§ 301.603-76 - Requirement for certification retention and maintaining currency of acquisition knowledge and skills for Contracting Officers/Contract Specialists and purchasing agents.

To maintain a FAC-C, GS-1102s, including all warranted Contracting Officers regardless of series, shall earn 80 continuous learning points (CLPs) every two years beginning January 1, 2008. For GS-1105s and GS-1106s, a minimum of forty (40) hours (or continuous learning points) is required every two years after all mandatory training requirements have been met. Certification will expire if the CLPs are not earned every two years, and may result in a loss of warrant authority.