ACMIS: About ACMIS

The Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI), located in the General Services Administration, is responsible for various career management and research activities related to the Federal acquisition workforce. FAI executes its responsibilities as directed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to Section 6(d)(5) of the OFPP Act. Among FAI's responsibilities is the requirement to collect and analyze acquisition workforce data. The Acquisition Career Management Information System (ACMIS) is a government-wide system developed under the oversight of FAI to fulfill this responsibility while also making available information useful to agency managers. The data to be collected was determined by an FAI-led interagency working group during fiscal years 1999 and 2000.

ACMIS is a federal system of records to track acquisition workforce training and education. The information collected will be useful for managers in making informed budgeting, staffing, and training decisions; enable managers to monitor the availability of staff warrants and specific skill sets; and respond to information requests of the Administration, Congress, and other parties.