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Acquisition Career Acquisition Career Field Overview and OpportunitiesField Overview and Opportunities
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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/[email protected]
Mr. Ash Ficklin (USAMRMC Acquisition Career Management Specialist)
301-619-7258/[email protected]
LTC Eva K. Calero(HRC-Alexandria Acquisition Career Manager)
703-325-2317/[email protected]
COL Keith Martin (Consultant for Acquisition Officers)
301-619-2772/[email protected]
Other:
MSC Annual Report
Informational ResourcesInformational Resources