Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Acquisition and Business Specialists provide advice, guidance, and support to Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal contracting staff and mission partners for the effective use of various strategic source vehicles to meet acquisition needs.

Duties

Serve as a subject matter expert in Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and other acquisition solutions. Provide acquisition planning and market research support, participates in procurement planning meetings to advise program officials of recommended strategies, and assists mission partners in the development of Contract Requirements Packages (CRP). Recommend changes to guidance and/or procedures based upon research evaluations of acquisition policies, Category Management spend and other related data and/or trends. Exercise judgment in performance of research, analysis and strategy execution of solutions that offer efficiencies to the acquisition and business management process relative to the implementation of Category Management principles. Advise organization on matters pertaining to acquisition, contracting, and program management procedures. Serve as an industry/mission partner support liaison on behalf of ACC-RSA, advising industry and customer representatives on matters related to strategic sources and solutions deployed. Advise organization on matters pertaining to acquisition, contracting, and program management procedures.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Foundational Certification or Contracting Professional within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Must submit Financial Disclosure Report, OGE 450, upon entry into position and annually thereafter.
• 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.
• Business travel required 5% of the time.

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 WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 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. To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience: One year of experience of specialized experience which includes: 1) Coordinating with personnel for acquisition, procurement, and/or project management of government acquisition programs; 2) Reviewing contracts for compliance with acquisition program requirements; AND 3) Interpreting acquisition business practices. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education cannot be substituted for experience. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Acquisition StrategyCommunicationsContracting/ProcurementInformation Management 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).

Contacts

• Address AD-W6QK1A ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND REDSTONE DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk