This position is located in the Enterprise Acquisition Center (EAC), Office of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, DC.Relocation expenses will not be paid. THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.

Duties

Reviews unique, controversial, sensitive and complex cost plus fixed fee (CPFF); cost plus award fee (CPAF); time and materials (T&M); and labor hour (L/H) contracts, and ensures random sampling of other contractual efforts. Monitors, documents and facilitates required qualifications for contracting officer warrants based upon training, experience and integrity of individuals nominated for such appointments in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The incumbent ensures contracting officers and contracting officer representatives are properly appointed and comply with qualification standards. Provides expert advice and guidance to all program office staff and management and makes recommendations to the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) and the Deputy Chiefs.

Requirements

• FCC Employees Only
• Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Current FCC employees must provide SF-50 verifying grade & status.
• Education-Transcripts Required

Qualifications

Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.  Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.   To be deemed as qualified, candidates must meet the qualification requirements, both Part A AND Part B. GS-14 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PART A-BASIC OPM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 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 A 4-year course of study leading to 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. OR C. 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 under Paragraph D. D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs 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 Paragraph 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 on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action. AND PART B-Specialized Experience To be deemed as qualified, candidates must have one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience: 1. Reviewing complex cost plus fixed fee (CPFF), cost plus award fee (CPAF), time and materials (T&M) and labor hour (L/H) contracts. 2. Determining the most appropriate action(s) to be taken on specific solicitations and contract actions. 3. Developing, maintaining and publishing contract policies and procedures necessary to implement the FAR. 4. Demonstrating a range of government contracting activities including acquisition planning/negotiation, evaluation of proposals, and contract cost and price proposal evaluation.5. Experience using Genesis to ensure that the FCC's contract management system is current and fully functional.6. Experience providing broad policy guidance on complex contractual matters. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, District of Columbia 20554 United States
• Name: Kristin Young
• Phone: 540-303-8108
• Email: [email protected]