**PART A - EMPLOYEE INFORMATION**

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  Name (Last, First,  
  Middle Initial)     

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  Title,       
  Series,      
  Grade        

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  Routing             Office    
  Symbol              Address   

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  Email                            Phone                   Fax   
  Address                                                        

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**PART B -- CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS**

**1. LEVEL I**

(a) **Education**:

-    Possess a Bachelor\'s degree with a major in any field **or**

-    Have at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following
    fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing,
    economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods,
    or organization and management.

-    Meet 1102 Exception Provision and occupied an 1102 position at
    Grades 5 thru 12 on January 1, 2000.

(b) **Experience**:

-    Minimum of one year of current purchasing and contracting
    experience with progressively broader work assignments. Current
    experience is experience gained within the last 3 years.

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  Actual number of years contracting experience            

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(c) **Training requirements**:

-   Send all certificates for applicable courses below to the
    Acquisition Career Manager

-   Method of Completion: Actual, Fulfillment, or Equivalent. For course
    equivalencies, see FAI catalog at
    [www.fai.gov/certification/fac1.asp](http://www.fai.gov/certification/fac1.asp).

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|                        | **ACT | **FULFI  | *             |       |
|                        | UAL** | LLMENT** | *EQUIVALENT** |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **REQUIRED TRAINING    | *     | **Date   | **Equivalent  | *     |
| COURSE**               | *Date | Ful      | Course Name** | *Date |
|                        | A     | fillment |               | Equiv |
|                        | ctual | Ap       |               | alent |
|                        | C     | proved** |               | C     |
|                        | ourse |          |               | ourse |
|                        | C     |          |               | C     |
|                        | omple |          |               | omple |
|                        | ted** |          |               | ted** |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 100**            |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **SHAPING SMART**      |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **BUSINESS             |       |          |               |       |
| ARRANGEMENTS**         |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 110 (ONLINE)**   |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **MISSION SUPPORT      |       |          |               |       |
| PLANNING**             |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 111 (ONLINE)**   |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **MISSION PLANNING     |       |          |               |       |
| EXECUTION**            |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 112 (ONLINE)**   |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **MISSION              |       |          |               |       |
| PERFORMANCE**          |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 120**            |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **MISSION FOCUSED      |       |          |               |       |
| CONTRACTING**          |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+

**ELECTIVE (One):**

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  Course Name                                              Date Completed
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  Applicant's Signature                                    Date
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**2. LEVEL II** **--** **(Requires completion of Level I training)**

(a) **Education**:

-    Possess a Bachelor\'s degree with a major in any field **or**

-    Have at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following
    fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing,
    economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods,
    or organization and management.

-    Meet 1102 Exception Provision and occupied an 1102 position at
    Grades 5 thru 12 on January 1, 2000.

(b) **Experience**:

-    Minimum of two years of current purchasing and contracting
    experience with progressively broader work assignments. Current
    experience is experience gained within the last 5 years.

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  Actual number of years contracting experience            

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(c) **Training requirements**:

-   Send all certificates for applicable courses below to the
    Acquisition Career Manager

-   Method of Completion: Actual, Fulfillment, or Equivalent. For course
    equivalencies, see FAI catalog at
    [www.fai.gov/certification/fac1.asp](http://www.fai.gov/certification/fac1.asp).

+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
|                        | **ACT | **FULFI  | *             |       |
|                        | UAL** | LLMENT** | *EQUIVALENT** |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **REQUIRED TRAINING    | *     | **Date   | **Equivalent  | *     |
| COURSE**               | *Date | Ful      | Course Name** | *Date |
|                        | A     | fillment |               | Equiv |
|                        | ctual | Ap       |               | alent |
|                        | C     | proved** |               | C     |
|                        | ourse |          |               | ourse |
|                        | C     |          |               | C     |
|                        | omple |          |               | omple |
|                        | ted** |          |               | ted** |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 214 (ONLINE)**   |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **BUSINESS DECISIONS   |       |          |               |       |
| FOR CONTRACTING**      |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 215**            |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **INTERMEDIATE         |       |          |               |       |
| CONTRACTING FOR        |       |          |               |       |
| MISSION SUPPORT**      |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 216 (ONLINE)**   |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS |       |          |               |       |
| IN CONTRACTING**       |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 217 (ONLINE)**   |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **COST ANALYSIS AND    |       |          |               |       |
| NEGOTIATION            |       |          |               |       |
| TECHNIQUES**           |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+
| **CON 218**            |       |          |               |       |
|                        |       |          |               |       |
| **ADVANCED CONTRACTING |       |          |               |       |
| FOR MISSION SUPPORT**  |       |          |               |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+---------------+-------+

**ELECTIVES (Two**):

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  Course Name                                              Date Completed
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  Course Name                                              Date Completed
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  Applicant's Signature                                    Date
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**3. LEVEL III -- (Requires completion of all Level I and II training)**

(a) **Education**:

-    Possess a Bachelor\'s degree that included or was supplemented by
    at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following
    fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing,
    economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods,
    or organization and management.

-    Meet 1102 Exception Provision and occupied an 1102 position at
    grades 13 or pay band I or higher on January 1, 2000 will be
    considered to meet the standard **at their same grade**.

(b) **Experience**:

-    Minimum of four years of current purchasing and contracting
    experience with progressively broader work assignments. Current
    experience is experience gained within the last 10 years.

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  Actual number of years contracting experience            

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(c) **Training requirements**:

-   Send all certificates for applicable courses below to the
    Acquisition Career Manager

-   Method of Completion: Actual, Fulfillment, or Equivalent. For course
    equivalencies, see FAI catalog at
    [www.fai.gov/certification/fac1.asp](http://www.fai.gov/certification/fac1.asp).

+------------------------+-------+----------+----------------+-------+
|                        | **ACT | **FULFI  | **EQUIVALENT** |       |
|                        | UAL** | LLMENT** |                |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+----------------+-------+
| **REQUIRED TRAINING    | *     | **Date   | **Equivalent   | *     |
| COURSE**               | *Date | Ful      | (or            | *Date |
|                        | A     | fillment | Predecessor)   | Equiv |
|                        | ctual | Ap       | Course Name**  | alent |
|                        | C     | proved** |                | C     |
|                        | ourse |          |                | ourse |
|                        | C     |          |                | C     |
|                        | omple |          |                | omple |
|                        | ted** |          |                | ted** |
+------------------------+-------+----------+----------------+-------+
| **CON 353**            |       |          |                |       |
|                        |       |          |                |       |
| **ADVANCED BUSINESS    |       |          |                |       |
| SOLUTIONS FOR MISSION  |       |          |                |       |
| SUPPORT**              |       |          |                |       |
+------------------------+-------+----------+----------------+-------+

**ELECTIVES (Two**):

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  Course Name                                              Date Completed
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  Course Name                                              Date Completed
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  Applicant's Signature                                    Date
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**PART C -- PREVIOUS CERTIFICATION**

***Previously held certification from another Federal agency (Attach a
copy of certification)***

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  **Name of Agency**         

  **Certification Level**    

  **Date Certification       
  Issued**                   
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**PART D -- SUPERVISOR'S RECOMMENDATION**

I have reviewed and verified all supporting documentation and recommend
the above individual for certification at:

**Level I** **Level II** **Level III**

**Based on the certification level achieved by the individual and the
need of the organization, I request that a warrant be issued with the
following restrictions:**

**Threshold Authority (Select One)**

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  **Limited**          Dollar Value        \$   

  **Unlimited**                                 
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  Recommended             
  Restriction(s) of       
  Authority               

                          
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  Types of Transactions the     
  Warrant Should Authorize      

                                
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  Name                          Signature                     Date   

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**PART E -- CERTIFYING OFFICIAL DECISION -- COCO Approval**:

Certification is: **Approved** **Disapproved**

> **Level I** **Level II** **Level III**

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**[Required:]{.underline}** [80 Continuous learning points
(CLP)]{.underline} every two years are required to retain Contracting
Certification**.** Procurement conferences, training courses, workshops,
and National Contract Management Association meetings will help to meet
this requirement.

**[INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}**

**FOR APPLYING FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION CERTIFICATION**

Fill in Application Sheet As Follows:

**PART A -- [EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
]{.underline}**[(fill-in**)**]{.underline}

**PART B -- [CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS]{.underline}**

Check off each applicable box and write in the type of documentation you
are providing as evidence of how you meet the criteria:

1.  [Education]{.underline}: Attach copies of college transcripts
    showing degree and/or college courses completed.

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1.  [Experience]{.underline}: Attach evidence of
    [Contracting]{.underline} experience (e.g. resume).

2.  [Training]{.underline}: Attach evidence of successful completion of
    the mandatory contracting courses. Acceptable documentation
    includes: copies of course completion certificates, AHR electronic
    training record, SF 182s showing completion, or a Federal
    Acquisition Institute transcript.

**Note:** For applicants exercising an 1102 Exception Provision, only
the Certification Requirements section for the level being applied for
needs to be completed and signed.

**PART C -- [PREVIOUS CERTIFICATION]{.underline}**

Provide information pertaining to previous certifications from another
Federal agency. Ensure a copy of the certification is attached to the
application.

**PART D -- [SUPERVISOR'S RECOMMENDATION]{.underline}**

The applicant's first level supervisor is required to identify the
warrant authority needed by the individual and sign and date the
application.

**PART E -- [CERTIFYING OFFICIAL DECISION -- COCO
Approval]{.underline}**

The final approval (certification decision) will be made by Chief of the
Contracting Office (COCO).

**[SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION]{.underline}**

The applicant shall complete Parts A, B and C, sign and date the
application, include copies of the certificates, then forward to his or
her immediate supervisor for review and validation. Once the review and
validation is completed, the immediate supervisor will sign and date in
section D and forward the application to the COCO for a certification
decision and approval.