Acquisition Workforce Planning and Certification

Topics on this page:

• Acquisition Workforce Planning
  • Agency Workforce Planning
  • Career Planning Resources
• Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Programs
  • Contract Specialists and Contracting Officers (FAC-C)
  • Contracting Officer’s Representatives (FAC-COR)
  • Program/Project Managers (FAC-P/PM)

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Acquisition Workforce Planning

Agency Workforce Planning

• HHS Acquisition Human Capital Plan - April 2011 Update (DOC – 984KB) (PDF - 9 pages)
  • Supplemental Guidance for Specialized Information Technology Acquisition Cadres
  • HHS Acquisition Human Capital Plan – April 2010 (DOC – 1.73MB) (PDF-58 pages)
• Definition of the HHS Acquisition Workforce, 12/02/2008
• HHS Human Resources Manual, 837-1, Reemployment of Annuitants into Acquisition-Related Positions, 3/17/2008 (DOC – 128KB)

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Career Planning Resources

• Sample Individual Development Plan (IDP)
• The Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)  website offers training and certification programs for Acquisition professionals in the government.
• The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Training Homepage
• Contact Information - Acquisition Career Managers

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Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Programs

Contract Specialists and Contracting Officers (FAC-C)

• Contracting Workforce Handbook (July 2011) version 3.2 (DOC - 1.3MB) (PDF - 317KB)
  • Summary Of Changes from Version 3.1 Contracting Handbook

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Contracting Officers’ Representatives (FAC-COR)

• APM 2008-01, “Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officers’ Technical Representatives,” 10-01-2008, (FAC-COTR) (DOC - 64KB)

• FAC-COR Handbook (PDF-53 pages)
  • Executive Summary of the FAC-COR Handbook
  • Chapter 1: Implementation of HHS’ FAC-COR Program
  • Chapter 2: Requirements and Performance Accountability
  • Chapter 3: Application and Certification Procedures
  • Chapter 4: Certification Management
    • Appendix A: HHS’ COR Responsibilities
    • Appendix B: FAI’s Key Competencies for CORs
    • Appendix C: FAC-COR Curriculum Guidance
    • Appendix D: FAC-COR Guidance on Meeting Requirements for Continuous Learning Points
    • Appendix E: FAC-COR Appointment Letter Template
    • Appendix F: FAC-COR Certification Action and Training Request Form
    • Appendix G: FAC-COR Functional Experience Transcript Form
    • Appendix H: FAC-COR Certification through Fulfillment Form
    • Appendix I: FAC-COR Certification Waiver Request Form

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Program/Project Managers (FAC-P/PM)

• FAC-P/PM Handbook, October 2010 (PDF – 61 pages)
  • Summary of Changes for Version 1-2 (PDF – 1 page)
• APM 2009-03, “FAC-PPM Acquisition Policy Memo,” 06-30-2009 (PDF - 4 pages)
• FAC-P/PM Certification Board Members, October 2010 (PDF – 1 pages)

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Last Updated: 3/04/2013