Job opening: SUPV CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Salary: $139 395 - 191 900 per year
Published at: Jul 03 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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.
About the Position: This position is located in the US Army Contracting Command - Redstone ACC-RSA, Letterkenny Army Depot, Contracting Off ice, Chambersburg, PA.
Duties
Provide direction and guidance through subordinate supervisors and/or team leaders to a group of professional, technical and support personnel.
Review negotiation strategies on major procurements providing guidance.
Perform administrative, technical, and supervisory duties in all aspects of personnel management.
Exercise full responsibility in the application of contract and procurement laws, rules, regulations, decision, other directives and sound business judgment.
Initiate, develop, and recommend contracting policy and procedures for guidance and control of contracting activities.
Apply procurement laws, rules, regulations, decisions and other directives and sound business judgement on all contractual actions.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- The position is Non-Critical Sensitive (2) requiring a Secret security clearance or the incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- This position requires submission of a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually thereafter.
- The duties of this position require occasional temporary duty (TDY) travel of up to 10% of the time.
- This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for (Contracting Professional-C) certification within 36 months as of entrance on duty.
- Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period.
- Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period
- Selectee may have to sign a statement of understanding for the position
- This is a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP).
- This position requires a 3-year tenure agreement. Must sign DD Form 2888 (Critical Acquisition Position Service Agreement) and execute, as a condition of employment, a written tenure agreement.
Qualifications
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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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.
**You must submit a copy of ALL your transcripts with this application package, which includes your bachelor's transcripts even if you have a master's degree.
****Basic Requirement (IOR) for Contract Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. (Official Transcripts must be submitted with conferred date.)
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Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000;
OR
(B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000.
In addition to the basic education requirement listed above, you must also meet the specialized experience requirement listed below:
Specialized Experience: In order to qualify for this position, an applicant's resume must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1). Reviewing negotiation strategies on major contracts; 2). Overseeing the daily operations of acquisition through various methods (i.e., team leads, committee chairs); 3). Performing administrative, technical, and lead or supervisory duties; and 4). Interpreting laws, regulations, and policies to execute contractual actions for procurement activities.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level 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:
Contracting/ProcurementCustomer ServiceLeadershipOrganizational Awareness
All Current Federal Employees MUST attach a current SF-50 for consideration. Without a SF-50, your application will be considered incomplete.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Basic Education Requirement (IOR) for Contract Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
(Official Transcripts must be submitted with conferred date.)
**You must submit a copy of ALL your transcripts with this application package, which includes your bachelor's transcripts even if you have a Master's degree.**
Contacts
- Address AD-W6QK14 ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND REDSTONE
DO NOT MAIL
Chambersburg, PA 17201
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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