Suggested Contract-specific Training Syllabus (tailorable)

a.  Multi-Functional Team:

(1) Members.

(2) Roles, responsibilities and authorities.

(3) Training requirements.

b.  Contract Review:

(1) Contract type.

(2) Review of sections of the contract.

(3) Transition & how quality assurance (QA) will be managed during transition, if applicable.

(4) Schedule B or commercial equivalent.

(5) Contract clauses, e.g. Inspection of Services.

(6) Rights and remedies of Government.

(7) Special contract provisions (Section H or commercial equivalent).

(8) Review of Award Fee Plan, if applicable.

(9) Potential areas of fraud, waste, and abuse.

(10) Payment Provisions:

(a) Do you have a password/login for Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF)?

(b) Have you been trained? If not, provide local POC at FM for training.

(c) Explanation of types of invoices.

(d) Importance of timely acceptance/submissions.

(11) Performance Work Statement (PWS) with Services Summary:

(a) Review of scope of work.

(b) Review specific tasking and deliverables.

(c) Review government furnished property/services vs. contractor furnished property/services.

(d) Review performance goals and expectations.

c.  Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP):

(1) Contractor Management:

(a) Importance of documenting results of oversight.

(b) Performance objectives and performance thresholds.

(c) Methods/tools/documentation for surveillance and assessment of contractor
performance prescribed by QASP.

(d) Use and verification of contractor's quality control plan.

(e) Method of notifying Contracting Officer of significant performance deficiencies.

(f) Method of recommending improvements to PWS or QASP.

(2) Contract Management:

(a) Reviews required prior to execution of any options.

(b) Periodic reviews to determine if contract as written meets mission objectives/goals.

(c) Past performance documentation requirements [Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)] or local procedures to document past performance when CPARS is not applicable.

(d) Process for capturing lessons learned/best practices.

(e) Cost, schedule, and performance constraints.

(f) Process contractor is using to mitigate risk and government process to understand contractor's management process of risk.

(g) Scheduled reviews of the QASP/award fee plan.

(h) Process to evaluate contractor correction plans.

(i) Process for conducting day-to-day business, e.g. minute meetings, modifications, etc.

(j) Contract management reviews w/multi-functional team.