AVAILABLE COURSES
We provide several different courses for most needs.
All courses are offered on an on-site basis. All courses are tailored to meet local needs at no additional cost. Students are encouraged to bring actual work products to class in order to maximize the benefits of the session.
PART ONE: Contracting Office Representative (COR), Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR), and Project Officer (PO) Training
| Series: 100 | Course Titles | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Basic COR/COTR/PO Course | 5 Days |
| 102 | COR/COTR/PO Refresher Course | 1 Day |
| 103 | Project Mangement for Managers | 5 Days |
| 104 | Advanced COR/COTR/PO Course | 5 Days |
PART TWO: Federal Real Property Leasing Courses
| Series: 200 | Course Titles | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Federal Real Property Leasing | 5 Days |
| 202 | Federal Real Property Lease Law | 5 Days |
| 203 | Federal Real Property Lease Administration | 5 Days |
| 204 | Federal Real Property Cost and Price Analysis | 5 Days |
| 205 | Lease Negotiation Techniques | 5 Days |
| 206 | Contruction Contracting for Leasing Specialists | 5 Days |
| 207 | Federal Real Property Leasing Source Selection | 5 Days |
PART THREE: General Interest Courses
| Series: 300 | Course Titles | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 301 | A "Stay in Your Lane" Strategy | 2 Days |
| 302 | Basic Performance Work Statement Writing | 5 Days |
| 303 | Basic Performance Work Statement Writing Short Course | 3 Days |
| 304 | Developing Performance-Based Requirements | 5 Days |
| 305 | Cost-Reimbursement Contracting | 5 Days |
| 306 | Earned Value Management | 2 Days |
| 307 | Preparing the QASP | 3 Days |
| 308 | GSA MAS Procurements Contracting | 5 Days |
| 309 | GWACs, IDIQ Contract, and GSA Schedules | 5 Days |
| 310 | Market Research | 2 Days |
| 311 | Selecting Contract Type | 3 Days |
| 312 | Using Oral Presentations in Source Selection | 2 Days |
| 313 | Writing Acquitions Plans | 2 Days |
| 314 | Writing Statements of Objections | 3 Days |
| 315 | Appropriation Law | 4 Days |
| 316 | Preparing the IGCE | 2 Days |
| 317 | Advanced Simplified Acquisition | 5 Days |
PART THREE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PART FOUR: "Just In Time" Courses
| Series: 400 | Course Titles |
|---|---|
| 401 | Appropriation Law Overview |
| 402 | Construction Contracting Clauses |
| 403 | Contract Claims Overview |
| 404 | Contract Type Decision Making |
| 405 | Converting Statements of Work to Performance-based |
| 406 | Determining Evaluation Factors and Proposal Instructions |
| 407 | Developing the Independent Government Estimate |
| 408 | Documenting "Best Value/Tradeoff" |
| 409 | Documenting Price Reasonableness |
| 410 | Equitable Adjestments |
| 411 | FAR Overview for Federal Employees |
| 412 | Avoiding FAR 15 in GWAC's and GSA Schedule Buys |
| 413 | Surveillance of "Best Effort" Contracts |
| 414 | Negotiation Techniques Review |
| 415 | Simplified Acquistion Plans |
| 416 | Source Selection (FAR 15.3) Overview |
| 417 | Steamlined Request for Quotes (RFQ) Formats |
| 418 | Writing Acquisition Plans |
| 419 | Writing Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP) |
| 420 | Converting Labor-Hour Contracts to Firm-fixed Price |
| 421 | Techniques for Avoiding Labor-Hour Contracts | 422 | Earned Value Management Overview |
PART FIVE: Course Development
| Labor Category | Rate/hour $ |
|---|---|
| Senior Consultant | 275 |
| Senior Subject Matter Expert | 220 |
| Consultant | 193 |
| Subject Matter Expert | 187 |
| Senior Researcher | 187 |
| Researcher | 182 |
Day rates are based on an 8 hour day. Upon mutual agreement, Jack Donovan Seminars and the client may agree to negotiate an hourly rate for some of the above labor categories that reflect 1/8th of the daily rate rounded up to the next whole dollar.