Officer
CONTRACTING OFFICER
What you’ll do
- Plan, organize and manage contracting functions to provide essential supplies and services to missions and operations
- Formulate contracting policies and procedures
- Establish organizational structure and personnel
- Select contract sources, negotiate terms and ensure contract compliance
TRAINING & EDUCATION
How do we transform you into a leader and an officer in this field? From education to continued training, your Air Force path is here.
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BASIC MILITARY TRAINING
8.5 weeks
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MILITARY TRAINING LOCATION
Maxwell AFB, AL
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- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, math or engineering
- Degree must include a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of study in any of the following: accounting, business, law, contracts, purchasing economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative method and organization and management
- A passing score on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)
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- Knowledge of contracting process fundamentals, federal acquisition and contracting directives and publications, budgeting and funding procedures and contract pricing
- Completion of the Mission Ready Contracting Officer course
- Completion of Officer Training School (OTS), Air Force Academy (AFA) or Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)
- Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 42nd birthday