For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. **Position location can be in Washington, District of Columbia OR Columbia, South Carolina

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for the development of procurement policy and procedures and for the conduct of management oversight for nation-wide delegation of procurement authority programs for the United States Attorney Offices (USAOs) and the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA). Typical work assignments will include: Developing and recommending contracting policies, procedures, guidance and control for subordinate contracting activities. Analyzing and evaluating all contracting matters. Researching and developing acquisition policy that is needed for EOUSA/USAO. Ensuring a fiscal and acquisition software program Unified Financial Management Systems (UFMS) considers and complies with all federal acquisition technical requirements. Conducting management and evaluation reviews of the acquisition programs of the USAOs. Determine the need for creation, implementation and maintenance of all Acquisitions United Stats Attorneys Policy and Procedures (USAPPs) and all Acquisition Instructions (Als), all national-level policy. Justifying, explaining, and negotiating acquisition policies. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

To be qualified for this position, applicants MUST meet BOTH the basic requirements and the specialized experience described below. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. AND A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. OR Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D. If using this exception to qualify you MUST submit a Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) that supports the title, series and grade occupied on 01/01/00. You must submit your transcripts (unofficial or official) to verify basic qualifications for this position. Failure to submit your transcripts will result in disqualification for this position. AND You must be able to attain and retain at least a Level III Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) as a federal contracting professional. FAC-C has a specific training requirements with some courses online as well as classroom courses. To maintain a FAC-C, contract professionals are required to meet the continuous training requirement. https://www.fai.gov/certification/contracting-fac-c#Cert. You must provide proof of current, FAC-C Level III Certification in your application. **In addition to meeting basic requirements as described above, applicants must also meet the specialized experience as defined below. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in Federal service, performing the following types of tasks independently and on a regular and recurring basis: providing technical advice on a variety of Federal procurement topics and issues; planning and developing training sessions on acquisition topics; providing consulting services to assist in identifying programmatic inadequacies and to improve overall Federal acquisition efficiency and effectiveness; ensuring that policy, practices and procedures are in compliance and in accordance with applicable Federal acquisition management laws, rules, regulations and agency policy; and providing analysis and evaluations of all contracting matters. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Office of Acquisitions 175 N Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 US
• Name: Stephanie Girard
• Phone: 2022525407
• Email: [email protected]