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                            501.603-2 Selection.
        
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Change Number: Change 178 GSAR Case 2020-G511 Effective Date: 03/25/2024
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501.603-2 Selection.501.603-2 Selection.       (a)                                      *Contracting Officer Warrant Board (COWB).*                                                         (1)                                                    The COWB ensures that all of the applicable criteria have been met prior to granting any GSA contracting officer warrant.                                                            (2)Composition of the COWB. The HCA appoints the Board                         members and the Chair. The COWB shall include,                         at a minimum, the following three voting members: COWB                         Chair, Supervisor and Senior Procurement Professional.                         Unanimous approval from Board members is required for                         the candidate to obtain a warrant.                                                                           (i)COWB Chair. The COWB Chair (e.g.,                               Contracting Executive or Contracting Director, or                               Acquisition Career Navigator (ACN)) evaluates                               the business                               need for the candidate to hold a warrant (e.g.,                               workload), the appropriate level (e.g., dollar                               threshold, scope of goods/services), and                               participates on the COWB to further evaluate the                               candidate’s competency to hold the requested                               warrant.                                                                              (ii)Supervisor. The                               candidate’s immediate supervisor or the individual                               acting in the role shall serve as a voting member                               of the COWB.                                                                              (iii)Senior                               Procurement Professional. The Senior Procurement                               Professional shall be a senior contracting                               officer, procurement policy analyst or subject                               matter expert with knowledge and experience to                               evaluate the candidate’s competency to hold the                               requested warrant.                                                                                   (iv)Other                               Designee. The contracting activity may designate                               additional acquisition personnel or                               non-acquisition personnel as appropriate.                                                                              (v) Limitation to Members.                               The same individual cannot serve in multiple roles                               (*e.g.,*serve as COWB Chair and                               Supervisor.                                                                                                                            (b)                   *Nominations for appointment.* The candidate's                   supervisor of record will submit the nominations                   for appointment to the designated ACN. The designated  ACN must coordinate                   with the candidate and COWB to facilitate approval by the                   HCA.                                          (c)                   *Required documentation for warrant                   package submission*. Incomplete warrant submission packages                   will be returned without processing. All the following                   documents must be completed and submitted to the                   Administrative Warrant Issuing Agent (see 501.601) in                   accordance with warrant information provided on the                   Acquisition Portal:                                                         (1)GSA Form 3409, Personal                         Qualifications Statement for Appointment as Contracting                         Officer. A current resume may be used to supplement the                         GSA Form 3409 but cannot be used in lieu of this                         document.                                                            (2)GSA Form 3410, Request for                         Review, Approval & Appointment. The GSA Form 3410                         shall be used to document the COWB concurrences and HCA                         approval.                                                            (3)College transcripts.                         Redacted unofficial college transcripts are acceptable.                                                                             (d)                                      *Evaluation of candidates for                   contracting officer warrants*. All GSA warrants are                   valid across the agency and may be transferred pursuant to the                   organization's delegated procurement authority.                   The                   supervisor may, but is not required to, conduct a new                   COWB.                                                         (1)                         *Experience requirements.*The COWB must conduct                         a rigorous review process which may consist of any                         combination of quality reviews of past contracts or                         lease actions, interviews, written and/or oral testing                         to assess and document the level of expertise                                                  for all candidates to                         verify the nominee's contracting experience as defined                         in   501.603-1(a)                         .                         This review shall be conducted                         at all warrant levels, for all warrant types.                      Warrant Level                                  Experience RequiredBasic                                  At least 1 year of current (within last 3 years) contracting experience with progressively broader assignmentsSimplified                                  At least 2 years of current (within the last 5 years) contracting experience with progressively broader assignmentsIntermediate                                  At least 3 years of current (within the last 7 years) contracting experience with progressively broader assignmentsSenior                                  At least 4 years of current (within the last 10 years) contracting experience with progressively broader assignments                                                            (2)                         *Training requirements.* Warrant candidates                         must                         complete specific training for the applicable warrant                         type as a condition of being issued that warrant as                         identified on the Acquisition Career Management pages on                         the GSA Acquisition Portal at   https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal.                                                            (3)                          *Educational requirements.* Warrant candidates must complete                         specific educational requirements for the applicable                         warrant type as a condition of being issued that warrant                         as identified on the Acquisition Career Management pages                         on the GSA Acquisition Portal at   https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal.                                                            (4)                          *Credential requirements*. Candidates for warrants may be required to obtain Government-wide credentials through a recognized acquisition training curriculum (e.g., the Federal Acquisition Institute Cornerstone on Demand or Defense Acquisition University iCatalog) or GSA-specific credentials for professional or job-related business needs, as determined by the HCA and the candidate’s supervisor.                                                                           (i)OMB requires contracting professionals involved in digital services acquisitions to obtain Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Core-Plus Specialization in Digital Services (FAC-C-DS) (See OFPP Memo dated May, 18 2018). GSA’s IT Acquisition Credential (ITAC) is an acceptable alternative to FAC-C-DS (See https://insite.gsa.gov/itac )                                                                              (ii)Additional information on Government-wide and GSA-specific credentials can be found on the GSA Acquisition Career Management page on the Acquisition Portal at https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal.                                                                                                           (5)                         *Senior Unlimited Acquisition Warrants*.                                                                           (i)                               *Qualifications*. Effective October 1, 2025, new candidates for senior unlimited acquisition warrants, must possess one of the following:                                                                                             (A)Previously held a senior unlimited acquisition warrant within GSA or at another Federal agency;                                                                                                (B)Previously completed all the training required by the legacy FAC-C Level III program; or                                                                                                (C)Be FAC-C Professional certified and possess at least two credentials related to the work to be executed under the new warrant authority.                                                                                                                                         (ii)                               *Exceptions*. The HCA may grant an exception to the requirement to hold two credentials provided a plan and timeline to meet the requirement is established.                                                                              (iii)                                *Non-Compliance with Conditional Exception*. Failure of candidates for senior unlimited acquisition warrants to successfully complete and obtain credentials as outlined in any conditional exception may result in suspension or termination of the warrant.                                                                              (iv)                                *Exemptions*. Candidates for senior unlimited non-acquisition warrants (i.e., leasing, real property disposal, personal property disposal, and fleet sales) are exempt from the requirement to obtain two credentials. This requirement does not apply to warrants issued to make purchases for domestic and national security emergencies under 501.603-3(d). All other requirements (e.g., certification, training, experience, and education) must be satisfied before a warrant can be issued.                                                                                                           (6)                          *Additional Guidance on Warrant Requirements*. Additional guidance on warrant requirements is provided on the GSA Acquisition Career Management page on the GSA Acquisition Portal at   https://insite.gsa.gov/acquisitionportal.    **Parent topic:**  501.603 Selection, appointment, and termination of appointment for contracting officers.
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