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FAI
Preparing Tomorrow’s
Acquisition Workforce
Gloria M. Sochon
Director, Federal Acquisition Institute
October 22, 2004
FAI Fundamentals
• Mission
– To foster and promote the development of a
professional acquisition workforce into effective
business leaders.
– 41 U.S.C. 405(d)(5)
• Strategic Goals
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Ensure exceptional training
Provide compelling research
Promote a professional acquisition workforce
Improve acquisition workforce management
FAI Partners
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OFPP and the FAI Board of Directors
U.S. General Services Administration
Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
Interagency Procurement Career Management
Committee (IPCMC)
– Interagency forum to discuss strategies for addressing
issues in acquisition career management
• Bowie State University (BSU)
– Seminars
– Procurement and Acquisition Center of Excellence (PACE)
– Research
Partnership with DAU
• Leveraging resources
• Developing common career development
tools
• Current initiatives
– Common competencies
– Common training for contracting personnel
– Coordinated certification programs
FAI Training
• FAI Online University – offers web-based
acquisition courses and seminars, including:
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Contracting Orientation
COR Mentor Program and Refresher Training
Market Research
Negotiations
HUBZone courses
• Acquisition Learning Seminars
• Federal Acquisition Conference and Expo
(FACE)
Acquisition Workforce Training
Fund (AWTF)
• Established by the Services Acquisition Reform
Act (SARA) of 2003
• Purpose: To ensure the federal acquisition
workforce
– Adapts to fundamental changes in the nature of
federal acquisition
– Acquires new skills & perspectives to contribute
effectively in the changing environment
AWTF Basic Operations
• GSA consults with OFPP
• GSA to manage the fund through FAI
• Beginning Jan 1, 2004, and effective for 5 years
– Applies to all eligible fees collected on or after
January 1, 2004 on any active task or delivery orders
and contracts
– Amounts credited are available in the fiscal year
credited plus two
• Significantly increases FAI resources
– $1.3 million in appropriated funds supplemented by
$5 million from the training fund
AWTF Current Initiatives
• Partnering with DAU on
– Revision of CON curriculum
• CON 110 online Oct 1; other courses by Dec 31
• Mission-oriented focus
– Services acquisition course
– Training on FAR updates
– Includes online and classroom training
– Providing subject matter advice directly and
through civilian agency volunteers
– May support development more directly on
targeted initiatives
AWTF Near Term Initiatives
• Updated Contracting Officer’s
Representative (COR/COTR) training
• Identifying project/program Management
training
• Earned Value Management System training
• Training on small business issues
• Migration to e-training platform
• Definition and application of measures of
training effectiveness
• Sponsoring classroom training
Other FAI Initiatives
• Competency reports
– Contracting Specialists
– COTRs
– Competitive Sourcing
• Annual Report on the Federal Acquisition
Workforce
• Acquisition Career Management Information
System (ACMIS)
• Federal Acquisition Insight Newsletter
Other FAI Initiatives (cont.)
• Training Blueprints
– Contract Specialist
– Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
(COTR)
• Competency-Based Career Development
Training Guide
• Educational Resources
– FAI Guide to Acquisition-Related Academic
Programs and Courses
– Accreditation of College and University Courses
CAOC Human Capital
Initiatives
• Defining the acquisition workforce
• Identifying human resource needs and
human capital flexibility
– Online HR tools for managers
• In the Virtual Library at www.acqnet.gov
– Single recruitment brochure
– Skills inventory of the acquisition workforce
• Competitive Sourcing Training video
Other Career Management
Initiatives
• Government-Wide Acquisition Intern Program
– Two-year program, managed by the Department of the Interior
• Office of Personnel Management Qualification
Standards for the 1102 Series
• Award Programs
– Ida Ustad Award for Excellence in Acquisition
– Procurement Roundtable Elmer Staats Award
– Excellence in Performance Based Acquisition
• Governmentwide, GSA, and DOD awards
– Business Solutions in the Public Interest
– CAO Council Award
FAI Resources
• FAI Online University: www.faionline.com
– Free online training courses available to public and private
sector students
• Home page: www.fai.gov
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ACMIS
FACE Conferences
Acquisition Learning Seminars
Partnerships
Newsletter
Career Management
Educational Resources
• Contact Us
– 202-208-4153 or [email protected]