About the Position: Serves as a technical expert for the Combined Arms Center (CAC) G-6 Business Office.

Duties

As an IT Specialist (Policy and Planning), you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list: Lead for acquisition of services involving the C4IM service areas (automation, telecommunications, visual information, records management and printing and publications). Conducts research to develop specifications, justifications, and economic analyses in support of acquisitions. Manages and oversees project execution to include systems development, technical plan development, systems analysis, technical design, testing, and introduction into a production environment. Defines customer requirements and service levels and develops task orders to accurately fund these requirements and services. Acts as Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) providing leadership direction and management oversight to contracted CAC G-6 IT support. Prepares solicitation packages (to include Statements of Work, Technical Evaluation Criteria, bid schedules, etc.) for contracts and tracks acquisition actions through all stages of the acquisition process. Responsible for reviewing solicitation package to ensure technical accuracy and legal sufficiency, technical specifications for bid solicitations, and vendor compliance with contract provisions. Develops statement of work or project specification, along with corresponding plans, schedule and milestones for assigned technology projects.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) certification within 6 months of hire.
• As part of the Information Assurance Workforce this position is designated an Information Assurance Management Level II in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M. This position requires the incumbent to obtain Baseline Certification within six months of hire.
• This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes acquisition of C4IM services; managing relationships for groups of customers on IT projects; establishing IT performance metrics used in evaluating compliance with IT goals and objectives; and identifying solutions to IT-related issues and presenting recommendations to management. Your experience (paid or unpaid) must demonstrate each of the following four competencies: 1) ATTENTION TO DETAIL - is through when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail; (2) CUSTOMER SERVICE - works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provides information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfies their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services; (3) ORAL COMMUNICATION - expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately; and (4) PROBLEM SOLVING - identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and make recommendations. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityAttention to DetailCommunicationsContracting/ProcurementCustomer ServiceDecision MakingFlexibilityInfluencing/NegotiatingInformation Technology Policy and PlanningIntegrity/HonestyInterpersonal SkillsLearningPlanning and EvaluatingReading ComprehensionReasoningRequirements AnalysisSelf-ManagementStress ToleranceTeamwork 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). NOTE: All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcement. Current employees applying under VEOA are subject to time-in-grade restrictions like any other GS employee.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the minimum qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address EX-APF-W0VPAA USA CAC FT LEAV DO NOT MAIL Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]