R 161555Z JUL 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 354/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TERMINATION OF THE ANNUAL MARINE CORPS ACQUISITION COMMAND SELECTION BOARD (MCACSB) AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ANNUAL MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC) ACQUISITION  SCREENING AND SLATING (MASS) BOARD//
REF/A/CON/CMC DECISION/20040414/NOTAL//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/120729ZAUG2004//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DON ASN(RDA) DACM/YMD:20111221//
NARR/REF A IS COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS DECISION TO CREATE AN ACQUISITION OFFICER PRIMARY MOS AND ESTABLISHMENT SELECT PROGRAM MANAGER POSITIONS AS COMMAND EQUIVALENTS, REF B IS MARADMIN 348/04 ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW ACQUISITION OFFICER PRIMARY MOS, REF C IS THE CURRENT DON POLICY GUIDANCE ON THE DAWIA.//
POC/SCOTT ADAMS/CIV/UNIT:MARCORSYSCOM/-/TEL:703-432-3808/ TEL:DSN 278-3808/EMAIL:SCOTT.ADAMS1(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/HARRY REIFSCHNEIDER/CAPT/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:703-784-9285/ TEL:DSN 278-9285/HARRY.REIFSCHNEIDER(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE TERMINATION OF THE ANNUAL MARINE CORPS ACQUISITION COMMAND SELECTION BOARD (MCACSB) AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ANNUAL MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC) ACQUISITION SCREENING AND SLATING (MASS) BOARD.  REF A CREATED THE ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OFFICER PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) 9959 (SINCE REDESIGNATED AS MOS 8059 (AVIATION ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OFFICER) AND MOS 8061 (GROUND ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OFFICER), AND ESTABLISHED CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PROGRAM MANAGER POSITIONS AS COMMAND EQUIVALENTS.  REF B IMPLEMENTED REF A AND ANNOUNCED THE FIRST ACQUISITION PRIMARY MOS SELECTION AND COMMAND SCREENING BOARD.  THE MCACSB WAS ESTABLISHED TO ANNUALLY SCREEN ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS TO SERVE IN ACQUISITION COMMAND EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.  REF C ESTABLISHES DON POLICY FOR THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACQUISITION WORKFORCE AND AUTHORIZES THE COMMANDERS OF SYSTEMS COMMANDS TO CONDUCT SLATING PANELS AND TO
APPROVE SELECTION OF COMMANDING OFFICERS/COMMANDERS OF MAJOR ACQUISITION SHORE ACTIVITIES PERFORMING SIGNIFICANT ACQUISITION MISSIONS.
2.  ACCORDINGLY, THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRENT DON POLICY WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS, CANCELS THE ANNUAL MCACSB, ELIMINATES THE USE OF THE TERM "COMMAND EQUIVALENT" POSITIONS, AND AUTHORIZES THE COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND TO ANNUALLY CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO SCREEN ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO GROUND PROGRAM MANAGER, GROUND PRODUCT MANAGER, COMMANDING OFFICER, AND DIRECTOR POSITIONS OF GROUND AND AVIATION COMMANDS PERFORMING SIGNIFICANT ACQUISITION MISSIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY SCREENED AND SLATED BY THE MCACSB.  THE COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE DIRECTOR, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION, HQMC, AN ANNUAL RECOMMENDED SLATE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF SUCH OFFICERS.
3.  THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE PROCESS WHICH SCREENS AND RECOMMENDS THE SLATING OF MARINE ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO AVIATION PROGRAM MANAGER POSITIONS AS CURRENTLY CONDUCTED BY THE COMMANDER, NAVAL AVIATION SYSTEMS COMMAND.
4.  THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE PROCESS WHICH SELECTS OFFICERS FOR PRIMARY MOS 8059 AND 8061.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M. J. MONAHAN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//