Contracting Officer Representative - Washington, United States - US Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development

US Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development

Verified Company

Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

The following are the duties of this position at the
GS-13.

If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As a/an
Contracting Officer Representative (COR), you will:

Function as an expert technical authority and consultant with responsibility for planning, formulating, implementing and evaluating effective business planning and use of contracted products and services to accomplish program mission requirements
Regularly handle many of the complex, technical questions and issues that other staff are unable to resolve relating to the Office's programs as well as COR responsibilities and processes
Determine and describe program contracting needs, while complying with the Contracting Officer's recommendations and statutory and regulatory provisions including, but not limited to, competitive acquisition practices, small business opportunities and reliance on commercial products

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

The official duty station for this position will be in
Washington, District of Columbia. Failure to report to duty at this location may be grounds for a disciplinary action, including removal.

Key Requirements:

Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
A one year probationary period may be required.
Must successfully complete a background investigation.

Public Trust

Background Investigation will be required.
Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
Please refer to "Additional Information Section for additional Conditions of Employment."
File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.

Qualifications:

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience:

For the
GS-13 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the
GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

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performing programmatic and acquisition-related pre-award activities such as the preparation of requisitions, acquisition plans, market research reports, work statements (ie, Performance Work Statements, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans, Independent Government Cost Estimates), source selection plans; justification and approval for other than full and open competition; and instructions to offerors and evaluation factors.

Examples of this experience could include:

Performing assignments independently in support of procurement activities, or the review of that activity. The experience MUST be in all areas of the acquisition process from initiation through closeout of the contract; OR
Evaluating contract proposals and monitoring contractor performance; OR
Identifying the need for acquisition/procurement services to support a program's mission.; OR
Performing a variety of technical management roles, including monitoring the cost, schedule and performance parameters of all assigned contracts; including cost estimates, proposal instructions, and evaluation criteria.

For the
GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the
GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

**conducting pre

- and post-award activities, evaluating acquisitions, procurement, or contract proposals for performance, efficiency, value, and continuing need.**
Examples of this experience could include:

Functioning as a technical authority with responsibility for planning, formulating, implementing and evaluating effective business planning and use of non
complicated (firm
fixed price up to $6.5 million) contracted products and services to accomplish program mission requirements; OR
Coordinating with stakeholders throughout the development and delivery of the annual strategic acquisition plan; OR
Identifying the need for acquisition/procurement services to support the Organization's mission; OR
Performing programmatic and acquisitionrelated preaward activities and post award such as acquisition planning, requirements and requisition development.

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