Supervisory Contract Specialist

This position is located within a JFHQ-State United States Purchasing and Contracting office (USPFO). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as Chief of the Contracting Office (CoCO) for the ARNG and ANG providing professional acquisition and business advisor services. Directly reports to the United States Property and Fiscal Officer.

• Leadership and Supervision. Exercises direct supervisory and personnel management responsibilities. Provides supervisory responsibility for subordinate acquisition workforce personnel. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies procedures and directives of management. Selects as assigned or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies promotions details and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications mission requirements and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) objectives. Develops modifies and/or interprets performance standards. Explains performance expectations to employees and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. Holds employees responsible for satisfactory completion of work assignments. Recommends awards when appropriate and reviews within-grade increases when eligible and follows up on the status when required. Listens and resolves employee complaints at the lowest level and refers unresolved complaints to higher level management. Initiates action to correct geographically separated (TS AGR DSG/MDAY Technician) performance or conduct problems.
• Plans and Directs Operations. Provides senior level operational contracting support advice and assistance. Plans requests and negotiates the acquisition of all necessary resources to support the Contracting Office and prepares input for annual budgets. Anticipates resource requirements and/or changes in organization or functional assignments necessary to accommodate projected workloads and organizes or reorganizes the office to meet those needs. Develops detailed research analysis interpretation and application of contracting support ensuring all requirements of law (statute and case law) executive orders regulations and all other applicable procedures including clearances and approvals have been met.
• Personnel Management and Administration Functions. Exercises full management and line authority. Exercises delegated managerial authority to develop and implement operational contracting support program goals and objectives. Determines the best approach to resolving staffing shortages; develops long-range staffing plans.
• Performs Technical Work. Works independently or serves as team member/advisor on process action teams staff assistance visits contracting studies and special projects. Participates in working groups or serves on boards and committees to recommend contract efficiencies as it pertains to future operations. Assists subordinate units and staff directorates in developing Performance Work Statements (PWS)/Statements of Work (SOW)/Statements of Objectives (500) and provides assistance completing other requests for contract support (e.g. requirements documents data elements limited competition justifications Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) and evaluation criteria) for various types of contracts and other transactions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.SUPERVISORY CONTROLSSupervisor provides administrative and policy direction concerning overall priorities and objectives. Employee is delegated complete responsibility and authority to plan schedule and carry out major projects concerned with the scope design development and analysis of contract policies programs and procedures for the Army National Guard (ARNG) Air National Guard (ANG) and the National Guard Bureau. Program and analytical evaluations are reviewed for potential influence on broad Department of Defense (DOD) Department of Army (DA) and Department of the Air Force (DAF) policy objectives and program goals. Decisions and judgment are considered technically sound and work is normally accepted without significant change on all statewide acquisition planning challenges status and remedies. Serves as principal contracting advisor to the Adjutant General Chiefs of Staff Air National Guard Wing Commanders and Senior Contracting Official regarding high dollar complex or special interest items. Delegated signatory authority from and responsible to a two-star equivalent member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) for acquisitions and other transactional authorities. Exercises expressly delegated responsibilities and/or authorities from the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition Logistics and Technology) and the HCA - Approve informal acquisition plans up to $SOM or more for production or services for all years or $25M or more for any fiscal year; $10M or more for development; HCA - Approve acquisition strategies up to <$10M.

Conditions of employment

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing states National Guard required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• The incumbent must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
• The incumbent must meet the certifications training and experience IAW DoDI 5000.66.
• In accordance with the Ethics in Government Act 1978 incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
• The incumbent must obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• Must go through a Contracting Officer Review Board (CORB) prior to appointment and as a condition of employment maintain a warrant.
• Please see Additional Information section regarding NGBs Probationary/ Trial Period.

Qualifications

Military Grades: Officer (O-3 to O-5)

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have one year of specialized contracting experience at the GS-12 level that required a working knowledge of a wide variety of contracting methods and contract types sufficient to perform pre-award/post-award and/or contract price/cost analysis. Must have experience performing acquisition planning; contract price and cost analysis/cost accounting techniques comprehensive negotiation techniques and a working knowledge of statutes and regulations as they apply to procurement functions. Must have Level 1 DAWIA Professional Certification (or equivalent see Certifications Issued by Federal (non-DoD) Organizations below). Any applicant selected will receive a tentative offer of appointment contingent upon passing a Contracting Officer Review Board (CORB) as this position is required to hold a warrant as a condition of employment.