Can a CO be appointed other than a 1102 Job series? "The GS-1102 federal acquisition certification is not mandatory for all GS-1102s However, members of the workforce issued new CO warrants on or after January 1, 2007, regardless of GS series, must be certified at an appropriate level to support their warrant obligations
What do GS-1101s do? - Contracting Workforce - WIFCON. com The Federal Acquisition Institute's quarterly acquisition workforce report includes statistics for two job series: GS-1101 and GS-1102 According to the most recent report, the government employed 27,143 persons in the GS-1101 series, General Business and Industry, and 36,971 persons in the GS-1102 series, Contracting, during the first quarter
Private Sector Equivalent of an 1102 - Contracting Officer I've spent my entire (8 year) career in the federal government specifically as an 1102 Currently looking outside of the federal government but keep running into the issue where I feel I'm not qualified for something because private sector companies tend to look for more of a legal background and
Contracting Workforce Experience, GS-1101s and 1102s There’s a one-in-four chance, on average, that a company’s bid proposals will be administered by contract officials with the fewest years of experience: There are 69,558 GS 1101 (General Business and Industry) and 1102 (Contracting) employees making up the government’s contracting workforce, and by fiscal 2020, nearly 26% of them had four
What are some options to transition out of 1102? (eg. 0341 (AO) or 0343 . . . You don’t say where your current 1102 position is but 1102 job duties vary widely by agencies and locations Some 1102s are basically clerks and just check-the-box with processing transactions At the other extreme some 1102s serve as “business advisors” and help program offices plan, execute, and administer acquisitions that directly
Transferring 1102 Skills to Other Federal Job Series All:With consolidation of common services and supplies to GSA over next several months, it seems to be clear that 1102 career opportunities will be significantly reduced as I would not expect GSA to take on tons of 1102s, and the agencies losing contracts to GSA may not need them as much either
How competitive are 1102 jobs? - Contracting Workforce - The Wifcon . . . And I visit the usajob postings for 1102 positions quite frequently too, there seem to be a lot of openings but I'm worried that I'll be one of hundreds submitting my resume to one job There's not a lot of info on 1102 positions in terms of how competitive it is and what not so I'm not sure if I should try to get into the field or not
Would you do it all over again? - Contracting Workforce - The Wifcon . . . The nature of contracting jobs definately changed 1102 work is moving more towards repetitive, clerical tasks in many instances including placing task delivery orders under contracts As the government moves towards more consolidated contracts including GWACS and governmentwide startegic sourcing vehicles, this likely will increase
1102 Journeyman - Contracting Workforce - The Wifcon Forums and Blogs . . . Like many other things, I'm pretty sure it's an unofficial term in the 1102 world I've used it myself for GS-12 13 positions Just a designation to indicate that at that level you should know what you're doing but perhaps are not yet the expert Some offices code them as "senior contract specialists "
Ready to leave the 1102 job series - Contracting Workforce - The Wifcon . . . EDIT: There are many challenging and rewarding opportunities in government acquisition for non 1102’s, especially those in technical fields You don't necessarily have to be a contract specialist or KO to excel in complex government acquisitions, negotiations and subsequent contract execution, management, administration, etc