For each job on your resume, provide:
- the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)
- number of hours per week you worked (if part time).
If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.
For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here.
The GS-11 and GS-12 salary range will be determined based on the duty location for which selected. For more information on GS locality pay scales, please visit the OPM Salaries & Wages webpage. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.
This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.
In order to qualify for either the GS-11 or GS-12 grade level you must meet the 1102 BASIC REQUIREMENT in option A or B, or meet the exception as follows:
A. A 4-year course of study leading to a Bachelor's degree with a major in any field; OR
B. 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.
EXCEPTION: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupied on January 1, 2000.
In addition to the 1102 BASIC REQUIREMENT above, you must have one year of specialized experience or an education substitution below:
GS-11:
- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 in the Federal service. Specialized experience must include: utilizing a variety of contract types, methods, and techniques needed to negotiate, award, and/or administering contracts; and interpreting and/or applying relevant laws, regulations, policies, and procedures governing procurement and contract administration.
- EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION (GS-11 Level ONLY): If you do not have the specialized experience described above, you may qualify if you have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR three full years of progressively higher level related graduate level education leading to such a degree; OR a LL.M. in one or a combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
GS-12:
- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience must include: Performing a wide range of pre- and/or post-award contract activities such as soliciting, negotiating, awarding, monitoring, and/or closing out contracts; and interpreting and applying federal acquisition regulations, agency policies, and contract law principles to ensure compliance.