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Acquisition Workforce Professionalism

Acquisition Workforce Professionalism . Department of the Interior Business Conference May 2006. Background. Acquisition identified as high risk by GAO and DOI-OIG Governmentwide Acquisition $ 400 Billion Interior Acquisition $4 Billion

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Acquisition Workforce Professionalism

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  1. Acquisition Workforce Professionalism Department of the Interior Business Conference May 2006

  2. Background • Acquisition identified as high risk by GAO and DOI-OIG • Governmentwide Acquisition $ 400 Billion • Interior Acquisition $4 Billion • Congressional reaction – Professionalize Acquisition Workforce • OMB Policy Letters • Acquisition • Internal Controls

  3. Benefits • Governmentwide • Consistent and current training • Develop business managers • Improve customer service • Departmentwide • Improve assurance of A-123 compliance • FBMS Standardization • Improve partnership collaboration – Wildland Fire, Emergency response Teams, Service 1st initiative

  4. Benefits to Employees • More opportunities to qualify for jobs • Equalize the workforce • Equalize the core competencies and curriculum • More flexible workforce • Leverage training development dollars • Leverage training opportunities

  5. Who/What • Contracting Officer Representatives - new training/maintenance requirements • After January 2007, all new contracting officers and all contracting officers with unlimited warrants must be certified • All contracting officers must be certified • All GS-13 and above procurement/price analysts and all supervisors of acquisition offices must be certified • Program and Project Managers certification program

  6. Stovepipes • LegacyLegacyNew Acquisition Planning I or CON 101 or CON 100 Contract Formation I CON 110 Contract Admin I CON 111 ++ CON 112 Price Analysis or CON 104 CON 120 Cost Analysis Negotiation • CON 100 only if taking CON 110, 111, 112 and 120

  7. Stovepipes continued • LegacyLegacyNew Acquisition Planning II or CON 202 or CON 214 Contract Formation II CON 215 Contract Administration II CON 216 CON 217 + CON 218 Government Contract Law (CON 210) Intermediate Contract Pricing (CON 204)

  8. Level II Curriculum Change • CON 214 Business Decisions for Contracting • Distance Learning – 24 hrs in 30 days • CON 215 Intermediate Contracting for Mission Support • 8 days in classroom • CON 216 Legal Considerations in Contracting • 30 hours in 30 days • CON 217 Cost Analysis and Negotiation Techniques • 40 hrs in 30 days • CON 218 Advanced Contracting for Mission Support • 9.5 days in classroom

  9. Level II Curriculum • Blend of distance and classroom learning • Distance learning courses for new knowledge • Classroom courses will have case-based to develop critical thinking, technical and business skills • Supervisors provide ample time for employees to complete on-line training • Pilots are complete • Transition starting for civilian agency training providers • Transition complete in FY 2007

  10. FAI Sponsored Training Classes • Tuition costs prepaid by Acquisition Workforce Training Fund • Augment not replace training budgets • BMRA, ESI and MCI teaching DAU materials/tests • No Money directly to agencies • Allotments based on surveys • Survey in May for FY ’07 training needs • Survey in October for FY ’08 training needs

  11. AWTF – FAI Registration Process • Bureau Training Coordinators collect registration forms/confirm eligibility and prioritize • Point of Contact for registration is Acquisition Career Manager – prioritize Interior Needs, balance bureau requests, advocate for additional slots • Reschedule or cancel ASAP w/FAI • CON 120 (soon) and CON 353 (eventually) • More classes and locations in FY’07 • Performance Based Services Acquisition – • Separate from DAU training – but AWTF money • Rescheduling/cancellations w/ BTCs/ACM

  12. Federal Acquisition Certification – Contracting (FAC-C) • Grandfather Education only (1/1/00) 1102, 1105, warrant holders • Legacy Workforce Training – Equivalencies Matrix – on-line soon • Civilian Agency-wide consistency and mutual recognition • Must have training Certificates or letter from provider • FAI general program guidance • Program administered by agency • 80 CLPs every 2 years – by 10/1/07

  13. Additional Info • Acquisition Career Manual • COR, Warrants, FAC-C, ACMIS, etc • Acquisition Career Management Information System – ACMIS • Changing to DoD platform – soon • Bureau ACMIS coordinators • Implement w/in 6 months of availability • Manuals/implementation strategy complete

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