You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Qualifications and requirements must be met by the announcement closing date. This recruitment is subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after it closes.

Duties

Serves as the Contract Specialist in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. The primary purpose of this position is responsible for a full range of pre and post award contracting actions in support of DeCA's Mission.Position responsibilities include: Perform duties of contract specialist responsible for pre-award and post-award contracting functions, including acquisition planning market surveys, price/cost analysis, negotiation, and administration of contracts. Review requests for procurement of complex items, analyzes the requirement, determines the most suitable method of acquisition, prepares acquisition plans, and associated documentation. Interpret contract provisions for contractors and for officials of the agency, and provides appropriate advice and guidance, negotiates contract modifications, prepares supplemental agreements, novation agreements, and other contractual documents.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National.
• Must meet minimum age requirement. See the Additional Information section for more information.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System by the announcement closing date or exempt from registration.
• May be subject to successful E-Verify check. See more information at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• May be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, based on a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility based on an appropriate background investigation.
• May be subject to a probationary/trial period.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Physical Requirements: Work is mostly sedentary but there will be some physical effort, such as standing, walking, bending or sitting. There are no special physical demands for this position.
• Incumbent may be required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire as a condition of employment.

Qualifications

In accordance with Contracting Series Positions, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/contracting-series-1102/ , to qualify for this position you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 grade level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at GS-11 or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. AND A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field. Volunteer Experience: Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, and 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. Examples of qualifying specialized experience: Use innovative techniques to develop contractual arrangements. Use tools such as price/cost analysis, source selection evaluation, and performance criteria to commit to multi-year contracts. Negotiate acquisitions and ensuring all special requirements and clauses are included within the award. You must also meet the following requirements by the announcement closing date: Current and former federal employees in either the competitive or excepted service and current federal employees applying under VEOA eligibility are subject to time-in-grade. You must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be eligible for promotion. You must submit SF50s with your application package to verify you held the next lower grade level for at least 52 weeks. You may need to submit two (2) or more SF50s. Examples of appropriate SF 50s include Promotion, Reg WRI, and SF 50s effective more than 52 weeks ago. The next lower grade level for this position is GS-11. Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens."

Education

Education used for this position must be from an accredited school or educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and a copy of your transcript is required as part of your application package. For the application process, unofficial transcripts are acceptable if they contain the applicant's name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. If selected, you must provide an official transcript before we set your entrance on duty date.

Foreign Education. If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or show that a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses.

You may not use education to qualify.

Contacts

• Address DECA HQ 1300 Eisenhower Street Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801 US
• Name: DeCA HQ Servicing team
• Phone: 614-692-2331
• Email: [email protected]