News for the Acquisition Workforce

The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul is moving from policy change to day-to-day implementation. As agencies adapt, acquisition professionals are working through an important question: What does FAR Forward mean for the work I’m doing right now?

FAR Forward Office Hours give the acquisition workforce a live forum to hear implementation updates, explore real-world acquisition scenarios, and raise questions about how the changing FAR environment may affect their work.

Join us Monday, Sept. 14, at 1 p.m. ET for the next session. Whether you work in contracting, program management, small business, policy, training, or another acquisition function, office hours can help you connect FAR changes to the decisions and processes you manage every day.

Registration is limited to attendees using a .gov or .mil email address.

Live sessions offer one continuous learning point and will be automatically uploaded to the attendees’ dashboards when the provided Zoom link is used.

FAR Forward is changing how acquisition works. Office Hours are where you can stay connected to what comes next.

FCR 201 - Contracting Officer's Representative Level 2: Oct. 5-9; Oct. 19-23

FCN 435 - Contract Administration (5-Day): Oct. 5-9

FQN 160 - Acquisition of Agile Services (3-Day): Oct. 13-15

CON 1400V - Contract Post-Award: Oct. 13-21

ACQ 265 - Mission-Focused Services Acquisition: Oct. 19-22

FPM 121 - Acquisition Fundamentals of Project and Program Management II: Oct. 19-23

SBP 2020V - Intermediate Small Business Programs, Part B: Oct. 19-27

FCN 307 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services: Oct. 20-21

FLD 246 - Managing Contracting Organizations: Oct. 26-30

FAI has launched a new Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Resources page, giving the acquisition workforce one place to find RFO training, tools, guidance and updates. Resources include Practitioner Albums, comparison documents, enhanced flexibilities, training opportunities, FAR Forward Office Hours, the FAR Companion and more.
Bookmark this page and check back as new resources become available.

Professional (DITAP) training program earns students a DITAP training certificate, 80 CLPs, and the ability to apply for the Digital Services Credential (DITAP) (formerly FAC-C-DS) through FAI's credential program. FAC-C (Professional) holders with at least two years of experience and assigned to acquisitions consisting primarily of digital services over FAR 13.500(c) thresholds are required to attend the DITAP training program.

FAC-COR Level II/III and FAC-P/PM Level II/III holders with at least two years of experience and assigned to acquisitions consisting primarily of digital services over FAR 13.500(c) thresholds are encouraged to attend DITAP training to create a cohesive team that fully understands how to buy digital services.

Several vendors provide the training: ICF, CivicActions, Graduate School USA, Skylight, Management Concepts, and EAGLES. Learn more about DITAP by visiting the TechFAR Hub.

Join the OASIS+ team on Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. ET for an office hours webinar highlighting five newly expanded domains within the OASIS+ program. GSA experts will provide an overview of OASIS+ and show how contracting professionals can align complex mission requirements with one or more of the following service domains: business administration, financial services, human capital, social services, and marketing and public relations. Participants can earn one CLP. Register now.