---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 201.603-2"
title: "48"
number: "201.603-2"
heading: "Selection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/201.603-2"
---

# §201.603-2. Selection.

- (1) In accordance with [10 U.S.C. 1724](/usc/10/1724.md), in order to qualify to serve as a contracting officer with authority to award or administer contracts for amounts above the simplified acquisition threshold, a person must—
  - (i) Have completed all contracting courses required for a contracting officer to serve in the grade in which the employee or member of the armed forces will serve;
  - (ii) Have at least 2 years experience in a contracting position;
  - (iii) Have received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution; and
  - (iv) Meet such additional requirements, based on the dollar value and complexity of the contracts awarded or administered in the position, as may be established by the Secretary of Defense.
- (2) The qualification requirements in [paragraph (1)(iii)](#1-iii) of this subsection do not apply to a DoD employee or member of the armed forces who—
  - (i) **On or before September 30, 2000, occupied—**
    - (A) A contracting officer position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold; or
    - (B) A position either as an employee in the GS-1102 occupational series or a member of the armed forces in an occupational specialty similar to the GS-1102 series;
  - (ii) Is in a contingency contracting force; or
  - (iii) **Is an individual appointed to a 3-year developmental position.** Information on developmental opportunities is contained in DoD Instruction 5000.66, Defense Acquisition Workforce Education, Training, Experience, and Career Development Program.
- (3) Waivers to the requirements in [paragraph (1)](#1) of this subsection may be authorized. Information on waivers is contained in DoD Instruction 5000.66.

## Notes

### Amendments

[67 FR 65509, Oct. 25, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 21844, Apr. 23, 2008; 85 FR 34528, June 5, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 36284, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[67 FR 65509, Oct. 25, 2002, as amended at 73 FR 21844, Apr. 23, 2008; 85 FR 34528, June 5, 2020]