Transcript NASA Procurement Career Development and Training Policy GSFC Procurement Forum

NASA Procurement
Career Development and
Training Policy
GSFC Procurement Forum
April 15, 2008
New NASA Policy
 Reasons for Policy Changes
 Agency Impacts
 1102 Workforce Impacts
 Key Roles
 Certification Statistics
Reasons for Policy Changes
 Recent Policy Decision
 OFPP Policy Letter 05-01
 Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce April 2005
 Applicable to acquisition workforce within all civilian
agencies
 Key components
 Established government-wide framework for creating
a federal acquisition workforce
 Defined agency responsibilities
 Mandated that acquisition workforce core
competencies be updated
 Developed federal acquisition certification programs
Reasons for Policy Changes
 Federal Acquisition Certification
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Common certification programs reflecting a
government-wide standard for education,
training and experience
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Certifications demonstrate that employees meet the
core education, training and experience
requirements of the field
Certifications to be accepted by all civilian agencies
as evidence for meeting the above requirements
Certification is not mandatory
Certification is required for all new CO warrants
issued after Jan. 1, 2007
Reasons for Policy Changes
 Federal Acquisition Certification (cont.)
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Education requirements – consistent with GS 1102
Qualification Standard (not the same as the
DAWIA requirements for GS 7 - 12)
Training requirements – OFPP directed to
establish uniform core training requirements for
civilian and defense workforce
Experience requirements - consistent with GS
1102 Qualification Standard
Continuous Learning Requirements – 80 hours of
continuous learning points every 2 years to
maintain federal acquisition certification
Reasons for Policy Changes
 Federal Acquisition Certification (cont.)
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Applicable Career Fields
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Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting
(FAC-C) – January 2007
Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and
Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) – July 2007
Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting
Officer Technical Representatives (FAC-COTR) –
October 2007
Agency Impacts
 NASA responsibilities as a result of OFPP mandates
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Requirement:
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Action:
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Career development and training policy updated to comply with new
certification standards
 http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/hq/library/training.html
Working to develop implementation procedures for FAC-P/PM and
FAC-COTR
Requirement:
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Develop and manage an agency-wide acquisition career management
program
Implement and manage Federal Acquisition Certification in
Contracting (FAC-C) program
Action:
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Revised NASA policy implemented April 2007
Requested NASA Certification equivalency with FAC-C
 FAI determined that NASA Level I and II certifications with electives are
equivalent to FAC-C certifications
NASA 1102 Impacts
 Education Requirements
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Effective Jan. 1, 2007
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GS 1102 employees at grades 5 – 12 must have a bachelor’s
degree or 24 semester hours in business related fields
GS 1102 employees at grades 13 – 15 must have both a
bachelor’s degree and the 24 semester hours
 The 24 semester hours may be included in or in addition to
coursework taken to complete the degree program
 What changed?
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Qualification Standard for 1102 series changed in 2000
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Old policy
 NASA determined that individuals with tenure* in their current
positions met the new standard
 Compliance with the new requirements was necessary for
promotions
*Tenure - employees continuously employed in GS-1102 series positions since
January 1, 1998
NASA 1102 Impacts
 Training Requirements
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Level II
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Mandatory Core Courses
2 Electives
Level III
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CON 353 – Advanced Business Solutions for Mission Support
2 Electives
 What changed?
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CON 353 or CON 333 requirement for Level III
CON 301 alone does not satisfy requirement for Level III
Electives requirement - Any training opportunity, related to
the employee’s job, necessary for career development, or
for cross training. An elective must be at least 16 hours in
length.
NASA 1102 Impacts
 Experience Requirements
Level II – minimum 2 years experience
 Level III – minimum 4 years experience
 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) Requirement
 Skills currency training completed after receipt of any level
certification
 CLPs can be earned through training, professional activities,
education, and experience
 A minimum of 80 CLPs are required every two years to maintain
the certification
 What Changed?
 Previous policy required 40 hours of continuing education every 2
years – (not rigorously monitored or required for warrants)
 CON 301 refresher every 5 years before course was discontinued
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NASA 1102 Impacts
 FAC-C Application Process
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Requests are initiated by individual employees through immediate
supervisors
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Individuals provide necessary documentation to verify that
requirements are satisfied
Supervisors assess the skill and competencies of the individuals
Supervisor signs application and forwards to the Center Procurement
Training Coordinator with documentation
Center Procurement Training Coordinator ensures that the document
package is complete and forwards the application to the Agency
Procurement Training Office for review
FAC-C applications are forwarded to the ACM for approval
Certifications are issued by the SPE
 What changed?
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NASA certifications were prepared by the Headquarters Procurement
Training Coordinator for SPE signature upon completion of mandatory
courses
NASA 1102 Impacts
 Warrant authority linked to certification levels
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Applicable to new warrants – eff. 1/1/07
Certification Level
Level I
Level II
Level III
Warrant Authority
$0 - $1M Commercial (Part 12)
$0 - $100K Non-commercial
$0 - $10M Commercial (Part 12)
$0 - $10M Non-commercial
Unlimited incremental funding
Unlimited
(Subject to Center work instructions and Procurement Officer discretion)
 What changed?
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Warrant authority was not linked to certification level
Center unique policies guided the issuance of warrants
NASA 1102 Impacts
 Career Advancement
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FAC-C Level I required for promotion to GS-9
(or a GS-11 position, if hired as a GS-9)
FAC-C Level II required for promotion to GS13
FAC-C Level III required for promotion to GS14 and above
 What Changed?
 Certification Levels were not previously tied to
promotions
FAC-C Levels
GS 5 - 7
FAC-C Level II
(Intermediate)
GS 9 - 11
GS – 13 and above
Mandatory Education:
Baccalaureate degree OR 24
semester hours in a
business discipline.
Mandatory Education:
Baccalaureate degree OR 24
semester hours in a
business discipline.
Mandatory Education:
Baccalaureate degree AND
24 semester hours in a
business discipline.
Mandatory Experience: 1
year of contracting
experience
Mandatory Experience: 2
years of contracting
experience
Mandatory Experience: 4
years of contracting
experience
Mandatory Training: CON
100, CON 110, CON 111,
CON 112 and CON 120 (or
their predecessors, CON 101
and CON 104)
AND 1 elective
Mandatory Training:
NEW for 2008 – CON 214,
CON 215, CON 216, CON
217, CON 218
AND 2 electives
Mandatory Training:
CON 353
(or its predecessor CON
333)
AND 2 electives
FAC-C Level I (Entry)
FAC-C Level III
(Advanced)
Key Roles
 Acquisition Career Manager (ACM)
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Leads the acquisition career management program
 Procurement Functional Advisor
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Responsible for the procurement career development and training
program and policy
Works closely with the ACM
 Headquarters Analysis Division
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Office responsible for establishing career development policy
ACM & Functional Advisor reside in this office
 Agency Procurement Training Office
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Responsible for all administrative and operational activities of the
career development program
Activity resides at NSSC
 Center Procurement Training Coordinator
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Center training POCs
FAC-C Statistics
Center FAC-C Numbers
160
140
120
# of 1102's
100
# FAC-C
Certified
80
60
40
20
0
ARC DFRC GRC GSFC
HQ
JSC
KSC LaRC MSFC NSSC SSC
FAC-C Statistics
Center FAC-C Certified by Level
35
30
25
Level I FAC-C
Level II FAC-C
20
Level III FAC-C
15
10
5
0
ARC DFRC GRC GSFC
HQ
JSC
KSC LaRC MSFC NSSC SSC
FAC-C Statistics
NASA Wide FAC-C Certified by Level
200
175
180
160
140
120
100
80
50
60
40
24
20
0
Level I Certified
Level II Certified
Level III Certified
2007 CON
Course Attendance
8
7
6
ARC
DFRC
GSFC
JSC
KSC
LaRC
MSFC
NSSC
SSC
5
4
3
2
1
0
CON 100 CON 120 CON 202 CON 204 CON 210
Apr 07
May 07
Jul 07
Apr 07
Jun 07
2007 CON
Course Attendance
12
10
ARC
DFRC
GRC
GSFC
HQ
JSC
KSC
LaRC
MSFC
NMO
NSSC
SSC
8
6
4
2
0
CON 353 CON 353 CON 353 CON 353 CON 353
Mar 07
Apr 07
Jun 07
Aug 07
Oct 07
2007 CON
Course Attendance
80
70
ARC
DFRC
GRC
GSFC
HQ
JSC
KSC
LaRC
MSFC
NMO
NSSC
SSC
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Total Attendance