Purchasing Agent Position Available In Middlesex, Massachusetts

Purchasing Agent Department of Defense Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAA

• Headquarters Summary Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/20/2025 to 07/07/2025 Salary $56,584
• $74,318 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Lowell, MA Fort Belvoir, VA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DCAA-25-HQ-12752632

Control number 839194700 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Current Career or Career-Conditional Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Employees and DCAA employees currently on a VRA appointment. Eligible Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouses Preference (MSP) applicants. Duties Determines procedures to use to obtain goods and services th meet the requirements, delivery schedule, provide the best price, and conform to acquisition regulions. Solicits quotes orally or through written requests for quotions and evalues proposals for responsiveness and price reasonableness. Reviews supply and equipment requirements to ensure th the regional offices are sufficiently stocked to meet mission requirements. Regularly communices with vendors, FAOs (Field Audit Offices), and regional personnel to coordine purchases, deliveries, and to resolve disputes and discrepancies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S Citizen as verified through

E-Verify Program Drug Testing:

If you are given access to classified informion, you subject to random drug testing. If you are selected for a special sensitive position, you placed in a drug testing designed position. You must pass a drug test before your assignment to such a position and you subject to random drug testing subsequent to your assignment.

Background Investigion:

All selectees subject to a personnel security investigion which must be favorably adjudiced for occupancy of a sensitive position and/or access to classified informion. If you are selected for a critical/special sensitive position, you subject to a Single Scope Background Investigion (SSBI). For a critical sensitive position, you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility the Top Secret level. For a special sensitive position, you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Informion (TS/SCI) level AND you subject to a random counterintelligence scope polygraph. Qualificions You may qualify for considerion if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, educion requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualificion requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing de of the announcement, unless otherwise indiced on the announcement. You must meet the minimum qualificion requirements as sted in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Opering Manual, Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualificions/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience the GS-06 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume.

Specialized experience:

is defined as experience in applying procurement and contracting regulions, policies, and procedures in the procurement of goods and services. Examples of specialized experience include monitoring and evaluing contractor’s progress and performance; Resolving problems associed with purchases, to include unauthorized commitments, billing questions, and customer assistance; Analyzing and identifying problem areas in specificions or work stements.

Volunteer Experience :

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience th transles to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion Substitution of Educion for

Specialized Experience:

You may substitute one year of gradue level educion which is directly reled to the work of the position. Equivalent combinions of successfully completed educion and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using educion to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts the time you apply. To be creditable, educion must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion ( ). Additional informion DCAA has a comprehensive benefits package th includes retirement, social security and thrift savings; health, life and long term care insurance; paid vacion, sick leave and holidays. DCAA employees enjoy our business-casual dress code, flexible work schedules, and transit subsidies.

Selective Service:

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see ).

Initial Probionary Period:

You required to serve an initial probionary period of 1 year if one has not already been completed.

PCS:

Relocion expenses reimbursed

• Yes•You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy.

Relocion expenses offered based on agency staffing needs and budgetary availability.

Additional Vacancies:

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions within 120 days of the certifice issuance de.

Performance Appraisal:

If you are a current Federal employee, you must be red fully successful or higher on your current performance ring to be eligible for promotion. You may be asked to provide a copy of your performance appraisal during the evaluion and selection process. Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)

Certificion Program:

As a condition of employment, the selectee must meet the requirements of the DAWIA Certificion Program. The selectee must obtain the required certificion within the specified grace period for their applicable certificion level, except th designed Key Leadership Positions the

GS-14/15

levels require certificion completion the time of assignment. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion will initially be reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum eligibility and qualificions requirements. If you are qualified, you will then receive a numeric score based on the degree to which your background mches the knowledge, skills and abilities for the position listed below. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions, you assigned a ring commensure with your background. Your final score used to determine if you are among the best qualified candides.

Competencies:

Contracting/Procurement Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Decision Making Manages Resources Technical Competence Criminal History Inquiries

• If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer.

If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Resume
• Each period of Federal experience must reflect the grade level of the position and whether the assignment is permanent or temporary. Your resume must document your specialized experience the next lower grade level. 2. Assessment Questionnaire 3. Other supporting documents a. SF-50 Notificion of Personnel Action
• Unless you are a current permanent DCAA employee, current and former Federal employees must provide their most recent SF-50 or the SF-50 reflecting Career/Career-Conditional tenure and the highest grade held on a permanent basis. b. College Transcripts
• If you are using educion as a substitution for specialized experience, you must provide your college transcripts.

c. Veterans Preference Documention You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”, showing the des of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted with your applicion for this position. The certificion should also include your rank, des of active duty service and wh the condition of discharge is thought to be. If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documention as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicing the percentage of disability If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans’ preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans’ preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) “Applicion for 10-Point Veteran’s Preference” and any required documents indiced on the SF-15 to substantie the claimed preference. d. Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

Eligible:

Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ded within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Click to obtain a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. e. Other documents identified in this announcement If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Click ‘Apply Online’ to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. 3. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here:

WARNING:

Failure to submit a complete Applicion Package including all required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. Once your applicion is “processed”, you can review your submitted merials. It is your responsibility to verify th informion you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and informion.. Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone Address DCAA

• HEADQUARTERS 8725 John J.

Kingman Road Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Once your applicion is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You will subsequently receive an email notice of your ring and whether you were referred to the hiring manager as best qualified. Qualified candides eligible for non-competitive reassignment, repromotion, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstement will also be referred. You may be contacted for an interview. You notified when the selection process is complete. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Resume

• Each period of Federal experience must reflect the grade level of the position and whether the assignment is permanent or temporary. Your resume must document your specialized experience the next lower grade level. 2. Assessment Questionnaire 3. Other supporting documents a. SF-50 Notificion of Personnel Action
• Unless you are a current permanent DCAA employee, current and former Federal employees must provide their most recent SF-50 or the SF-50 reflecting Career/Career-Conditional tenure and the highest grade held on a permanent basis. b. College Transcripts
• If you are using educion as a substitution for specialized experience, you must provide your college transcripts.

c. Veterans Preference Documention You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”, showing the des of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted with your applicion for this position. The certificion should also include your rank, des of active duty service and wh the condition of discharge is thought to be. If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documention as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicing the percentage of disability If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans’ preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans’ preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) “Applicion for 10-Point Veteran’s Preference” and any required documents indiced on the SF-15 to substantie the claimed preference. d. Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

Eligible:

Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ded within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Click to obtain a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. e. Other documents identified in this announcement If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Click ‘Apply Online’ to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. 3. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here:

WARNING:

Failure to submit a complete Applicion Package including all required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. Once your applicion is “processed”, you can review your submitted merials. It is your responsibility to verify th informion you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and informion.. Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone Address DCAA

• HEADQUARTERS 8725 John J.

Kingman Road Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Once your applicion is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You will subsequently receive an email notice of your ring and whether you were referred to the hiring manager as best qualified. Qualified candides eligible for non-competitive reassignment, repromotion, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstement will also be referred. You may be contacted for an interview. You notified when the selection process is complete. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/20/2025 to 07/07/2025 Salary $56,584

• $74,318 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locions 1 vacancy in the following locions: Lowell, MA Fort Belvoir, VA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

DCAA-25-HQ-12752632

Control number 839194700 ., .