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6C0X1 Contracting

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Overview

Contracting specialists prepare, negotiate, and award contracts to qualified companies while managing each detail of the contracting process. They ensure purchases provide appropriate value and that funds are used responsibly and above reproach.

Minimum ASVAB: G 72

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-13

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: dafecd-atch4-2025-10-31 (source date 2025-10). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Skill levels: 6C011 helper · 6C031 apprentice · 6C051 journeyman · 6C071 craftsman

Core Skills

  • Purchasing through simplified acquisition procedures
  • Commodity, service, and construction contract administration
  • Automated contracting transaction processing and analysis

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Purchasing Agent

Military experience researching, negotiating, awarding, administering, and closing contracts for commodities, services, and construction directly supports civilian purchasing work.

How to prepare: Prepare a resume section documenting the purchases and contract actions you handled, then match it to buyer or procurement openings. Check each employer's education expectations: a bachelor's degree is typical, but some employers hire high-school graduates.

What the civilian work involves
  • Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.
  • Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
  • Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • SAP software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. DAFECD, 30 Apr 26: CONTRACTING (6C0X1)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "CONTRACTING"; normalized cached text lines 14275-14301; explicit AFSC match for 6C0X1

    Supports: Purchasing through simplified acquisition procedures, Commodity, service, and construction contract administration, Automated contracting transaction processing and analysis, Purchasing Agent (O*NET 13-1023.00)

  2. O*NET: Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Purchasing Agent (O*NET 13-1023.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Purchasing Managers, Buyers, and Purchasing Agents

    [3] What They Do; How to Become One; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Purchasing Agent (O*NET 13-1023.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 6C0X1

Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 6C0X1. Each history page explains the change.

65110Contracting Helper65130Apprentice Contracting Specialist65150Contracting Specialist65170Contracting Supervisor65190Contracting Superintendent

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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