Contracting Certification Reciprocity MOU Signed Between OFPP and DoD

The FAC-C (Professional) and Department of Defense Contracting Professional Certification now share education, training, certification exam, and experience standards. It opens a new era of talent mobility for civilian and defense agency contracting workers and maximizes flexibility in hiring qualified contracting professionals for civilian, military, and fourth estate agencies.

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An important announcement was released by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on Oct. 19, 2023! It outlines mandatory training due by June 30, 2024, recommended training, a reminder on the continuous learning common period window and much more!

A key component of FAC-C Modernization is a Contracting Certification Exam that will be required for new contracting professionals who have not previously held any FAC-C or DAWIA certification. The exam, which will become available in July 2023, covers the competencies required for initial readiness for Contracting Professionals. FAI has received many questions about the exam and has developed a new FAC-C Exam FAQs Video to assist the contracting workforce.

The FAI 2023-2025 Strategic Plan outlines how FAI will achieve its mission—to prepare the acquisition workforce (AWF) at every stage of their career—while continuing to uphold its vision of being the premier institution of AWF excellence.