CQM and RMS Training for Contractors

2025 Construction Quality Management (CQM) and Resident Management Training (RMS 3.0 CM) for Contractors, Tulsa District

The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) offers CQM and RMS 3.0 CM classes in calendar year 2025 as indicated in the schedule as specified in ECB 2024-11.

The mutual goal of the Contractor and the Government is to achieve a quality product, executed safely, on time, and within budget. Quality management succeeds through a partnership between the Contractor and the Government. The Contractor is responsible for the daily Quality Control (QC) of the work, while the Government through Quality Assurance (QA) ensures that the Contractor's Quality Control program is working effectively.

Effective CQM supports worker pride, results in favorable recognition, and has the potential to increase the Contractor's profit margin.

The CQM course offers prospective QC Managers/ Administrators the opportunity to satisfy the CQM training requirements specified in USACE and NAVFAC construction contracts. This course must be taken, and the final test must be passed by any person aspiring to be the QC Manager, or alternate. The course must be taken/passed within 90 calendar days after construction award. The Contractors Quality Control (CQC) requirements and the Governments Quality Assurance (QA) roles are reviewed. A course certificate will be awarded to those who satisfactory complete the training and pass the final exam. The certificate is valid for a five-year period from the date of the class.

There is no cost for the classes if given by the USACE.

Contractors can download the CQM Participant Form and CQM Student Study Guide from the USACE Tulsa District website Business with Us, Training for Contractors: https://www.swt.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Training-for-contractors/

The CQM Course will be a mix of ‘in person’ and Web Based attendance to ensure to encapsulate everyone’s training needs for CQM and RMS Training. Participants will download the Student Study Guide and complete the course work prior to Attending the CQM course and complete the CQM Exam which will be on Google Forms.

The RMS 3.0 CM class will be held the second day after the CQM Course (which will normally be a Thursday) via Webex. The RMS Training will give the participates hands-on training of the software that is required for SWT Construction Projects. An overview of QC Daily Reports, RFI’s, and Progress Payments for administering the construction contract. The course will show the Contractor what data entry is required, and how RMS 3.0 Contractor Mode (CM) interfaces with the Government Mode (GM) in RMS 3.0. The RMS 3.0 CM program for Contractors class will start at 9 a.m. CST and will end around 4 p.m. CST.

RMS Training Videos and material is available at https://rms.usace.army.mil. The Contractor will be required to have RMS 3.0 CM program installed on their laptop prior to the RMS 3.0 CM training class.

Due to high demand and participation levels, all CQM Classes will be capped at 50 attendees.