Clarification from the agency

Vacancy open to ALL US Citizens

• Directs the acquisition improvement initiative for agency acquisition operations.
• Directs the evaluation of agency grant activity including Government-wide streamlining and simplification activities for agency grants and cooperative agreements.
• Directs the strategic planning for timely and effective implementation of Administration initiatives.
• Provides advice and guidance to the Head on a wide variety of policies, procedures, and issues having a major impact on the agency’s acquisition management processes.

Conditions of employment

• This announcement serves as public notice. Applications received in response to this announcement will be placed into a pool and will remain on file for selection as positions become available.
• Vacancies may be filled for up to 6 months after the closing date of this announcement. Applicants may not receive notifications of referral status until the full 6-month eligibility period has elapsed.
• STEM position(s) are being filled through the Office of Personnel Management's delegated Direct Hire Authority and are open to all U.S. citizens.
• Selections made under this bulletin will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees selected under this bulletin will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.
• Under the provisions of the Direct Hire Authority, Veterans Preference and the "Rule of Many" do not apply.
• U.S. Citizenship required. Selective Service Registration, if applicable (www.sss.gov) is required.
• Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required. Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results.
• See QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED and REQUIRED DOCUMENTS for other important information.

Qualifications

Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered. Visit the 'Required Documents' section below for more information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
To qualify for this GS-15 Senior Technical Advisor position you must demonstrate:
(1) the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for the federal 1102 series and
(2) at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience

(1) INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR)

A. Successful completion of a 4-year course of study resulting in 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.

AND

B. Successful 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 (described below) 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. (*SSA does not currently have mandatory training requirements for progression to GS-13 or higher contracting positions.)

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.

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, 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.

(2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE must have been gained in a federal position at or above GS-14 OR (if your position and/or experience is in another federal pay scale OR outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level of responsibility and difficulty equivalent to GS-14 or above.

Specialized experience includes all of the following:

(a) Developing and implementing large-scale enterprise IT strategic sourcing strategies for mainframes, storage, Software as a Service (SaaS), application software, servers, networking, and maintenance; and

(b) Managing vendor relationships with large-scale IT enterprise vendors (such as IBM, Microsoft, AWS, Dell, Verizon, Cisco, or Broadcom); and

(c) Executing reverse auction, negotiation, communication, and analytical skills in support of large, enterprise IT strategic sourcing contracts; and

(d) Conducting return on investment and breakeven analysis, and calculating Cost per Terabyte (Cost/TB), Cost per Million Service Units (Cost/MSU), and Business As Usual (BAU) analysis.

See EDUCATION, HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED and REQUIRED DOCUMENTS for more information on submitting your application.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (IOR and Specialized Experience) must be met by the closing date of this announcement. (Applicants who do not meet the qualification requirements may be considered for a waiver in accordance with the standard.)

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated on the experience you describe in your resume, as well as the education supported by the transcripts you submit.

Preview questions here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12947791

SEE QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR RESUME AND TRANSCRIPT MUST DEMONSTRATE.

Your resume must clearly describe duties you perform that meet the full experience, including the Specialized Experience, required for this position (see QUALIFICATIONS), as well as duties that demonstrate the following as they relate to the Specialized Experience. It must be evident that the duties you describe are at the required level for at least 52 weeks. Duties not clearly described cannot be credited.

• Knowledge of federal contracting and grants laws, regulations, principles, policies and procedures.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to research, analyze, evaluate and interpret regulations, policies and procedures

Information not specifically stated in your resume cannot be assumed. Information copied or restated from the announcement will not be considered. If this occurs, you may be found ineligible.

Applicants who demonstrate the IOR and Specialized Experience will be referred to the hiring manager following *Priority Selection procedures and applicable documents will be forwarded for further review.

Your claimed knowledge, skills and abilities are subject to verification by the selecting official. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation or to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed experience.


PRIORITY SELECTION:
Well-Qualified ICTAP eligibles will receive first consideration IF appropriate supporting documents are provided (see Career Transition Guide AND Required Documents below). Well-qualified is defined as having knowledge, skills and abilities that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position.

Veterans' Preference is not considered under Direct Hire.

See Required Documents for information on how to support these claims.

Resume - all applicants
Transcript -- all applicants
SF-50 -- recommended for all current and former federal employees
ICTAP documents -- if claimed

DOCUMENTS PREVIOUSLY UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS ACCOUNT MAY BE OUTDATED AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONSIDERATION.

RESUME must include:
-- your name and contact information
-- employer name and position held
-- full start and stop dates (month/day/year) for each position
-- full-time or part-time hours worked per week
-- your grade and pay scale (for federal positions) and
- a clear description of the duties you perform that relate to the experience required for this position.

If you no longer hold a position, it must show an ending date.

Since Specialized Experience has a time component, it must be evident that the duties you describe are at the required level for at least 52 weeks.

Do not simply list projects on which you worked or list experience in terms of accomplishments or achievements. You must describe duties you perform that pertain to the requirements for this position.

Information not specifically stated in your resume cannot be assumed.

See QUALIFICATIONS for information on what your resume must demonstrate.

TRANSCRIPT -- see QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION sections for information on what you must demonstrate.

SF-50 - recommended for all current or former federal employees

ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan) -- only applies to competitive service employees in the local commuting area displaced from other federal agencies.

ICTAP-eligibles must provide:
-- written notice of eligibility or copy of separation SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action) and
-- most recent performance rating of at least "fully successful" (Level III) or equivalent

For more information see Career Transition (opm.gov)

Selection Priority will be granted based on the documents received.

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