Summary
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled through the office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Government-Wide Direct-Hire Authority for this occupation and is open to all U.S. Citizens. Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified Veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
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Clarification from the agency
All U.S. Citizens
Duties
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Acquisition Management Division, Acquisition & Financial Assistance Branch, Sterling, VA.
The major duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:
1. Prepare pre-award, post-award and close-out documents involving contracts of critical importance to BSEE and BOEM. This includes assisting in the planning, managing, directing, and overseeing of all contractual aspects of the acquisition.
2. Reviews and analyzes procurement requirement packages, including statements of work, received from the program offices; conducts market research; issues solicitations and promote the competition process; oversees the technical evaluation of offers; conduct responsibility determinations for the selected vendor; creates award documents utilizing correct contract clauses and provisions; performs all necessary actions to award contracts including a variety of modification types, issuance of show cause letters, novation agreements, and other administrative duties.
3. Responsible for the performance of pre-award and post-award functions in support of various financial assistance programs involving both discretionary and mandatory funding incorporating various legal authorities, and statutory requirements, with various recipients including nonprofits, educational, local, and state governments, and tribal entities.
4. Formulates agreements that span several years and are frequently of a complex nature, having a high dollar value and involving cooperative research efforts.
5. Provides expert advice and guidance on acquisitions statutes, regulations, policies, market trends, industry market research, socioeconomic programs, and selection of the procurement instrument to program office personnel, other BOEM and BSEE personnel, Government officials, and the public.
Relocation expenses are not authorized. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. Any travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
Salary Rate Range Information: (Per Annum)
Sterling, VA :GS-13: $117,962 - $153,354
Salary: Salary is dependent upon the associated duty station which will be determined upon hire. The salary range listed is based on the associated General Schedule Locality Pay Tables as determined by Locality Pay Area Definitions.
This position is being advertised as both location negotiable after selection and with a duty station of Sterling, VA with the option of telework. If applying to "negotiable after selection", this means that your duty station will be based off your home address, and you will be a full-time remote worker. If applying to a specific duty station, you may be allowed to telework a set number of day(s) per pay period, with supervisory approval.
This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.
*First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen.
- You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation/determination.
- You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
- You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire.
- Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must meet the (1) Basic Education Requirements, AND (2) Mandatory Required Training, AND (3) Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying.
(1) Basic Educational Requirements:
GS-13
You must meet the following requirements to qualify for this position at the GS-13 level:
A. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions (listed below), including at least 4 years of 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 successfully perform the work of the position.
AND
B. 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.
Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupied 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.
(2) Mandatory Required Training
Mandatory training for GS-13: The Department of Interior mandatory training requirements for the GS-13 grade level are based on Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting FAC-C (Professional) Program training curriculum. You are required to have been issued a FAC-C (Professional) certification or equivalent Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification, or have taken the following courses:
CON 1100V: Contract Foundational Skills
CON 1200V: Contract Pre-Award
CON 1300V: Contract Award
CON 1400V: Contract Post-Award
CON 3990V: Contracting Certification Exam
A copy of the certification or classes must be submitted with your application.
You must provide copies of course training certificates as part of the application package to validate completion. A copy of a current or lapsed Level II or III FAC-P or a copy of a current Level II or III DAWIA may be used to initially satisfy this requirement in lieu of individual course certificates. However, DOI must verify the validity of the FAC-C or DAWIA before an appointment is made which may require additional documentation from you.
(3) Specialized Experience
To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1. Preparing industry cost and price analysis; planning, managing, and directing contractual aspects of interagency agreements and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) based contracting experience.
2. Identifying the sources of supply and services for an agency/organization; and analyzing and compiling report data.
3. Providing advice on procurement Statutes, regulations, policies, market trends, market research of the industry, socioeconomic programs, and selection of the procurement.
4. Analyzing procurement and contracting actions involving pre-award, post-award, negotiation, administration, termination and close out functions for complex, multidisciplinary, and multi-agency/office contracts.
MUST MEET ALL
Education
Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.
Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
For this announcement, all applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualifications for this position, specifically the educational and specialized experience requirements. Applicants will not be rated or ranked. All applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications will be referred to the selecting official. All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated by a resume. If, upon review, it is determined that your resume and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, your application may be removed from consideration.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Technical Competence - Knowledge of how to perform one's job. Refers to specialized knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience.
Contracting/Procurement - Knowledge of federal contracting laws, policies, regulations, methods, principles, and techniques to properly complete closeout assignments.
Oral Communication - Ability to effectively communicate in teleconferences, meetings, and one-on-one discussions with customers, vendors, and acquisition staff. Capacity to convey information, articulate processes, and reconcile differing objectives in various situations.
If you are a status applicant (current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former permanent Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility in the competitive service) or are eligible under a special appointing authority and you are selected under this vacancy, you may be subject to serving a new one-year probationary period.
To preview the assessment questionnaire, click: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12543988
Required Documents
Your resume must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement and OPM qualification standards for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. It is strongly recommended that you use the USAJobs Resume Builder as it was designed to ensure that your resume includes the standard information needed. The Resume Builder is available at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/documents/resume/build/
Your application package must include: (1) Resume showing relevant experience as written in your own words; (2) Completed online Assessment Questionnaire; (3) College transcript (if applicable) for verification of qualifying education. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; (4) Certificates, license, etc. (if applicable); (5) Form DD-214 OR VA letter and Standard Form 15; (6) FAC-C (Professional) certification or equivalent Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification, or certification of the five courses listed in the qualifications, mandatory training section.
You will find additional information on the following topics: (1) e-Verify; (2) Selective Service; (3) CTAP/ICTAP; (4) Education - accreditation; (5) Foreign education; (6) Veterans preference; (7) Special appointing authority documentation; and more can be found on our web site: https://www.bsee.gov/careers/usajobs-assistance OR https://www.boem.gov/about-boem/boem-employment.
If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must submit proof by the closing date of the announcement that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. The proof includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty station. To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, you must earn a minimum score of 85 or above (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference) on the rating criteria for this position.
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
Your complete application, including required documents, must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
To apply on-line, you must complete and submit an application by accessing the USAJOBS website at www.usajobs.gov. To begin, click the Apply Online button near the bottom of this screen and follow the prompts to register into your USAJOBS account, answer the questions, and submit all required documents.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account at www.usajobs.gov and click on "Application Status." Click on the position title, and then select Apply Online to continue.
Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.
Next steps
You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account. You will receive an acknowledgment from USAJobs that your submission was successful, once we have received your on-line assessment questionnaire, resume and any supporting documentation. You will be notified of the status of your application via your USAJobs account after we conduct a qualification review of your complete application package. You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempt to conceal information may disqualify you for employment consideration. We may verify all information you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background checks, and/or verification of your education. If you are selected, you will be contacted personally by the Human Resources Office posting this announcement.
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