The Office of Procurement at NASA Headquarters is seeking candidates to serve as a Procurement Strategic Operations Division Deputy. Oversees professionals performing pre-award, award, and post-award contracting for the agency. Providing procurement solutions, leveraging innovation, regulatory analysis, and providing guidance to leadership on all phases of the federal acquisition life cycle.

Duties

Serves as a deputy to the Director of Procurement Strategic Operations Division, provides guidance to technical procurement leadership on all phases of the federal acquisition life cycle. Manages resources and identifies strategic objectives for the organization. Leads integrated teams through acquisition strategies, competitions and negotiations, business and contract for diverse problem sets and centers. Leads the team in all requests from NASA filed installations for deviations to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the NASA FAR supplement, and all Determinations and Findings requiring approval at the Headquarters level. Serves as a subject matter expert and technical advisor with knowledge and experience in researching legislation, Executive Orders, acquisition regulations, and other contracting guidance, policy, and procedures necessary to execute contracts. Oversees Source Evaluation Boards and source selection activities for major program selections made at Headquarters. Maintains systems of selection and review of acquisition documents and meetings to establish acquisition strategies, which includes plans, request for proposals, justifications for other than full and open competition and contractual instruments. Leads the formulation of procurement reviews and recommends improvements to legislation, acquisition initiatives, contracting guidance, and procedures in collaboration with team members and internal and external stakeholders. Performs a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASAs commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• Selectee will have a designated "Home Center, but may be assigned to support programs or projects at any NASA Center using virtual tools and capabilities.
• Selectee(s) will be required to work ON-SITE at the duty location selected.
• This position may require a one-year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

You must meet all three requirements listed below; unless you are covered by an exception: The mandatory Basic Requirement shown in the Education section below; Specialized experience and/or directly related education, as shown below, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of this position; and Certification/Training requirements. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Leading or managing procurement teams/projects responsible for developing acquisition strategy for multi-million/billion acquisitions and long-term contracts; reviewing price/cost analysis and cost estimating using advanced techniques and methods; Making authoritative decisions and providing technical guidance to Senior Leadership and Agency staff to coordinate and collaborate on acquisition operations that may include market research, acquisition planning, source selection, and other contract award and post award actions; Leading the formulating of procurement policy, and providing recommendations on improvements for legislation, Executive Orders, acquisition regulations, and other contracting guidance, policy, procedures in consultation with team members, internal and external stakeholders. Certification/Training for GS -15 You must meet one of the following requirements to be considered for this position: A. Certification: Possess a valid level III Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting (FAC-C) or FAC-C (Professional) or level III Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification or DAWIA Professional. OR B. Training: Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for level III Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting (FAC-C) (NASA-FAC-C-Curriculum-Table.pdf), and at least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least one year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. To be hired for this position, you must possess a valid level III Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting (FAC-C) or FAC-C (Professional) or level III Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification or DAWIA Professional or must have already completed all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for level III FAC-C and/or FAC-C Professional. If you are currently certified, you may be asked to provide evidence of continuous learning to verify your existing certification. If you are not currently certified, you must apply for certification within 30 days after your start date in this position. List your FAC-C or DAWIA certification level and date of certification. If you are not currently certified, but have completed the mandatory procurement training, list the training that you have completed to date. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. Waiver: For this position, applicants that possess the specialized experience outlined above but do not currently meet the education or training requirements may be eligible to receive the required FAC-C certification. The education or training requirements above may be waived if the NASA Senior Procurement Executive certifies that an 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. If you are hired for this position, you will have up to two years from your start date to obtain FAC-C Level III and/or FAC-C Professional certification, as applicable, under a waiver of the education requirement or up to eighteen months from your start date to meet the training requirement and receive FAC-C Level III certification and/or FAC-C Professional certification, as applicable. If you do not meet the education or training requirements before the period expires, you will be demoted or removed from this position. The ideal candidate has experience recommending, developing, and implementing policies and procedures to procure supplies, services, for construction or research and development projects using formal advertising or negotiation procedures to evaluate contract price proposals and policies. Leading or managing procurement teams/projects responsible for developing acquisition strategy for multi-million/billion acquisitions and long-term contracts; reviewing price/cost analysis and cost estimating using advanced techniques and methods; Making authoritative decisions and providing technical guidance to Senior Leadership and Agency staff to coordinate and collaborate on acquisition operations that may include market research, acquisition planning, source selection, and other contract award and post award actions; Leading the formulating of procurement policy, and providing recommendations on improvements for legislation, Executive Orders, acquisition regulations, and other contracting guidance, policy, procedures in consultation with team members, internal and external stakeholders.

Education

Basic Requirement:

1. Completion of 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 at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.

AND

2. A 4-year course of study leading to a minimum of 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.

NOTE: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the basic education requirements for positions they occupied on January 1, 2000; only including positions at the same grade.

U.S. degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

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. These education credentials must be 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/.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address NASA Headquarters 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]