Acquisitions (ACQ) at Tidewater Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- ACQ 121 - Intro to Acquisition and Procurement Fundamentals I
- Introduces technical and fundamental procedures of government acquisition and procurement. Focuses on appropriations and funding, competition requirements, types of specifications, small business and labor surplus areas, pre-solicitation considerations, solicitations, and contractor qualifications. (For those institutions certified, satisfies requirements of the mandatory DOD course, Contracting Fundamentals, when combined with ACQ 122 and DOD materials.)Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ACQ 122 - Intro to Acquisition and Procurement Fundamentals II
- Presents technical and fundamental procedures basic to government acquisition and procurement. Focuses on sealed bidding, types of contracts, pricing policies and techniques, contracting by negotiation, contract administration, contractor performance, government contract quality assurance, termination of government contracts, protest, disputes, appeals, and contract close-out. (For those institutions certified, satisfies requirements of the mandatory DOD course, Contracting Fundamentals, when combined with ACQ 121 and DOD materials.)Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ACQ 215 - Contract Law
- Studies government contract law. Applies basic legal aspects and principles of law associated with contracting and the administration of contracts. Emphasizes the dispute process, including administrative and judicial methods of resolution of contract disputes. Also, focuses on modifications, award law, government property, defective pricing data, patent and data law, and labor law. (For those institutions certified, satisfies requirements of the mandatory DOD course: Government Contract Law, when combined with DOD materials.)Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ACQ 221 - Advanced Acquisition and Procurement Management I
- Studies advanced areas of acquisition planning, government provided property, sealed bidding, funding, and acquisition of information resources. Emphasizes interactions with service contracts, value engineering, commercial activities, technical requirements, construction requirements, and socio-economic programs. (For those institutions certified, satisfies requirements of the mandatory DOD course: Intermediate Contracting, when combined with ACQ 216 and DOD materials.)Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ACQ 231 - Principles of Contract Pricing and Negotiations I
- Covers the environment in which cost and price analysis takes place, sources of data for cost and price analysis, methods for analyzing direct and indirect costs, methods for performing profit analysis, and a selection of current pricing topics. (For those institutions certified, satisfies requirements of the mandatory DOD course, Contract Pricing, when combined with ACQ 232 and DOD materials.)Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ACQ 232 - Principles of Contract Pricing and Negotiations II
- Continues the environment in which cost and price analysis takes place. Includes individual and group negotiation activities, which address the fundamentals of the negotiation process, essential techniques, strategies, and tactics. (For those institutions certified, satisfies requirements of the mandatory DOD course, Contract Pricing, when combined with ACQ 232 and DOD materials.)Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ACQ 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-6 credits