News for the Acquisition Workforce

FAI's fiscal year 2024 FAC-C, FAC-COR, credential, and continuous learning virtual instructor-led training will be available in September 2023. As soon as the training sessions become available, FAI will notify the workforce, and they will also be listed on FAI.gov. Seats will be first come, first serve, and, as always, there will be no tuition cost to students or their agencies.

Are there courses you need or know you want to take in fiscal year 2024? We encourage you to use the “Indicate Interest in a Future Session” feature in FAI CSOD. By using this feature, you will receive an immediate notification from FAI CSOD that a new session is available. To use this feature, follow the steps outlined on pages 51 and 52 of the Federal Employee Task Aid.

An excellent resource is now available to all civilian acquisition professionals: the FAI Student Training Guidebook! The guidebook contains a series of expectations, policies, guidance and more for individuals who participate in Federal Acquisition Certification training and FAI-provided (virtual) instructor-led training. It ensures that all parties are fully aware of FAI's policies and expectations for their training. We recommend that you read the guidebook and keep it close at hand. It has been developed by a variety of acquisition subject matter specialists and reviewed by a number of acquisition career managers from a variety of agencies in order to support acquisition workforce excellence.

GSA's integrated workplace acquisition business development and contracting officers teamed up to attend the 43rd annual Modern Day Marine event in Washington, D.C. GSA and Marine Corps Systems Command acquisitions specialists connected to explore ways to support the Marine Corps' additive manufacturing/3D printing needs. The integrated workforce acquisition center team also aligned with current schedule holders to ensure the latest products are added to their GSA catalog. For more information on GSA's additive manufacturing/3D printing solutions, please email 3Dprint@gsa.gov.

Small businesses play a critical role in providing professional services to federal agencies and help promote diversity, competition and innovation. Join GSA to learn about how multiple award contracts (MAC), OASIS and HCaTS can help your agency meet small business goals, specifically 8(a). Each of these MACs has two 100% 8(a) small business set-aside contracts and each associated unrestricted contract has a substantial number of small business contractors that can be awarded credit toward your small business goals. Learn more about each offering and earn one CLP.

A FAC-C-Digital Services (DS) is required prior to being assigned requirements for digital services acquisitions over $7.5 million (or $15 million for acquisitions described in FAR Part 13.500(c)). Legacy FAC-C Level II or III holders, and FAC-C (Professional) holders with at least two years of experience can earn a FAC-C-DS and CLPs via the Digital IT Acquisition Professional (DITAP) program. Additionally, Level II or III FAC-COR and FAC-P/PM holders can earn a “Completion Certificate” and CLPs through successful completion of the DITAP Program.

There are several vendors who provide the training: CivicActions, EAGLES,                    Skylight, Graduate School USA, Management Concepts and ICF. 

Did you know that if you cannot set aside an acquisition for small businesses at the prime level, you can foster small business opportunities at the subcontracting level? Learn how to review a subcontracting plan by attending the collaborative training offered by GSA’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the Small Business Administration on Aug. 17 at 2:00 p.m. E.T. Register today for this training and earn 1.5 CLPs.