MN4313 Innovative Contract Design

This course is the study of the Department of Defense’s non-Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contracting policies, processes, and practices. The primary focus is on structuring innovative contract agreements to acquire emerging technologies for the Department of Defense. The topics covered include Other Transactions, Procurement for Experiments, and R&D Agreements such as Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA), Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIA), Technology Investment Agreements (TIA).  In addition, the use of challenge-based acquisitions, incentive prizes, modular contracting, parallel contracts, staged contracts and other innovative contracting approaches will be discussed. 

Prerequisite

MN3331 (or MN3221 and MN3222) and MN3303, or as allowed by the instructor.

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

·       Develop an understanding of the theories that inform contract management, specifically the processes of conducting the make-or-buy decision, designing the contract structure, awarding the contract, and administering the contract.

·       Develop an understanding of generally accepted contract management concepts and processes used external to the federal government and the Department of Defense acquisitionregulations.

·       Develop an understanding of non-Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contracts and agreements and how they can be used in acquiring emerging technologies for the Department of Defense.

·       Develop an ability to manage effectively within the nonFAR environment with due consideration for acquisition and contracting policy formulation implementation and execution.