Supervisory Acquisition Analyst

Duties

• Manages the full lifecycle of acquisition planning and contract administration
• Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)
• Develops acquisition strategies, reviews solicitation packages and contract types, monitors administration (funding, cost adjustments, closeouts), and validates DA/DoD tasker reports.
• Advises program officials in procurement planning meetings, assists with statements of work, analyzes contractor costs
• Develops innovative contracting approaches, solves complex or ambiguous regulatory problems, and ensures compliance with DA/DoD regulations.
• Plans and publishes guidance and training materials for acquisition personnel, oversees the Government Purchase Card (GPC) program, validates contractor manpower and budget data (PDC, CMRA)
• Supervises subordinate employees, sets priorities, assigns work
• Evaluates performance, interviews and recommends candidates for hire, resolves complaints, handles minor disciplinary actions, and identifies staff training and development needs.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent to be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top -Secret clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position requires you to travel from the duty station, up to 20% away from duty station required
• Drug Test Required
• Will be required to file an OGE 450 once in the position and annually thereafter
• One-year Supervisory trial/probationary period may be required.

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 Employees of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command with personal competitive status

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization
• 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
• 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

In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized 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 equivalent to the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: 1) Pre-award to post-award acquisition planning, milestone tracking, compliance reviews, and complex contract modifications, and; 2) advising program officials, developing SOW's, determining pricing strategies, and solving complex regulatory hurdles, and; 3) Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for contracts when so designated by a Contracting Officer. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level 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:

• Contracting/Procurement
• Leadership
• Strategic Thinking

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 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) Human Capital & Resource Management (HC/RM)
  Career Program position aligned under the Career Management Directorate.
• 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 (ATEC) is participating in an alternate personnel system known as the Acquisition Demonstration Project (AcqDemo). Among other features, the Demonstration Project replaced GS grade levels with occupational families and pay bands. The band NH-03 is equal to the former GS-12 Step 01 through GS-13 step 10. ATEC uses salary control points to allow for differentiation in the level of positions within the same broadband. Therefore, the salary for this position will be set no higher than $158,322 (w/locality).
• Relocation incentive may be authorized