Acronyms, vehicles, and FAR terms
Master the Basics
Acronyms, vehicles, and FAR terms every Prime capture teammate should know cold. Suggested order helps; free browsing is fine.
- ~6 min
Federal acquisition stages from need to performance
Defines need, market research, solicitation, award, order, and performance — and why forecasts and industry days are signals, not awards.
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- ~8 min
Contracting officer warrants, COR limits, and program managers
Defines who can bind the Government versus who monitors performance or owns mission need — so scope changes go to the right authority.
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- ~7 min
FAR citations, agency supplements, provisions, and clauses
Explains how FAR citations are numbered, how agency supplements and deviations stack on top, and the difference between pre-award provisions and post-award clauses.
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- ~9 min
Sources sought, RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, IFBs, and SOW/PWS/SOO
Defines each notice and solicitation type, when UCF Sections L and M apply, and how SOW, PWS, and SOO shape the requirements document.
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- ~8 min
Source selection authority and competition paths
Defines the SSA versus the evaluation team, and the differences among full and open competition, set-asides, and sole-source.
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- ~9 min
Contracts, firm-fixed-price, MAS, and GWACs
Defines a FAR contract, how firm-fixed-price allocates cost risk, and why Multiple Award Schedule and GWAC are different buying lanes.
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- ~9 min
Probability of win, price-to-win, and color-team reviews
Defines this course’s Pwin method, price-to-win versus cost estimating, and bid gates / color reviews as house capture practice — not FAR mandates.
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- ~7 min
CPARS ratings, option exercise, and recompete timing
Defines how contractor performance information becomes past-performance currency, and how options and recompete timing connect this award to the next competition.
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