Acquisition Analyst

Duties

• Plan and evaluate acquisition strategies, schedules, and contract actions to ensure timely execution and alignment with mission objectives.
• Serve as a senior acquisition expert responsible for the full range of acquisition planning and contract management functions required to support various contractual needs from pre-award to post-award functions.
• Prepare clear acquisition guidance, briefs stakeholders, and coordinates command level reports to ensure accurate communication and oversight.
• Resolve complex contracting issues by analyzing requirements, interpreting regulations, and developing compliant solutions for ambiguous or changing needs.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance through the duration of your employment.
• The incumbent of this position must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• This position has 20% Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel.
• Appointment may be subject to a one-year probationary/trail period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR.
• Must submit a Financial Disclosure Statement (OGE-450) upon entering the position and annually thereafter.
• This position requires Level 1 certification in acquisition career field of Contracting within 24 months of entry into the position.

Qualifications

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 for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) experience performing full acquisition lifecycle planning and contract management from pre-award and post-award through closeout to ensure regulatory compliance with Federal and Defense acquisition regulations such as FAR/DFARS and other applicable policy; (2) experience providing advisory support to program officials, project managers, and leadership to resolve complex contracting and acquisition challenges with compliant solutions; (3) experience developing acquisition guidance, policy, or standard operating procedures, to coordinating with Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs) on oversight, surveillance, and performance reporting; and (4) experience managing or administering complex reimbursable and direct contracts, as well as hybrid contract types, to include Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Level of Effort (LOE), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Time & Materials (T&M), and Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Communications
• Contracting/Procurement
• Planning and Evaluating
• Technical Competence

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet.
• This is a(n) Contracting and Acquisition Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command has various incentives that may be available for highly qualified candidates. These include may include Recruitment Incentives, Relocation Incentives, Student Loan Repayment, Credit for Leave Accrual, and Permanent Change of Station Allowance.