Technical Services Specialist

Position can be filled in any of the following locations:Atlanta GA; Boston MA; Chicago IL; Fort Worth TX; Kansas City MO; Lakewood CO; New York NY; Philadelphia PA; San Francisco CA; Tacoma WA; Washington DC

You will perform the following duties:

• Performs a wide variety of functions pertaining to business and industry operations practices characteristics and documentation for use in procurement of products (e.g. supplies furniture tools etc.) and related methods and processes.
• Conducts comprehensive technical quantitative qualitative and/or other evaluations of routine and non-routine commercial-of-the-shelf (i.e. COTS) complex ambiguous and/or unprecedented product descriptions blueprints performance and/or other specifications drawing as well as myriad other documentation and information submitted by civilian and defense agencies.
• Reviews peer technical and other writings and contract descriptions to eliminate technical ambiguity contradictory language or conflicts with broader FAS objectives. Extracts formats and translates raw engineering data and industrial research findings into plain-language guides accessible to non-technical procurement personnel agency buyers and/or other stakeholders.
• Authors designs and structurally alters highly complex technical materials including research finding reports specialized technical articles procurement brochures item catalogs and various other deliverables.
• Evaluates mediates and independently resolves highly complex technical disputes and formal vendor challenges arising from rigid commodity/supply/product management decisions or specification enforcement.

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date 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:

To evaluate your qualifications your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated we recommend including the following information:

• 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 experienceshould include employer name job title start and end dates (month/year) the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

• Education certifications or licensuresIf the job announcement requires any education certifications or licensures make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.

Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications you may be rated ineligible.

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g. Peace Corps Americorps) we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

The GS-13 salary range starts at $108173.00 per year.

To qualify you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to theGS-12 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience is experience supporting business and industry operations by:

• Reviewing Item Purchase Description updates Cataloging Action request and/or Brand Name or Equal analysis request for accuracy.

• Analyzing technical guidance for application in acquisition services.

• Providing product data to management for acquisition.