Clarification from the agency

See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

• Serves as the Head of Contracting Activity (HCA). Plans, organizes, and directs the Command's Contracting Activity, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and that customer needs are met.
• Provides direction for the Command's most urgent/ complex contacting actions, provides oversight and direction for all phases of acquisition planning, contract negotiation and award, and contract administration.
• Leads the evaluation of bidder responses to requests for information or proposals.
• Leads assessments of contracting actions to ensure the team meets standards and expectations for quality contracting support, and that available assets are used efficiently and effectively.
• Leads continuing and comprehensive assessment of the policies, processes, and tools the team uses to pursue objectives to refine them so they better address cyber operations-specific needs.
• Puts in place systems and methods to collect, analyze, and report metrics to identify summary-level findings, trends, and other indicators of the success of in-place acquisition programs.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) as a condition of employment.
• This position has been designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP). Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.
• The incumbent must meet NSA personnel security requirements outlined in NSA/CSS Policy 5-1.
• Must undergo and successfully complete an initial and periodic Counter-Intelligence Polygraph (CI Poly) examination.
• TDY travel may be required up to 10% of the time.
• This is a KEY position. Incumbents of key positions must be removed from their military recall status if alternative for filling of the position during an emergency are not available.
• The incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
• This is a Critical Acquisition Position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• Selectee must obtain the highest Career Category Level of certification in the assigned Career Category/Functional Area.
• Foundational Career Level Certification or Contracting Professional Certification must be met within 3 years.
• Practitioner Career Level Certification must be met within 5 years.
• Advanced Career Level Certification must be met within 4 years.
• Selectee must execute a written tenure agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years.
• Must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position and meet Continuing Acquisition Education requirements.

Qualifications

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".


Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.



Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.

This position is in the Supervisory/ Management Work Category at the Expert Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement:

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. (Must attach transcripts)

-OR-

You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD who occupied GS-1102 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; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000. (Must attach documentation)

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe Three-years (3) specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by 1) Servicing in a senior leadership role, advising contracting officers, management, and installation customers on matters relating to implementation and utilization of contracting policies and procedures; 2) Acting as Procurement advisor, advising on complex issues, analyzing data, and facilitating process improvement in procurement; 3) Reviewing acquisition strategies, proposed solicitations, contracts, options to be exercised, task/delivery orders, and contract modifications for both simplified acquisition purchases and sealed bid and/or negotiated contracts and; 4) Supervising and/or managing civilian personnel.

Highly Preferred Criteria: Must possess an unlimited contract warrant. Those applicants that meet the basic qualifications, specialized experience and highly preferred criteria will be referred to the hiring manager first.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.