Education Level Ia, Ib and Green Purchasing

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Education (Level Ia, Ib and Green Purchasing)

• Carl Henn
• http//oamp.od.nih.gov/acp/acp.html
• ch24v_at_nih.gov

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Quote about Education

• We're drowning in information and starving for
  knowledge. Rutherford Rogers

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Second Quote

• If you think education is expensive - try
  ignorance. Derek Bok

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Acquisition Certification

• Is not a warrant or delegation of authority
• Is not required for promotion by FAR, HHSAR or
  personnel regs
• May be required for promotion by your office
• Requires ongoing training

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Old Level I

• Sufficient for delegation up to 100,000
• Requires 1 year of experience in acquisition, 6
  months in simplified acquisition.
• Contract Formation I and Acquisition Planning II
• Satisfactory Performance Rating

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New Handbook Level Ia and Ib

• I(a) 25,000, I(b) 100,000
• Old Level I can be upgraded to new I(b) by taking
  the remaining classes and requesting new
  certificate

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Level I(a)

• Required for authority above the micropurchase
  threshold.
• Sufficient for up to 25,000 per transaction or
  up to maximum threshold on Federal Supply
  Schedule Blanket Purchase Agreements, not to
  exceed 1,000,000.

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Level I(b)

• Sufficient for authority up to 100,000 or up to
  the maximum threshold on Federal Supply Schedule
  BPAs not to exceed 1,000,000, and up to
  5,000,000 on commercial items as described in
  FAR 13.5

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Requirements for Level I(a)

• One year of experience in Acquisition, six
  months in simplified acquisition
• Basic Simplified Acquisition
• Advanced Simplified Acquisition
• Green Purchasing
• Satisfactory Performance Rating
• Competency Achievement (Form K-2)

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Requirements for Level I(b)

• Meet Level I(a) requirements
• Introduction to Contracting
• Acquisition Planning I

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Skills Currency

• 1102s must have 40 hours every 2 years (may soon
  be 40 every year)
• 1105s and 1106s 24 hours every 2 years
• Purchase Card holders refresher training every 2
  years
• Green Purchasing every 2 years

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Skills Currency

• Broadly defined not limited to acquisition
  training
• Includes skills relevant to your job
• Can include computer training, management
  training, personal skill development.
• Does not include ethics training or retirement
  training.

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Green Purchasing

• Purchasing of recycled content products,
  energy-efficient products and renewable energy
  technologies, biobased products, environmentally
  preferable products and services, and non-ozone
  depleting substances.

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Green Purchasing

• Required for all purchase card holders and all
  card approving officials.
• Required for everyone with acquisition
  certification at Levels I, II, III and IV.
• Complete by December 31, 2005
• Update required every 2 years.
• Requirement of multiple sources.

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10/22/03 Dear Ms. Sowada, I am very happy that
the SERT team is trying to help save energy.
By being in the SERT, I have learned the
importance of recycling. Recycling saves energy
and reduces pollution. Plastic bottles, cans,
etc., should be recycled because they can be used
again. The reason why we should recycle things is
that when something is made, chemicals are used.
The waste chemicals are disposed into water
bodies. By that, chemicals are mixed with water
and mammals like fish that live in water die. The
reason to recycle paper is because paper is made
out of wood. Wood is a product of trees and if we
waste paper, trees are cut and the wildlife in
forests don't have their usual habitat. We should
use sunlight for light because we shouldn't waste
electricity. These are what I learned about
recycling. From Swathi Jayavel, 5th Grade Beall
Elementary School, Rockville MD
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Green Purchasing

• Online at www.golearn.gov
• In person at Lister Hill on April 25, RKL2 on May
  25, NSC on June 30
• 900 to 1000 Purchase Card
• 1000 to 1200 Contract Staff
• Via videoarchive shortly after April 25
• See http//oamp.od.nih.gov/acp/acp.html

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1102 Qualification Standards

• To enter series either 4 year degree or 24
  semester hours in business
• To be promoted to 13 or higher, both 4 year
  degree and 24 semester hours in business

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Level II Certification

• Sufficient for authority up to 500,000
• 1102s skip Level I
• 2 years General Acquisition experience
  (experience like an 1102)
• 280 hours of training

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Level II classes

• Introduction to Contracting
• Acquisition Planning I
• Contract Formation I
• Cost Analysis
• Price Analysis
• Federal Contract Negotiations Techniques
• Contract Administration I

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Questions?