Acquisition Manager Job in Fort Belvoir, VA

Vacancy No. MCAD245072950076HQ Department U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
Salary $139,395.00 to $191,900.00 Grade 4 to 4
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 11/6/2024 Close Date 11/22/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Fort Belvoir, VA


Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for AcqDemo Business and Technical Management Career Path (NH) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This Acquisition Manager position is assigned to the Program Executive Office, Command Control Communications and Network (PEO C3N), PMO Tactical Network, PDL AIT, located in Fort Belvoir, VA.

Duties

  • Provide advice to Project Management staff concerning the contractual/ procurement aspects of highly complex, high monetary value, rapid and long-term acquisitions for Security Cooperation / Security Assistance / Foreign Military Sales cases.
  • Perform the full spectrum of planning, development of the Acquisition Requirements Package (ARP), and support of the pre-award and post award actions.
  • Serve as the Acquisition/Program Management Branch Lead and as such recommend final approval of acquisitions for the accomplishment of projects/programs.
  • Serve as the organization’s primary representative on procurement task forces.
  • Make reports to higher headquarters on status of contracts.
  • Monitor and provide training, as necessary, for ethics programs such as Standards of Conduct and Procurement Integrity.
  • Manage the complete acquisition program for designated major systems/equipment throughout the entire life cycle of assigned very complex systems.
  • Plan, develop and establish the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition program for the organization.
  • Prepare and maintains current acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts and related schedules.
  • Provide acquisition expertise for the analysis, evaluation, approving or redirecting of the strategy, plans, and techniques of pre-award and post-award functions involving highly specialized procurements.
  • Establish, plan for and in support of acquisition reform leads or serve on Source Selection Evaluation Boards or Technical Evaluation Boards to analyze proposals to ensure conformance with PM’s initial weapon systems acquisition requirements.
  • Conduct reviews of contract specifications or contract changes.
  • Review for appropriates 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 contractual documents.
  • Coordinate with accounting, legal and other specialist as necessary.
  • Respond to a wide variety of inquiries, including formal protests and congressional inquiries.
  • Serve as an advisor to project officials in planning meetings in the development of long-range acquisition plans and strategies.
  • Direct the training of technical personnel to improve acquisition practices.
  • Monitor the execution of approved acquisitions.
  • Ensure the evaluation of contractor invoices and progress reports to ascertain all charges area allocable, allowable, and reasonable.
  • Ensure that reports are received on time, analyzes reports, contacts representatives of contractor organizations to clarify submissions, investigates apparent discrepancies, identifies problems, and recommends corrective action.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
  • Selectees must meet position requirements for certification at the Professional level in the Acquisition Career Field Contracting within 36 months of entrance on duty.
  • The duties of this position require submission of, on an annual basis, OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
  • Business travel required up to 25% of the time.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.

Qualifications

This position is subject to a salary control point established in the PEO C3N Acquisition Demo Business Rules. This control point limits salary to a max of $181,216 (GS-14, step 10).

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience is defined as: 1) Develop contracting approaches to manage rapid and long-term acquisitions of major C5I systems; 2) Manage the organization's procurement and contracting processes to meet contractual requirement; and 3) Utilize Acquisition Regulations such as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to plan and manage the contract development process. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03)/GS-13.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • Relocation/Recruitment Incentive will not be authorized.
  • Student loan repayment will not be authorized.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a(n) 14- Contracting and Acquisition Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
  • Position is Telework eligible, as determined by agency policy.
  • This is a DoD Demonstration Project position. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. For example, jobs in level NH-IV of broad banding encompass the traditional GS-14 through GS-15 grades. Other initiatives under the demonstration projects include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process, and expanded developmental opportunities.
  • All selections under an announcement must be made within 3 months from the issuance date of the certificate referral list.
  • Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/.
  • Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
  • Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/22/2024 to receive consideration

  • To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12600076).
  • Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  • After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
  • You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
  • It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
  • Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk
Address
AD-W6DRAA PEO C3T
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Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
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Next steps

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