Section 2901.603-1 - [Effective until 9/16/2024] General(a) The Senior Procurement Executive will develop and manage an acquisition career management program for contracting personnel. Training requirements must conform to Office of Federal Procurement Policy Letters 92-3, 97-01, and the Federal Acquisition Institute's curriculum. These references are available at: http://www.arnet.gov/Library/OFPP/PolicyLetters/Letters/PL97-01.html,
http://www.arnet.gov/Library/OFPP/PolicyLetters/Letters/PL92-3.html, and through the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) at:
http://www.faionline.com/fai/campus/index4.htm.
(b) The program must cover all contracting personnel in the following categories:(1)General Schedule (GS-1102) Contracting Series (See also FAR 1.603);(2) Contracting officers, regardless of General Schedule Series, with contracting authority above the simplified acquisition threshold;(3) Purchasing Series (GS-1105), other individuals performing purchasing duties and individuals with contracting authority between the micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds.(4) All Contracting Officer Technical Representatives as identified in 2901.603-71.