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Director (Contracting Division)

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A Contracts Analyst reviews business contracts for a company or organization. Reviews proposed contract terms and conditions, communicates with management about contract obligations, and communicates and negotiates with clients. Prepares contract cost estimates and reviews proposals for contract changes. Confirms that contract terms have been met before a contract is closed out.

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Job Description

Director (Contracting Division) General Services Administrion Federal Acquisition Service Summary As a Director (Contracting Division), you responsible for the management, planning, coordinion, and execution of activities assigned.

Locion of position:

FAS, Office of d Services Delivery

Duty Locion to be determined upon selection This office strives to deliver high-quality, reliable shared services th support our workforce and enable mission success across FAS. We are currently filling eight vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. Learn more about this agency Summary As a Director (Contracting Division), you responsible for the management, planning, coordinion, and execution of activities assigned.

Locion of position:

FAS, Office of d Services Delivery

Duty Locion to be determined upon selection This office strives to deliver high-quality, reliable shared services th support our workforce and enable mission success across FAS. We are currently filling eight vacancies, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 8 vacancies in the following locions: San Francisco, CA Lakewood, CO Washington, DC Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Boston, MA Kansas City, MO Raleigh, NC New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX Norfolk, VA Tacoma, WA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position is full-time in the office. In rare instances, situional telework may be approved on a case-by-case basis. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $147,945 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential 15 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 1102 Contracting Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

FD-2026-0031

Control number 883434200 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency Your applicion considered if you are a:

• GSA employee

• GSA surplus or displaced employees in the local commuting area who qualify for the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)

You must be serving on a career or career-conditional appointment, or under a noncompetitive Special Appointing Authority which provides for conversion to a permanent position in the Competitive Service. Duties Help Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Serves as the Director for one of the Office's contracting divisions in the Office of d Services Delivery (FD). Plans, manages, directs, and coordines activities reled to acquisition and acquisition support services conducted within one of the Centers. Provides executive leadership, stregic direction, and oversight of the series of functions of the functionally aligned Branches, to include acquisition planning, execution and management; automotive/fleet products and services; travel and transportion services; supply chain management solutions, logistics, emergency management, financial services, and shared service solutions. Coordines and administers Government-wide procurement policies and plans in global support of customer requirements. Manages the human resources of the Center's division. Assigns work, plans and schedules the work of subordines. Directs the full range of contract administrion activities, including contract modificions, negotiion of changes, exercise of options for contracts, investigion and resolution of contract delays, contractor performance appraisals, subcontractor surveillance, disposition of claims and the terminion of contracts for the convenience of the government or for default by the contractor. Analyzes various support programs and recommends changes to enhance support to customers. Identifies, through monitoring, trends in customer feedback to determine deficiencies in operion procedures, and communicions, as well as the need for new product or service expansion. Leads negotiion and establishes final terms and conditions, including pricing, for all procurements. Processes price reductions, negoties the addition to (or deletion of) products and services from contracts, invokes the cancellion clauses under contracts, and termines contracts as may be necessary. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship or Nional (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing de Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing de, if applicable Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959 If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

Current or Former Political Appointees:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this informion could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Undergo and pass a background investigion (Tier 4 investigion level). Complete a financial disclosure report to verify th no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position Serve a one year supervisory or managerial probionary period, if required Qualificions To evalue your qualificions, your resume must clearly demonstre how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualificions can be fully evalued, we recommend including the following informion: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions th explain how you meet the required qualificions in the job announcement. Educion, certificions or licensures—If the job announcement requires any educion, certificions or licensures, make sure to include the required informion and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough informion to make a valid determinion th you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough informion for us to determine your qualificions, you may be red ineligible. If you have volunteered your service through a Nional Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-15 salary range starts $147,945 per year. To qualify, you must have least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level or higher in the Federal service. 1102 Qualificions GS-13 & above: You must meet the requirements in 1, 2, or 3 below: 1. All of a, b, and c below: (a)

Completion of Training/Certificion:

FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional Certificion. (b) At least 4 years of experience in contracting or reled positions including 1 year of specialized experience or equivalent to work the level described below; and (c) Completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree th included or was supplemented by least 24 semester hours in any combinion of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitive methods, or organizion and management. 2.

Exception:

If you were in a GS-1102 position on January 1, 2000, you exempt from meeting the educional requirements for the grade level of th position. However, to be promoted you will have to meet Option 1 or 3. 3.

Waiver:

GSA's senior procurement executive has the discretion to waive any or all of the requirements in 1 above.

Note:

Candides th are missing either the 24 hours of business credit and/or the mandory training certificion, but are determined to be otherwise eligible, can be placed on a waiver certificion by the HR staffing specialist.

Transcript Requirement:

To receive considerion for this position, applicants must submit transcripts documenting completion of the required bachelor's degree and least 24 semester hours in the qualifying fields listed above. If you do not provide your bachelor's transcripts with your applicion, your eligibility for this position cannot be verified. Specialized experience is one year of experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as directing or leading the operional activities, driving stregy for an acquisition/contracting organizion. This experience must include least 4 of the 6 stements below: Providing stregic direction and oversight of acquisition operions through subordine supervisors. Oversees an organizion or multi-functional division of acquisition professionals to ensure effective and compliant contracting operions. Developing and implementing acquisition planning, contract formion, and contract administrion. Managing, planning, and execution of activities reled to acquisition and acquisition support services. Coordining and administering Government-wide procurement policies and plans in support of customer requirements. Conducting special studies involving contracting reled to acquisition activities. This position has a positive educion requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certifices by the closing de of announcements to verify qualificions. If selected, an official transcript required prior to appointment.

Educion Note:

If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ Additional informion Candides will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or nional origin. Applicants are encouraged to make their resume searchable in their USAJOBS.gov profile. This will allow Federal hiring specialists and hiring managers across agencies to find their resume as part of agency recruitment campaigns or staffing searches. 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 or GSA's webpage . Relocion-reled expenses are not approved and your responsibility. Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizions within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not all. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . You will have access to many benefits including: Health insurance (choose from a wide range of plans) Life insurance coverage with several options Sick leave and vacion time, including 11 paid holidays per year Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan) Transit and child care subsidies Flexible spending accounts Long-term care insurance Training and development 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. A panel of Subject Mter Experts (SMEs) will review theapplicion of qualified candides and assign a score for each of the five required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) based on the experience documented in the resume and narrive responses. Knowledge of procurement and contracting laws, principles, and regulions to manage/oversee an acquisition workforce. Knowledge of federal, agency, and prive sector acquisition, procurement, and contracting operions to formule and execute program and contract operions in compliance with relevant guidelines (e.g., laws, regulions, policies) and provide comprehensive oversight of activities, functions, and operions. Skill in directing and overseeing the total life-cycle management of acquisition operions through subordine supervisors, evaluing workforce and workload requirements, assigning work based on priorities and risk, and managing personnel and program operions sufficient to achieve organizion goals, mitige operional risks, and support current and long range mission requirements. Skill in applying professional acquisition and procurement management, analytical, evaluive, and other associed methods, principles, and techniques required to review, analyze, and resolve multifaceted acquisition, procurement, and contracting needs/requirements, requests, and issues. Skilled in leading contract negotiion on pricing for procurements to secure the best final agreements. Demonstrion of these KSAs must be supported by your applicion. Applicants should also make note of each KSA, as you asked to address them ler in the applicion process. Considerion given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume so th informion taken into considerion during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documention. If you are eligible under the GSA's Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) , your resume must clearly demonstre experience in least 3 of the 5 required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) to receive priority considerion. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . You will have access to many benefits including: Health insurance (choose from a wide range of plans) Life insurance coverage with several options Sick leave and vacion time, including 11 paid holidays per year Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan) Transit and child care subsidies Flexible spending accounts Long-term care insurance Training and development 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 Required Documents Help ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing de. Review the following list to determine wh you need to submit.

Resume:

Must not exceed two pages. Refer to the Qualificions section for resume requirements.

Current GSA employees:

You must submit a legible copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, AND a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if different from your recent SF-50.

Promotion Considerion:

If your most recent SF-50 became effective within the past year, it may not demonstre th you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. In th case, submit additional SF-50(s) (such as promotion, within-grade increase, grade/range increase, or an SF-50 with an effective de more than one year old) th clearly document you meet the time-in-grade requirement.

GSA OIG Employees:

Submit lest SF 50 (other than award SF 50) If you are CTAP eligible - submit a, b, and c : (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.

Current or Former Political Appointees:

Submit SF-50.

College transcripts:

If you are using some or all of your college educion to meet qualificion requirements for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcript(s).

Transcripts MUST show:

name of the institution, student's name, course work/degree(s) completed/conferred and des. If selected, an official transcript required prior to appointment. For educion completed outside the United Stes, also submit a valid foreign credential evaluion th substanties possession of the required educion.

Submit proof of contracting certificion:

FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional Certificion. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help Submit a complete online applicion including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing de of the announcement. You can modify or complete your applicion any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and upde your applicion. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device.

Note:

Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA applicion. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your applicion. Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your applicion from moving forward in the hiring process. Please see Required Documents for additional details. Once you have clicked Apply for this position now , you taken to the GSA site to complete the applicion process. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job.

Note:

Review the

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). Need Assistance? Questions or issues completing an applicion and/or submitting documention - contact fedhirehelp@applygovernment.com or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representive (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the applicion deadline You must receive HR approval before deviing from these instructions. Be sure to

APPLY EARLY

as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing. Agency contact informion Sherin Golden Phone 817-201-9127 Fax 000-000-0000 crcbvacancyinquiries@gsa.gov

Address GSA, Federal Acquisition Service Servicing HR Office:

TAC Branch B GSA, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) 1800 F Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United Stes Next steps After the closing de/deadline:

ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS

Your applicion reviewed for all requirements.

REFERRAL TO MANAGEMENT

If you meet all the requirements, you may be referred to management for review and a possible interview.

SELECTION/TENTATIVE JOB OFFER

If you are selected, you will receive a tentive offer and start the suitability and/or security background investigion process.

FINAL JOB OFFER

Once our security office determines you can come on board, you given a final offer, which is typically 40 days after the announcement closes.

FINAL COMMUNICATION

Once the position is filled, we will notify you of your stus. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into USAJOBS and clicking "Track this Applicion" on the Applicant Dashboard. Thank you for your interest in working for the U.S. General Services Administrion! Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help ALL required documents must be submitted before the closing de. Review the following list to determine wh you need to submit.

Resume:

Must not exceed two pages. Refer to the Qualificions section for resume requirements.

Current GSA employees:

You must submit a legible copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, AND a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if different from your recent SF-50.

Promotion Considerion:

If your most recent SF-50 became effective within the past year, it may not demonstre th you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. In th case, submit additional SF-50(s) (such as promotion, within-grade increase, grade/range increase, or an SF-50 with an effective de more than one year old) th clearly document you meet the time-in-grade requirement.

GSA OIG Employees:

Submit lest SF 50 (other than award SF 50) If you are CTAP eligible - submit a, b, and c : (a) proof of eligibility including agency notice; (b) SF-50, and (c) most recent performance appraisal.

Current or Former Political Appointees:

Submit SF-50.

College transcripts:

If you are using some or all of your college educion to meet qualificion requirements for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcript(s).

Transcripts MUST show:

name of the institution, student's name, course work/degree(s) completed/conferred and des. If selected, an official transcript required prior to appointment. For educion completed outside the United Stes, also submit a valid foreign credential evaluion th substanties possession of the required educion.

Submit proof of contracting certificion:

FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional Certificion. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help Submit a complete online applicion including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing de of the announcement. You can modify or complete your applicion any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and upde your applicion. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device.

Note:

Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA applicion. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your applicion. Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your applicion from moving forward in the hiring process. Please see Required Documents for additional details. Once you have clicked Apply for this position now , you taken to the GSA site to complete the applicion process. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job.

Note:

Review the

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). Need Assistance? Questions or issues completing an applicion and/or submitting documention - contact fedhirehelp@applygovernment.com or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representive (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the applicion deadline You must receive HR approval before deviing from these instructions. Be sure to

APPLY EARLY

as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Sherin Golden Phone 817-201-9127 Fax 000-000-0000 crcbvacancyinquiries@gsa.gov

Address GSA, Federal Acquisition Service Servicing HR Office:

TAC Branch B GSA, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) 1800 F Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United Stes Next steps After the closing de/deadline:

ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS

Your applicion reviewed for all requirements.

REFERRAL TO MANAGEMENT

If you meet all the requirements, you may be referred to management for review and a possible interview.

SELECTION/TENTATIVE JOB OFFER

If you are selected, you will receive a tentive offer and start the suitability and/or security background investigion process.

FINAL JOB OFFER

Once our security office determines you can come on board, you given a final offer, which is typically 40 days after the announcement closes.

FINAL COMMUNICATION

Once the position is filled, we will notify you of your stus. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into USAJOBS and clicking "Track this Applicion" on the Applicant Dashboard. Thank you for your interest in working for the U.S. General Services Administrion! Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Boston, MA Kansas City, MO Raleigh, NC New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX Norfolk, VA Tacoma, WA Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 8 vacancies in the following locions: San Francisco, CA Lakewood, CO Washington, DC Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Boston, MA Kansas City, MO Raleigh, NC New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX San Antonio, TX Norfolk, VA Tacoma, WA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—This position is full-time in the office. In rare instances, situional telework may be approved on a case-by-case basis. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $147,945 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential 15 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

FD-2026-0031

Control number 883434200