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As a Contract Specialist, you will serve as a Contracting Officer with unlimited signatory authority for major government-wide programs.
Location of Position: To be determined upon selection
This position is located in the General Services Administration (GSA), Technology Transformation Service (TTS), Office of Acquisition. The Office of Acquisition is charged with acquiring innovative digital tools and services for TTS and client agencies.
Learn more about this agency03/05/2020 to 03/09/2020
$119,559 - $170,800 per year
GS 14
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - May be required for business.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
14
No
No
20FASC044SBMP
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Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
You must be a current or former federal employee eligible to apply under merit promotion procedures or otherwise be eligible as a status applicant (e.g. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act) OR be an individual who is eligible through an OPM interchange agreement or for a non-competitive appointment.
As a Contract Specialist, your duties will include:
If selected, you must meet the following conditions:
For each job on your resume, provide:
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.
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You must meet the requirements in 1, 2, or 3 below:
You must have one year of specialized experience as a warranted contracting officer equivalent to GS-13 level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is experience that includes leading information technology procurement programs and operations; overseeing the organization's technical and managerial activities relating to the contracting function; providing the competencies necessary to perform the full range of highly complex pre-award and post award activities utilizing a variety of types of contracts and evidence of professional potential, business acumen, drive for results, relationship building, and self-motivation in order to procure supplies, services, or construction associated with an organization. You must also have experience acquiring innovative digital tools and services and is responsible for designing acquisition strategies and procuring technology products, services, in addition to managing the full scope of the acquisition life cycle for a broad range of state of the art digital products and services..
You must meet the requirements in 1, 2, or 3 below:
Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.
Bargaining Unit status: Not Eligible
We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.
Key facts about this position:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities. Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.
Additional assessments may be used, and, if so, 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.
Contracting Documentation: Submit A or B:
(A) Mandatory contracting training - submit a or b below:
(B) Proof of contracting certification - submit the following:
If certification is over 2 years old, also submit (b) or (c) below:
ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing date. Review the following list to determine what you need to submit. 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.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Submit a complete online application including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You can modify or complete your application any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and update your application. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement.
Need Assistance in Applying? Contact the HR representative listed on the announcement prior to the application deadline. We are available to assist you Monday-Friday during normal business hours. You must receive HR approval before deviating from these instructions. Be sure to APPLY EARLY as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing.
After the closing date/deadline:
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/561847000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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