Acquisition Training for the Real World

Become an expert on GSA’s tools and digital services and how they can help improve your acquisitions
Gain skills to improve the government’s buying power and reduce contract duplication
Find out the latest information on Federal Marketplace initiatives
Earn CLPs to maintain your certifications

Acquisition Training for the Real World Winter FY22 is a two-week series of virtual training sessions on acquisition. There are ten virtual training sessions. It is open to federal employees only.

Topics include:

Market Research: Modernized Request for Information
Writing Better Requirements
The ABCs of SOWs, PWSs, and SOOs
Market Research and Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) Development
Understanding Steps to Performance Based Acquisition (SPBA)
Is It Agile?
Sneak Peek of DX Tools on buy.gsa.gov
Real CORs of the Federal Government
Building a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)
How to complete a CPARS

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, State Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, State & Local Government, FDA, NSA, FCC