GCON - Government Contracting

Course Descriptions

GCON 5110 Contracting Management Fundamentals (3)

This course addresses the skills and competencies needed to manage Department of Defense and Federal Government contracts along with fundamental concepts needed to be mastered for success within the Contracting Career Field. The course presents general principles, an overview of the acquisition process and how to conduct research of the various regulations. The soft skills and career skills needed by acquisitions professionals are explained. The Contracting Management Fundamentals course has to be completed with a passing grade prior to taking other GCON courses (GCON 5210, 5310, 5410). 

GCON 5210 Contracting Analytics Management (3)

This course focuses on understanding the common, foundational pre-award contracting analytics, competency models, tasks, and principles. The course describes the overarching business considerations and the relationship between government and industry. Students develop skills and acumen with analytics for defining, describing and shaping customer requirements, developing a contracting strategy and an acquisition plan. The execution of and the solicitation development and the release process to successfully meet customer needs are presented. The course introduces fundamental analytics knowledge and practical applications that can be applied immediately in the workplace across the broad spectrum of Department of Defense contracting organizations. Prerequisite: GCON 5110. 

GCON 5310 Contracting Pre-Award Management (3)

This course addresses the skills and competencies needed for successful pre-award of Department of Defense and Federal contracts. Business considerations and strategies needed to minimize performance risk are presented and described. Proposal analysis techniques are expounded. The competencies career contracting, and acquisitions professionals need to master are illustrated. These competencies include general contracting and negotiation principles, pricing, and cost analysis, planning and selecting best courses of award actions, understanding, and addressing contractor protests are explained. Prerequisite: GCON 5210. 

GCON 5410 Contracting Post-Award Management (3)

This course includes the basic knowledge and skills required for a new contracting professional to demonstrate initial readiness for a contracting career and in post award contract administration. Effective communication mechanisms for contract execution and awards are described. Quality Assurance guidance and contract performance analysis are expounded. Tools necessary to describe and interpret disputes are explained. Contract termination and closeout methods and techniques are illustrated. Prerequisite: GCON 5310.