Description
This course is available for purchase as an individual module or as part of the Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) Course Package.
Course Overview
This CPSR course module provides an overview of the purchasing system expectations, procurement process, the regulatory expectation for competition, different types of procurements, and the regulatory basis for sole source. The course covers the impacts of using competition and sole source in the procurement process, the expectation for well-documented sole source justifications, and the importance of market research in sole source justifications and the procurement process. The course also covers DCMA’s perspective in evaluating sole source justifications.
Course Objectives
- Overview of Purchasing System Expectations and the Procurement Process
- Regulatory Expectation for Competition and Different Types of Procurements
- Regulatory Basis for Sole Source
- Impacts of Using Competition and Sole Source in the Procurement Process
- Expectation for a Well-Documented Sole Source Justification
- Importance of Market Research in Sole Source Justifications and the Procurement Process
- DCMA’s Perspective in Evaluating Sole Source Justifications
Course Run Time
- 1 hour
CPE Credit
- CPE credit is available using other training methods (Custom Training, In Person Training (Group), In Person Training (Individual), Live Webinar Training).
Redstone Government Consulting, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

