Sec. 4. Acquisition workforce
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Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Institute shall incorporate experiential learning into the Federal Credentials Program, the Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting Officer’s Representative (FAC-COR) Program, and the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) Program, or any successor programs. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Institute, in coordination with the Administrator, the Administrator of General Services, the Federal Chief Information Officer, the Chief Information Officers Council, and the United States Digital Service, and in consultation with others as determined to be appropriate by the Director of the Federal Acquisition Institute, shall develop and implement or otherwise provide a cross-functional information and communications technology acquisition training program for acquisition workforce members involved in acquiring information and communications technology.
The training shall— include learning objectives related to market research, communicating with industry and industry perspectives on the procurement process, including how investment decisions are impacted by Government communication and engagement, developing requirements, acquisition planning, best practices for developing and executing outcome-based contracts, and source selection strategy, evaluating proposals, and awarding and administering contracts for information and communications technology; include learning objectives that provide a basic understanding of key technologies Federal agencies need, such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence-enabled applications, and cybersecurity solutions; include learning objectives that encourage the use of commercial or commercially available off-the-shelf
(COTS)technologies to the greatest extent practicable; include case studies of lessons learned from Federal information and communications technology procurements and contracts, and related matters as deemed relevant by the Director of the Federal Acquisition Institute; include experiential learning opportunities, and opportunities to practice acquisition teaming involving collaboration of team members with varied relevant domain expertise to complete acquisition-related tasks, including tasks with accelerated timelines; include continuous learning recommendations and resources to keep the skills of acquisition workforce members current, including tools that help adopt or adapt the use of innovative acquisition practices or other flexible business practices commonly used in commercial buys; be made available to acquisition workforce members designated by a Chief Acquisition Officer, senior procurement executive, or head of the contracting activity to participate in the training program; and inform executive agencies about streamlined and alternative procurement methods for procurement of information and communications technology, including— simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services in accordance with subpart 13.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, prize competitions under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–358 ), commercial solutions opening authorities as provided in section 5 of this Act or under separate authority, competitive programs that encourage businesses to engage in Federal research or research and development with the potential for commercialization, and joint venture partnerships; innovative procurement techniques designed to streamline the procurement process and lower barriers to entry, such as use of oral presentations and product demonstrations instead of lengthy written proposals, appropriately leveraging performance and outcomes-based contracting, and other techniques discussed on the Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovations or other similar successor knowledge management portals; and information on appropriate use, examples and templates, and any other information determined relevant by the Administrator to assist contracting officers and other members of the acquisition workforce in using the procedures described in clauses
(i)and (ii). Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Acquisition Institute shall provide to the relevant committees of Congress, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, and the Chief Information Officers Council— a report on the Director’s progress in developing and implementing or otherwise providing the information and communications technology acquisition training described in paragraph (1); and a list of any congressionally mandated acquisition training that the Director determines to be outdated or no longer necessary for other reasons. The training program shall be updated as appropriate as technology advances, but at least every 2 years after implementation, and offered for a minimum of 7 years following the date of implementation of the training program. Congress finds that the Acquisition Workforce Training Fund should be utilized in order to ensure that the Federal acquisition workforce— continues to adapt to fundamental changes in Federal Government acquisition of property and services; and acquires new skills and knowledge to enable it to contribute effectively in the changing environment of the 21st century. Section 1703(i)(3) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking Five percent and inserting Seven and a half percent . The responsibility for the requirement in subsection (b)(1) of section 2 of the AI Training Act ( Public Law 117–207 ; 41 U.S.C. 1703 note) is reassigned from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the Administrator of General Services.
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