Classroom Briefing FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS December 2020

Classroom Briefing FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS December 2020

To Help You Succeed Vision An accomplished and adaptive workforce, giving the Warfighter a decisive edge. Mission Provide a global learning environment to develop qualified acquisition, requirements, and contingency professionals who deliver and sustain effective and affordable warfighting capabilities. • • 2 10 U. S. Code Section 1746 – DAU 1992 – Doors opened

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Business – Cost Estimating Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online EVM 101 BCF 110 Level II Certification ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25 hrs, online *3 ACE BCF 206 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management 10 hrs, online Fundamentals of Business Financial Management 22 hrs, online Cost/Risk Analysis 3. 5 days classroom BCF 130 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis 11 hrs, online BCF 132 Applied Cost Analysis 5 days classroom Intermediate Financial Management Concepts 9 hrs, online CLB 035 CLB 042 Intermediate Cost Analysis 9. 5 days classroom *2 ACE Statistical Analysis Cost Risk and Uncertainty Analysis PMT 0130 Work-Breakdown Structure 2 Years Experience *2 ACE BCF 221 BCF 230 *3 ACE CLB 026 Forecasting Techniques ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B 4 days classroom *3 ACE BCF 216 Applied Operating and Support Cost Analysis 4. 5 days classroom or Virtual Version BCF 225 Acquisition Business Management Application 5 days *2 classroom ACE Level III Certification BCF 331 Advanced Concepts in Cost Analysis 5 days classroom Above course plus all Level II Acquisition (ACQ) Courses as well as Level II Functional Courses 6 Years Experience BCF 250 Applied Software Cost Estimating 5 days classroom *3 ACE CLE 076 Introduction to Agile Software Acquisition Above courses plus all Level I Functional Courses 4 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Business – Financial Management Level II Certification Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management 10 hrs, online *2 ACE BCF 110 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management 22 hrs, online BCF 130 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis 11 hrs, online CLB 014 Acquisition Reporting Concepts and Policy Requirements CLM 003 Overview of Acquisition Ethics 2 Years Experience ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25 hrs, online *3 ACE BCF 221 Intermediate Financial Management Concepts 9 hrs, online BCF 225 ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B 4 days classroom * 3 ACE BCF 275 Applied Business Analysis Techniques 4 days classroom CLB 037 Acquisition Business Management Application (R) 5 days classroom The Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF) CLC 011 PMT 0170 *2 ACE Contracting for the Rest Risk Management of Us Choose one of the following four options ACQ 370 Acquisition Law 4. 5 days classroom *3 ACE EVM 202 Intermediate Earned Value Management (R) 8. 5 days classroom *3 ACE BCF 209 Acquisition Reporting for MDAPs and MAIS 5 days classroom Level III Certification BCF 301 Business, Cost Estimating, and, Financial Management Workshop *3 ACE 8. 5 days classroom CLB 036 Foreign Military Sales CLM 031 Improve Statement of Work Above course plus all Level II Acquisition Training as well as Level II Functional Courses 6 Years Experience EVM 263 Principles of Schedule Management (R) 3 days classroom *2 ACE Above courses plus all Level I Functional Courses 4 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Level III Certification Contracting ACQ 202 Level II Certification Level I Certification Shaping Smart Business Arrangements 5 hrs, online Contract Fundamentals 13 days Grad classroom 3 ACE *2 ACE Credits CON 121 CON 124 Contract Planning 11 hrs, online Contracting Fundamentals 9*1 hrs, online ACE *1 ACE CON 127 Contract Management 8 hrs online CLC 033 Contract Format and Structure for Do. D e-Business Environment Performance Based Payments & Value of Cash Flow CON 170 Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis 8 days classroom CON *1 ACE CLC 057 ACQ 1010 *3 ACE CLC 056 Analyzing Contract Costs CLC 058 Introduction to Contract Pricing CLM 059 Small Business for the Acquisition Workforce 1 Year Experience *3 ACE Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online CON 100 CON 091 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25, hrs online CON 200 CON 216 Business Decisions for Contracting 25 hrs, online 13 hrs, *2 ACE CON 280 Legal Considerations in Contracting 11 hrs, online CON Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts 9. 5 days classroom 3 ACE Grad Credits CLC 051 Managing Government Property in the Possession of Contractors *3 ACE CON 290 Contract Administration and Negotiation Techniques in a Supply Environment 9. 5 days classroom 3 ACE Grad Credits HBS 428 Negotiations Above courses plus all Level I Functional Courses 2 Years Experience CON 360 Contracting for Decision Makers 7. 5 days classroom 3 ACE Grad Credits Choice of: • ACQ 265 - Mission Focused Svs (*2 ACE) • ACQ 315 – Understanding Ind (*3 ACE) • ACQ 370 - Acquisition Law (*3 ACE) • CON 320 - Advanced Indirect Cost Analysis (*3 ACE) • CON 244 – Construction (*2 ACE) • CON 252 – Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards (*3 ACE) • CON 334 - Adv Contingency Con (*2 ACE) 1 –CLM: Harvard • CON 370 Adv Contracting Pricing (*4 ACE) Business Series Above courses plus all Level II Functional Courses 4 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Engineering Requirements as of 1 Oct 2020 Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online Level II Certification ACQ 202 ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 19 hrs, online Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B 4 days classroom *3 ACE ENG 201 ENG 101 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering 12 hrs, online Applied Systems Engineering in Defense Acquisition, Part I 9 hrs, online CLE 003 Technical Reviews ENG 0860 Planning for R&M Engineering 7 hrs, online CLE 078 PMT 017 Risk Management 1 Year Experience *ACE undergraduate credits Applied Systems Engineering in Defense Acquisition, Part II 4 days classroom 3 ACE Grad Credits Software Acquisition for the Program Office Workforce (SAPOW) ENG 302 Advanced Systems Engineering 8. 5 days classroom *1 ACE ENG 202 *3 ACE Level III Certification CLE 084 Models, Simulations, and Digital Engineering 2 Years Experience CLE 019 Modular Open Systems Approach CLE 068 Intellectual Property and Data Rights CLL 008 Designing for Supportability in Do. D Systems 4 Years Experience

Facilities Engineering Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online Level II Certification FE 201 Intermediate Facilities Engineering hrs, online 1324 hrs, online Level III Certification FE 302 Advanced Facilities Engineering 4. 5 days classroom *1 ACE 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience 4 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Industrial/Contract Property Management Level I Certification CON 100 Level II Certification ACQ 1010 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements 5 hrs, online Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online *3 ACE *2 ACE CON 121 Contract Planning 11 hrs, online *1 ACE CON 124 Contract Execution 9 hrs, online *1 ACE CON 127 Contract Management 8 hrs, online *1 ACE IND 105 Contract Property Fundamentals 9 days classroom *3 ACE 1 Year Experience CON 200 Business Decisions for Contracting 8 hrs, online *2 ACE Level III Certification ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25 hrs, online *3 ACE CON 360 Contracting for Decision Makers 7. 5 days classroom *3 ACE CON 216 Legal Considerations in Contracting 11 hrs, online *3 ACE 1 CLM Harvard Business Series IND 205 Contract Government Property Management Systems and Auditing Concepts 10 days classroom 4 Years Experience *3 ACE *ACE undergraduate credits 2 Years Experience

Information Technology Level I Certification Level II Certification Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25 hrs, online ACQ 1010 ACQ 202 *3 ACE ISA 1010 Basic Information Systems Acquisition 9 hrs, online ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition , Part B 4 days classroom *3 ACE Level III Certification ISA 301 Advanced Enterprise Information Systems Acquisition 5 days classroom ISA 320 Advanced Program Information Systems Acquisition 4. 5 days classroom ISA 201 Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition 9. 5 days classroom *4 ACE 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience 4 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Life Cycle Logistics Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online ENG 101 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering 12 hrs, online *3 ACE LOG 100 Life Cycle Logistics Fundamentals 8 hrs, online *1 ACE LOG 104 Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) 6 hrs, online Fundamentals of System Sustainment Management 6 hrs, online Designing for Supportability in Do. D Systems CLL 011 Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (PBL) 1 Year Experience Level III Certification Level II Certification ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25 hrs, online *3 ACE LOG 200 ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B 4 days classroom *3 ACE LOG 201 Product Support Strategy Development, Part A *2 ACE 9 hrs, online Product Support Strategy Development, Part B 4. 5 days classroom or Virtual Version Intermediate Systems Sustainment Management *2 ACE 8 hrs, online Performance-Based Logistics 6 hrs, online LOG 206 CON Intellectual Property and Data Rights CLL 001 LOG 0120 Supportability Analysis Fundamentals Life Cycle Product Support 4. 5 days classroom *3 ACE Choice of: • CON 121/124/127 Contracting • • • Planning, Execution and Mgt (*3 ACE) OR EVM 101 – Earned Value Mgt (*2 ACE) OR LOG 204 – Configuration Mgt (*1 ACE) OR LOG 215 Technical Data Mgt (*2 ACE) OR RQM 110 – Requirements Mgt (*1 ACE) 2 Years Experience • LOG 350 Enterprise Life Cycle Logistics Management 9. 5 days *3 ACE classroom CLL 005 Developing a Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP) CLL 015 Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA) CLL 020 Independent Logistics Assessments CLE 068 Contracting for the Rest of Us Life Cycle Mgt & Sustainment Metrics LOG 235 LOG 340 *1 ACE CLC 011 LOG 105 LOG 0080 *ACE undergraduate credits Choice of: • ACQ 265 – Services Acquisition (*2 ACE) OR • ACQ 315 – Understanding Industry (*3 ACE) OR • BCF 216 – Applied Operating and Support Cost Analysis OR • LOG 211 – Supportability Analysis (*2 ACE) 4 Years Experience

Production, Quality and Manufacturing Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online PQM 101 Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Fundamentals 8 hrs, online CLE 003 Technical Reviews PMT 0170 Risk Management 1 Year Experience Level II Certification ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A ACE 25*3 hrs, online ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition , Part B 4 days classroom * 3 ACE Level III Certification PQM 301 Advanced Production, Quality, and Manufacturing 8. 5 days classroom * 3 ACE LOG 204 Configuration Management 9, hrs, online *1 ACE PQM 201 A Intermediate Production, Quality, and Manufacturing, Part A 5 hrs, online PQM 201 B Intermediate Production, Quality, and Manufacturing, Part B 4. 5 days classroom 2 Years Experience 4 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Program Management Level III Certification PMT 355 Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Level II Certification ACQ 202 ACQ 203 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B 30 hrs, online 34 hrs, online ENG 101 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering PMT 252 4 days classroom Program Management Tools Course, Part I 35 hrs, online 31 hrs, online CON 121 Contract Planning 12 hrs, online CON 127 CLB 007 Cost Analysis CLV 016 Introduction to Earned Value Management 10 hrs, online Basic Information Systems Acquisition 23 hrs, online 26 hours, online ENG 201 Applied Systems Engineering in Defense Acquisition, Part I 15 hrs, online LOG 103 Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability 22 hrs, online ACQ 315 Understanding Industry 4. 5 days classroom EVM 263 Principles of Schedule Management (R) 3 days classroom PMT-401 and PMT-402 meet statutory requirement for PEO/ACAT I/II PM & Deputy PM (10 USC 1735) Contract Management ISA 101 BCF 110 4. 5 days classroom 13 hrs, online 18. 5 days classroom Fundamentals of Business Financial Management Program Management Tools Course, Part II CON 124 Program Management Office Course 22 hrs, online PMT 257 Contract Execution PMT 360 Program Management Office Course EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management 19 hrs, online PMT 401 PMT 402 10 weeks classroom 20 days classroom + online modules Program Manager’s Course Executive PM Course • Potential ACAT I, IA, II, & lll PMs, Deputy PMs • PEOs & ACAT I, IA, II PMs & Deputy PMs 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience 4 Years Experience

Program Management Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online ENG 101 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering 12 hrs, online *3 ACE Level II Certification ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25 hrs, online ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B 4 days classroom *3 ACE PMT 2520 Program Management Tools Course, Part I 15 hrs, online *3 ACE *2 ACE CON 124 CON 121 Contract Execution 9 hrs, online CLB 007 CLV 016 Introduction to Earned Value Management 1 Year Experience *1 ACE CON 127 *1 ACE Contract Management 8 hrs, online *3 ACE BCF 110 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management 22 hrs, online ISA 1010 Basic Information Systems Acquisition 9 hrs, online EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management 10 hrs, online *2 ACE 2 Years Experience 6 ACE Grad Credits ENG 201 Applied Systems Engineering in Defense Acquisition, Part I 9 hrs, online LOG 104 Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability 6 hrs, online ACQ 315 Understanding Industry 4. 5 days classroom *3 ACE EVM 263 Principles of Schedule Management 3 days, classroom *2 ACE PMT-401 and PMT-402 meet statutory requirement for PEO/ACAT I/II PM & Deputy PM (10 USC 1735) PMT 401 *1 ACE Program Management Office Course 18. 5 days classroom Program Management Office Course 9 hrs, online PMT 257 Program Management Tools Course, Part II 4. 5 days classroom PMT 360 PMT 355 *3 ACE Contract Planning 11 hrs, online Cost Analysis Level III Certification Program Manager’s Course 8 weeks classroom PMT 402 Executive Program Manager’s Course 20 days classroom + online modules • Potential ACAT I, IA, II, & lll PMs, Deputy PMs • PEOs & ACAT I, IA, II PMs & Deputy PMs 4 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Purchasing Level I Certification CON 100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements 5 hrs, online *2 ACE CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 4 hrs, online CLC 058 Introduction to Contract Pricing CLM 059 Fundamentals of Small Business for the Acquisition Workforce CLC 030 Essentials of Interagency Acquisitions/Fair Opportunity CLG 0010 Do. D Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card Overview 1 Year Experience Level II Certification CON 121 Contract Planning 11 hrs, online *1 ACE CON 124 Contract Execution 9 hrs, online *1 ACE CON 127 Contract Management 8 hrs, online *1 ACE CLC 033 Contract Format and Structure 2 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Science & Technology Manager Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online *2 ACE ENG 101 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering 12 hrs, online *3 ACE STM 101 Fundamentals of Systems Introduction to Science and Technology Management Engineering 4 hrs, online *1 ACE CLE 068 Level II Certification ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25 hrs, online *3 ACE STM 204 Intermediate Science and Technology Management 3 days classroom *1 ACE CLE 021 Technology Readiness Assessment Level III Certification STM 304 Leadership in Science and Technology Management 3. 5 days classroom 2 ACE Grad Credits PMT 0140 Team Management & Leadership CLE 069 Technology Transfer STM 0010 Prototyping and Experimentation 4 hrs, online Intellectual Property and Data Rights 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience 4 Years Experience *ACE undergraduate credits

Test & Evaluation Level I Certification ACQ 1010 Level II Certification ACQ 202 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management 13 hrs, online Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A 25 hrs, online TST 102 ENG 201 Fundamentals of Test and Evaluation 15 hrs, online *2 ACE ENG 101 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering 12 hrs, online *3 ACE CLE 023 Modeling and Simulation for Test & Evaluation CLE 074 Cybersecurity Throughout Do. D Acquisition 1 Year Experience *ACE undergraduate credits Requirements as of 1 Oct 2020 *3 ACE Applied Systems Engineering in Defense Acquisition, Part I 9 hrs, online *3 ACE CLE 003 ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition , Part B 4 days classroom Intermediate Test & Evaluation 9. 5 days classroom *3 ACE CLE 030 CLE 035 CLE 085 CLE 301 *2 ACE TST 204 Integrated Testing Reliability and Maintainability TST 303 Advanced Test and Evaluation 4. 5 days classroom *3 ACE Technical Reviews Introduction to Probability and Statistics Level III Certification Scientific Test & Analysis in T&E CLR 101 Introduction to the Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System 2 Years Experience BFM 0050 Planning, Programming, Budgeting, & Execution and Budget Exhibits CLE 002 Introduction to the Test & Evaluation of Autonomous Systems PMT 0140 Team Management and Leadership CLB 008 Program Execution CLL 015 Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA) CLM 031 Improved Statement of Work 4 Years Experience

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