Requirements for Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting - NASA

LEVEL I:

EDUCATION:

  1. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;

or

  1. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitativemethods, or organization and management.

FAC-C TRAINING

CON 100Shaping Smart Business Arrangements (Online 20 hrs)

CON 121 Contract Planning (Online 10 hrs)

CON 124-ContractExecution(Online 13 hrs)

CON 127-Contract Management (Online 10 hrs)

FAC 023-Basic Contracting for GSA Schedules (Online 4 hrs)

FAC 031-Small Business Programs (Online 2 hrs)

CON 090-FAR Fundamentals (Virtual 26 weeks)

CLC 057-Perf-Based Payment (Online 2 hrs)

CLC 058-Intro to Contract Pricing (Online 2 hrs)

CON 170-Fundamentals of Cost/Price Analysis (Resident 2 Weeks)

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of one year of contracting experience

LEVEL II:

EDUCATION

  1. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;

or

  1. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

FAC-C TRAINING

CON 200-Business Decisions for Contracting (Online 25 hrs)

CON 216-Legal Considerations in Contracting (Online 23 hrs)

CLC 056-Analyzing Contract Cost (Online 17 hrs)

CON 270-Intermediate Cost/Price Analysis(Resident 2 Weeks)

CLC 051-Managing Government Property (Online 2 hrs)

CON 280-Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts(R-2 Weeks)

Acq 101-Fundamentals of System Acquisition Management (Online 25 hrs)

Harvard Business School (HBS) 428-Negotiating(Online 2 hrs)

CON 290-Contract Administration and Negotiation Techniques in a Supply Environment (Resident 2Weeks)

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of two years of contracting experience

LEVEL III:

EDUCATION

a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;

AND

  1. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

FAC-C TRAINING

ACQ 202-Intermediate System Acquisition Management Part A (Online 37 hrs)

CON 370-Advanced Contract Pricing (Resident 2 Weeks)

Elective-HBS Module (1) (Online 2 hrs)

CON 360-Contracting for Decision Makers (Resident 2 Weeks)

(1) Other than HBS 428 if taken for level II certification

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of four years of contracting experience