Summary You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Qualifications and requirements must be met by the announcement closing date. This recruitment is subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after it closes. Responsibilities Serves as the Chief of a Branch within the Contracting Division in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) location. The primary purpose of this position is to be capable of being designated a warranted Contracting Officer with contracting authority limited only by dollar thresholds of administrative review. Acquisitions for which the incumbent is responsible range from relatively simple, low dollar requirements to highly complex, high dollar, multi-year acquisitions to support the DeCA acquisition mission . Position responsibilities include: Serve as a chief of a Team/Branch within a Contracting Branch/Division. Serve as a Contracting Officer with an unlimited dollar value appointment with authority to procure and sell. Direct a team/branch with the responsibility for total acquisition of products, services, supplies and/or equipment for commissaries worldwide. Direct and articulate assignments to subordinates, ensures strategies and milestone are developed, followed, modified and prioritized to achieve the Agency mission by awarding contracts within the established milestones. Perform with full contracting officer authority on acquisitions with a variety of high-level skills to assist requiring activity, as needed in developing the needs statement as well as evaluation goals. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In accordance with Contracting Series Positions, https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/contracting-series-1102/ , to qualify for this position you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 grade level that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at GS-12 or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. AND A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field. Volunteer Experience: Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Examples of qualifying specialized experience: Perform a full range of pre and post award contractual activities such as acquisition planning, contract negotiation, technical evaluations, preparation and administration and termination. Plan complex acquisition strategies that fluctuate based on customer demand and market activity. Plan, schedule, and formulate of upcoming contracts, making maximum utilization of complex or unusual techniques and formulas. Lead all actions of the team to include on-the-job training of subordinates, directing personnel in day-to-day and long-term duties, and fulfilling operational mission requirements. You must also meet the following requirements by the announcement closing date: Current and former federal employees in either the competitive or excepted service and current federal employees applying under VEOA eligibility are subject to time-in-grade. You must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be eligible for promotion. See the Required Documents section to learn what documents are necessary to show you meet this requirement. Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest nontemporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens." Education Education used to qualify for this position must be from an accredited school or educational institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and a copy of your transcript is required as part of your application package. For the application process, unofficial transcripts are acceptable if 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. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. If selected, you must provide an official transcript before we set your entrance on duty date. Foreign Education. If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or show that a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. You may not use education to qualify. Additional Information We encourage you to review the Safer Federal Workplace information regarding COVID-19. To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card) are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. This position requires U.S. citizenship. The minimum age requirement is generally 18 years of age. Employing those under 18 may be possible under certain circumstances. If under 18 years of age, ensure you provide documentation showing how you are eligible. Subject to occasional overtime. Position is Exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Position is not obligated. Financial Difficulty does not automatically remove you from consideration for a position. Position does not meet the DoD criteria for re-employing former Federal employees who retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position. PCS is Authorized: Most civilian PCS entitlements are now taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. More information is available at Civilian Relocation/PCS Tax Changes. The incumbent must complete a Conflict of Interest questionnaire as a condition of employment.
