This position is located in the Acquisition Directorate (AD) of the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS). The AD provides quality end-to-end acquisition and procurement services and the incumbent supports a demanding customer base in a highly-charged, dynamic and high visibility environment. The AD supports various components of the Office of the Secretary of the Defense (OSD), the Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer (ODCMO), WHS, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA).

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Responsible for a complete range of government contracting activities such as acquisition planning/negotiation, evaluation of proposals, and contract cost and price proposal evaluation. Serves as a subject matter expert for evaluating the validity of prime and subcontractor assertions that items and/or services included in proposals meet the regulatory definition of commercial items. Also serves as a subject matter expert in all areas of contract cost and price analysis including direct labor, direct material, other direct costs, overhead bases, overhead pools, and profit calculation. Conducts market research to assess the validity of contractor and subcontract assertions of commerciality and determine reasonableness of offered prices for commercial items and/or services. Based on commodity specific expertise, provides pricing forecasts to buying officials and senior DoD managers based on knowledge of factors and trends effecting market conditions. Creates and or advise on available tools such as cost models and databases that can be used to develop independent Government positions and cost realism analyses. Assesses Agency cost and pricing capabilities related to commercial item acquisitions and develops training plans to bridge identified gaps. Conducts training within WHS/AD and advise senior leadership on current statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to commercial items. Coordinates with Defense Acquisition University on DoD-wide commercial acquisition courses as needed. Provides advice and guidance to contracting officials within WHS/AD.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• This position is subject to provisions of the WHS/OSD PPP Pilot Program
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• The employee must be able to obtain and maintain an appropriate security clearance (Secret).
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military commercial aircraft.
• The employee must obtain and maintain professional Tier requirements within the core certification standards of the Defense Acquisition Credential Program; DAWIA Level Certification and all additional applicable requirements.
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ BASIC REQUIREMENT Degree: A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if you are a current DoD employee who occupied a GS-1102 position or contracting officer position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30th, 2000; OR, you are a current military service member and occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS-1102 on or before September 30, 2000. You may qualify at the NH-04 level (GS-14/15 equivalent), if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03 level (GS-13 equivalent) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to 1) Utilizing knowledge of contracts and contracting laws, Federal and Defense regulations, and policies to evaluate adequacy of proposals and recommend negotiation objectives for efficient and economical contracts; 2) Applying contract price/cost analysis principles, methods, techniques, and procedures such as random sampling, learning curve, computerized cost models, statistical graphs, industry averages, weighting factors, regression analysis and of business and industry principles; 3) Performing a broad range of contract price and cost analysis/cost accounting techniques to develop highly specialized and complex contractual arrangements; and 4) Conducting market research and analysis to determine reasonableness of prices offered for items and/or services meeting the regulatory definition of commercial items. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act Chapter 21 of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 2108a, requires Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, at the time they apply for a Federal job, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, assuming the service member is otherwise eligible. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. The service member's military service dates are necessary in order to determine whether he or she meets the definition of "veteran" under 5 U.S.C. 2108(1). The "certification" must reflect the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of submission. The "certification" must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin (if applicable), your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable). Further, under paragraph (h) of the rule, agencies are required to verify a qualifying separation from military service prior to appointment, through the DD-214 or other appropriate documentation. Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible." Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave. Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and, Beginning and ending dates of appointment. All qualifications, education, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts to support your educational claims. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

ARE YOU QUALIFYING BASED ON EDUCATION or A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE?
You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume. You are strongly encouraged to provide a copy of transcripts or degrees in your application package. It is also acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency. If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address WHS Acquisition Directorate Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Email: [email protected]