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Abbreviation | NCMA |
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Formation | 1959 |
Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | Contract Management |
Headquarters | Ashburn, Virginia |
Location | |
Region served | United States |
Membership | 20,000+ |
Website | Official website |
The National Contract Management Association (NCMA) is a professional association, based in the United States, dedicated to the profession of contract management. Founded in 1959, NCMA now has over 20,000 members and more than 100 local chapters. NCMA promotes contract management through various means, including education, networking, publications, legislative and regulatory alerts, professional certifications, a code of ethics, awards, job postings, salary surveys, and a leadership development program.
Certification programs
NCMA offers the following professional certifications in contract management:
- Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) based on demonstrating certain education, training, and experience requirements and successfully passing a comprehensive exam on a broad body of knowledge (BOK) for contract management.
- Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM), previously Certified Associate Contracts Manager (CACM), based on demonstrating certain education, training, and experience requirements and successfully passing a comprehensive exam on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
- Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) based on demonstrating certain education, training, and experience requirements and successfully passing a comprehensive exam on the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
Publications
NCMA produces the following contract management publications:
- Contract Management
- Journal of Contract Management
- Contract Management News
- Annual Review of Government Contracting
- Annual Contract Management Salary Survey
- Contract Management Standard (CMS) (ANSI/NCMA ASD 1)
- Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK)
- Desktop Guide to Basic Contracting Terms
See also
- Contract
- Contract management
- Government procurement in the United States
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
- Acquisition Management System (AMS)
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
- United States contract law
- National Grants Management Association (NGMA)
References
- ^ What is NCMA?
- ^ NCMA local chapters.
- NCMA events and education.
- ^ NCMA Contract Management magazine.
- ^ NCMA publications.
- NCMA legislative and regulatory alerts.
- ^ NCMA professional certification program.
- NCMA Code of Ethics.
- NCMA awards.
- NCMA job board.
- ^ NCMA annual Contract Management Salary Survey.
- NCMA Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP).
- NCMA Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) certification.
- NCMA Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) certification.
- NCMA Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) certification.
- NCMA Journal of Contract Management.
- NCMA Contract Management News e-newsletter.
- NCMA annual Review of Government Contracting.
- Contract Management Standard (CMS) ("ANSI/NCMA ASD 1").
- NCMA Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK).
- NCMA Desktop Guide to Basic Contracting Terms.