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UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 105/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/PM LW-155 ACQUISITION COMMAND SLATE BOARD SOLICITATION//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MMOA/YMD:20040414//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/120729ZAUG2004//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/031425ZFEB2006//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/060930ZJAN2009//
NARR/REF A IS THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS DECISION TO SELECT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT POSITIONS AS COMMAND EQUIVALENTS.  REF B IS MARADMIN 348/04, ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW ACQUISITION OFFICER PRIMARY MOS. REF C IS MARADMIN 052/06 IDENTIFIES ACQUISITION COMMANDS SCREENED ON MARINE CORP ACQUISITION COMMAND SELECTION BOARD AND SLATED THROUGH NOMINATE PROCESS.  REF D IS MARADMIN 003/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).//
POC/BRADLEY WARD/MAJ/UNIT:CMC MRA MMOA/-/TEL:DSN 278-9286/TEL:COMM 703-784-9286/ EMAIL:BRADLEY.WARD@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE THE CONVENING OF AND SOLICIT ACQUISITION APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER, LIGHT WEIGHT 155 HOWITZER ACQUISITION COMMAND SLATE BOARD.  THE LIGHT WEIGHT 155 PROGRAM IS AN ACQUISITION CATEGORY II PROGRAM.  THE LIGHT WEIGHT 155 PROGRAM MANAGER REPORTS TO THE PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER LAND SYSTEMS, U.S. MARINE CORPS. THE PROGRAM OFFICE IS LOCATED IN DOVER, NJ.  RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE NAMES WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION FOR APPROVAL.  THE BOARD WILL SELECT A HIGHLY QUALIFIED MARINE OFFICER OR A CIVILIAN ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL WHO MEETS STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO LEAD THIS ACQUISITION CATEGORY II PROGRAM IN WHICH THE MARINE CORPS HAS A VESTED INTEREST.
2.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES, A SLATING PANEL WILL CONVENE ON 23 MARCH 2010 TO SELECT AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THE LIGHT WEIGHT 155 HOWITZER PROGRAM MANAGER POSITION (O-6), GS-15, OR NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM HIGH-END PAY-BAND III, WHICH IS PROJECTED TO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE PERIOD JUNE 2010.  MILITARY APPLICATION PACKAGES ARE DUE TO MANPOWER MANAGEMENT OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS (MMOA-3) NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS 8 MARCH 2010.  ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE:
    A.  UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS, RANK OF COL OR COL(SEL) WHO HAVE LESS THAN 26 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY SLATED FOR COMMAND.
    B.  DEFENSE ACQUISITION CORPS (DAC) MEMBERSHIP.
    C.  CERTIFIED DAWIA LEVEL III IN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
    D.  COMPLETION OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COURSE (PMC) OR ADVANCED PROGRAM MANAGEMENT COURSE (APMC) OR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE COURSE (PMOC - PMT 352) AND THE PROGRAM MANAGERS COURSE (PMT 401).
    E.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS SERVING IN A JOINT DUTY ACQUISITION ASSIGNMENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SCREENED FOR AN ACQUISITION COMMAND IF THEY COMPLETE 24 MONTHS IN THEIR JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT BY THE SLATING WINDOW OF JUNE 2010.
    F.  EXPERIENCE: ACAT II PROGRAM MANAGER - SIX YEARS OF ACQUISITION EXPERIENCE.  TWELVE MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE MAY BE CREDITED FOR ACQUISITION RELATED EDUCATION.  EIGHTEEN MONTHS ACQUISITION EXPERIENCE MAY BE CREDITED FOR LTCOL/O5 COMMAND.
    G.  THIS POSITION REQUIRES THE INCUMBENT TO SIGN A CRITICAL ACQUISITION POSITION / KEY LEADERSHIP POSITION TENURE AGREEMENT.  TENURE REQUIREMENT IS THREE YEARS.
4.  SELECTION
    A.  SUCCESSFULLY SCREENED PACKAGES WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD VIA COMMANDER MARCORSYSCOM ON BEHALF OF CMC.
    B.  THE BOARD WILL RANK ORDER THE LIST OF SCREENED APPLICANTS FOR THE AVAILABLE LIGHT WEIGHT 155 HOWITZER ACQUISITION COMMAND EQUIVALENT BILLET AND FORWARD ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION.
THIS BILLET IS POSTED ON THE ACQUISITION WEB SITE. (SEE PARAGRAPH 7 BELOW FOR ACCESS INFORMATION).
    C.  DECLINATIONS.  AFTER SELECTION, OFFICERS WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO ACCEPT ACQUISITION COMMAND WILL BE REQUIRED TO DECLINE IN WRITING VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.  DECLINATION LETTERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE GENERAL OFFICER ENDORSEMENT AND WILL BE PLACED IN THE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).  OFFICERS WHO DECLINE ACQUISITION COMMAND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY OTHER ACQUISITION COMMANDS.
5.  RECORD AUDIT REQUESTS.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION MUST REQUEST AN ACQUISITION RECORDS AUDIT FROM MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC), MARINE CORPS DAWIA MILITARY WORKFORCE SPECIALIST, MR. RICK TAYLOR. HE CAN BE REACHED AT COMM: 703-432-4496
DSN: 378-4496 OR EMAIL:RICKY.J.TAYLOR1@USMC.MIL. AUDIT REQUESTS ARE DUE TO MR. TAYLOR NLT 5 MARCH 2010.  MR. TAYLOR WILL FORWARD AUDITED ACQUISITION DATA SHEETS TO MMOA FOR INCLUSION IN THE APPLICATION PACKAGE.
6.  BOARD COMMUNICATION
    A.  AN APPLICATION TEMPLATE IS LOCATED ON THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS WEBSITE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL AND CAN BE REACHED BY CLICKING ON THE LOGIN LINK LOCATED IN THE TOP RIGHT. NEXT, SCROLL DOWN THE WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE ASSIGNMENTS (ACTIVE) LINK LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT COLUMN UNDERNEATH THE HEADING OF TOP REQUESTS.  CLICK ON THE OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS (MMOA) LINK, FOLLOWED BY THE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT LINK, AND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (8059) LINK, RESPECTIVELY. FINALLY SCROLL DOWN AND LOCATE THE LW 155 APPLICATION TEMPLATE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE FORMS HEADING.
    B.  ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICER APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT.  COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MAY CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE APPLICANT CONSIDERS IMPORTANT, INCLUDING UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS THAT MAY NOT BE READILY APPARENT IN ACQUISITION DATA SHEETS OR OMPF.
    C.  ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM, OR BE ENDORSED BY, THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER. PACKAGES AND ALL OTHER CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO:
       COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
       HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
       ACQUISITION MANPOWER MANAGEMENT OFFICE
       ATTN: MAJ BRADLEY WARD
       3280 RUSSELL ROAD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
    D.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER, LIGHT WEIGHT 155 HOWITZER ACQUISITION COMMAND SLATE BOARD.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PREFERRED AND ARE TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF (SEE REF D FOR THE SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOS).  IF ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IS NOT POSSIBLE, OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD VIA MMOA.  APPLICANTS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENT (FEWER THAN TWELVE MONTHS OLD BY THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD) AND AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD.  DEPLOYED PHOTOS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
    E.  FITNESS REPORTS.  COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMSB-32) FOR INCLUSION INTO THE OMPF.  INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL BE NEITHER ACCEPTED, NOR FORWARDED, TO THE PROGRAM MANAGER, LIGHT WEIGHT 155 HOWITZER ACQUISITION COMMAND SLATE BOARD.  THIS WILL INCLUDE THOSE FITNESS REPORTS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION. FITNESS REPORTS NEED TO BE FORWARDED TO:
       COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
       HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-32)
       2008 ELLIOT ROAD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
    F.  UPDATED MATERIAL. ANY UPDATED DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN APPLICANT FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF THE OMPF, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS, NEEDS TO BE FORWARDED TO:
       COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
       HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-20)
       2008 ELLIOT ROAD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVES.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//