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Acquisition Process

Three processes cooperate to deliver capabilities needed by warfighters: the requirements process (JCIDS); the acquisition process (DAS); and the program and budget development process (PPBE). Includes links to DoD and Service policies, guidance, tools, and resources:

Workforce

Information on career management, the DoD Human Capital Initiative, career planning, leader­ship training, over­arching planning and guidance documents, and relevant professional organizations.

Policy

Encyclopedic source of acquisition policy that follows a hierarchy of policy issuance (i.e., executive, legislative, federal, etc.) and filtered according to organization, career field, and special topics.

Communities
of Practice

Links to communities of practice and special interest areas, the latest contribution and discussion posts for open ACC communities, community highlights, and links to related communities.

Training and
Continuous Learning

Information on training and continuous learning that supports DoD acquisition, information that helps manage professional training portfolios, and information on training available from DAU and DoD and Services activities.

Industry

Information on DoD industry partners that helps the participation and execution of DoD processes; including industry support pages, news, information, and links to private sector acquisition contractors.
 
 

Functional Gateways

Fifteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.

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News, policy, and media that support greater value and efficiency in defense acquisition.
 
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Auditing
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Certification Guide
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Business
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Sharon Jackson's Blog
Contracting
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Leonardo Manning's Blog
Facilities Engineering
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Industrial Property
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Certification Guide
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Information Technology
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Larry Baker's Blog
Life Cycle Logistics
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Production, Quality and Manufacturing
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Certification Guide
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Program Management
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Certification Guide
Continuous Learning
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Director's Blog
Purchasing
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Certification Guide
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Program Systems
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John Snoderly's Blog
Science and Technology
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Marty Falk's Blog
Systems Engineering
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John Snoderly's Blog
Test & Evaluation
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Paul Alfieri's Blog

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Feature - Certification Guide
Level I  |  Level II  |  Level III
Level I Certification Guide
Type of Assignment  Representative Activities
1 - Operational Contracting   Contracting functions in support of post, camp or stations
2 - Research and Development   Contracting functions in support of research and development
3 - Sys Acquisition   Contracting functions in support of systems acquisition to include all ACAT programs
4 - Logistics and Sustainment   Contracting functions performed by the Defense Logistics Agency or by other offices to sustain weapon systems
5 - Construction/ A&E   Contracting functions in support of construction and/or architect and engineering services
6 - Contingency/ Combat Ops   Contracting functions performed in a contingency or combat environment
7 - Contract Admin Office   Contracting function is primarily focused on contract administration
8 - Contract Cost/Price Analyst   Contracting function is primarily focused on advanced cost/price analysis
9 - Small Bus Specialist   Contracting function is primarily focused on advising small businesses or on strategies for maximizing use of small businesses
10 - Other   Contracting functions that perform a variety of assignments or are at a headquarters, secretariat, or OSD
 
Core Certification Standards (Required for DAWIA certification.)
 Acquisition Training   None required
 Functional Training   CON 090  Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals (R)
  Personnel serving in a Contracting Coded position on 30 Sep 2010 are exempt from CON 090 through 30 Sep 2012.
  CON 100  Shaping Smart Business Arrangements
  CON 115  Contracting Fundamentals
  CON 170  Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis (R)
  CLC 033  Contract Format and Structure for DoD e-Business Environment
  CLC 058  Introduction to Contract Pricing
 Education   At least 24 semester hours in accounting, law, business, finance, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management
  Baccalaureate degree (Any Field of Study)
 Experience   1 year of contracting experience.

Unique Position Training Standards
Level I Contracting personnel assigned to support a MDAP/MAIS program   ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management

Core Plus Development Guide (Desired training, education, and experience.) Type of Assignment
Training 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  CLC 003 Sealed Bidding              
  CLC 004 Market Research
  CLC 005 Simplified Acquisition Procedures  
  CLC 009 Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business Program  
  CLC 020 Commercial Item Determination
  CLC 024 Basic Math Tutorial  
  CLC 028 Past Performance Information  
  CLC 030 Essentials of Interagency Acquisitions/Fair Opportunity
  CLC 043 Defense Priorities and Allocations System  
  CLC 045 Partnering    
  CLC 046 Green Procurement
  CLC 054 Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS)
  CLC 055 Competition Requirements
  CLC 060 Time and Materials Contracts
  CLC 061 Online Representations & Certifications Application (OCRA)
  CLC 062 Intra-Governmental Transactions
  CLC 105 DCMA Intern Training                  
  CLC 113 Procedures, Guidance, and Information
  CLC 131 Commercial Item Pricing      
  CLC 132 Organizational Conflicts of Interest
  CLC 133 Contract Payment Instructions
  CLG 001 DoD Government Purchase Card
  CLG 004 DoD Government Purchase Card Refresher Training
  CLG 005 Purchase Card Online System (PCOLS)
  CLM 023 Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Tutorial  
  CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures  
  CON 243 Architect-Engineer Contracting (R)                  
  CON 244 Construction Contracting (R)                  
  FAC 007 Certificate of Competency Program  
  SPS 101 Standard Procurement System and federal Procurement Data System -- Next Generation User
Education
  None specified
Experience
  None specified
Notes:
1 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training, education, and experience REQUIRED for certification at this level.
2 “(R)” following a course title indicates the course is delivered as resident based instruction.
3 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in this Core Plus Development Guide if not already completed.
7 Workforce members assigned to the position(s) identified in the Unique Position Training Standards section should meet the training standard(s) identified within 12 months of assignment.
12 See 10 U.S.C. 1724 (provides for limited exceptions).
13 Some continuous learning (CL) modules have been created by extracting lessons in their entirety from a training course. If this is the case for the CL module(s) identified in the above core certification standards, the course from which the CL module was extracted is identified in the “Notes” section of the CL course description and the course can be substituted to meet the certification standard.