*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE AND POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION EMPLOYEES. OTHER APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Duties

In-Office Requirement: The U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, values collaboration, teamwork, and effective communication to foster our dynamic working and learning environment. The position adheres to our agency's telework policy and requires an in-office presence of at least two days per pay period. Remote work is not authorized for this role. This announcement provides the opportunity for a reassignment/promotion to the position of Contracting Officer Specialist on the Contracting Team under Mission Support located in Arlington, VA. The successful candidate will serve as a Contracting Officer Specialist and expert technical authority for the agency in the areas of contracting and procurement. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing excellent customer service in contracting and procurement by resolving significant and complex contracting issues, creating innovative solutions for customer needs, and working well with customers from all OIG components. Bring your skills and voice to our team! This position is being advertised at the Specialist Band level, equivalent to a GS-14. The salary range for this position is $139,395.00 - $181,216.00. The salary figures include locality pay. Please note that the duties and responsibilities associated with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs at the time of hire. The following description of major duties and responsibilities is only intended to give applicants a general overview of the expectations. Plans, negotiates, leads, awards, and/or administers complex procurements of goods, systems, or services with specialized, state-of-the-art, critical, or scarce requirements. The procurements are characterized by a lack of any previous pricing data, usually require the use of labor hour or fixed price contracts, multi-year contracts and extensive use of subcontractors, funding that may need to be committed, obligated, and expended within the same fiscal year, involve frequent changes in terms, and conditions, and similar difficulties. Develops innovative contractual arrangements to meet complex requirements, such as incentives, performance-based quality assurance planning, or tasking instruction contracts. Ability to procure complex studies, technical and professional services, training services, specialized equipment, or IT supplies & services. Audits or reviews major acquisitions of similar complexity. Presents findings and recommends corrective actions and policy or procedure improvements. Reviews, advises on, develops, and recommends operating unit-wide or agency-wide procurement processes, systems, procedures, and/or policies. Researches and advises on best contracting practices across the Government, using resources such as the Federal Acquisition Regulation, benchmarking, other agencies' policies, blogs, discussion boards and GAO findings. Works independently, with minimal supervision, on complex procurement actions. Exercises good judgment and discretion. Responsible for all actions related to acquisition planning, solicitation, evaluation, negotiations, contract award, contract administration and contract management functions. Provides excellent customer service to clients, works well in a team setting, responsive to clients' inquiries and issues, demonstrates flexibility and agility in procurement strategies, and good judgment. Ability to prioritize workload and effectively juggle multiple, competing requirements.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain Background Investigation security clearance
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government-issued credit card
• May be required to successfully complete a 12-month probationary period
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be able to pass a background investigation
• Must be able to pass a drug screening and medical assessment questionnaire

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS You must meet the minimum qualifications listed below. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, with at least 24 semester hours in subject related to purchasing, such as accounting, business, finance, commercial (business) law, economics, quantitative analysis, marketing, contracting, or purchasing, organization, or management. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions, and you must have at least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions including 1 year of specialized experience in performing the full range of pre-award and post-award activities on various contract types such as fixed price, fixed price economic price adjustment, various cost type contracts, requirements contracts, performance-based acquisitions, and multiple award schedules. 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 to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selected agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of bullets A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision- making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this bullet D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency based on a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within the agency without additional waiver action. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of both Federal Acquisition Regulations and Postal Service Supplying Principles and Practice DAWIA Level III, FAC-C Level III Certification, OR FAC-C Professional Certification NCMA Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) or Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) EVALUATION FACTORS You must have the experience, knowledge, and skills as listed in EACH of the evaluation factors. Failure to demonstrate that you meet all the evaluation factor requirements as listed below will result in a score of zero (0); an ineligible status, and you will not be referred for further consideration. Include your major accomplishments relevant to the position requirements in your resume. You must clearly address each one of these factors in your resume or cover letter. Resume should not exceed 2 pages. Knowledge of, and experience with, the Federal Acquisition Regulations, Postal Service Supplying Principles and Practices, and/or other federal acquisition policies, processes, and procedures. Experience working with multiple contract types and arrangements, such as Labor Hour, Time and Material, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Basic Ordering Agreements, multiple award contracts, incentive contracts, performance-based contracting. Extensive experience in cost and price analysis and developing Business Clearances or Pre-negotiation Memorandums. Extensive experience issuing orders from GSA schedules, GSA IDIQs, and NASA SEWP. Experience in acquisition planning, solicitations, evaluation, negotiations, contract award, contract administration and contract management functions. Experience in procuring specialized services or equipment; or IT supplies/services. Superior customer service skills, including the ability to work with a team and develop and maintain effective working relationships with others from within and outside the agency with differing backgrounds and points of view.

Education

Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation here: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred. Special Instructions for Candidates with Foreign Education: Education completed outside the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in U.S. education programs. You must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S. credential evaluation service to interpret equivalency of your education against courses given in U.S. accredited colleges and universities. For further information visit: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address MS Contracts 1735 North Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209 US
• Name: Vacancy Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]