Supervisory Contract Specialist

Duties

• Serves as a Branch Chief and a Contracting Officer for the Division on a broad range of complex, high dollar value acquisitions for products and services necessary to meet the FDA's mission requirements.
• Responsible for supervising and providing technical guidance to junior and senior contract specialists and procurement analysts on all aspects of pre and post award acquisition and contract activities.
• Serves as a resource and mentor for other specialists on contracting and acquisition policies and procedures, provides on-the-job training, and assists specialists in dealing with various government personnel, contractors and others from the public sector.
• Ensures that the organization's mission, vision, and values are communicated to the branch and integrated into their work plans and work products.
• Reviews, analyzes and implements acquisition policies and procedures issued by various federal organizations, as well as the Department and the FDA.
• Explains goals and objectives to assigned branch members and assists the members in organizing in order to accomplish the work.
• Engages in all aspects of the planning, solicitation, source selection, negotiation, award and administration of negotiated contracts.
• Assesses training needs and provides guidance and direction to specialists in meeting training and certification requirements.
• Attends meetings in absence of the supervisor.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

1. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4 years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. AND
2. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
3. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
4. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.

Minimum Qualifications:

In addition, you must have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service, (obtained in either the public or private sectors to include any volunteer service). Qualifying specialized experience is defined as the following: Knowledge of the principles of acquisition planning; contract administration and termination techniques; business and industry practices sufficient to evaluate, monitor and maintain management controls over performance.

NOTE: If you are a current Federal Government employee you must submit your FAC-C level III certification or documented equivalent from your Agency.

Documenting experience: In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

Education

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program.