About the Position: This position is with Contracting Division, National Contracting Organization, East Region Branch located in Los Angeles, California. Relocation or Recruitment incentive may be authorized if found in the best interest of the Government.

Duties

The incumbent works directly for the District Contracting Chief, exercising independent judgment and discretion as a technical subject matter expert, "Senior" (unlimited warrant) Contracting Officer and a Supervisory Branch Chief. Accomplishes both pre-award and post-award contracting functions to support District and Region missions when accomplished through contracts, for specialized procurement programs of significant importance to the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Contracts typically extend over several years; are unique and present significant problems to overcome; and involve complex programs, services, or construction. As the Senior Supervisory Contracting Officer over the Branch, has complete authority or oversight for all contractual actions and phases of the program including initial planning, requirements definition and determining contracting type. Work involves the full range of contract specializations including acquisition planning, solicitation, negotiation, cost and price analysis, evaluation and award, and administration for all contract types including cost reimbursable and other types.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Financial Disclosure Statement (OGE-450) is required.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Technology and Logistics position and employee must meet DoDI 5000.66 requirements.

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 EmployeesInteragency 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 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. Basic Requirement for Supervisory Contract Specialist GS-1102-14: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution and 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. (The 24 semester hour requirement can be obtained within the bachelor's degree OR in addition to the degree.) OR Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current DoD employee, in any occupational series, who has served on or before September 30, 2000, as follows: (1) Served as a GS/equivalent-1102 position or contracting officer position with authority to award or administer contracts above the SAT in any Federal agency, OR (2) Served as a military member in a comparable military occupational specialty; OR (B) you are a current member of the armed forces who occupied a position within an occupational specialty similar to the GS-1102 series on or before September 30, 2000. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes serving as contracting officer responsible for all phases of the acquisition process; reviewing pre/post award contracting actions and monitoring procurement systems for content and accuracy; exercise the full breadth of authority through participation in acquisition planning, contract formation, administration; and managing personnel functions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementCommunicationsContract ManagementContracting SupportContracting/Procurement 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-13).

Education

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RI-W2ST01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-LOS ANGELES DO NOT MAIL Los Angeles, CA 90017 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk