[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 4] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR307.170] [Page 18-19] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 3--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PART 307_ACQUISITION PLANNING--Table of Contents Subpart 307.1_Acquisition Planning Sec. 307.170 Program training requirements. (i) All program personnel selected to serve as project officers for HHS contracts shall have successfully completed either the Department's appropriate ``Basic Project Officer'' course, or an equivalent course (see paragraph (c) of this section). (b) At least fifty percent of the HHS program personnel performing the function of technical proposal evaluator on a technical evaluation team [[Page 19]] or panel for any competitively solicited HHS contract shall have successfully completed the appropriate ``Basic Project Officer'' course, or an equivalent course (see paragraph (c) of this section). This requirement applies to the initial technical proposal evaluation and any subsequent technical evaluations that may be required. (c) Determination of course equivalency shall be made by the HCA (not delegable) of the cognizant contracting activity. The contracting officer is responsible for ensuring that the project officer and technical proposal evaluators have successfully completed the required training discussed in 307.170-2.