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CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Job Description
CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Department of the Air Force Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportion Command TCAQ-CR Summary The position(s) covered by this vacancy announcement is in the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstrion Project (AcqDemo).
For more informion please see:
AcqDemo This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportion Command, Transportion Command. Learn more about this agency Summary The position(s) covered by this vacancy announcement is in the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstrion Project (AcqDemo).
For more informion please see:
AcqDemo This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportion Command, Transportion Command. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Scott
AFB, IL 1
vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $41,769
- $141,880 per year Pay scale & grade NH 2
- 3 Promotion potential 3 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
- You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 1102 Contracting Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
USTC-26-13066499-DH
Control number 885114600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency This announcement is open to All U.S. Citizens, and is being filled under the AcqDemo Hiring Authority, Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense. Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612)(NonComp Mil Sp), Retained Grade Preference (RGP), and Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician eligibles may also apply. Duties Help As a
CONTRACT SPECIALIST
the
NH-1102-2/3
some of your typical work assignments may include: Plans the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives. Researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies regulions, business and industry practices, market trends, Government Accountability Office and Comptroller General decisions, public law, case law, and precedents. Executes post-award contract performance management actions, evalues contractor performance for compliance with terms and conditions of contracts, and ensures timely submission of technical progress reports and performance metrics. Serves as business advisor to a wide range of customers; represents the interest of
USTRANSCOM
in meetings and various contacts outside the agency. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S.
Citizen Occasional Travel Work Schedule:
Full-time Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion May be required to successfully complete a probionary period
Overtime:
Occasionally Tour of Duty:
Flexible Recruitment Incentives:
May be Authorized Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
Exempt Financial Disclosure:
Required. In accordance with the Ethics in Government Act 1978, employee is required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and required to file annually.
Telework Eligibility:
This position is telework eligible management's discretion This position is part of the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). See "Additional Informion" section below. Qualificions This vacancy announcement is for a Contract Specialist, NH-1102-02 (GS-5 through GS-11 equivalent) with a target grade NH-03 (GS-12 and GS-13 equivalent). Applicants may apply for either NH-02 or NH-03, or both NH-02 and NH-03 based on the qualificions listed below.
READ THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS CAREFULLY FOR EACH LEVEL . ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
You may qualify the NH 02 , if you fulfill the following qualificions: A . One year of specialized experience equivalent to the
NH-1/GS-04
grade level in the Federal service as listed below: Procuring a wide variety products and services; administering terms and conditions of contracts; negotiing and awarding contracts and contract modificions; performing price/cost analysis; monitoring contractor's performance; or performing work associed with terminion of contracts; OR B . You may substitute educion for specialize experience the NH-II level. Substitution of educion for experience requires you to possess 3 full years of progressively higher-level gradue educion leading to such a degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or LL.M., if reled to the position being filled; OR C . You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of educion as described in B. You have computed the percentage of the requirements th you meet, and the total is least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of gradue educion beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal least 100 percent to qualify.) You may qualify the NH-03 if you fulfill the following qualificions: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH
- 02 (GS-11) grade level in the Federal service, military or prive sector as listed below: Providing business advice to customers.
Performing all pre-award/post-award functions. Using a wide range of contracting methods and types to procure a variety of commodities, services and/or construction. 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 directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. In addition to meeting qualificions, your applicion package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupional Requirements for the 1102, series as listed below: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited educional institution authorized to grant baccalauree degrees ( you must submit a copy of your transcripts showing your name, the name of the school, the degree awarded, the de it was awarded/conferred, and the lists of classes and credits earned); OR a current DoD civilian employe e, in any occupional series, who occupied a similar occupional specialty to the 1102 series while serving in the military on or before September 30, 2000 , OR a current DoD civilian employee, who occupied 1102 series 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.
•
NOTE :
Failure to provide transcripts showing the required informion listed above will result in you being red ineligible for this position. Educion For NH-02:
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?
You MUST provide transcripts or other documention to support your educional claims.
Unless otherwise sted:
(1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable time of applicion, or (2) If you are serviced by the office filling this position and your transcripts are on file in your official personnel folder, you are not required to submit. However, it is your responsibility to ensure transcripts are on file. All merials must be submitted by the closing de of the announcement.
GRADUATE EDUCATION
One academic year of gradue educion is considered to be the number of credits hours th your gradue school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your gradue school's definition of one year of gradue study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as sisfying the requirement for one year of full-time gradue study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION
If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show th the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internional/usnei/us/edlite-us-forrecog.html Additional informion
Other Notes:
The duties of this position are developmental in nure, leading to the full performance level of Contract Specialist, NH-1102-III. The training period is designed to provide a more advanced career-oriented introduction and familiarizion with the background, philosophy, concepts, work processes, regulory framework, reference merials, and scope of the career program, as projected in the established training plan. The employee must meet the Back to Basics functional area certificion requirements for career cegory C
- Contracting, Level 1
- Foundional within the timeframe range of 1
- 5 years from appointment de into the position. For informion regarding the DAWIA Back to Basics please : Home (dau.edu) or Back to Basics
- Helpful Resources (dau.
edu)
RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT
This position
DOES NOT
meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found : https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF?ver=LQ7feWw-8-5DI2tceUpmgA%3d%3d All applicants must meet qualificions and eligibility criteria by the closing de of the announcement. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register |
Selective Service System :
Selective Service System (sss.gov) ) 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 . Review our benefits 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. We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. We will evalue each applicant who meets the basic qualificions on the informion provided and evalue your relevant work experiences as it reles to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position. Traditional ring and ranking of applicions does not apply to this vacancy. Your applicion (resume and supporting documention) evalued to determine if you meet the minimum qualificions required as listed on the announcement under qualificion requirements.
Veterans Preference :
If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indice the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement verified by the employing agency. For informion on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the " Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp)" eligibility. If you are claiming Military Spouse eligibility and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you referred to the hiring manager. Informion and required documention for claiming Military Spouse eligibility may be found the General Applicant Informion and Definitions link below. 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 . Review our benefits 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 The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc.). Your complete applicion includes your
COMPLETE
resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are
REQUIRED 1.
Your resume:
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center
- How do I write a resume for a federal job?
The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.
Transcripts:
This position has a degree or educion requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the de and degree th was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. 3 . SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your
MOST RECENT SF50
(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notificion of Personnel Action documention, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. 4.
Veteran's Documents:
If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.
PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumention.pdf ? 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.
NOTE:
Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13066499 Please review the
General Applicion Informion and Definitions :
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106., DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public reled to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194). Agency contact informion
USTRANSCOM
Servicing Team Phone 614-693-2664 DHRS-D-TRANSCOM@DLA.MIL Address
TRANSCOM 508
Scott Drive Bldg 1900 E Scott
AFB, IL 62225-5357 US
Next steps A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision.
REGARDING INTERVIEWS
Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodions may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants.
NOTE:
Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview considered as a declinion for further considerion for employment against this vacancy. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. 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 The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc.). Your complete applicion includes your
COMPLETE
resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are
REQUIRED 1.
Your resume:
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center
- How do I write a resume for a federal job?
The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.
Transcripts:
This position has a degree or educion requirement so you are required to submit a copy of your transcript. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the de and degree th was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. 3 . SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your
MOST RECENT SF50
(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notificion of Personnel Action documention, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. 4.
Veteran's Documents:
If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.
PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumention.pdf ? 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.
NOTE:
Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13066499 Please review the
General Applicion Informion and Definitions :
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106., DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public reled to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194). Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion
USTRANSCOM
Servicing Team Phone 614-693-2664 DHRS-D-TRANSCOM@DLA.MIL Address
TRANSCOM 508
Scott Drive Bldg 1900 E Scott
AFB, IL 62225-5357 US
Next steps A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision.
REGARDING INTERVIEWS
Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodions may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants.
NOTE:
Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview considered as a declinion for further considerion for employment against this vacancy. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. 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 Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Scott
AFB, IL 1
vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $41,769
- $141,880 per year Pay scale & grade NH 2
- 3 Promotion potential 3 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
- You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret 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
USTC-26-13066499-DH
Control number 885114600
Benefits
- Professional Development
- Dental Insurance