About the Position: The Army Contracting Command is responsible for acquisition support and contracting for a large number of the Army's major weapon systems, for systems and equipment supporting other services, for depot-level maintenance services, and for foreign military sales customers. #ACC-DTA

Duties

Provide guidance and direction over the evaluation, implementation, and operation of existing management information and automated systems for Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA). Manage automated financial and acquisition systems, such as General Fund Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS), Procurement Automated Data and Document System (PADDS), and Logistics Modernization Program (LMP). Provide functional and technical support and trains on a variety of these systems to ACC-DTA employees and customers. Analyze systems and data for inaccurate and incomplete information. Recommend changes to improve system performance to maximize mission accomplishment. Perform special studies to assure that operational automated systems are responsive to ACC-DTA management requirements. These duties are described at the full performance level (GS-12). Applicants may be selected at the GS-07, GS-09, GS-11, or GS-12 grade level.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. If the security clearance is denied or revoked, the individual may be denied or removed from the position, accordingly.

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)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.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Selection will be made at any grade level of GS-7/9/11/12. GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing a variety of automated systems; utilizing automated systems to produce data; providing customer service by resolving basic system issues from customers.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization, natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, psychology, education, communication, architecture, data analytics/computer science, healthcare ad min, mathematics, management and information technology. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion (or completion by May 2018) of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. Superior Academic Achievement is based on:(1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR(2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR(3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). OR Combo of Education & Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing automated systems to review data; reconciling data between multiple sources of information; providing customer service by troubleshooting to resolve technical system problems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education Substitution: Successful completion of a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization, natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, psychology, education, communication, architecture, data analytics/computer science, healthcare ad min, mathematics, management, and information technology. OR Combo of specialized experience & education:A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes reviewing policies, regulations, and guidance pertaining to existing automated systems and the operational needs of the organization; supporting assigned automated acquisition or financial systems; using automated systems to review data input and output; verifying data accuracy using acquisition or financial system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education Substitution: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization, natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, psychology, education, communication, architecture, data analytics/computer science, healthcare ad min, mathematics, management, ad information technology. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsCustomer ServiceProblem SolvingTechnical Competence

Education

Continued from Qualifications:
GS-12:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes analyzing policies, regulations, and guidance for existing systems and operational needs of the organization; reviewing procedures and recommending changes for efficient operational management of assigned systems; monitoring efficiency and results of operational systems through review of computer input and output; analyzing data in contracting or financial systems to verify data accuracy and resolve data conflicts; utilizing Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) or equivalent system to verify data accuracy. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Education can be substituted for experience at the GS-7/9/11 grade levels.
Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-12 grade level.

GS-07: 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-05).
GS-09: 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-07).
GS-11: 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-09).
GS-12: 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-11).

Applicants must confirm eligibility and minimum qualification requirements within 30 calendar days of the closing date of the announcement.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address BV-APF-W6QK5A ARMY CONTRACTING CMD-DETROIT DO NOT MAIL Warren, MI 48397 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk