Transcript OALM_NCMA_FAC-C_Refresh_Pres _8-20

NIH Acquisition Career Program
Federal Acquisition Certification in
Contracting (Refresh)
Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management
Aaron Weimer
Acting Acquisition Career Manager
8/20/14
Agenda
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Brief History of the FAC-C Program
Unchanged FAC-C Requirements
FAC-C Refresher
FAITAS
TIPS
Links
Questions
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Brief History
• OFPP Policy Letter 05-01 est. the FAC programs. A joint effort of FAI
and the CAO Council crafted the original FAC-C Program in
December 2005
• The FAC-C Program, as it is currently today, dates back to December
2008. This mandated the implementation of the current curriculum
by FY2010 to bring inline with DAWIA requirements
• 10/1/2011 DAWIA overhauled their certification program and FAI
did not.
• May 7, 2014 OMB Memo established the FAC-C Refresh for all
executive agencies to be implemented by 10/1/14 or sooner
depending on agency guidance. (HHS is using the 10/1/14 date for
implementation)
• From 5/7/14 to 10/1/15 there will be two FAC-C program running
concurrently: FAC-C (Legacy) & FAC-C (Refresh)
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5/7/14 OMB Memo
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The revised FAC-C Program is effective 10/1/2014
Previous curriculum will be accepted until 10/1/15
Aligns FAC-C levels with the current DAWIA levels
FAC-C Legacy holders will automatically be grandfathered into
the FAC-C Refresh program as long as their CLP requirements
are met and maintained.
• AWF holding a CO warrant as of the effective date of this
certification program, regardless of GS series, and other
contracting professionals in the 1102 job series MUST be
certified at an appropriate level pursuant to agency policy.
• Those COs not required to be certified under the previous
policy shall be given a period of two years to complete their
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certification requirements.
FAI
• The FAI Board of Directors provides general oversight
and administration of the FAC-C program.
• The Board also ensures that the program meets the
needs of the civilian agency AWF.
• While HHS follows FAI’s FAC-C requirements policies
and curriculum, they have supplemented these with
additional training requirements such as the HHS
Appropriations Law training.
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Requirements Unchanged
• The educational and experience requirements for the
3 FAC-C levels have remained unchanged with this
refresh.
• FAC-C Level I Requires 1 year experience and 24
business credits or a college degree in any field
• FAC-C Level II Requires 2 years experience and 24
business credits or a college degree in any field
• FAC-C Level III Requires 4 years experience and 24
business credits and a college degree in any field
• Educational waivers will still not be issued by the SPE
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FAC-C Level I (Refresh)
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CON100 Shaping Smart Business Arrangements = Online 16 hours
CON121 Contract Planning = Online 10 hours
CON124 Contract Execution = Online 13 hours
CON127 Contract Management = Online 10 hours
CLC058 Intro to Contract Pricing = Online 2 hours
CLC057 Performance-Based Payments = Online 2 hours
CON170 Fundamentals of Cost/Price Analysis = Classroom 80 hours
FAC031 Small Business Module = Online 2 hours
FAC023 Basic Contracting for GSA Schedules = Online 4 hours
FCN190 FAR Fundamentals = Classroom Approx. 80 hours
Total = 219 hours (43 additional hours than Legacy)
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FAC-C Level II (Refresh)
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CON200 Business Decisions for Contracting = Online 25 hours
CON216 Legal Considerations in Contracting = Online 23 hours
CLC056 Analyzing Contract Costs = Online 17 hours
CON270 Intermediate Cost/Price Analysis = Classroom 80 hours
CLC051 Industrial Property = Online 2 hours
HBS428 Harvard Business Modules: Negotiating = Online 2 hours
CON280 Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts =
Classroom 80 hours
• CON290 Contract Administration and Negotiation Techniques in a
Supply Environment = Classroom 80 hours
• Total = 309 hours (45 additional hours than Legacy)
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FAC-C Level III (Refresh)
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CON360 Contracting for Decision Makers = Classroom 76 hours
One HBS Module (except HBS428) = Online 2 hours
Two 16 hour Elective Trainings = Online/Classroom 32 hours*
Total = 110 hours (2 additional hours than Legacy)
*Cannot be a conference, symposium, or like
• Ideally the 16 hours should not be broken down into anything
smaller than 4 hour trainings courses.
• There are excellent training courses that are less than 4 hours
so the determination of what counts is at the ACMs discretion
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HHS Appropriations Law
• All 1102s and those warranted in the delegated
community had to take this course in 2011 as
mandated by former Sec. Sebelius.
• All new employees with the same criteria as above
must complete this training before being certified or
warranted.
• Every single FAC certification (FAC-C, FAC-COR & FACP/PM) request in FAITAS must have a copy of the HHS
Appropriations Law completion certificate attached.
• If the training was taken within the last two year, it
can be used as one of the 16 hours electives (Level III)
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FAITAS
• Register for your CON, CLC, FAC, and HBS courses using
FAITAS as a free source of training (not the only source
for CON courses)
• While FAITAS was supposed to be for free training, few
agencies have been able to setup trainings for a cost
(TAI) but there will be warnings that will not let you
register without knowing it is a fee for training course
• “No Shows” will be denied enrollment in any training in
FAITAS for 6 months. (while the training is free to you,
government funds were spent to procure your seat)
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FAITAS Continued
• All applications must be submitted through FAITAS.
• Supervisor = First reviewer
• Bureau Certification Manager (BCM) = Second
Reviewer
• Agency Certification Manager (ACM) = Final Reviewer
• BCM = NIH Acquisition Career Manager (ACM)
• ACM = DHHS Certification Manager
• Do NOT confuse the two ACM acronyms
• Application and re-certification statuses can always
be tracked in FAITAS
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Tips
• Please do not attach PII to your applications or CL Requests.
• CON090 is a DOD only course and all executive agencies are exempt from
this month long FAR immersion course. FCN 190 is an approx. 80 hour
substitute. (still awaiting FAI’s release of this course scheduled for late Fall
2014)
• For workforce members signing up for CON 121, the CON 090 prerequisite
has been waived for the non-DOD workforce. Those workforce members
should follow the directions below when registering for CON 121:
– CON 090 will still appear as a requirement during the CON 121 enrollment
process. The registration process can be completed despite the
“warning/reminder” message. This can be done by clicking the link titled
“Continue with Application,” at the bottom of the prerequisite warning page.
– Enter the following remarks in the text box at the bottom of the last registration
page. “CON 090 has been waived for the non-DOD workforce.”
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Tips
• Prerequisites will not be waived by FAITAS for any
courses. If you apply for a course that requires the
completion of a capstone course from the previous
certification, I’ll have to send you an invite to qualify
for “fulfillment/equivalency” in FAITAS.
• Ex: You are FAC-C Level I and you want to apply to
CON200. The prerequisite for CON200 is CON170 but
you took CON120 under the legacy program. In order
to register, you will have to request an invite from our
office to show equivalency using your FAC-C
certificate to show you’ve met the requirements.
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Important Links
• OALM’s ACP Website: http://oalm.od.nih.gov/aboutacp
• FAITAS:
https://www.atrrs.army.mil/faitas/External/Login/?Re
turnUrl=%2ffaitas%2f
• FAI.GOV:
http://www.fai.gov/drupal/certification/contractingfac-c
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Questions & POC
Aaron Weimer, Acting ACM:
• 301-496-7110
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
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