FAC-C Professional study plan

Diagram the post-award workflow from award through closeout, labeling every touchpoint between the contracting officer, COR, and paying office.

Build a flash-card set of at least 15 items distinguishing bilateral versus unilateral modifications and the authorities behind each.

Classify 12 written modification scenarios as within or outside the scope of the original contract trap and state the reasoning for each.

Summarize in one page when the government property, payment, and changes clauses are triggered and what each obligates the contractor to do.

Compare inspection, acceptance, and warranty remedies across fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts in a two-column chart.

Evaluate four option-exercise scenarios against the required determination criteria and record the single deciding factor for each.

Outline the parallel step sequences for a termination for convenience and a termination for default, noting notice, settlement, and appeal paths.

Draft five past-performance narrative comments written to an objective, factual standard rather than an impressionistic one.

Solve a 20-question timed mixed-administration set and log every error by sub-topic.

Design a market research plan for a hypothetical IT services requirement, naming at least four source types and three research techniques with the question each answers.

Convert a vague statement of need into a performance work statement containing at least five measurable performance standards and a surveillance method for each.

Structure an independent government cost estimate and justify each cost element by category.

Apply the required-sources and commercial-item preference rules to three requirement scenarios and record the correct acquisition path.

Differentiate the RFP, IFB, and RFQ using five requirement descriptions and record the correct instrument and authority for each.

Construct a solicitation outline from Sections A through M and label where instructions, evaluation factors, and clauses belong.

Apply set-aside and subcontracting-plan rules to six dollar-value scenarios and record the determination made.

Write three evaluation-factor statements and critique each against a test of whether an offeror could predict how it will be scored.

Rank competing proposals against three weighted factors and write the tradeoff rationale that justifies the ranking.

Select the strongest price analysis technique for five offer sets and compute the comparison for at least two of them.

Determine affirmative responsibility for four offerors, including one with a documented integrity concern, and record the supporting facts needed.

Write a paragraph contrasting lowest-price-technically-acceptable with best-value tradeoff and name the specific risk each carries for the government.

Prepare a negotiation plan for one mock procurement listing objectives, opening positions, tradeables, and walk-away points.

Match ten requirement profiles to the appropriate contract type and state the incentive or risk allocation each creates.

Sequence the steps from competitive-range establishment through award notification and note where protest windows open and close.

Analyze two protest grounds and predict sustain or deny with the reasoning stated in writing.

Diagram the rule hierarchy from statute to agency supplement and locate five specific rules within it.

Resolve four procurement integrity and conflict-of-interest scenarios and cite the governing rule for each resolution.

Apply the purpose, time, and bona fide needs rules to five funding scenarios and record the correct appropriation and duration.

Explain the authority delegated to each member of the acquisition team and identify who may bind the government.

Complete two full-length timed practice exams and categorize every missed item by domain and sub-topic.

Re-teach the three weakest sub-topics in writing without referring to notes, then check the write-up for accuracy.

Consolidate thresholds, authorities, and required determinations onto a single recall sheet.