# Presentation: 712355

## NASA PROCUREMENT 
CAREER DEVELOPMENT 
AND 
TRAINING POLICY

PROCUREMENT TRAINING FORUM

January 9, 2008
Olivia Gunter

**CAREER DEVELOPMENT **
**AND **
**TRAINING POLICY**
**PROCUREMENT TRAINING FORUM**
**January 9, 2008**
**Olivia Gunter**

## NASA Procurement Career Development and Training Policy

- Revised policy issued April 2007
- Changes prompted by:
- OFPP Policy Letter 05-01, Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce
- OMB Memorandum, The Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Program, January 2006

## Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C)  

- Government-wide designation
- Certification demonstrates that employees meet the core education, training and experience requirements of the contracting field
- Certification to be accepted by all civilian agencies as evidence for meeting the above requirements
- Certification is _not_ mandatory
- Certification is required for all new CO warrants issued after Jan. 1, 2007
- The Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) oversees the FAC-C Program

## FAC-C Levels 

| FAC-C Level I (Entry)  | FAC-C Level II (Intermediate) | FAC-C Level III (Advanced) 
 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mandatory Education: Baccalaureate degree OR 24 semester hours in a business discipline. | Mandatory Education: Baccalaureate degree OR 24 semester hours in a business discipline.
 | Mandatory Education: Baccalaureate degree AND 24 semester hours in a business discipline.
 |
| Mandatory Experience: 1 year of contracting experience | Mandatory Experience: 2 years of contracting experience
 | Mandatory Experience: 4 years of contracting experience
 |
| Mandatory Training: CON 100, CON 110, CON 111, CON 112 and CON 120 (or their predecessors, CON 101 and CON 104)  
AND 1 elective | Mandatory Training: 
CON 202, CON 204 and CON 210
NEW for 2008 – CON 214, CON 215, CON 216, CON 217, CON 218
AND 2 electives  | Mandatory Training: 
CON 353
(or its predecessor CON 333)
AND 2 electives  |

## Contracting Officer Warrants

- Warrant authority linked to certification levels
- Applicable to new warrants – effective 1/1/07 (includes an increase to an existing warrant)
_**Certification Level**_		_**Warrant Authority**_
- Level I			0 - $1M Commercial (Part 12)
- 					0 - $100K Non-commercial
- Level II			0 - $10M Commercial (Part 12)
- 					0 - $10M Non-commercial
-  					Unlimited incremental funding
- Level III			Unlimited
- (Subject to Center work instructions and Procurement Officer discretion)

## NASA Implementation

- Individuals expected to have earned FAC-C Level I before promotion to GS-9 (or a GS-11 position, if hired as a GS-9)
- FAC-C Level II required for promotion to GS-13
- FAC-C Level III required for promotion to GS-14 and above

## NASA Implementation

- NASA Level I and NASA Level II Certifications may be converted to the same level FAC-C, if
- A FAC-C application is completed by the individual
- Qualifying electives were completed and documented for each level
- A record of continuous learning is provided
- A valid and current DAWIA certification is equivalent to a FAC-C at the same level, if
- A FAC-C application is completed by the individual
- A record of continuous learning is provided

## Continuous Learning

- Continuous Learning Points (CLPs)
- Skills currency training completed after receipt of any level FAC-C
- CLPs can be earned through training, professional activities, education, and experience
- A minimum of 80 CLPs are required every two years to maintain certification

## Tracking NASA Training Data

- Acquisition Career Management Information System (ACMIS)
- Agencies are required to collect, maintain and utilize information to ensure effective management of the acquisition workforce
- FAI maintains ACMIS
- All civilian agencies are required to ensure that complete and current information on their acquisition workforce is entered into ACMIS
- Continuous learning points must be tracked in ACMIS

## WAIVERS

- NASA policy is not to grant a waiver to education, experience, and training requirements
- If it is clearly in NASA’s best interests, the SPE may grant a waiver based on the authority found in the GS-1102 Qualification Standard and the OMB Memorandum, dated January 20, 2006
- Contact ACM, Ms. Yolande Harden, or Procurement Functional Advisor, Ms. Mary Petkoff to determine whether there are sufficient grounds for a waiver
- Waiver request must include a complete and detailed listing of education, training, and acquisition experience, and contain compelling rationale that fully justifies why the waiver should be granted

## WAIVERS

- If a waiver is approved, it is valid for a two-year period only
- Waiver authority is not delegable
- The waiver is not transferable outside of NASA

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