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Critiques Etc
I highly recommended Bob and his Company! The Acquisition Institute Inc., is cost effective, always accommodating, and so easy to work with. Mr. Knauer teaches HUD our COR.COTR Basic and Refresher courses. The students just love him. HUD Acquisition Career Manager, Ms. Virginia Ahearn (202) 402-7293 for past performance information
I highly recommended TAI. Mr. Knauer is terrific. He and his firm are accommodating, easy to work with, and our people enjoy his professionalism with his PWS, COR, and PWS for IT courses. NOAA Budget Jane Piercy (301) 713-4292 for past performance info.
WOW! The Advanced COTR course was one of the most interesting and helpful ones I've taken. The material covered was timely and pertinent to my current program. Mr. Knauer brings to the class a tremendous amount of experience as a Federal Contracting Officer along with some fascinating case studies. The course had the right balance of interesting lecture and class exercises too. I will recommend this course to my NOAA colleages because its thought provoking nature. Ben Roth, NOAA
This 40 Hour Distance Learning COR Level II course is really well put together with a lot of good information; I learned a lot, especially from the Articles--Mark Hirst, IT Specialist (Network) USDA-OCIO-ITS
Great COP Course! Thought provoking material and I appreciate your insights. Dr. Gregory Phant NIH
I thought your COR/COTR training was exceptional. It covered a lot of pertinent topics, and I feel that its helped me do my job better. Best Wishes, Lieutenant Commander Jason Barr, MS, CIH, Assistant Director, Occupational Health & Safety Operations, Division of Occupational Health & Safety, ORS, OD, NIH, Fort Detrick, MD 21702 Here is my phone for referrals call (301) 631-7244
The instructor was impressive! Well versed in contract policy matters, not only in general, but at HUD. I was impressed that he took the time to learn about HUD's contracting procedures. Good speaker too. Janice Noble, HUD OCIO
Most Amazing course, you helped me learn things about the Government, the Law and Contracting I never knew, and will be better off for attending your class.-- John Nash, IT Specialist
The instructor made us feel we could really make a difference at our agency. I would enjoy him coming to the FBI to teach our COTR personnel--FBI, Natalie Pascoe, Washington HQ
Hi Robert, I attended your class yesterday (4/26/11) at GSA in Arlington and thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a lot of great information and I appreciate it. Dan Buickingham, GSA Branch Chief, Vehicle Engineering.
This is a highly recommended course! Examples given really made the course, much more interesting and easier to understand for me. COTR Refresher Course -HUD Atlanta- Doris Gray
Dear Mr. Knauer, I just want to very much let you know how much I enjoyed the GTR refresher course last week, I can't begin to tell you the value that I received from the class, I am grateful of your time, that you spent with us in Chicago. You have tremendous teaching skills!--Roxanne Volkman, HUD Chicago
Very enjoyable and useful COTR Refresher course- Chris Babcock, FAA
I sometimes think God had a purpose for me attending your course, and I can only wonder what would have happened to me if I hadn't taken the Ethics module from the instructor and listened to him talk about exactly what I need to do in the situation I know find myself in--I wonder how much worse off I'd be right now! Never in a million years did I think something like he talked about would happen to me! Thanks for telling the real truth, something we don't usually get in our annual ethics lectures. COTR Refresher Course, Senior Official-Name Withheld for obvious reasons
Bob, your RFP and Performance Based Development courses were comprehensive and well presented. Information was practical and presenter has excellent working knowledge of both Government and industry points of view. Linda Rogucki, Procurement Department, PARSONS Engineering Corporation
Bob is an excellent instructor, and the information passed on contained a wealth of knowledge and has the ability to really make it sink in with our NOAA CORs.-Ms. Jane Piercy, NOAA
Didn't think I'd enjoy the course at first, but Mr. Bob Knauer not only held my interest, but he has inspired me to take more contracting classes!. Mark Stanton, HUD
Great COTR class, by far one of the best instructors I have EVER had in any class--Mr. Jan Wilson, HUD
Bob Knauer is one of the most knowledgeable contract presenters I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing-an exceptional presentation for all. Jerry L. Holloway, HUD ODEEO
Super COTR Refresher course, and superb instructor--Lance Poe, HUD REO
Great COTR class, great subject, and great instructor--Albert Michael Sanchez, HUD REO
COTR course was good and material relevant. The instructor was most well-prepared-J. Price, FAA
Bob's teaching style is professional, and informative, and somewhat different than most which added the perfect balance to the class. Lots of class participation-Mr. Jasper FAA
"I wish I had this course years ago, everyone needs this course to understand just how serious being a COTR. Thanks for always starting on time and not waiting for late employees."- Ms. Harmon, FAA
The instructor was extremely knowledgable about contracting! Enjoyed the course- Ms. Tassel, FAA
The instructor was one of the best facilitators I've had here at HUD. He was knowledgeable in the subject matter, provided very good technical advance, and extremely confident. This was a great course and good job by the instructor. Jennifer Smith, HUD
The instructor was extremely passionate, and knowledgeable about this subject, and COTR stories were interesting and eye-opening-Ms. Shawn, FAA
Bob is an excellent instructor, and the information passed on contained a wealth of knowledge that I will take back to my job as a COTR with me-Ms. Atkins, FAA
The definitions, examples, and Mr. Knauer's website contains a great deal of knowledge that will enable me to talk more intelligently to my CO. Mr. Knauer did help me understand the complexity of contracting. Good job!-Mr. Bob Thacker, FAA
This was an EXCELLENT COTR course with an instructor having a wealth of knowledge. I learned a lot from Mr. Knauer and you can too- Tho Van Nguyen, FAA Quality Assurance
The instructor provided sound examples, and was great at responding to questions from students, FAA
Bob was a pleasure to have as an instructor, friendly, friendly, knowledgable and many relevant stories related to the COTR course-Mr. Don Yardley, FAA.
Thank you for teaching an excellent COTR Refresher course. I enjoyed it more than any other COTR course I have taken. I relayed this to my supervisor along with your information. Fred Sutton, TSA, Financial Specialist
"I have to tell you...I really enjoyed your class. Keep teaching and educating the government." Jackie NIH/ORS, Bethesda.
My skills in contract administration along with COTR/GTR responsibilities have been enhanced. I really enjoyed the trainer and the examples given--Shareate Williams, HUD
This COTR course was very beneficial to me. The instructor was terrific. HUD Jennifer Dupont
The COTR course was good for attorneys who work with the HQ Counsel. Dhoya Bentley HUD Attorney.
The COTR course very beneficial to me and the Instructor was terrific.--Ron Johnson, Director of Logistics, Army, Korea
I really enjoyed and learned from your Performance Work Statement class. You made it fun!, Bob--Patricia Clark, Manager, DOL
The Writing PWS and QASP class was very beneficial to me. The Instructor was very knowledgeable and this info will be very useful to be in the future--Lois Kennermer, DCMA
Bob was very personable, knowledgeable and thoroughly funny teaching the PWS course. He understands the subject of PBA very well--Jocelyn Morris, U.S. Army
"The Boot Camp course has a great instructor in Mr. Knauer. This is the second class I have now taken from The Acquisition Institute, beside the HRA class, and I enjoyed both." HR classification specialist, Anne Smith, U.S. Geological Survey
Your Boot Camp course was excellent and Bob thoroughly covered the competitive sourcing process!-Chris Atkins, Contracting Officer
About the PBA class, the knowledge imparted by the instructor in the Performance Based Acquisition course helped immensely--Jeff Kedwards & Marc Radin, VP Contracts and Procurement, PARSONS Corporation
The instructor was a great presenter in the RFP and Performance Based Acquisition course with a lot of real world experience: not a generalist, who was able to provide a lot of useful insight. Employee, Procurement Section, PARSONS corporation
I enjoyed the fact the instructor brought current events to exemplify the concepts being discussed in the RFP and PBA course- Jolyne San, Contracts and Procurement, PARSONS corporation
The instructor is a wonderful instructor for the Boot Camp! He has great experience and tells you it like it is...he gets straight to the point. You are never afraid to ask questions that the instructor could not answer. Lavonia Shirley, NHTSA-DOT
The Human Resource Advisor class was your provided was great, and gave me everything we needed FEMA HR specialist
Thanks so much! It was a Great class and I had a good time. The case study session really brought it home for me as well as others!" Julie Plush, Veteran Administration, Management Analyst
The Performance Based Acquisition (PBA) course was informative and I thought very well taught. The instructor did a good job teaching every segment, using real life examples, to help the class fully understand Performance Based Contracting--Muriel Thomas, USCG, Contract Specialist
"I will use this course book daily as a guide. Boy I wish I had this class last year!" Betty Bowles, USAID
"The knowledge of the instructor added credibility to the course coupled with the real world examples and the guest speaker was an invaluable to my learning experience." Ella Grant, DECA
"The Instructor is a very detailed instructor, knows and understands the subject of PBA very well and is able to convey it.--Devon Brown, U.S. Dept. of Labor OSAM
The knowledge imparted in the Performance Based Acquisition course helped immensely--Jeff Kedwards & Marc Radin, VP Contracts and Procurement, PARSONS corporation
The instructor was very explicit and I found the PBA course very useful--Tyone Wells, DOL
As a contractor, your Post Competition Accountability course helped VANGUARD INC., decide which avenue to proceed with A-76. The course was excellent.--Marc Sanders, VP of Vanguard.
The instructor's lively attitude and knowledge really made this PCA course fun and informative--Jacob Weisman
The instructor's great knowledge of A-76 and the Post Competition Accountabilityi process provided great real world experience and examples along with a concrete knowledge of the PCA subject--Randy Loeb, Contracting, Langley AFB
This course covered exactly what I needed, great class! --Eric Thaxton, CO, Langley AFB, VA.
I had ZERO knowledge about Post Competition Accountability when I came to the class, but I am now better prepared for our upcoming PCAR and IV&V at DOL--Mary Grace Dorsey, DOL.
Mr. Knauer has a vast knowledge and experience in PCA and FAR processes- Rick Ruiz, DOL.
Bob, Great class this week! Extremely helpful to me and for what it's worth, the Class Exercise was very worthwhile. Watching the three groups and having to focus on the Pros and Cons was beneficial...now I am looking at your site for other classes to talk.. ERIC ROBERTS, Forest Service, Budget Analyst.
The instructor did a super job briefing our contracting personnel on the ins and outs of Competitive Sourcing and COMPARE....he is super." Dave Johnson, Procurement Executive, USAID (Department of State)
Thanks to Bob and Frank for training us in Performance Based Contracting and How to Write Performance Work Statements and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans. What Bob set up for us was great, and Frank really knows his stuff. Our group really benefited from this course, and their instruction. I liked what they said so much, I may just go into government contracting!" Lieutenant Commander Victor Rodriquez, ESGR
I learned a great deal from an excellent instructor- Mr. Knauer. Great class! Don James IT Specialist, USDA FSA
Additional student evaluations of our acquisition training courses further demonstrate our clients' satisfaction with our subject matter expertise and our novel approaches and techniques:
" This topic is critical to every aspect of my work on a daily basis. It was well done."
" Encouraging class examples - great!"
" Working on our own requirements related course directly to our workload."
" Great real-world examples, and the instructor is extremely knowledgeable."
" This was the best course that has ever been provided!"
" Wonderfully insightful speaker. Gave us a lot to take away and think about."
PHOTOS OF CLASSES AND PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Knauer teaching a Performance Based Acquisition for IT in California at CCISDA
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT THE STATE LEVEL REQUIRES TRAINING IN USE AND APPLICATION OF PBA WITH SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENTS AS TAUGHT AT CCISDA CONFERENCE.
COTR BASIC TRAINING CLASS SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, U.S. ARMY COMMAND CLASS
ONE OF THE MANY COTR BASIC CLASSES HELD AT HUD HEADQUARTERS, (WASH D.C.)
ABOVE IS HUD HEADQUARTERS "5-DAY COTR BASIC CLASS"
POST COMPETITION ACCOUNTABILITY CLASS HELD AT UVA WASHINGTON DC
COTR BASIC CLASS FOR USDA FARM SERVICE AGENCY "IT SHOP" IN KANSAS CITY, MO.
MR. KNAUER TEACHING PBA FOR LEADERS AT USDA HEADQUARTERS (WASH, D.C.)
MR. KNAUER, CPCM CPPO TEACHING COMPETITIVE SOURCING IN WASHINGTON, DC.
ROBERT KNAUER CPCM CPPO FORMAL PRESENTER AT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE SUMMIT
MR. ROBERT KNAUER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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