A variety of Government disciplines are responsible for performing a technical analysis of cost proposals that will provide the basis of contract negotiation for complex military weapon systems. Because most colleges do not include this topic in degree programs, it is usually learned on the job as a technical evaluation team member.

Discover the acquisition contracting process, contracting strategies, request for proposal contents, and use of evaluation factors. Learn the steps to perform a technical analysis of a cost proposal. Understand labor (engineering, production, software, quality, etc.), travel, and material cost estimates.

Simple and complex applications are presented along with hands-on case examples of problems often encountered with proposal evaluations.

Topics Include:

• Systems Engineering Process & Contracting Provision Ties
• Contracting Strategies & Proposal Development Impacts
• Responsibilities for the Request for Proposal Development
• Statements of Objective & Statements of Work
• Estimating Methodologies & Pricing Metrics
• Contract Data Requirements Lists, Data Item Descriptions, and Document Summary Lists
• Source Selection Process
• Source Selection Evaluation Board Process
• Instructions to the Offerors
• Evaluation Factors
• Techniques and Types of Proposal Evaluation
• Performing a Technical Analysis of a Cost Proposal
• Conducting Negotiations
• Contract Award

CEUs are awarded based on the number of scheduled contact hours.