FY 2007 Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) Participant Solicitation

1. THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT SECTION IS SOLICITING CIVILIAN NOMINATIONS FOR
(NON-ACQUISITION) QUOTAS IN THE SENIOR ACQUISITION COURSE AT THE
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES (ICAF), NATIONAL DEFENSE
UNIVERSITY. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) IS AUTHORIZED A MINIMAL
NUMBER OF SEATS FOR ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS AND NON-ACQUISITION
PROFESSIONALS (GS/GM14, GS15 LEVEL OR ABOVE), TO ATTEND THIS 10 MONTH
GRADUATE-LEVEL PROGRAM WHICH STARTS IN AUGUST 2007 AND ENDS IN JUNE
2008.
2. CANDIDATES WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM ARE AWARDED A MASTER OF SCIENCE
DEGREE IN NATIONAL RESOURCE STRATEGY AND ARE CONSIDERED GRADUATES OF
BOTH THE SENIOR ACQUISITION COURSE (ACQ-40L) AND ICAF.
PROGRAM COMPLETION ALSO FULFILLS THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE STATUS.
3. COMMANDS AND ACTIVITIES ARE URGED TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING ON-TRACK FOR EXECUTIVE-LEVEL SERVICE, WHO CAN
BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE, AND ATTAIN KEY POSITIONS
OF RESPONSIBILITY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO TUITION FOR THIS PROGRAM,
HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS (MPC-30) ON A CASED-BY-CASE BASIS WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAVEL AND PER DIEM IF A NOMINEE MUST PERFORM TDY FOR
TRAINING DURING THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR.
4. NOMINEES WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON U. S. MARINE CORPS ENDORSEMENT,
THE PRIORITY RATING ASSIGNED BY THE U. S. MARINE CORPS, THE QUALITY OF
THE NOMINATION PACKAGE SUBMITTED, AND THE FOLLOWING
CRITERIA:
A. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED
UNIVERSITY.
B. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITHOUT A TIME LIMITATION AND
MUST HAVE COMPETITIVE STATUS IF EMPLOYED IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE.
C. CANDIDATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
FURTHER SERVICE IN THE DOD UPON GRADUATION.
D. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE DEMONSTRATED A POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER-LEVEL
RESPONSIBILITY.
E. CANDIDATES MUST OCCUPY A GS/GM15 POSITION OR HIGHER.
CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES IN GS/GM14 POSITIONS WHO HAVE
DEMONSTRATED AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCEMENT.
F. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE A FINAL SECRET CLEARANCE; HOWEVER, STUDENTS
WITHOUT A TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) CLEARANCE
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN ELECTIVES AND IMPORTANT CLASS
ACTIVITIES. FINAL TS/SCI CLEARANCE IS RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED.
PLEASE NOTE: NDU DOES NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR UPGRADING STUDENT
SECURITY CLEARANCES.
5. ALL PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. NDU NOMINATION PACKAGE CHECKLIST
B. NDU STUDENT NOMINATION FORM
C. ICAF SAC STUDENT NOMINATION FORM
D. OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED E. NDU STUDENT
WORLD-WIDE TRAVEL FORM F. COMMAND-LEVEL ENDORSEMENT FOR THE NOMINEE G.
PRIORITY RATING (IN THE EVENT THAT THE COMMAND HAS MORE THAN ONE
SELECTED NOMINEE) H. A COMPLETE SIGNED DD FORM 1556, REQUEST,
AUTHORIZATION, AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING AND REIMBURSEMENT.
IT MUST INCLUDE A SIGNED COPY OF THE AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE,
LOCATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE FORM. BLOCKS 27, 29, 34 AND 37, WILL
BE COMPLETED AT THIS OFFICE.
I. WE HAVE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE FORMS TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE PACKAGES TO THE LOCAL CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (CLD)
ADMINISTRATORS. YOU MAY ALSO REFER TO THE CIVILIAN MARINE WEBSITE AT
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON CIVILIAN MARINES, CIVILIAN WORKFORCE
MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP, AND THEN CENTRALLY MANAGED PROGRAMS.
6. SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE AT THIS HEADQUARTERS BY A PANEL CONSISTING
OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE
AN ORIGINAL AND TWO COPIES OF ALL NOMINATION MATERIAL.
INCOMPLETE PACKAGES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NOMINATION PACKAGES FROM
DLAMP PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
7. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS, MANPOWER PLANS & PLOICY DIVISION, MPC-30, 3280 RUSSELL
ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103, NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS, 9
JANUARY 2007 (NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED). FAXED OR EMAILED PACKAGES
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. INCOMPLETE NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE
FORWARDED TO THE SELECTION PANEL.