See QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION for important information about this position. This position is located in the centralized acquisition function for the Social Security Administration. Incumbent serves as an acquisition official and performs acquisition assignments in support of agency goals and initiatives. See DUTIES for additional responsibilities of this position.

Duties

Plan, analyze or evaluate acquisition programs. Conduct reviews of headquarters and field contracting activities to ensure conformance with regulatory requirements and acquisition practices. Develop, implement and promulgate acquisition policies and procedures and/or provide advice and guidance to Agency acquisition personnel and those with delegated acquisition authority concerning a variety of acquisition issues. Preparation of reports to higher monitoring authorities; receives, reviews and acts on Congressional inquiries, OMB, IG and GAO requests.

Requirements

• All application materials must be received by the closing date. All application forms submitted become the property of SSA Human Resources. Requests for copies of application documents will not be accepted.
• Applicants must be in good standing. Applicants must have a fully successful rating of record. Official Personnel Folders will not be reviewed.
• See QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS and HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED sections for more information about this position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this GS-13 Procurement Analyst position you must demonstrate: (1) the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for the federal GS-1102 series AND (2) at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience (1) INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR) A. Completion of all mandatory training* prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher 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 (described below) and must have provided you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the work of the position. (*SSA does not currently have mandatory training requirements for progression to GS-13 or higher contracting positions.) AND B. A 4-year course of study resulting in 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. 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, unless granted a waiver. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE IOR CLAIM WILL NOT RECEIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION. See REQUIRED DOCUMENTS for more information on demonstrating this educational requirement. (2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE must have been gained in a federal position at or above GS-12 OR (if your position and/or experience is in another federal pay scale OR outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level of responsibility and difficulty equivalent to GS-12. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is work that primarily consists of planning and evaluating procurement programs; reviewing proposed contract actions for conformance with regulatory requirements and procurement practices; and providing guidance to contracting personal on a variety of procurement issues. SAMPLE DUTIES THAT DEMONSTRATE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE INCLUDE: -- providing technical advice to management and contracting officers and advising on matters pertaining to contracting policies and procedures; -- developing guidance material for contracting personnel; -- providing informational material to inform, clarify and explain regulatory and policy changes and to note recurring errors observed during contract review; -- conducting reviews of contracts or contract changes within predetermined categories based on dollar value, method of acquisition and other factors; -- reviewing contract documents for appropriate contract type, pricing provisions, selection of source, acquisition method, determinations and findings, documentation, clarity of contract terms, propriety of cited funds and need for issuance of unpriced contractual documents; and -- locating errors and returning to buyer for correction. If you have this experience, your resume must describe, in your own words, the duties you perform that demonstrate it. Since Specialized Experience also has a time component, it must be evident that the duties you describe are at the required level for at least 52 weeks. Reviewers cannot assume you perform duties you don't describe. An affirmative response to the online questionnaire is not sufficient to demonstrate experience. Specialized Experience must be met by the closing date of this announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (i.e., IOR and Specialized Experience) must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Federal applicants for promotion must have at least 52 weeks at GS-12. Time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Position is assigned to: SSA / DCBFM Office of Acquisition and Grants (OAG) Office of Acquisition Services (OAS) Vacancy may be filled at any of these locations: Boston (Region I) - JFK Federal Building, Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 (Suffolk County) Chicago (Region V) - Harold Washington Social Security Center, 600 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661 (Cook County) Dallas (Region VI) - 1301 Young Street, Dallas, Texas 75202 (Dallas County) Denver (Region VIII) - Rogers Federal Building, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado 80294 (Denver County) New York (Region II) - 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278 (New York County) Seattle (Region X) - 701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104 (King County)

Education

This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) that must be supported with an appropriate transcript, even if you already hold a federal 1102 series position.

DO NOT SUBMIT A DIPLOMA IN LIEU OF A FULL TRANSCRIPT.

TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE LEGIBLE or you may not receive credit for completed courses.

TRANSCRIPTS -- submit a copy of your full transcript showing your name, the name of the school, the degree conferred, course title(s), number of credits, grades and date of completion. If you attended more than one college or university, submit transcripts for all schools attended.

Your degree must include (or be supplemented by) 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
(1) accounting
(2) business
(3) finance
(4) law
(5) contracts
(6) purchasing
(7) economics
(8) industrial management
(9) marketing
(10) quantitative methods or
(11) organization and management

Since course titles do not always indicate that a course pertains to a creditable field, highlight qualifying courses to ensure they are given consideration.

If your degree is supplemented by 24 semester hours in creditable fields (or any portion of the 24 semester hours was completed as a supplement to your degree) you must submit the transcript for your degree AND the transcript showing the creditable semester hours.
This may require you to print a copy of your transcript, highlight the qualifying courses and upload the highlighted copy to this vacancy announcement.

If selected, you may be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of your appointment.

Read the QUALIFICATIONS section carefully to understand what your transcript must demonstrate.

Foreign Education: If your transcripts show education completed in foreign colleges or universities, you must also provide documentation 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 a conventional/accredited U.S. education program; or that full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address DCBFM - OAG 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 US
• Name: OPE Staffing DCBFM
• Phone: 410-965-1234
• Email: [email protected]