Supervisory Contract Specialist

Summary We seek only the best. With a talented workforce of over 100,000 people, the mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, and protect civil rights. You will be part of a dedicated team enforcing Federal criminal laws to protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens. For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit Duties If selected, you will serve as the District's Supervisory Contracting Officer, exercising delegation of authority to contract for a variety of services, supplies, and equipment. The work involves directing the purchase of various commercial and/or specialized supplies, equipment and services for the Eastern District of Michigan. In addition, the position directs management of analytical studies and analyses of assigned program areas while also providing supervision, procurement oversight, and management consultation. This includes making recommendations to resolve specific problems pertaining to procurement and oversight of support services activities. Typical work assignments will include, but are not limited to: Serving as Contract Specialist to execute mission requirements as workload necessitates; Providing technical direction over procurement and contracting activities in areas of preparation and issuance of sources sought announcements; Participating as a procurement team member in negotiations of contracts and performs procurement staff surveillance during all phases of the contracts; Supervising, planning, and directing personnel management activities to include positions and pay, selection or participation in the selection of subordinate employees; Interviewing candidates for subordinate positions; recommend hiring, promotion, or reassignments; As an expert in the procurement and contract management field, advising primary customers and District office personnel in all phases of the acquisition process. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. Qualifications To be considered for this position, you must meet the basic qualification requirements described below in

A and

the minimum qualifications described in B, and the Time-in-Grade requirement outlined in

C. A.

Basic Qualification Requirements: 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 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.

And 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.

And B.

Minimum Qualifications:GS-13: To be eligible at the GS-13 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service as defined below. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) performing pre-award and post-award contracting duties for construction, supply or service contracts; 2) adhering to applicable acquisition regulation while conducting market research, performing price/cost analysis, negotiations, and contract administration; AND 3) developing and/or providing guidance on contracting policies and procedures. 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. C.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at Education For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.