Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 1520.2
acquisition reform for specifications and standards to include: market research, use of commercial/ non-
developmental item alternatives, use of performance specifications, and current defense policies for
application of requirements. The course includes exercises on acquisition reform-related topics.
Prerequisites: None.
Length: 9 Class Days
PQM 104
Defense Specification Users Course
The Defense Specification Users course provides instruction for personnel who use or review non-
Government standards, commercial item descriptions, specifications, standards, and related documents in
the acquisition process but are not involved full time in document writing (development) functions. The
course assists students in the appropriate selection of requirements documents and their correct
application. The course focuses on the roles of document users in Acquisition Reform for Specifications
and Standards.
Prerequisites: None.
Length: 5 Class Days
PQM 201
Intermediate Production and Quality Management
The Intermediate Production and Quality Management course explores the concepts and actions in
manufacturing and quality management of DoD acquisition programs. Students follow a curriculum
which uses the life-cycle approach centered on establishing a "predictable factory" capable of on-time
delivery of uniform, defect-free hardware at affordable costs. Major areas of study include: industrial
base issues, producibility, theory of variability, process control, concurrent (integrated product
development) engineering, production readiness validation, and performance measurement. The course
covers DoD policies and concepts related to material review and corrective action; as well as engineering
change proposal evaluation; technical data package review and evaluation; test monitoring and analysis;
configuration management reviews; pre-award surveys and post-award conferences; quality system
reviews; and defect control through statistical processes.
Prerequisites: ACQ 201, PQM 101.
Length: 15 Class Days
PQM 202
Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item Acquisition
Commercial and Nondevelopmental Item (NDI) Acquisition focuses on tools and techniques for
identifying and evaluating commercial and NDI alternatives throughout the acquisition process. The
course provides instruction on requirements definition, acquisition strategy development, acquisition, and
support planning. It also introduces tools and techniques for selecting and preparing the appropriate
technical requirements documents, commercial item descriptions, using multiple award schedules, and
using market acceptability criteria, and lessons learned in commercial and NDI acquisition. Instructional
methods used include videotapes, lecture, class discussion, and case studies of actual acquisitions.
Prerequisites: None.
Length: 2 Class Days
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