Job opening: Lead Contract Compliance Specialist
Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: May 03 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
"The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), through strategic partnerships, prepares the federal law enforcement community to safeguard America's people, property, and institutions." We are a unique inter-agency organization preparing the next generation of law enforcement officers to meet our Nation's most pressing security challenges." Click here to learn more.
Duties
Serving as a Lead Contract Compliance Specialist GS-1101-12 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is located within the Cheltenham Administration Division (CAD), under the Mission and Readiness Support Directorate (MRSD) and located in Cheltenham, Maryland.
Typical duties include:
Planning and exercising management control and providing administration and quality assurance functions of assigned on-going service contracts.
Providing management support for assigned contracts and is officially appointed as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
Collaborating between contractor, FLETC functional activities, partnering organizations, other government agencies and industry, and the Contracting Officer to identify methods for improvement to enhance successful completion of contracts and customer satisfaction.
Reviewing planning and programming documents and data affecting assigned contracts to determine impact on training aspects of logistics support.
Responsible for developing a budget analysis for each contract annually and preparing the necessary documents to obtain yearly contract funds.
Reviewing documents developed by other Contract Compliance Specialists and providing technical guidance and assistance as needed in preparing documents.
Preparing and presenting oral reports and formal presentations to senior management, other Federal and state agencies, and contractors frequently representing FLETC as an official spokesperson.
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Must successfully pass a background investigation for Suitability/Fitness (5N – Non-Sensitive, Moderate Risk).
- Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). For more information visit: https://www.afge.org/about-us/afge-at-a-glance/.?
- Must possess and maintain a valid state issued driver's license to conduct official government business.
- Occasional travel may be required.
- Overtime may be required.
- Weekends and federal holidays may be required.
- This position is Emergency Essential and required to sustain FLETC’s operations under all conditions, e.g., in the event of a localized emergency situation, such as inclement weather, interruptions to power, or dismissal or closure of DHS operations.
- Must possess and maintain Federal Acquisition Certification - Contracting Officer Representative (FAC-COR) Level III certification; or have the requisite experience to obtain and maintain certification.
- Required to complete an OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of starting your federal employment and annually thereafter as long as you occupy a position that requires financial disclosure reporting.
- This position is eligible for situational-only telework based on agency policy.
- You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
Qualifications
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. Please visit www.fletc.gov/site-page/employment-faqs website for further guidance regarding this page limit.
This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF). If your resume doesn't demonstrate possession of the SPF, you will be rated ineligible. The Selective Placement Factor (SPF) for this position is: In order to be considered for this position you must possess Federal Acquisition Certification - Contracting Officer Representative (FACCOR) Level III certification; OR have the requisite experience to obtain and maintain certification. Please provide a copy of your FACCOR Level III certification and include your contracting experience in your resume.
In addition to the selective placement factor, you must have possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level reviewing planning/programming documents affecting facilities management contracts; developing a budget analysis for contracts and preparing the necessary documents to obtain contract funds for facilities management contracts; and performing inspections/audits to assure compliance with specifications and evaluating the adequacy of contractors' quality assurance/control procedures.
All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Veterans: Qualified veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are listed in the best-qualified category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level, or higher. (This position is not considered scientific/professional.). Other 10-point preference eligibles and veterans with 5-point preference who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements are placed above non-preference eligibles within the category in which they qualify. View information on veterans' preference.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibilityon OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this job announcement.
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