Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 1520.2
responsibilities requiring knowledge of current DoD guidance, core concepts of the Cost/Schedule
Control Systems Criteria (C/SCSC), the implementation and surveillance process, and the role of
participating organizations.
The student practices typical government program activities related to the EVM process on a contract.
The exercises begin with reviewing inputs to a Request for Proposal, moves to the analysis of a baseline
typical of an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), requires performing activities associated with program
and system reviews, and simulates conducting on-going analysis and surveillance processes. The
instructional methods encourage the students to perform tasks and evaluate results and alternatives in a
controlled environment. The integrated structure of the exercises forces student consideration of the
impact of their actions on various elements of the program. The process also assures examination of the
perspectives of the various organizations in the acquisition process such as the program office, DCMC,
DCAA, buying commands, resource management organizations, and OSD.
Prerequisites: ACQ 201, BFM 102
Recommended: Familiarity with Microsoft Windows software.
Length: 10 Class Days
BFM 204
Contractor Finance for Acquisition Managers
Contract Finance for Acquisition Managers is designed for those working in, or selected for, positions
requiring interface with contractors or dealing with contractor financial data, to provide an overall
understanding of Defense contractor financial motivations and constraints, and an appreciation for how
they affect management of Defense systems acquisitions programs. The curricula includes discussion of
the interrelationships among the contractors' costing procedures, financial and managerial accounting
systems, analysis of cost principles and indirect cost management in DoD contracts, and the contractor's
perspective on planning and control in business management. Students discuss the environments in which
industry prepares, and DoD personnel evaluate, cost proposals. Students learn to recognize financial
management issues and learn the vocabulary and concepts necessary to discuss these issues with the
Defense contractor community. The course concentrates on the Defense industry and includes the special
financial regulations the Government requires in the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the Cost
Accounting Standards.
Prerequisites: ACQ 201.
Length: 5 Class Days
BFM 209
Selected Acquisition Report
Selected Acquisition Report is designed to enable the student to prepare, generate, and review the
Selected Acquisition Report (SAR). The SARs provide a summary to Congress of the costs, schedule,
and performance status of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). The Consolidated Acquisition
Reporting System (CARS), which is the automated system for MDAP reporting, has been fully integrated
into the course with in-depth, hands-on training exercises. Exercises are supplemented with detailed,
ready references for completing each section of the SAR in accordance with DoD 5000.2-R, "Mandatory
Procedures for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and Major Automated Information System
(MAIS) Acquisition Programs."
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