Acquisition Career Management Program Handbook

The Department of the Treasury Acquisition Career Management Program Handbook provides policy, procedures, and guidance to support the implementation of the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act (FARA) of 1996, OFPP Policy Letter 05-01, Developing and Managing the Acquisition Workforce, and OMB Memorandum dated January 20, 2006, the Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Program. On January 1, 2000, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in response to Section 4307(g) of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act (FARA), issued a new qualification standard for GS-1102 contracting positions in civilian agencies. The new requirements are generally comparable to those already established for Department of Defense positions in 1990 by the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). The 2000 OPM qualification standard has not been changed by the issuance of either OFFP Policy Letter 05-01 or the January 2006 OMB FAC-C Memorandum.