Procurement Analyst with Security Clearance - Washington, DC, United States - Department of Defense

Description

Duties

• Plans, organizes, and manages a procurement program to accomplish the placement of difficult, complex, and unique types of contracts.
• Develops contract provisions based on ambiguous requirements for acquisition of variety of highly sophisticated and complex support services.
• Acts as in-house expert on a range of procurement actions from initial requirements to acceptance of product.
• Reviews, coordinates, amends, and recommends approval/disapproval of acquisition documentation and reports submitted for TRADOC or Department of the Army (DA) higher approval.
• Negotiates complex and extensive contracts involving cost or pricing data, special or unusual contractual terms, and source selection procedures.
• Develops and executes the strategy for gathering and analyzing data to drive meaning results for the organization functional area missions.
• Reviews justifications for expenditures of contractual items.
• Prepares reports for management explaining how and why problems exist or were unforeseen, including well-founded recommendations toward resolution.
• Prepares cost analysis comparisons and justifications for procurement method recommended developing complete packages for higher approval.
• This position requires in-depth knowledge of how the Army runs and organizational data analytics methodologies in government and business

Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is a Defense Acquisition Workforce (AWF) position.
• Foundational Career Level Certification or Contracting Professional Certification must be met within 3 years.
• Practitioner Career Level Certification must be met within 5 years.
• Advanced Career Level Certification must be met within 4 years.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive R.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment

Qualifications Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected
See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g.

, professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social)
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application
Additional information about transcripts is in this document

Basic Requirement for Procurement Analyst:
Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees

OR Exemption:
You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience:
One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Provides acquisition and/or contracting advice or assistance to ensure compliance with policies and regulations; 2) Prepares/provides procurement analysis/reviews of contracting documents in the capacity of a contracting officer 3) Analyzing/interpreting acquisition laws, regulations, policies, procedural requirements, and resolving issues/problems with contract operations are needed to perform in this position
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11)
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Contracting/Procurement
• Oral Communication
• Problem Solving
• Procurement Analysis Time in

Grade Requirement:
Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11)
Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted
Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S

Citizenship.

• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) CP-11 Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Relocation Incentive may be authorized.
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized.
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How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement
If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process
If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation
You may claim Military Spouse preference
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants will receive preference consideration and will be placed (if selected) at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined best qualified, up to and including the full performance level
You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference
DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only
Only MSP/PPP applicants currently occupying a formal training program position are entitled to exercise their priority status
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)
If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position
To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qua