United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Officer Job Descriptions
MOS 9657, Systems Acquisition Management (SAM) Officer
a. Summary. SAM officers plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the acquisition process including the total life cycle planning of weapons systems/equipment.
b. Requirements/Prerequisites. Complete the System Acquisition Management (SAM) curriculum number 817A at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA or equivalent postgraduate degree program at a comparable accredited institution.
c. Duties
(1) Participates as a key project officer in the life cycle planning and acquisition of weapons systems/equipment.
(2) Develops supporting data to justify initiation of validated new systems acquisition programs.
(3) Provides planning, programming, and budgeting support to various Marine Corps appropriation sponsors.
(4) Develops and evaluates statements of work.
(5) Assesses capability/suitability of proposed systems with regard to viable alternatives; concept of employment; life cycle costs and current/projected threats; Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and Logistics Support Analysis (LSA); evaluation of systems effectiveness in relation to reliability, maintainability, and support considerations.
(6) Develops, implements, and coordinates acquisition and ILS strategies, policies, and plans.
d. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code. Operations Research Analyst 020.067-018.
Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part 1. Current as of Nov 00
