DCSA is seeking a Small Business Specialist to serve as a business advisor to contracting and program offices by actively developing strategies to ensure maximum participation in prime and subcontracting of small businesses. In this role you will participate in outreach events with industry to include meetings, conferences, seminars, and training. Want to join the team? Visit www.dcsa.mil to learn more about our agency.

Duties

As a SMALL BUSINESS SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties: Serve as a Small Business Specialist working with program and contracting offices to conduct market research, develop acquisition and contracting strategies. - Assist program managers (PMs) and functional managers (FMs) and other related officials in the development of strategies to ensure maximum participation in prime and subcontracting for the following programs: SBs; SDBs; WOSBs and EDWOSBs; SBs located in HUBZone's; Veteran-Owned Small Businesses; SDVOSBs; or other Office of the Secretary of Defense-designated socio-economic categories. - Ensure SB's receive payments under their contracts, late payments, interest penalties, or information on contractual payment. Monitors performance of contracts supporting the SB office ensuring performance is consistent with established policies, procedures, and contractual requirements. Provide input on that performance to the appropriate Agency contracting office representative or contracting officer. - Participate in outreach events with industry including individual meetings, conferences, seminars, training events. Assist with planning and conducting DCSA SB events. - Review, track, and report metrics related to the small business program. - Support the performance of functions and duties in Sections 8 and 15 of the Small Business Act, FAR 19.201 and DFARS 219.201 with supervisory assistance. - Conduct training regarding the Small Business Program and serving as the vendor liaison between industry and DCSA which entails providing instruction to potential bidders on how to do business with the government, setting up vendor meetings and coordinating vendor/industry days. - Participate in DoD OSBP Working Groups. - Assist in writing solicitation language, participate in Source Selections, and assist in post award oversight to ensure small businesses are utilized to the maximum extent practical on Agency contracts. - Assist with planning and conducting of DCSA SB Outreach Program, Subcontracting Oversight Program, Socio-Economic Goaling Program, and Market Research. This includes, publishing newsletters and other media to educate SBs on doing business with DCSA and maintaining a directory of SB's with skills and capabilities needed by DCSA; and monitoring the subcontracting performance of DCSA large business prime contractors and utilizing various automated tools to conduct market research. - Assist in the development and drafts DCSA SB publications and policies; develops and maintains a database of sources; and responds to and advises small businesses on DCSA small business outreach initiatives (e.g., programs, events, forums) and procurement opportunities. - Review and analyze trends in performance concerning the letting of contracts and subcontracts to Small Business concerns, including statistical and narrative analysis on Small Business programs, goals, and achievements, and provides recommendations as appropriate. - Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
• This acquisition position requires level II certification in the Contracting and Acquisition or Program Management.

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: i.e. for professional positions or positions with a basic education requirement: http://main.opm.gov/policy-dataoversight/ classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/foreign-affairs series- 0130/; i.e. for positions with no IOR: http://main.opm.gov/policy-dataoversight/ classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management and -program-analysis-series-0343/) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 12/04/2023 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS 12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Responsible for educating internal and external stakeholders, contracting officers, and acquisition stakeholders on relevant small business programs, policies, initiatives, and strategies; Responsible for gathering and compiling data to generate reports and trends to track small business participation; Assist in providing programmatic analysis to improve small business participation across the DCSA enterprise; Conduct and prepare Market Research Analysis Reports to ensure an equitable opportunity has been provided to small businesses to participate in Agency acquisitions. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: Management and Organizational Principles: Applying management principles and methods to plan and carry out difficult and complex assignments and develop new methods, approaches, and procedures. Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering 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. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 27130 Telegraph Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: DCSA Servicing Team
• Phone: 614-692-2886
• Email: [email protected]