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What is a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP)? Critical Acquisition Positions (CAPs) are a subset of Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) positions, as designated by the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE), based on the criticality of these positions to the acquisition program, effort, or function that they support.

(18) The term “acquisition workforce” means the persons serving in acquisition positions within the Department of Defense, as designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of this title .

The Acquisition Position Code (APC) is the functional subset that has been identified for the specific duties of the position. This is the field in which the employee should be certified based on the duties of the position.

The acquisition workforce is generally defined as uniformed and civilian government personnel, who are responsible for identifying, developing, buying, and managing goods and services to support the military.

The acquisition workforce is generally defined as uniformed and civilian government personnel, who are responsible for identifying, developing, buying, and managing goods and services to support the military.

The AAW consists of civilians, officers, and NCOs in both active and reserve components, who specialize in one of 6 acquisition functional areas and serve in over 20 commands stationed around the globe.

Planning, developing, and establishing the acquisition strategy for a procurement in collaboration with the team. Developing a pre-negotiation position, determining and justifying the types of contracts and negotiation authority to be used, and leading contract negotiations.

(c) The Acquisition Team consists of all participants in Government acquisition including not only representatives of the technical, supply, and procurement communities but also the customers they serve, and the contractors who provide the products and services.