Supervisory Contracting Officer
What you'd do
This position serves as a Supervisory Contracting Officer, located in the Department of Justice, Chief Information Officer, IT Business Management Staff, Contract Management Directorate located in Washington, DC. The incumbent is responsible for providing expert supervision over a multi-disciplinary team, executing comprehensive contract management under an unlimited procurement warrant, and ensure rigorous program compliance and COR oversight across DOJ-OCIO highest-dollar portfolios.
Major duties
The duties and responsibilities for a Supervisory Contracting Officer, GS-1102-15 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Provides recommendations on procurement strategies, contract management, and policy interpretation. Directs comprehensive acquisition activities for enterprise-wide IT contracts, including acquisition planning, solicitation, award, administration, modification, and contract closeout. Supervised acquisition professionals by assigning workloads, establishing performance expectations, conducting evaluations, mentoring staff, and supporting professional development. Conducts cost and price analysis to evaluate proposals. Develops and implements acquisition strategies that supported enterprise IT modernization initiatives while ensuring regulatory compliance and mission alignment.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for the position of Supervisory Contracting Officer, at GS-1102-15, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below. Basic 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, 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. 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. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-15 grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable non-Federal experience. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the following duties: Leading complex information technology (IT) acquisition and contract management activities in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR.) AND Providing thorough guidance to senior leadership on strategic acquisition and procurement activities. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by 08/17/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 08/17/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application.
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