You will serve as a SMALL BUSINESS DEPUTY DIRECTOR (NAWCAD SMALL BUSINESS DEPUTY DIRECTOR) in the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The duty location of this position is Patuxent River, Maryland.

Duties

You will provide professional advice and assistance to acquisition managers, contract specialists, and leadership on Federal, DoD, Navy, and NAVAIR policy and procedures governing Small Business participation in NAWCAD acquisitions. You will plan, direct, control and report the activities of NAWCAD-Pax in all matters relating to Small Business development and participation in NAWCAD Programs/procurements. You will analyze information from a wide variety of sources and corporate applications, operations/workload data, business/budget data, and resource/workforce data. You will assure integration in the procurement planning process by coordinating with other technical acquisition specialists. You will participate in meetings to gather and exchange pertinent information. You will act as command liaison regarding all aspects of the procurement process. You will conduct site surveys and capability briefings of prospective contractors seeking to do business at this activity in order determine their technical and business competence.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position is a designated Critical Acquisition Position (CAP). You must sign a three-year tenure agreement prior to assuming the position unless a tenure waiver is approved.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS 12/13 grade level or pay band (DA-05) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Coordinating and working with the Small Business Administration to assure local procurement policies and practices are in conformance with public law and regulations; 2) Serving as a representative on various committees and councils that develop policy from statutes and Executive Orders; 3) Analyzing comments and recommendations contained in reports from internal oversight groups and in congressional oversight reports and determining if policy or procedural changes are necessary to eliminate problems addressed in these reports; 4) Coordinating inquiries and requests for advice from Small Business concerns on acquisition matters; and 5) Identifying and matching Small Business capabilities with potential procurements and recommending these sources to the Program Managers (PMs) and Procuring Contracting Officers (PCOs), technical personnel, and other acquisition professionals. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]