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The responsibilities and statutory authorities of the Federal Acquisition Institute are stated in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act in
Title 41 of the United States Code (41 U.S.C.)
. According to the Act, FAI is located within the General Services Administration and receives policy direction from the Administrator of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)
, which is part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2011 (
41 U.S.C. 1201(a)
) defines 12 FAI Statutory Requirements, which are presented below.
FAI is charged with promoting the development of a professional federal acquisition workforce (
41 U.S.C. 1122(a)
).
FAI is also charged with supporting the heads of executive agencies in their efforts to manage and develop a professional acquisition workforce (
41 U.S.C. 1703
).
FAI is charged with the administration of the
Acquisition Workforce Training Fund
41 U.S.C. 1703(1)(2)-(8)
).
FAI also works closely with the
Chief Acquisition Officers Council
(CAOC), which provides a senior-level forum for monitoring and improving the federal acquisition system (
41 U.S.C. 1311-1312
).
The Office of Management and Budget's Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the General Services Administration signed a
Service Level Agreement on 30 March 2013
outlining the management and performance of the Federal Acquisition Institute.
FAI's 12 Statutory Responsibilities
Foster and promote the development of a professional acquisition workforce Government-wide
Promote and coordinate Government-wide research and studies to improve the procurement process and the laws, policies, methods, regulations, procedures, and forms relating to acquisition by the executive agencies
Collect data and analyze acquisition workforce data from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of executive agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from individual employees
Periodically analyze acquisition career fields to identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, and related academic prerequisites, skills and knowledge
Coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition fields
Develop instructional materials for acquisition personnel in coordination with private and public acquisition colleges and training facilities
Evaluate the effectiveness of training and career development programs for acquisition personnel
Promote the establishment and utilization of academic programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields
Facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies, interagency intern and training programs
Collaborate with other civilian agency acquisition training programs to leverage training supporting all members of the civilian agency acquisition workforce
Assist civilian agencies with their acquisition and capital planning efforts
Perform other career management or research functions as directed by the Administrator
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