The General Services Administration has awarded three contracts on behalf of the Federal Acquisition Institute to teach courses on federal contracting.
The contracts mark the first acquisition under an acquisition workforce-training fund for training services from commercial vendors, established under the services acquisition workforce reform act.
“GSA and FAI will continue to provide programs that help to align acquisition workforce initiatives across federal agencies and build the business skills we need,” said Emily Murphy, GSA’s chief acquisition officer.
FAI coordinates contracting training with the Defense Acquisition University. The three contractors are Business Management Research Associates, ESI International, Inc., and Management Concepts, Inc.
Together they will provide more than 80 free classes throughout the country that are required for civilian agency contracting professionals.
The classes, which have already begun, include CON 100, Shaping Smart Business Arrangements, CON 202, Intermediate Contracting, CON 204, Intermediate Contract Pricing, CON 210, Government Contract Law Acquisition Planning I, Contract Formation I, Contract Administration I Negotiation Techniques, Price Analysis, Cost Analysis, Acquisition Planning II, Contract Formation II, and Contract Administration II.
