist, contract negotiator, and having been a professor of contract management for the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). He has taught for a diverse group of agencies including: OPM, GSA Graduate School, ESI International, Golden Gate University, FAI, A-76 Institute, the Performance Institute, and his own firm, The Acquisition Institute, Inc., as lead instructor and fonder. He is certified by the Navy, OPM and DAU as a professional platform trainer, train-the-trainer, and has met all learning competencies of the FAC-C level III, DAWIA Level III in contracting, and FAC-COTR prior to his retirement from the federal government in January, 2007. He holds the prestigious CPCM certification by the NCMA and CPPO by the NIGP. His firm provides custom-tailored, just-in-time training, facilitating and consulting services to enhance the successful performance of federal acquisition, programs, and projects.  Recently he supported successful RFP development and award for the FAA ATO program by implementing a performance based consolidated acquisition where he consolidated eight national contracts into one national IT service support contract awarded in 2008. He understands how to achieve successful performance acquisition management implementation in a cradle to grave process-as a primary policy of OMB and most agency acquisition policy. Mr. Knauer has authored three guidebooks: 1) The Guidebook to PWS & QASP Development, 2) A Guide to Competitive Sourcing for Contracting Officer, and 3) The Post Competition Accountability (PCA) Guidebook.  Over the last 15 years, he has been a requested speaker and presenter at GSA's National Conference, The Performance Institute, FAI's Summits, The Federal Acquisition Summit, and various NCMA and Ethics forums, focusing on performance based accountability and ethics.

Mr. Knauer has demonstrated consistent excellence in training based on student evaluations of his…
• Knowledge of Acquisition and Contract Subject Matter
• Ability to instruct–Quality of instruction
• Ability to maintain student interest
• Responsiveness to all student inquiries
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How to register online: Registrations are made online and payable by Visa, MasterCard, or Purchase Check, and we also accept SF-182 Training Requests and government purchase orders (SF-1449).

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