About the Position: This Acquisition Analyst position is assigned to US Army Acquisition Support Center, JPEO Armaments and Ammunition PD, Joint Services, located at Picatinny, NJ. JPEO A&A is located at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey and is comprised of four Project Management offices; PM Close Combat Systems, PM Combat Ammunition Systems, PM Maneuver Ammunition Systems, PM Towed Artillery Systems, and two Project Director office; PD Joint Services and PD Joint Bombs.

Duties

Review, approves, or redirects procurement planning. Identifies within programs/projects assigned those large-scale subsystems, components, and services to be acquired by contract. Plans, develops, and establishes the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition program for the organization. Advises program officials of the procurement objectives to be used, and assists in the preparation of statements of work, determination and findings, and solicitation documents. Performs detailed analysis of all elements of cost in contractor proposals and conducts necessary coordination, which may result in competitive range determinations. Provides oversight for necessary modifications to clarify questions concerning such topics as specification changes, language ambiguities, or clarification of contract clauses. Develops new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contract arrangement. Headquarters involving regulations, laws, and good business practices.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
• Selectees must meet position requirements for Professional certification in the Acquisition Career Field Contracting within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Business travel required up to 25% of the time.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 2 years by current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition. 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 Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience is defined as: 1) Developing and implementing acquisition/contracting strategy from inception through execution to include Acquisition Requirements Package (ARP) development; 2) Developing local policy based on the Federal Acquisition Regulation/Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR/DFAR); and3) Advising Program Manager's on all issues regarding contracts planning, awards and execution as well as contract closeout. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03 or GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Acquisition StrategyCommunicationsPlanning and EvaluatingProgram Management

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address AD-W6DTAA US ARMY ACQUISITION SUPPORT CENTER DO NOT MAIL Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk