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Rodger K. Martin, Ph.D.COL, MS

Deputy Commander, USAMRIIDConsultant for Acquisition Officers

301-619-2772www.usamriid.army.mil

UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

71-Series Army Laboratory 71-Series Army Laboratory OfficersOfficers

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OutlineOutline

AMEDD Acquisitions

ASI 8X

Career Fields

Credentialing and Certification

Opportunities

Resources & Points of Contact

What is AMEDD Acquisition??What is AMEDD Acquisition??

Test and Evaluation

Product/Program Manager

Purchasing

Science and Technology

Information Technology

Facility Engineer

Life CycleLogistics

Auditing

Business, Cost Estimates and Financial Management

System Engineering

Contracting

Property ManagementProduction, Quality and Manufacturing

AMEDDAMEDD AcquisitionsAcquisitions

AMEDD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE AMEDD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

• 1993 MOU between AMEDD, DCSPER, and the Director, Acquisition Career Management applicable to military and civilian personnel within the AMEDD serving in positions subject to the provisions of the 1990 Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA).

• AMEDD Acquisition Workforce coded positions that have 50% or more of duties in acquisition life cycle management.

• 13 Acquisition Career Fields: Auditing; Contracting; Purchasing; Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management; Facilities Engineering; Industrial/Contract Property Management; Information Technology; Life Cycle Logistics; Production, Quality, and Manufacturing; Program Management; Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering; Science and Technology Manager; Test and Evaluation.

Type of AMEDD Career Fields• Logistics – 70K•Comptrollers – 70C• Information Managers – 70D• Operations – 70H• Multiple Scientific/Research fields

Acquisition Functional Areas• Program Management• Life Cycle Logistics• Test and Evaluation• Contracting• Business, Cost Est and Financial Mngt• Industrial/Contract Property Mngt• Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering• Science and Technology Manager

Senior Positions• Army Board Select PMs• AMEDD Appointed PMs• MRMC Deputy and Lab Commanders• Army Board Select Contracting Commands•Senior DA/OSD Staff Positions

A Marketable Post Service Skill

OpportunitiesOpportunities

MSC Officers in CSL PM MSC Officers in CSL PM Positions Positions

Contracting Command – Kuwait

COL Mike Rogers (70K/8X)

JPM, Chemical & Biological Medical Systems, JPEO-JPM, Chemical & Biological Medical Systems, JPEO-CBDCBD

COL Charles Millard (71B/8X), Summer 2010COL Charles Millard (71B/8X), Summer 2010

JPM, Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program, CBMS, JPEO-JPM, Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program, CBMS, JPEO-CBDCBD

LTC Phil Smith (71B/8X)LTC Phil Smith (71B/8X)

JPM, Medical Identification and Treatment Systems, CBMS, JPEO-CBD

LTC Nanette Patton (70D/8X)

PM, Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care, PEO-EIS

LTC William Geesey (70K/8X)

PM, Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems

LTC Dave Thompson (70K/8X)

• Health Care Acquisition Activity & Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting

• COL Scott Svabek (70K/8X)

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JPM, JVAPJPM, JVAP

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• JVAP’s mission is to develop, procure, and deliver FDA licensed biodefense vaccines to protect the Warfighteragainst biological weapons of mass destruction.

• One major focus area for JVAP was to initiate a new advanced development program that will ultimately deliver an Ebola and Marburg vaccine to the Warfighter.

LTC Smith (71B/8x) and MAJ Gul (71B/8X)

Fulfill Academic Educational Requirements

Work in a Military Acquisition Position List (MAPL) job

Complete DAU acquisition training for specific Career Field

SUBMIT for Certification

ASI 8X & DAU CertificationsASI 8X & DAU Certifications

When do I Branch Transfer to the Acquisition Corps?

ACC officers branch transfer into the AAC; however, AMEDD Acquisition officers will remain in their current Corps and be given the additional skill identifier of 8X

Even officers who receive Acquisition Corps Membership, will remain in their respective AMEDD Corps

•Answer: NEVER (unless you formally request a Branch Transfer)

Web Resources:

Defense Acquisition University (http://www.dau.mil/default.aspx)

US Army Acquisition Support Center (http://asc.army.mil/default.cfm)

POCs:

Ms. Chris Houck (USAMRMC DCSPER Office)

301-619-7276/chris.houck@us.army.mil

Mr. Ash Ficklin (USAMRMC Acquisition Career Management Specialist)

301-619-7258/ash.ficklin@us.army.mil

LTC Eva K. Calero(HRC-Alexandria Acquisition Career Manager)

703-325-2317/eva.calero@us.army.mil

COL Keith Martin (Consultant for Acquisition Officers)

301-619-2772/rodger.k.martin@us.army.mil

Other:

MSC Annual Report

Informational ResourcesInformational Resources