CONTRACTING APPRENTICE review tips QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Duties of a Journeyman (6C051) LEVEL 5 - ✔✔Generally involve the burden of
gathering information
- Expected to find information on your own
- Begin making Decisions when discrepancies, or inconsistencies in information are
noted
- May be assigned as a CO
- Often called to directly support contingency operations
✔✔Craftsman (6C071) LEVEL 7 - ✔✔Must be SSGT or higher, CFETP outlines
additional core tasks primarily contracting by negotiations and Contingency Contracting
Officer (CCO) responsibilities. Non prior airman and retraining Airman must remain in
upgrade training for 12 months (DoD contracting certifications)
✔✔Description of a Craftsman (6C071) LEVEL 7 - ✔✔- Supervise purchasing of
commodities, services, and construction through SAP, negotiation and sealed bidding
- Supervises administration of contracts and contractual instruments
- Prepares, uses, and evaluates automated contracting system products
- Functions as a Contracting Officer (CO)
- Inspects and evaluates contracting activities
✔✔Duties of Craftsman (6C071) LEVEL 7 - ✔✔Revolve around being a CO
- Expected to take deep dives into every step of the acquisition process and perform
without assistance
- Keywords (ANALYZE & SUPERVISE) home and contingency environments
- Often selected as Unit Deployment Managers (UDMs)
✔✔Superintendent (6C091) LEVEL 9 - ✔✔STS line items have been completed
- Minimum rank of of SMSGT
- Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) degree in Contract Management
- Completed Professional Military Education (PME)
, ✔✔Description of Superintendent (6C091) LEVEL 9 - ✔✔- Senior enlisted leader of
squadron
- Manage personnel engaged in contracting activities and contingency contracting
missions
- Manage retraining programs
- Typically conduct retrained interviews prior to acceptance into career field
(gatekeepers of the career field)
✔✔Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM) (6C000) - ✔✔- Only one CEM per MAJCOM
- Requires rank of CMSGT and you have to be selected
✔✔Description on Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM) (6C000) - ✔✔- Manage personnel
and police's effecting the purchasing and contracting activities
- Ensures resources are available to CSs
- Ensures the progression of CSs career in a timely and comprehensive fashion
✔✔DoD Contracting Professional Certification - ✔✔Contracting professionals in
Department of Defense (DoD) were inexperienced and spending money unwisely, so
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) was enacted
- DAWIA requires everyone with the contracting community to maintain a certain level of
continuous education
✔✔What does the DoD Contracting Professional Certification and DAWIA promote ? -
✔✔The development and sustainment of a professional acquisition workforce by
establishing a comprehensive contracting certification program
✔✔Where to find current certification standards? - ✔✔Defense Acquisition University
(DAU)
✔✔What education requirement was waived for the DoD Contracting Professional
Certification ? - ✔✔Bachelors Degree
✔✔What exam training is offered through the DAU ? - ✔✔The CON 3390V Contracting
Certification exam
✔✔Continuous Learning - ✔✔In addition to achieving APDP certification, members of
the acquisition workforce must earn 80 Continuous Learning points (CLPs) every 2
years (goal is 40 per year) first couple years of career OTJ training will cover this
requirement
✔✔Ways to fulfill CLP requirements - ✔✔- College classes
- Online DAU courses
- Job completion
- Local training
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Duties of a Journeyman (6C051) LEVEL 5 - ✔✔Generally involve the burden of
gathering information
- Expected to find information on your own
- Begin making Decisions when discrepancies, or inconsistencies in information are
noted
- May be assigned as a CO
- Often called to directly support contingency operations
✔✔Craftsman (6C071) LEVEL 7 - ✔✔Must be SSGT or higher, CFETP outlines
additional core tasks primarily contracting by negotiations and Contingency Contracting
Officer (CCO) responsibilities. Non prior airman and retraining Airman must remain in
upgrade training for 12 months (DoD contracting certifications)
✔✔Description of a Craftsman (6C071) LEVEL 7 - ✔✔- Supervise purchasing of
commodities, services, and construction through SAP, negotiation and sealed bidding
- Supervises administration of contracts and contractual instruments
- Prepares, uses, and evaluates automated contracting system products
- Functions as a Contracting Officer (CO)
- Inspects and evaluates contracting activities
✔✔Duties of Craftsman (6C071) LEVEL 7 - ✔✔Revolve around being a CO
- Expected to take deep dives into every step of the acquisition process and perform
without assistance
- Keywords (ANALYZE & SUPERVISE) home and contingency environments
- Often selected as Unit Deployment Managers (UDMs)
✔✔Superintendent (6C091) LEVEL 9 - ✔✔STS line items have been completed
- Minimum rank of of SMSGT
- Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) degree in Contract Management
- Completed Professional Military Education (PME)
, ✔✔Description of Superintendent (6C091) LEVEL 9 - ✔✔- Senior enlisted leader of
squadron
- Manage personnel engaged in contracting activities and contingency contracting
missions
- Manage retraining programs
- Typically conduct retrained interviews prior to acceptance into career field
(gatekeepers of the career field)
✔✔Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM) (6C000) - ✔✔- Only one CEM per MAJCOM
- Requires rank of CMSGT and you have to be selected
✔✔Description on Chief Enlisted Manager (CEM) (6C000) - ✔✔- Manage personnel
and police's effecting the purchasing and contracting activities
- Ensures resources are available to CSs
- Ensures the progression of CSs career in a timely and comprehensive fashion
✔✔DoD Contracting Professional Certification - ✔✔Contracting professionals in
Department of Defense (DoD) were inexperienced and spending money unwisely, so
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) was enacted
- DAWIA requires everyone with the contracting community to maintain a certain level of
continuous education
✔✔What does the DoD Contracting Professional Certification and DAWIA promote ? -
✔✔The development and sustainment of a professional acquisition workforce by
establishing a comprehensive contracting certification program
✔✔Where to find current certification standards? - ✔✔Defense Acquisition University
(DAU)
✔✔What education requirement was waived for the DoD Contracting Professional
Certification ? - ✔✔Bachelors Degree
✔✔What exam training is offered through the DAU ? - ✔✔The CON 3390V Contracting
Certification exam
✔✔Continuous Learning - ✔✔In addition to achieving APDP certification, members of
the acquisition workforce must earn 80 Continuous Learning points (CLPs) every 2
years (goal is 40 per year) first couple years of career OTJ training will cover this
requirement
✔✔Ways to fulfill CLP requirements - ✔✔- College classes
- Online DAU courses
- Job completion
- Local training
