GSA has been named one of the 'Best Places to Work' in the Federal Government'. LEARN MORE about why you should choose GSA. The incumbent serves as a Procurement Analyst, in the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). The incumbent plans, directs, and promotes small business and industry participation in the Federal Government’s procurement.  We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled.      

Duties

The incumbent will perform the following.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Relevant experience and/or education (as noted on the GSA website).
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• You may be required to serve a trial period.
• You must apply on-line via the GSA website.
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time).     If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. The GS-13 salary range starts at $98,496 per year.If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.  To qualify, applicants must meet the certification, experience, and educational requirements listed in (A) and (B) below. Applicants may also qualify for this position if they meet the exception requirements described in (C) or the Waiver requirements listed in (D) below. Qualification Requirements: (A) Possession of required certification (refer to vacancy announcement for acceptable certifications) and 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 GS-12 level in Federal service, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. AND (B) 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. (C) Exception: Federal employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000 and meet the specialized experience requirements. 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. (D) Waiver: The senior procurement executive of the selecting agency may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B and certify that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible experience performing complex (high-risk and restricted/limited market competitions) contracting assignments using the full range of pre-award and post-ward contracting methods, contract vehicles and types. Procurement experience in the acquisition of supplies and/or services at this level includes: • Determining the method of procurement and the contract type (such as, but not limited to firm fixed price contracts, various cost type contracts, time and materials contracts, IDIQ/requirements contracts, performance based acquisitions, GWAC contracts, MAC contracts and multiple award schedules) for the acquisition of non-personal and professional services, IT related equipment, and other commodities/equipment; Preparing determinations and findings and solicitation documents; Performing detailed analysis of all elements of costs in contractor proposals, and making competitive range determinations; Planning the negotiation strategy, coordinating strategy with negotiating team, and leading negotiations; Developing pre-negotiation positions, determining negotiation strategies, and preparing justifications; Preparing initial agency position on protests and recommending a decision on claims arising under a contract; Responding to and resolving acquisition questions/issues that require research to provide recommendations/responses; Analyzing complex contracting issues and identifying alternative courses of action; Awarding contracts above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.  

Education

Note: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address GSA, Office of Small Business Utilization General Services Administration Human Resources Division (CPS) 1800 F Street NW - Room 1100 Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United States
• Name: Imari Ridley-Daniels
• Phone: 202-655-9022
• Email: [email protected]