(a) The KO Warrant Program establishes a standard program for the selection, appointment, termination, and reinstatement of contracting officers to ensure that only those individuals who fully meet selection criteria are appointed and retained as contracting officers. Warrant candidates must satisfy prequalification appointment standards and proficiency assessments. KO Warrant Program reviews are synchronized with CQRs (see 1.601-911.601-91 Contract Quality Review (CQR) Program.) and conducted to objectively assess compliance outcomes. Individual proficiency reviews are conducted continuously to ensure integrity of all warranted KOs through comprehensive work product reviews. Procuring organizations shall maintain all evidentiary matter in two central repositories as follows:

(1) Maintain all documents in the procuring organization repository; and

(2) Maintain copies of all Standard Forms 1402 in the DLA Contracting Officer Warrant Database.

(b) For procedures associated with the KO Warrant Program, see DLAM 5025.04, Contracting Officer (KO) Warrant Program ( https://issue-p.dla.mil/Published_Issuances/Contracting%20Officer%20(KO)%20Warrant%20Program%20with%20CAP%20changes.pdf ); or DLA Issuances ( https://issue-p.dla.mil/Pages/ViewAllIssuances.aspx , select “Issuance #”, and scroll to DLAM 5025.04