Certification & Core Plus Development Guides

CERTIFICATION STANDARDS & CORE PLUS DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
CONTRACTING LEVEL II

Type of Assignment	Representative Activities
1 - Operational Contracting	Contracting functions in support of post, camp or stations
2 - Res & Dev	Contracting functions in support of research and development
3 - Sys Acq	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	ACQ 101 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
Functional Training	CON 200 Business Decisions for Contracting CON 216 Legal Considerations in Contracting CON 270 Intermediate Cost and Price Analysis (R) CON 280 Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts (R) CON 290 Contract Administration and Negotiation Techniques in a Supply Environment (R) CLC 051 Managing Government Property in the Possession of Contractors CLC 056 Analyzing Contract Costs HBS 428 Negotiating
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	2 years of contracting experience.

Unique Position Training Standards

Level II Contracting personnel assigned to support a MDAP/MAIS program

ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A

Core Plus Development Guide (desired training, education, and experience)	Type of Assignment
Training	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
CLC 001 Defense Subcontract Management
CLC 006 Contract Terminations
CLC 007 Contract Source Selection
CLC 008 Indirect Costs
CLC 013 Services Acquisition
CLC 019 Leveraging DCMA for Program Success
CLC 026 Performance-Based Payments Overview
CLC 027 Buy American Statute
CLC 031 Reverse Auctioning
CLC 035 Other Transaction Authority for Prototype Projects: Comprehensive Coverage
CLC 039 Contingency Contracting Simulation: Barda Bridge
CLC 040 Predictive Analysis and Scheduling
CLC 041 Predictive Analysis and Systems Engineering
CLC 042 Predictive Analysis and Quality Assurance
CLC 044 Alternative Dispute Resolution
CLC 047 Contract Negotiation Techniques
CLC 102 Administration of Other Transactions
CLC 103 Facilities Capital Cost of Money
CLC 104 Analyzing Profit or Fee
CLC 107 OPSEC Contract Requirements
CLC 108 Strategic Sourcing Overview
CLC 110 Spend Analysis Strategies
CLC 112 Contractors Accompanying the Force
CLC 114 Contingency Contracting Officer Refresher
CLC 120 Utilities Privatization Contract Administration
CLC 125 Berry Amendment
CLL 011 Performance Based Logistics (PBL)
CLL 036 Product Support Manager (PSM)
CLM 013 Work-Breakdown Structure
CLM 031 Improved Statement of Work
CLM 032 Evolutionary Acquisition
CLM 038 Corrosion Prevention and Control Overview
CLM 040 Proper Financial Accounting Treatments for Military Equipment
CLM 200 Item-Unique Identification
CON 232 Overhead Management of Defense Contracts (R)
CON 234 Joint Contingency Contracting Course (R)
CON 252 Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards (R)
GRT 201 Grants and Agreements Management (R)
HBS 433 Presentation Skills
HBS 440 Team Leadership
HBS 441 Team Management
LOG 235 Performance-Based Logistics
SBP 101 Introduction to Small Business Programs, Part A

Education

Graduate studies in business administration or procurement

Experience

Two (2) additional of contracting experience

Notes:

1 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training and/or education and experience REQUIRED for certification at this level for this career field within 24 months of assignment.
2 “(R)” following a course title indicates the course is delivered as resident-based instruction.
5 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in the Core Plus Development Guide at this and the lower level(s) if not already completed.
12 See 10 U.S.C. 1724 exempts DoD GS-1102 series employees and military equivalents serving in the DoD on or before 30 Sep 2000; contracting officers with authority to award in excess of the SAT serving on or before 30 Sep 2000; as well as members of the Contingency Contracting Force from the requirement for a Baccalaureate degree.
14 Workforce members assigned to the position(s) identified in the Unique Position Training Standards section should meet the training standard(s) identified within 6 months of assignment.

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