Functional Area Certification Standards

Functional Area Certification Standards
CONTRACTING (Professional)
(See Notes at the Bottom)

Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification)
Education	No education requirement for certification
Training	The virtual or "V" version of a course noted by the "V" after the course number in the course ID is acceptable in lieu of the (R) version of a course. CON 1100 Contract Foundational Skills (R) CON 1200V Contract Pre-award CON 1300V Contract Award CON 1400V Contract Post-award
Experience	Twelve (12) months full-time experience applying a representative sample of the Contracting competencies is the minimum experience requirement. Equivalent experience may be considered in government or industry but must be documented and presented in detail. Representative samples of contracting competencies will be determined by the Component.
Assessment	CON 3990V Contracting Certification Exam Two versions of an optional Contracting Certification Exam Prep Course are available to complete as additional training for the CON exam. CON 3900V is the virtual instructor led and CON 3910 is the online version: CON 3900V Contracting Certification Exam Prep Course CON 3910 Online Contracting Certification Exam Prep
Certification Currency	80 hours of Continuous Learning (CL) every 2 years per DoDI 5000.66. CL hours may be completed in technical, professional, and/or specialty competencies. A certain number of CL hours, as determined by the Supervisor, shall directly map to professional competencies.

Functional/Interdisciplinary Developmental Recommendations
Assignment Type	Opportunities
Architect & Engineer Contracting	Functional Area CCON 012 Architect-Engineering Contracting Credential Interdisciplinary TBD
Construction Contracting	Functional Area CCON 011 Construction Contracting Credential Interdisciplinary TBD
Contingency Contracting	Functional Area CCON 014A Foundational Contingency Contracting Credential CCON 015A Advanced Contingency Contracting Credential Interdisciplinary TBD
Contract Administration	Functional Area CCON 007A Defective Pricing Credential CCON 013 Contract Administration Special Topics Credential CCON 019 Negotiations Credential CCON 023 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Credential Interdisciplinary TBD
Contracting in a Logistics & Sustainment Environment	Functional Area CCON 028 Contracting for Logistics & Sustainment Credential CLG 0010 DoD Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card Overview Interdisciplinary CLCL 001 Product Support Management Fundamentals Credential
Cost & Price Analyst	Functional Area CCON 001 Advanced Proposal Analysis - Direct Costs and Cost Modeling Credential CCON 002 Business Foundations Credential CCON 003 Proposal Analysis Credential CCON 004 Quantitative Methods Credential CCON 006 Incentive Contracting Credential CCON 007A Defective Pricing Credential CCON 008 Commercial Acquisition Credential CCON 010 Special Topics in Contract Pricing Credential CCON 016 Excel Skills for Data Analytics and Visualization Credential CCON 017 Pricing Tools and Techniques Credential CCON 018 Excel Skills for Business Credential CCON 019 Negotiations Credential CCON 027 Quantitative Methods Application Credential CCON 005 - Contract Financing Credential (in development) CCON 009 - Competitive Proposal Analysis Credential (in development) Click here for free commercially provided software classes via Coursera available to DAW members. Coursera: Excel Fundamentals for Data Analysis Coursera: Data Visualization in Excel Coursera: Excel Power Tools for Data Analysis Coursera: Power BI Guided Project Coursera: Visualizing Citibike Trips with Tableau Coursera: Excel Skills for Business: Intermediate I Coursera: Excel Skills for Business: Intermediate II Coursera: Excel Skills for Business: Advanced Interdisciplinary TBD
Cyber/IT Contracting	Functional Area CON 0120 Contracting for Modern Software Interdisciplinary CCYB 002A Cybersecurity for Program Managers Credential ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management ACQ 2020 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A CLI 007 Technology Transfer and Export Control ISA 1011 Basic Information Systems Acquisition LOG 0320 Preventing Counterfeit Electronic Parts from Entering the DoD Supply System LOG 0370 DoD Supply Chain Fundamentals
Grants and Agreements Officer	Functional Area CCON 023 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Credential GRT 0010 Introduction to Grants and Agreements Management Policies GRT 0020 Introduction to Grants and Agreements Management Pre-Award Phase GRT 0030 Introduction to Grants and Agreements Management Award Phase GRT 0040 Introduction to Grants and Agreements Management Post-Award GRT 201V Grants and Agreements Management Interdisciplinary TBD
Industrial Contract Property Management	Functional Area CIND 001 Industrial Contract Property Management Credential Interdisciplinary TBD
International and Foreign Military Sales Contracting	Functional Area CLB 036 Foreign Military Sales SC 101 Introduction to Security Cooperation Interdisciplinary CACQ 012 International Acquisition Security Cooperation for PMs Credential INT 1110 International Acquisition/Security Cooperation Foundation INT 2110 International Acquisition/Security Cooperation Program Management
Operational Contracting	Functional Area CCON 003 Proposal Analysis Credential CCON 008 Commercial Acquisition Credential CCON 024 Operational Contracting Credential CCON 025 Contracting for Services Credential CLM 023 DAU AbilityOne Training CON 0800 Planning for and Managing Contractors in Operations CON 0810 Contractor Personnel Accountability CON 0820 Critical Concepts in Operational Contract Support CON 0830 Private Security Contractors (PSCs) CON 0840 Vendor Threat Mitigation (VTM) Interdisciplinary TBD
Purchasing	Functional Area CCON 022 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Purchasing) Credential CCON 008 - Commercial Acquisition Credential (in development) CLC 011 Contracting for the Rest of Us CLC 030 Essentials of Interagency Acquisitions/Fair Opportunity CLG 0010 DoD Governmentwide Commercial Purchase Card Overview CON 0330 Contract Format and Structure for DoD e-Business Interdisciplinary TBD
Research and Development Contracting	Functional Area CCON 003 Proposal Analysis Credential CCON 019 Negotiations Credential CCON 021 Contracting for Research and Development Credential CCON 023 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Credential Interdisciplinary ACQ 0800 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
Services Contracting	Functional Area CCON 003 Proposal Analysis Credential CCON 008 Commercial Acquisition Credential CCON 019 Negotiations Credential CCON 025 Contracting for Services Credential CLM 023 DAU AbilityOne Training Interdisciplinary CACQ 002 Services Acquisition Team Member: Acquisition Professional Team Members Credential CACQ 007 Category Management Credential
Small Business Professional (KA)	Functional Area CSBP 001 Small Business Professional Credential Interdisciplinary CCON 013 Contract Administration Special Topics Credential CCON 023 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Credential
Systems Acquisition Contracting	Functional Area CCON 001 Advanced Proposal Analysis - Direct Costs and Cost Modeling Credential CCON 002 Business Foundations Credential CCON 003 Proposal Analysis Credential CCON 006 Incentive Contracting Credential CCON 007A Defective Pricing Credential CCON 019 Negotiations Credential CCON 020 Contracting for Systems Acquisition Credential CCON 023 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Credential Interdisciplinary CCYB 002A Cybersecurity for Program Managers Credential CACQ 005 Foundational Earned Value Management (EVM) Credential CACQ 006 Acquisition Law & Policy Credential ACQ 0150 Middle Tier of Acquisition ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management

Notes:

2 An "(R)" or "(CLRM)" following a course title indicates the course is delivered as Resident/Classroom offering.
21 If a virtual instructor-led version of a course is available, the course number is noted by the “V” after the course ID. The “V” course is acceptable in lieu of the Resident (R) or Classroom (CLRM) version of the course. For example, ACQ 2030V is acceptable in lieu of ACQ 2030. A separate concept card is available at: https://icatalog.dau.edu/icatalog_home.aspx