ACQ 305V Services Acquisition Management Office  Description ***This is an online Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) course.*** Restrictions: Foreign National Students will need to contact their Country Program Manager (CPM) who will coordinate with the Security Assistance Training Field Activity (SATFA). please send an email to [email protected]. This course will provide training for a Program Manager/Functional Services Manager (PM/FSM) to successfully plan, develop, and execute a services acquisition, including a Services Category (S-CAT) I acquisition of $1 billion or more. The PM/FSM as well as members of a multi-functional team (MFT) will benefit from the critical thinking, analysis, and use of tools to improve the acquisition of contracted services, ensuring services provided satisfy the department's mission requirements. ACQ 305 uses the Services Acquisition Seven-Step Process and an Information Technology Services case. This course may also serve as an opportunity for experienced acquisition personnel to improve their understanding of the Service Acquisition Process. Objectives Download Course Objectives Target Attendees DoD military and civilian personnel, and their industry counterparts, who are multi-functional team members, or otherwise involved in the acquisition of services. This course will benefit both the non-acquisition workforce and the acquisition workforce, including program managers/functional service managers, contracting specialists, contracting officer's representatives, quality assurance reviewers, and those who are involved in developing and executing performance requirements, business strategies, and assessing contractor-provided services. Prerequisite(s) See Notes section of this course's concept card for recommended prerequisites. Predecessor Course(s) Predecessor Predecessor Course Title PDS Code Expires On None None None None Course Length 4 class days Additional Course Information Delivery Mode Virtual Instructor Led Training Equivalent Courses  No Availability All PDS Code  B3T Walk-ins Authorized  Yes Pre-work required   Yes [approx. 2 hour(s)] First Offering  2/9/2022 ACE Recommended Credits  None Continuous Education Units  2.7 Continuous Learning Points 27  Reservist Retirement Points 0   Historical Allocations Mouse Over for Past CEU/CLPs Fulfillment Eligible   YES Technical Requirements Click Here Notes Recommended Prerequisites: ACQ 1650 Defense Acquisition of Services ACQ 265V/265 Mission-Focused Services Acquisition ACQ 2551 Services Acquisition Management Tools CLE 083 Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), and Either CLE 028 Market Research for Engineering and Technical Personnel or CON 0040 Market Research Additional Information: Virtual classes are conducted via MS Teams. All times are in the local time zone of the DAU region assigned to teach the offering. Students are required to test connectivity with DAU IT prior to the class start date. DAU does not reimburse student phone/internet charges. The CLPs assigned to this learning activity may be used to meet professional certification and/or licensure requirements (PDUs/CPE credits).