# Presentation: 814003

## Procurement Operations Division
Updated January 23, 2007
Updated August 2, 2007

- Updated January 23, 2007
- Updated August 2, 2007

**Policy on**
**Appointment of GS-1102/1105 Contracting Officers at **
**NASA’S Goddard Space Flight Center**

## Contents

-  General Criteria for Appointment
-  Process for Obtaining a Warrant
-  Limitations of Contracting Officer Warrants
-  NASA/OFPP Training Requirements
-  Dollar/Scope Thresholds
-  Termination/Restriction of Warrant(s)
-  On-Going Training Requirements

## General Criteria for Appointment as an 1102/1105 GSFC Contracting Officer

-  Warrants can be unlimited or restricted (dollar value, type of
-    actions, etc.)
-  GSFC’s Procurement Officer must, in writing, appoint all   Contracting Officers at GSFC (Certificate of Appointment)
-  NASA training/certification requirements apply
-  Other guidelines are also used in determining eligibility for  warrant status and are described in a separate document entitled, “Guidelines for Consideration for a Contracting Officer Warrant.”

## Process for Obtaining Contracting Officer Warrants

-  Supervisor makes a written request to the Procurement
-   Officer showing individual meets relevant criteria
-  Requests may be made at any time
-  Requests are routed through the Procurement Manager,
-   cognizant Associate Division Chief, and the Division’s
-   training coordinator (Olivia Gunter) who validates all
-   required elements have been satisfied.

## Limitations of Contracting Officers Warrants

-  All warrants are subject to requirements of law, Executive
-   Orders, regulations, applicable procedures, clearances, and
-   approvals
-  All warranted individuals must take ethics training
-   prescribed and provided by the Office of Chief Counsel
-  All warranted individuals must submit annual financial
-   disclosure reporting

## NASA/OFPP Training Requirements

-  NASA’s Procurement Training Policy can be found at:
-   _[http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/hq/library/training.html](http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/hq/library/training.html)__ _
-  Defines and explains NASA and the Office of Federal
-    Procurement Policy (OFPP) procurement certification
-    series

** **_**Level I **_
- Contract Specialist 1102             $0 to $1M commercial (Part 12);				                  $0 to $100K non-commercial
- Purchasing Agent 1102/1105      Up to $100,000
** **_**Level II**_
- Contract Specialist 1102              Up to $10M
** **_**Level III**_
- Contract Specialist 1102              Unlimited
-  In some instances, warrants may be tied to specific contracts or types of
-   actions with or without dollar limitations
-  GSFC’s Procurement Review & Approval Matrix still applies, regardless
-    of an individual’s warrant level.

**Dollar/Scope Thresholds of GSFC **
**Contracting Officers (Revised 8/07)**

## Termination/Restriction of a GSFC Warrant

-  The Procurement Officer may terminate or restrict an
-    individual’s warrant at any time (for any reason _**AND**_ for
-    any length of time)
-  Warrant automatically terminated when individual leaves
-    GSFC procurement organization

## On-Going Training Requirements

-  Office of Federal Procurement Policy Guideline:  All GS-1102
-   personnel are required to have 80 hours of job-related training
-   (continuous learning points) every 2 years:
-  Failure to complete this could be the basis for not granting or
-    for revoking a warrant
-  The 2-year window starts on date the person receives current
-    certification in the 1102 series.