Supervisory Contract Specialist

Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you: Live in the Kansas City, MO or Washington, DC local commuting area and are eligible under GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), or: Are a VEOA eligible veteran Are a Military spouse Are an eligible Land Management employee

• Directs and oversees complex acquisition and procurement operations for professional, administrative, operations, and maintenance services, including large and complex contracts and orders. Establishes branch priorities, assigns workload among Contracting Officers/Specialists, and ensures procurement actions support organizational goals and acquisition requirements.
• Serves as Supervisory Contracting Officer with unlimited warrant authority, providing oversight for highly complex contracts and orders. Ensures legal sufficiency, contractual adequacy, proper bidder selection, and effective negotiation of complex contracts using advanced procurement methods, procedures, and techniques.
• Administers and resolves contract management actions, including bid openings, bid and market analyses, protests, change orders, price determinations, time extensions, claims, penalties, corrective actions, and contract terminations. Determines contractor compliance with contract terms, specifications, and performance requirements.
• Provides expert contracting guidance and coordination to senior leadership, program offices, other business lines, GSA divisions, outside organizations, vendors, and contractors. Resolves complex procurement issues, negotiates changes, establishes standard practices, enforces regulations, and contributes to long-range acquisition planning, policy development, budget estimates, and operational improvement.
• Performs full supervisory and branch management responsibilities over Contracting Officers/Specialists and other staff, including planning and assigning work, reviewing performance, approving leave, preparing performance plans and ratings, resolving employee issues, taking disciplinary actions, identifying training needs, approving overtime/travel, recommending awards, and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency and quality.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

Qualifications

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: 

• Name, address, telephone number, email address;

• Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade);

• Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

• Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.

Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

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.

The GS-14 salary range starts at $127,829 (Kansas City) or $143,913 (D.C.) per year.  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.  

1102 Qualifications GS-13 & above:

You must meet the requirements in 1, 2, or 3 below:

1. All of a, b, and c below:

(a) Completion of Training/Certification: FAC-C (Professional)  or DoD Contracting Professional Certification. 
(b) At least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions including 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the level described below; and 
(c) Completion of 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.

2. Exception: If you were in a GS-1102 position on January 1, 2000, you will be exempt from meeting the educational requirements for the grade level of that position.  However, to be promoted you will have to meet Option 1 or 3.  

3. Waiver: GSA's senior procurement executive has the discretion to waive any or all of the requirements in 1 above.  Note: Candidates that are missing either the 24 hours of business credit and/or the mandatory training certification, but are determined to be otherwise eligible, can be placed on a waiver certification by the HR staffing specialist.

Transcript Requirement: To receive consideration for this position, applicants must submit transcripts documenting completion of the required bachelor's degree and at least 24 semester hours in the qualifying fields listed above. If you do not provide your bachelor's transcripts with your application, your eligibility for this position cannot be verified.

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.  

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is having in-depth knowledge of Federal contracting and acquisition programs and experience in the procurement and contract administration of large, highly complex construction, facilities management, professional services, Architecture/Engineering (A/E) services, construction management services, and other types of projects, with the ability to apply and advise on advanced contracting concepts methodologies to manage and oversee various construction, small purchases and/or services. This experience must include overseeing and performing the full range of pre-award, award, and post-award procurement actions and leading diverse teams in the accomplishing the following:

• Overseeing and/or performing the full range of highly complex pre-award and post-award activities on various contract types such as fixed price, fixed price economic price adjustment, various cost type contracts, requirements contracts; performance based acquisitions, and multiple award schedules;
• Overseeing operations for an acquisition organization or program including all phases of the contracting process; ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; implementing policy, regulations, and program guidance and procedures for contracting programs or initiatives;
• Leading or working as part of an integrated acquisition and procurement project team, and analyzing difficult contracting issues to identify alternative courses of action.

How you will be evaluated

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

 Here’s how it will work:

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), and responses you provide on the application questionnaire. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. You will not be considered for the position if you fail to complete the assessment. You will be assessed on the following competencies:

Oral Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Customer Service, Leadership, Planning & Evaluating, Influencing/Negotiating, Strategic Thinking, Human Capital Management

Additional hurdle assessments, such as narrative responses or other assessments, may be administered to applicants who meet the requirements of the first hurdle. If additional assessments are used, you will be provided with further instructions.

If you are eligible under Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan or GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP/CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.

ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing date. Review the following list to determine what you need to submit.

Resume: Must not exceed two pages. Refer to the Qualifications section for resume requirements.

Note: If required to submit an SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action), an equivalent agency Notice of Personnel Action form is acceptable. Such document(s) must show all of the following: effective date, position, title, series, grade, and rate of basic pay, tenure group 1 (career) or 2 (career-conditional), position occupied group, and name of agency. If you are a GSA employee (except in the OIG), you are not required to submit an SF-50.

If you are claiming veterans preference:

(a) DD-214 that shows your type of discharge, character of service and the dates of your active duty service.

(b) If you are claiming 10-point preference or derived preference (spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a deceased or disabled veteran), you must submit documentation that establishes your entitlement in addition to the DD-214:

• VA disability rating letter or other official documentation (refer to SF-15 for complete list).

• SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference

IF YOU ARE:

Active duty military- Certification on a letterhead from your military branch that includes your rank, character of service (must be under honorable conditions) & military service dates including discharge/release date (must be no later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted).

Current or former Land Management Agency Employee - Submit a and b:

     (a) one or more SF-50s, including your most recent one that shows you were on a competitive time-limited appointment(s) with a Land Management Agency and served on the appointment for a period(s) totaling more than 24 months without a break of 2 or more years.

     (b) Copy of your agency’s annual performance appraisal(s) or written reference(s) from a supervisor at the agency verifying satisfactory performance during your appointment(s).

If you are ICTAP/CTAP eligible - submit a, b, and c: (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.

Applying under another special appointment authority: Submit proof of your eligibility under the appropriate appointment authority. See See USAJOBS for more information.

College transcripts: If you are using some or all of your college education to meet qualification requirements for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcript(s). Transcripts MUST show: name of the institution, student's name, course work/degree(s) completed/conferred and dates. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. For education completed outside the United States, also submit a valid foreign credential evaluation that substantiates possession of the required education.

Submit proof of contracting certification:   FAC-C (Professional)  or DoD Contracting Professional or FAC-C Level I or DAWIA (Contracting) Level I or higher certification.

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