Labor Category Descriptions

Title: Senior Consultant
Minimum/General Experience: 10 years of direct business/analytical experience, of which at least 7 years must be specialized. Specialized experience includes demonstrated experience in areas specifically relevant to the order’s tasks.
Functional Responsibility: Works with the senior management level of Departments and agencies to develop acquisition strategies for major system acquisitions.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree


Title: Senior Subject Matter Expert
Minimum/General Experience: 15 years of experience working in specific acquisition disciplines.
Functional Responsibility: Provides advice and consultation in a specialized area of acquisition expertise.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree


Title: Consultant
Minimum/General Experience: 8 years of direct business/analytical experience relevant to the order’s tasks.
Functional Responsibility:Under minimal direction, provides research and analysis support. Researches and analyzes data related to a project topic. Documents and summarizes the results to be used in developing client recommendations.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience


Title: Subject Matter Expert/Senior Researcher
Minimum/General Experience: 15 years or more of experience working at the highest levels of government or industry.
Functional Responsibility: Provides acquisition expertise for agency acquisitions.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience


Title: Researcher
Minimum/General Experience: 10 or more years experience as hands-on contracting staff, including serving as analysts in policy-type positions.
Functional Responsibility: Researches applicable laws and case history of multiple aspects of an acquisition.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience


Tailoring Course Length

To facilitate the tailoring of course length, the table below is a guide to pricing. For example, the price to extend the current four day Appropriations Law class to five days would be $18,000 versus $16,000.

# of Days 1 2 3 4 5
Price (1-25 students) $6,000 $11,000 $13,000 $16,000 $18,000
Additional Students $330 $550 $825 $935 $990