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Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy (VAAA)

 

Contracting Overview

Business contract

Having Problems with Contracting Lingo and Whole Procurement Process?

Enroll now in an online course from the VA Acquisition Academy that can help you sort through all those contracting terms and the whole procurement process.  This course is perfect for non-1102’s that want to be educated on the contracting piece in the supply chain.  Go to TMS and register today.  This course will be part of overall SCMS curriculum.

The Customers Role on the Acquisition Team Online Course

Description:  This introduction to the Government Acquisition Process is to serve as an overview for non-procurement personnel.  The intent is to familiarize and better prepare these individuals for work in Government procurements, and to acknowledge the importance of their role as members of the Procurement Team.  This course is divided into seven modules to be completed in sequence.  They are all on-line and are designed to be approximately 1 hour in duration.  Search for this via TMS by putting “Acquisition Team” in the search window.  The seven modules include:

  1. Procurement Overview
  2. Procurement Process
  3. Procurement Package Development
  4. Pre-solicitation/Solicitation
  5. Proposal Evaluations
  6. Award Preparation/Award/Post Award/Closeout
  7. Unauthorized Commitments (UAC)