This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Federal Assistance and Acquisition Management, Office of Acquisitions Management and Policy. The duty location for this position is in Rockville, MD. For more information about OFAAM click the "Learn more about the Agency" section. **Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health and Human Services through this vacancy announcement.**

Duties

As the Division Director, your major duties and responsibilities include: Providing expert advice and guidance on matters related to acquisition contract management and policy to the HRSA top management staff and other officials. Reviewing acquisition plans to ensure completeness and compliance to applicable regulations, policies, and law. Overseeing the evaluation of contract proposals and approval of all source selection documentations to obtain the most favorable terms and conditions for the government. Serving as a Senior Contracting Office and assisting the Head of Contracting Activity and Deputy Head of Contracting Activity in managing the HRSA centralized, nationwide automated contracting program. Providing leadership, direction, professional and technical guidance in the development and supervision of staff and team leads in their respective division. Leading supervisory decision (e.g., hiring, work assignments, performance ratings, awards, promotions, team building, training, and professional development.). NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Requirements

• U. S. Citizenship is required.
• All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Federal applicants must submit an SF-50 to show status and time-in-grade.
• Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
• This position has an education requirement - transcripts are required.
• A one year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)

Qualifications

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 04/19/2024 Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level, you must meet all of the following requirements and provide all required supporting documentation by the closing date of the announcement. 1. Education: You must have completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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. You must provide unofficial transcripts as verification that you meet this education requirement by the closing date of this announcement. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade. 2. Training: Completed all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions, including at least 4-years' experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. This position has a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Professional, or equivalent requirement at the level 3, which is the advanced or senior level. All applicants MUST submit, as part of their application package, documentation that provides proof of a current and valid federal acquisition certification. The acceptable federal acquisition certificates are the following: Federal Acquisition Contracting Professional Federal Acquisition Contracting Level III Department of Defense administered certificate professional Contracting Certification equal to Level III such as Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Federal Contacting Level III Applicants who do not submit, as part of their application packages, documentation that allows HR to verify their current and valid federal acquisition contracting certification will not be considered further for this position. IF SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW, YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR CURRENT CONTINUOUS LEARNING POINTS (CLPs) REPORT. In addition to the requirements above, in order to qualify for this GS-15 position, your resume must demonstrate that you have one full year of minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-14 level in the federal service. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. Examples of the minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-14 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Serving as a Contract Officer responsible for leading the complete life cycle (i.e., pre-award and post-award) of federal acquisitions for equipment, software, and services. AND Providing technical leadership, staff coordination in any phase of the federal contracting process (e.g., pre-solicitation, solicitation, negotiation, award, post-award administration). 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A competency is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): LEADERSHIP - Inspires, motivates ang guides others toward goal accomplishment; coaches and mentors subordinates; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations; models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for individuals by applying these values to daily behaviors. CONTRACTING/PROCUREMENT - Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements (for example, Federal Acquisitions Regulations) for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration. ACQUISITION PLANNING - Develops and guides program management through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling acquisition needs in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost in accordance with Federal and Departmental regulations, policies and procedures. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT - Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12368609 Current status candidates must provide an SF-50 that allows HR to verify that they meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please Note: An SF-50 for the current year pay adjustment is NOT acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2024 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG). To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, please provide any of the following SF-50s: Competitive or Career-ladder promotion to your highest grade (this does NOT include 120 day temporary promotions) Regular Within Range Increase (WRI) or With In Grade (WGI) increase at your highest grade (this does not include quality step increases (QSIs). Competitive career/career-conditional appointment to your highest grade. SF-50 at your highest grade held, that is at least one year older than the announcement closing date of 04/19/2024. Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video... Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades) to document that you have met the education requirement. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required prior to your starting work.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.

Contacts

• Address Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: AskHR HRSA Helpdesk
• Phone: (301) 443-3780
• Email: [email protected]