Supervisory Contract Specialist
What you'd do
Serves as an acquisition manager for agency requirements within the Contracting offices and is responsible for managing and directing the execution of the acquisition mission for the commodities assigned to the specific unit. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.
Major duties
As the Supervisory Contract Specialist, you will be responsible for the following duties: Manages and directs end-to-end acquisition programs for assigned commodities, providing contracting authority and oversight to ensure compliant, timely, and mission-aligned procurement execution. Provides expert guidance and senior-level oversight for pre-award and post-award actions, including complex construction, Architecture-Engineering, facilities maintenance, equipment, services, and supply acquisitions in accordance with regulation, and enterprise policy. Leads development and execution of long-range acquisition planning, market analysis, and requirements integration to ensure continuous contract coverage and effective multi-year procurement strategies. Supervises and evaluates the work of contracting personnel, establishing performance standards, managing staffing actions, resolving employee relations matters, and ensuring adherence to Equal Employment Opportunity principles. Oversees the execution of delegated contracting authority, ensuring regulatory compliance, resolving sensitive or controversial acquisition issues, and recommending policy changes, waivers, and special contracting actions to senior leadership. Coordinates and integrates technical, financial, and business disciplines throughout the acquisition lifecycle; manages competition and socio-economic programs; and directs resolution of protests and contract appeals actions. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for Supervisory Contract Specialist your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Creditable specialized experience includes: GS-14 Managing and directing end-to-end acquisition programs for assigned commodities, exercising contracting authority and providing oversight to ensure compliant, timely, and mission-aligned procurement execution. Providing expert guidance and senior-level oversight for pre-award and post-award actions, advising on complex construction, facilities maintenance, equipment, services and supplies in accordance with regulations and policy. Directing the development and execution of long-range acquisition planning by market analysis, integrating stakeholder requirements, and establishing multi-year procurement strategies to maintain continuous contract coverage. Supervising and evaluating contracting personnel by establishing performance standards, directing workload assignments, resolving employee relations matters, managing staffing actions, and ensuring compliance. Overseeing execution of delegated contracting authorities by validating regulatory compliance, resolving sensitive and controversial acquisition issues, and recommending policy changes or actions to senior leadership. Coordinating technical, financial, and business disciplines throughout the acquisition lifecycle; managing competition and socio-economic programs; and directing resolution of protests and appeals actions to protect business interests. AND Individual Occupational Requirements: A. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-14 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 B. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field: that included 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. C. 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 enterprise, 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 D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an enterprise on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that enterprise without additional waiver action. If you are using education to meet this individual occupational requirement, transcripts must be provided. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. We accept unofficial transcripts as long as they contain the applicant's name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Transcripts must be received in this office by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date of the announcement in order to be considered. This education must be from an accredited college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ for more information. Time-in-grade applies to the promotion of current and former federal employees who hold or have held a permanent GS position in either the competitive or excepted service in the previous 52 weeks, including current employees applying under VEOA. Your application package must contain proof you meet this requirement. See Required Documents for more information. For GS-14: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-13. Time after competitive appointment. Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since being selected for a non-temporary appointment from a competitive examination register of eligibles (an announcement opened to the public) or under a direct hire authority. How You How You Will Be Evaluated: The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Acquisition Strategy Communication Individual Occupational Requirements Supervision Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt. Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered. Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met. Telework eligible: Yes. Remote work eligible: No. Obligated Position: No. PCS Authorized: No.
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