You will serve as a GENERAL BUSINESS & INDUSTRY SPECIALIST in the Command Offices Group, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Duties

You will review procurement requests originated primarily at NAWCAD Patuxent River for the purpose of determining susceptibility of performance by Small Disadvantaged Business, Women owned Small Business, etc. You will participate in the acquisition planning process for NAWCAD contracts and reviews formal acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, and consolidation justifications to ensure SB policies and procedures are addressed. You will work closely with contracting and procurement requirements personnel early in the procurement planning process. You will provide advice and inputs to the Director, NAWCAD Pax OSBP on yearly SB targets. You will evaluate performance and suggests potential remedies for failures to meet assigned targets. You will assist the Director, NAWCAD Pax OSBP, in establishing and maintaining SB education and training programs for NAWCAD acquisition and contracts personnel. You will ensure NAWCAD PAX Industry Days, Conferences, and other items of interest to the SB community are posted to the NAVAIR OSBP website in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Working closely with contracting and procurement requirements personnel early in the procurement planning process to ensure SB are afforded maximum practicable opportunity in procurements awarded sole source or competitively to large businesses in accordance with SB law, regulation, and policy. 2) Providing advice to management, technical, and contracts personnel regarding monitoring the progress of large businesses in meeting SB subcontracting goals and SB utilization during contract performance. 3) Evaluating performances and suggests potential remedies for failures to meet assigned targets. 4) Evaluating effectiveness of existing programs, recommending improvements to meet important, new, or revised policies and goals and to overcome problems or unsatisfactory results. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]