Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to current or former federal employees and/or federal judiciary (AO or U.S. Courts) nationwide. This position allows for recurring and situational telework but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.

The Department of Administrative Services, Acquisition Management Office (AMO) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Supervisory Procurement Analyst to serve as the Acquisition Policy & Training Division Chief. AMO provides acquisition program management and oversight, policy guidance and support, and conducts procurement activities on behalf of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) and federal Judiciary organizations nationwide.

The incumbent will supervise a staff of professional procurement analysts who execute the Judiciary's acquisition program and ensure its compliance with federal procurement policies and statutes. The incumbent has signatory authority for contracts, interagency agreements, grants, memoranda of understanding, and other legal instruments. This position reports directly to the AMO Deputy Chief.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Providing advisory and procurement services to the AO and federal court units.
2. Providing leadership, management, and oversight for a diverse, professional staff spread across two policy branches.
3. Providing essential contract management policy guidance and ensuring procurement activities adhere to laws, regulations, and policies governing the federal Judiciary.
4. Overseeing the Acquisition Policy & Training Division's daily operational activities and making recommendations on administration, organizational structure, personnel matters, and budget and staffing resource needs and distribution.
5. Participating and serving as the Deputy Office Chief's designee in meetings, working groups, advisory councils, and other governance bodies.
6. Creating and presenting briefings, acquisition updates, and regular status reports to the Procurement Executive and other senior officials.
7. Conducting assessments of acquisition programs and contracting vehicles.
8. Staying informed of current, pending, and new legislation relevant to federal procurement and ensuring the Judiciary's policies and procedures are current and in compliance.
9. Advising on the revision or development of new acquisition policies in response to program strategy changes or other internal or external drivers.
10. Maintaining and updating the Guide to Judiciary Policy (Vol. 14) and other procurement policies and manuals.
11. Overseeing the AO's contracting officer and contracting officer's representative certification programs.
12. Providing best-in-class customer service in procurement policy administration and acquisition-related services.
13. Supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of internal controls for contracting and Government Purchase Card Programs.
14. Providing procurement policy advice and support, including review of special procurement delegation requests.
15. Overseeing the provision of periodic procurement training to Judiciary procurement personnel.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experiencewhich is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Knowledge of government contracting, including operations techniques, and procurement policies and regulations.
• Experience providing leadership, direction, and guidance in acquisition policy development and planning, contract formation and management, and federal contracting certifications.

• Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting FAC-C (Professional) Certificate
• Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM)
• Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM)

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.