This vacancy is for a Supervisory Contracting Officer Representative position in the Decennial Contracts Execution Office located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line - Suitland Station.

Duties

Directs mid-level managers and staff to plan, develop, and conduct activities associated with contract oversight. Performs contract officer responsibilities on contracts initiated specifically for the Decennial Census program. Provides expert consultation, guidance, and support to other contract officers and team managers. Providing direction to contract officers and technical leads to validate accuracy of invoices; reviewing and validating cost forecasts provided by vendors; gathering and reporting monthly performance metrics, etc. Supervising the completion of and updates to contract related documents and reports, including contract tracking documents and leading contracts status update meetings with contract officers and applicable decennial directorate personnel. Collecting, reviewing, auditing, and analyzing data regarding operations, internal use software, contracts and activities, budget and financial data, and other similar statistical data.

Requirements

• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• U.S. Citizen
• Suitable for Federal employment.
• Registered for Selective Service if applicable. (www.sss.gov)
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by closing date.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• You will be required to complete a financial disclosure (OGE-450).

Qualifications

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Contracting Officer Representative, 1101, 14, FPL GS-14 positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This vacancy is advertised under 2 different announcements. Please read the 'Who May Apply' section carefully to determine your eligibility. If you are not eligible under this announcement, please see 23-DCEO-12234609-DE-KH, Supervisory Contracting Officer Representative, GS-1101-14. Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: supporting and coordinating contract work, identifying and resolving issues through proactive work with the contractor and subject matter experts; assessing the productivity and effectiveness of contracts; serving as Contracting Officer Representative for IT objects and working with teams towards the completion of large and complex projects; working on a technical evaluation team, conducting proposal evaluation (cost/price evaluation and past performance evaluation), using evaluations factors, assessing offerors' ability to perform technical requirements, writing consensus reports; applying and managing quality assurance and control processes for large-scale projects; monitoring and measuring contract performance objectively and quantitatively. Education: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Associate Director for Decennial Census Program 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233 US
• Name: Kimberly Humphrey
• Phone: 301-763-1529
• Email: [email protected]