The CMS™ domains, competencies, and job tasks are universal and applicable across the contract management profession to all practice areas: industry, federal, state/local, commercial, international, etc. The following matrices provide a crosswalk of these domains, competencies, and job tasks to demonstrate applicability to various roles, regulatory bodies, and practice areas.
CMS™ Third Edition to Fourth Edition: The following crosswalk presents a side-by-side comparison of notable changes from the Contract Management Standard™ (CMS™) Third Edition (CMS3) to the Fourth Edition (CMS4). The purpose of this document is to highlight key updates, additions, and refinements introduced in CMS4.
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CMBOK™ Seventh Edition-AOF: The following crosswalk cross-references the competencies of the CMBOK™ Seventh edition, with the attributes of the Acquisition of the Future (AOF) movement. Please note that CMBOK™ competencies 1.0 – 4.0 are from the CMS™ Third Edition [American National Standard ANSI/NCMA ASD 1-2019 (R2025)].
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CMS™-CCMA Competence Bridge: The following crosswalk shows how the NCMA CMS™ Fourth Edition provides the structure to determine workforce competences as assessed by the Certified Contract Management Associate (CCMA) certification.
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CMS™ Fourth Edition-FAR: The following crosswalk cross-references the competencies of the NCMA CMS™ Fourth Edition with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
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CMS™-FAR-OPM-AW: The following crosswalk cross-references 1) the competencies of the CMS™, Fourth Edition with: 2) the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR) Parts; and 3) the competencies identified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for Acquisition Workforce (AW) certifications.
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CMS™-Uniform Commercial Code (UCC): The following crosswalk cross-references 1) the competencies of the CMS™, Fourth Edition [American National Standard ANSI/NCMA ASD 1-2019 (R2025) ] with: 2) the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR) Parts; and 3) the competencies identified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for Acquisition Workforce (AW) certifications.
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CMS™-FAR & Uniform Commercial Code (UCC): The following table presents a crosswalk between the competencies and job tasks outlined in the CMS™, Fourth Edition and the corresponding Parts of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). This document illustrates how CMS4 aligns with both FAR and UCC frameworks.
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CMS™-North Carolina Administrative Code: The following crosswalk cross-references the competencies of the NCMA CMS™ Third Edition with the North Carolina Admin Code.
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CMS™-District of Columbia Municiple Regulations (DCMR): The following table presents a crosswalk between the competencies of the Contract Management Standard™ (CMS™) Fourth Edition and the chapters of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
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CMS™-Michigan Procurement Policy Manual (MPPM): The following table presents a crosswalk between the competencies of the Contract Management Standard™ (CMS™) Fourth Edition and the chapters of the Michigan Procurement Policy Manual.
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CMS™-California's State Contracting Manual (SCM): The following table presents a crosswalk between the competencies of the Contract Management Standard™ (CMS™) Fourth Edition and the volumes and chapters of the California's State Contracting Manual.
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