Inspiring And Developing Excellence In Acquisition Leaders .

Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders (IDEAL)The US Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)Director, Acquisition Career Management (DACM) Officeis pleased to announce the 2018 offering of IDEALDESCRIPTIONIDEAL is a leadership development program for GS-12/13 and broadband equivalent Army AcquisitionWorkforce Civilians with identified leadership and supervisory potential. IDEAL prepares mid-careerprofessionals for positions where they will lead people, teams and other workgroups.The IDEAL program consists of four, one-week resident sessions held over a period of six months. Inbetween sessions, participants return to their workplaces where they utilize new skills and put intopractice the concepts and competencies they studied and examined during the resident sessions.The IDEAL curriculum includes classroom instruction, engagement with senior leaders, site visits andspecial projects.KEY DATESAnnouncement Opening: 29 January 2018Announcement Closing: 26 April 2018Board Results Released: mid-May 2018First class starts: 18 June 2018DETAILSTarget AudienceIDEAL is targeted to future acquisition leaders seeking to prepare themselves prior to assuming formalsupervisory and leadership roles. IDEAL participants with limited or no supervisory experience will havethe most to gain from attending. Individuals with prior supervisory or military experience may find thatIDEAL is not the right program to further develop their leadership competencies and are encouraged toconsider other Army DACM Office leader development programs. Please ograms/ for information about other Army DACMOffice programs.Location

For the 2018 offering of IDEAL, the four resident sessions will take place in Huntsville, AL at the ArmyAcquisition Center of Excellence (AACoE).Session DatesThe dates for the four resident sessions are as follows:Session 1:Session 2:Session 3:Session 4:18 - 22 June 201823 - 27 July 201827 - 31 August 20185 - 9 November 2018Participants must attend all four sessions. For your planning purposes, all Mondays in the above weeksare travel days. IDEAL participants will attend class all day Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with halfdays on Friday. Friday afternoons are for travel home.Continuous Learning Points (CLPs)Participants completing the four weeks of IDEAL and all IDEAL activities and assignments will receive 112CLPs.Funding and TravelParticipants will travel to Huntsville, AL for the four resident sessions. There is no funding obligation forArmy organizations sending Acquisition Workforce participants. Tuition, fees and TDY will be paid bythe Army DACM Office.Curriculum and CompetenciesIDEAL utilizes a competency-based approach focused on Army leadership competencies that arestandard across all Acquisition Career Fields. The competencies covered in IDEAL are Prepares SelfBuilds TrustStewards the ProfessionCommunicatesDevelops OthersLeads by ExampleGets ResultsCreates a Positive EnvironmentLeads OthersExtends InfluenceDuring each of the four resident weeks, participants will explore the competencies through classroominstruction provided by AACoE. Instruction will include several four-hour leadership developmentmodules as well as two, two-day courses: Crucial Conversations and Influencer. Participants willenhance and supplement their learning with acquisition-relevant site visits, special projects andengagements with senior leaders who visit the class in guest speaker roles. IDEAL participants havefurther opportunity to practice leadership skills in their workplaces between the program sessions.Session ThemesEach resident session is built around a theme that describes the leadership competencies being coveredduring that week. Session themes are as follows:2

Session 1:Session 2:Session 3:Session 4:Preparing to LeadCommunicating for SuccessLeading StrategicallyLooking OutwardELIGIBILITYApplicants must meet all of the following requirements: Must be a permanent civilian member of the Army Acquisition Workforce Must be GS-12/13 or broadband equivalent Must be DAWIA certified in current position Strongly recommended: Completion of Acquisition Leadership Challenge Program–I (ALCP-I)HOW TO APPLYThe application process is located online in the Army Acquisition Professional Development System(AAPDS). To access AAPDS, Log into the Career Acquisition Management Portal (CAMP) athttps://rda.altess.army.mil/camp/Click on the “CAPPMIS” buttonOnce in CAPPMIS, click the “AAPDS” tabClick on “Apply”The event title for this opportunity is “Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders(IDEAL) FY18.” Click on the word “Apply” in the rightmost column.Follow the instructions within each section and click the “Submit Application” button to submit yourapplication. You may also click “Save” to save your work and return later. Complete online applicationsmust be finalized and submitted NLT midnight 26 April 2018. Late applications will not be accepted.Applications are subject to verification. For helpful hints on preparing your application, ograms/best-practices/.REQUIRED DOCUMENTSThe following documents must be submitted and information must be accurate in AAPDS. Verification of Applicant/Supervisor Data. Validate your email address and your supervisor’sinformation; check the boxes if your email address and supervisor’s information is correct. Acquisition Career Record Brief (ACRB). Ensure your ACRB is updated and correct prior tosubmission of application. Applicants may update and correct specific fields of their ACRB usingthe edit functions within CAPPMIS. For areas in the ACRB that cannot be changed by theapplicant, please request assistance from the USAASC Help Desk by clicking “Help Request”within CAPPMIS and submitting an online request; you may also call the Help Desk at (575) 6782247.3

Resume. Upload your resume in PDF format. Please use 12 point Times New Roman with a 1inch margin and a maximum of 3 pages. Be sure to address positions that highlight yourleadership capabilities. Applicants should also highlight their qualities and strengths instead oflisting responsibilities. Ensure experience descriptions and dates match those in the ACRB. Fora resume template as well as additional hints and best practices, ograms/best-practices/ Senior Rater Potential Evaluation (SRPE). Ensure that your most recent SRPE is in the system.Your most recent SRPE must have an end date within one year of this announcement closingdate and must be completed by your Senior Rater by the closing date or your application will notbe reviewed by the Board. Failure to have a completed/finalized SRPE in the CAPPMIS system atthe time of announcement closing will result in the applicant being declared ineligible and theapplication will not be provided to the Board for consideration. To see more information aboutthe SRPE, log into CAMP (https://rda.altess.army.mil/camp/), click on CAPPMIS, and then clickon the SRPE tab. Statement of Interest. Type your statement of interest in this section. In 4,000 characters orless, please describe your reasons for applying to IDEAL and the benefits the Army will gain byyour participation. Clearly articulate your goals, desired career path and how IDEAL will helpyou achieve your specific goals. Supervisor’s Confirmation of Availability. Applicants must upload a memorandum from theirsupervisor in which the supervisor states that, if selected for IDEAL, the organization will makethe employee available for all four resident sessions. The memorandum should be addressed toDirector Acquisition Career Management (DACM), 9900 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.Please review the Session Dates section of this announcement for the dates. Memorandumshould be in PDF format and not exceed one page. Continued Service Agreement (CSA): A CSA must be completed and uploaded. Please do notattempt to upload a document that is password-protected or that contains macros as this willcause the process to fail. The CSA can be accessed at the following s form.pdf. Enter 10 November 2018 to 27January 2020 as the period of obligated service. Be sure to sign and date the CSA. The CSA mustbe in PDF format, maximum 1 page.SELECTION PROCESSThe Army DACM Office will administer a Board to review and rate eligible applications. The DACM willmake final selections and the IDEAL program manager will notify all candidates of the status of theirapplications.PRIVACY ACT INFORMATIONThe Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is authorized to rate applicants for Federal jobs underSections 1302, 3301, and 3304 of Title 5, US Code. Section 1104, Title 5, allow OPM to authorize otherFederal agencies to rate applicants for Federal jobs. Information you put on your resume and other4

forms is needed to see how well your education and work experience qualifies you for Federal jobs. Wemay also need information such as citizenship and military service to see what laws we must follow indeciding whom the Federal Government may employ. Your social security number (SSN) is required tokeep your records separate from other applicants who may have the same name and date of birth. Wemay also use your SSN to request information about you from schools, employers, banks, and otherswho know you but only as allowed by law or Presidential directives. Information you provide may alsobe given to Federal, State, and local agencies checking for violations of the law or other lawful purposes.Providing this information is voluntary. However, your application cannot be processed if you do notprovide this information.STATEMENT ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERTHE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants will receiveappropriate consideration without regard to non-merit factors such as race, color, religion, sex, nationalorigin, marital status, and sexual orientation except where specifically authorized by law, age, politics ordisability which do not relate to successful performance of the duties of this position. Otherwisequalified applicants with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation may notify the agency Pointof Contact on this announcement of their need.CONTACTThe point of contact for administrative questions regarding the IDEAL program isMs. Kristine FariaIDEAL Program ManagerArmy DACM OfficeComm: (703) 664-5709DSN: 654-5709Email: kristine.e.faria2.civ@mail.mil5

Verification of Applicant/Supervisor Data. Validate your email address and your supervisor’s . you may also call the Help Desk at (575) 678-2247. 4 Resume. Upload your resume in PDF format. Please use 12 point Times New Roman with a 1 inch margin and a maximum of 3 pages. Be sure to address positions that highlight your