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The Department
of the Interior
Contracting Officer Warrant/ Certificate of Appointment Program Comparison 2 3 Contracting Officer Warrant System New Certificate of Appointment (COA) Program 4 COA Level and
Maximum Dollar Authority Requirements COA Level and
Maximum Dollar Authority * Requirements 5 Open Market Established
Sources Series/Years of
Contracting Experience Formal Education/
Minimum Hours of Training/
Continuing Education Open Market Established
Sources Interagency
Agreements Series/Years of
Contracting Experience Formal Education/
Minimum Hours of Training/
Continuing Education 6 Level I Level IA
$5,000 Level IA
$100,000 Any series/
No experience No formal education/
minimum of 24 hours of training/
16 hours of C.E. every 4 years Level I Level IA
Up to
$10,000 Level IA
Up to
$25,000 Level IA
None Any series/
1 year experience Level I, II, or III
FAC-C certification 7 Level IB
$10,000 Level IB
$100,000 Any series/
3 months
experience No formal education/
minimum of 40 hours of training/
16 hours of C.E. every 2 years Level IB
Up to
$100,000 Level IB
Up to
$500,000 Level IB
Up to
$100,000 GS-1102 or
1105 series/
1 year experience Level I, II, or III
FAC-C certification 8 Level II Level IIA
$25,000 Level IIA
$100,000 GS-1102 or
1105 series/
6 months experience OPM education requirement for applicable grade of GS-1102/
minimum 40 hours of training/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years Level II Up to
$10,000,000 Up to
$10,000,000 Up to
$10,000,000 GS-1102
series/
2 years experience Level II or III
FAC-C certification 9 Level IIB
$100,000 Level IIB
Unlimited GS-1102 or
1105 series/
1 year experience OPM education requirement for applicable GS-1102 grade/
minimum 80 hours of training/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years 10 Level III $1,000,000 Unlimited GS-1102 series/
3 years experience OPM education requirement for applicable GS-1102 grade/
minimum 240 hours of training/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years Level III Up to
Unlimited Up to
Unlimited Up to
Unlimited GS-1102
series/
4 years experience Level III
FAC-C certification 11 Level IV Unlimited Unlimited GS-1102 series/
4 years experience OPM education requirement for applicable GS-1102 grade/
minimum 400 hours of training/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years 12 Space Leasing Unlimited Unlimited Any series/
No experience GSA required training as specified in the GSAM Space Leasing Unlimited Unlimited None Any series/
No experience GSA required training as specified in the GSAM/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years 13 14 * Other factors may affect the actual COA authorities granted (see COA Program Manual).
Contracting Officer Warrant/ Certificate of Appointment Program Comparison 2 3 Contracting Officer Warrant System New Certificate of Appointment (COA) Program 4 COA Level and
Maximum Dollar Authority Requirements COA Level and
Maximum Dollar Authority * Requirements 5 Open Market Established
Sources Series/Years of
Contracting Experience Formal Education/
Minimum Hours of Training/
Continuing Education Open Market Established
Sources Interagency
Agreements Series/Years of
Contracting Experience Formal Education/
Minimum Hours of Training/
Continuing Education 6 Level I Level IA
$5,000 Level IA
$100,000 Any series/
No experience No formal education/
minimum of 24 hours of training/
16 hours of C.E. every 4 years Level I Level IA
Up to
$10,000 Level IA
Up to
$25,000 Level IA
None Any series/
1 year experience Level I, II, or III
FAC-C certification 7 Level IB
$10,000 Level IB
$100,000 Any series/
3 months
experience No formal education/
minimum of 40 hours of training/
16 hours of C.E. every 2 years Level IB
Up to
$100,000 Level IB
Up to
$500,000 Level IB
Up to
$100,000 GS-1102 or
1105 series/
1 year experience Level I, II, or III
FAC-C certification 8 Level II Level IIA
$25,000 Level IIA
$100,000 GS-1102 or
1105 series/
6 months experience OPM education requirement for applicable grade of GS-1102/
minimum 40 hours of training/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years Level II Up to
$10,000,000 Up to
$10,000,000 Up to
$10,000,000 GS-1102
series/
2 years experience Level II or III
FAC-C certification 9 Level IIB
$100,000 Level IIB
Unlimited GS-1102 or
1105 series/
1 year experience OPM education requirement for applicable GS-1102 grade/
minimum 80 hours of training/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years 10 Level III $1,000,000 Unlimited GS-1102 series/
3 years experience OPM education requirement for applicable GS-1102 grade/
minimum 240 hours of training/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years Level III Up to
Unlimited Up to
Unlimited Up to
Unlimited GS-1102
series/
4 years experience Level III
FAC-C certification 11 Level IV Unlimited Unlimited GS-1102 series/
4 years experience OPM education requirement for applicable GS-1102 grade/
minimum 400 hours of training/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years 12 Space Leasing Unlimited Unlimited Any series/
No experience GSA required training as specified in the GSAM Space Leasing Unlimited Unlimited None Any series/
No experience GSA required training as specified in the GSAM/
40 hours of C.E. every 2 years 13 14 * Other factors may affect the actual COA authorities granted (see COA Program Manual).
