MP5301.603 Selection, Appointment, and Termination of Appointment of Contracting Officers

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Mandatory Procedure

MP5301.603 -
Selection, Appointment, and Termination of Appointment of Contracting Officers

[Revised April 21, 2014]

(INTERIM CHANGE: See Policy Memo 14-C-02)

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1. Applicability. This MP must be used when:

2. Special Topics.

3. Selecting, Nominating, and Evaluating Individuals

4. Appointing Contracting Officers.

5. Documentation Maintenance. The FP or designee must maintain a folder for each CO which includes the completed Contracting Officer Appointment/Warrant Eligibility Transfer/Termination Request template, documentation requirements of FAR 1.603-2 as supplemented, and a copy of the signed SF1402. A copy of the COT that was administered, as well as a copy of the Warrant board minutes, when a board is conducted, may be retained by the FP or designee in a central location (filed by the date the COT was administered or board was conducted) or filed within the folder for each CO. Additionally, the FP or designee must enter data into the AF Contracting Officer Warrant Tracking Tool. These records (hard copy and electronic) must be retained for all active appointments to facilitate warrant modifications no less than 12 months after warrant termination to facilitate eligibility transfers and reinstatements.
(INTERIM CHANGE: See Policy Memo 14-C-02)

6. Terminating Appointments. The initiator of a warrant termination (normally the supervisor of the CO), must request termination of a warrant whether for cause, reassignment or employment termination using the Contracting Officer Appointment/Warrant Eligibility Transfer/Termination Request template. Requests for termination of appointments should be submitted at least 14 days prior to the requested termination date. The completed/signed template effecting termination of the appointment must be returned to the FP or designee for file retention (hard copy or electronic).

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