About the Position: The Mission & Installation Contracting Command (MICC) located at Fort Eustis, VA provides cradle to grave contract support for supplies, services, and test support services in support of the Army Mission.

Duties

Serves as Contracting Officer responsible for the full range of pre-award and post-award contract functions. Performs pre-award functions for procurements involving complex contracts of congressionally mandated public-private competitions, strategic sourcing, and privatization. Ensures appropriate funding and required waivers, certifications, approvals, and compliances have been obtained for purchase requests. Select Prepares award documentation, including delineation of responsibilities of contractor. Negotiates proposals and executes modifications. Requests and evaluates proposals. Develops systems for evaluating and monitoring performance of contractors. Provides guidance to team members regarding all contract functions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires temporary duty (TDY) travel up to 15% of the time.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• This position has been designated as non-critical sensitive as defined in DoD 5200.2-R, and requires you to possess, or obtain and maintain for the duration of employment, a secret security clearance.
• This is an Army Acquisition Workforces (AAW) position. The employee must meet the DoDI 5000.66 requirements for Foundation Level in Back to Basics (BtB) Certification within 36 months of entry on duty.
• See Additional Information for further requirements.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Education Requirement: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution. (NOTE: You must provide a copy of your Transcripts in order to be considered) OR A current civilian, Department of Defense (DoD) employee occupying a GS-1102 Contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in DoD ANDhave been in this type of contracting position since September 30, 2000. OR A current member of the armed forces who occupied a position within an occupational specialty similar to the GS-1102 series on or before 30 September 2000. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Serve as a Contracting Officer responsible for the full range of pre-award and post-award contract functions. 2 )Performing pre-award functions for procurements involving complex contracts of congressionally mandated public-private competitions, strategic sourcing, and privatization. 3) Develop systems for evaluating and monitoring performance of contractors and providing guidance to team members. 4) Ensure appropriate funding and required waivers, certifications, approvals, and compliances have been obtained for purchase requests AND 5) Negotiate proposals and executes modifications. This definition of specialized experience is work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contract AwardContracting/ProcurementOral CommunicationPlanning and Evaluating Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Education

All applicants (including current federal employees) are required to upload official/unofficial college/university transcripts (or copy thereof) when applying to positions with positive education requirements or when intending to qualify themselves based in whole or part on education. College/university transcripts (official/unofficial) MUST include name of applicant, name of college/university, type of degree, discipline, and date degree awarded.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W6QM45 MICC-FIELD DIRECTE OFC FORT EUSTIS DO NOT MAIL Fort Eustis, VA 23604 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk