Contract Specialist (Direct Hire)- French Language Requirement
Duties Serves as a warranted contracting officer responsible for performing pre and post award functions for overseas acquisitions involving supplies, services, construction, and information technology.
Ensure appropriate market research is conducted, acquisition planning and documentation is thorough, accurate, and complete, solicitations and contracts are drafted in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
Ensure required approvals and price/cost analysis are included in the contract file as applicable.
Perform contract negotiations, contract administration, and contract closeout.
Analyze market trends, commercial practices, conditions, and technological advances.
Select appropriate techniques and procedures to solve any acquisition problems.
Analyze difficult contracting issues and determine recommended courses of action, which may depart from previous approaches.
Select appropriate techniques and procedures to solve any acquisition problems.
Analyze difficult contracting issues and determine recommended courses of action, which may depart from previous approaches.
Provide business advice and assistance to technical personnel involved in development of the requirement documents.
Review acquisition packages for adequacy and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements.
Develop evaluation criteria to use in determining source selection and best value requests for proposal, which may include utilization of past performance data, and technical qualifications for awards other than lowest price.
RequirementsConditions of Employment U.
S.
Citizenship.
Suitable for Federal employment as determined by appropriate background investigation.
Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
Direct Deposit of pay is required.
E-Verify will be used to confirm employment eligibility on new employees.
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.
gov All qualification requirements must be met by the date the announcement closes.
QualificationsBasic Requirements for GS-13 and Above:
1.
Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years' experience in contracting or related positions.
At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.
and 2.
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
3.
Exceptions:
Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000.
This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met.
However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
4.
Waiver:
When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision-making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience.
With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver.
Ifan individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.
AND Specialized
Experience:
To qualify for the GS-13 position, you must have 4 year's of experience in Contracting or Directly related positions.
One year of specialized experience that is equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level performing duties such as:
overseeing the organization's technical procurement activities relating to the contracting functions; ensuring the agency implements statutory requirements and sound policies across procurements; overseeing the full range of highly complex pre-award and post award activities; and providing Departmental oversight for operational contracting offices, inclusive of all contract types, such as services, supplies, equipment, construction, materials, labor cost reimbursement, and firm fixed price; There is no substitution of education at this grade level.
AND Applicants MUST possess requirements for Level II Certification in Contracting through Federal Acquisition Certification in contracting (FAC-C) or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) in Contracting.
Documenting
Experience:
In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description.
Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment.
The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed.
It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record.
In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.
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; community; student; social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.
Language Requirement There is a French language requirement for this position in order to better serve our Overseas Operations Office based in Paris as the majority of our cemeteries are located in France.
The Agency may correspond with applicants in French throughout the application process.
Applicants will be evaluated by a third-party testing facility prior to interview to determine their proficiency in speaking and reading French using the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale.
You should be prepared for a language evaluation immediately upon consideration.
A minimum score of ILR speaking 1
/ reading 2 is required to qualify.
More information on the ILR scale is available online.
If you are selected at the minimum score(s), you may required to complete a language training program, re-test as a condition of continued employment, and/or be subject to a foreign language critical performance factor until you are able to meet the standard.
If you do not believe you will meet this standard, please also apply to our concurrent posting located here.
Your language experience and/or education must be clearly identified in your resume.
Failure to clearly identify your language proficiency may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.
EducationIf education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts.
An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty.
Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university.
Foreign Education:
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.
S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.
S.
accredited college or university.
For further information, visit:
https:
//www2.
ed.
gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.
html.
All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
Additional information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP):
If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible.
View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
To receive selection priority, you must:
(1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility.
To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority, applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and have a rating of 85 or above.
Term Position:
This is a term position, not to exceed 2 years with the option to extend based on workload and funding availability.
Term positions are temporary positions.
If this position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) because of its security, and/or public safety sensitivity, you are subject to random drug testing under ABMC's Drug-Free Workplace Plan (DWP).
Refusal to be tested will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
Current or Former Political Appointees:
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.
If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
Frequent travel to ABMC office in Paris, France is required.
This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Ensure appropriate market research is conducted, acquisition planning and documentation is thorough, accurate, and complete, solicitations and contracts are drafted in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
Ensure required approvals and price/cost analysis are included in the contract file as applicable.
Perform contract negotiations, contract administration, and contract closeout.
Analyze market trends, commercial practices, conditions, and technological advances.
Select appropriate techniques and procedures to solve any acquisition problems.
Analyze difficult contracting issues and determine recommended courses of action, which may depart from previous approaches.
Select appropriate techniques and procedures to solve any acquisition problems.
Analyze difficult contracting issues and determine recommended courses of action, which may depart from previous approaches.
Provide business advice and assistance to technical personnel involved in development of the requirement documents.
Review acquisition packages for adequacy and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements.
Develop evaluation criteria to use in determining source selection and best value requests for proposal, which may include utilization of past performance data, and technical qualifications for awards other than lowest price.
RequirementsConditions of Employment U.
S.
Citizenship.
Suitable for Federal employment as determined by appropriate background investigation.
Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
Direct Deposit of pay is required.
E-Verify will be used to confirm employment eligibility on new employees.
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.
gov All qualification requirements must be met by the date the announcement closes.
QualificationsBasic Requirements for GS-13 and Above:
1.
Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years' experience in contracting or related positions.
At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.
and 2.
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
3.
Exceptions:
Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000.
This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met.
However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
4.
Waiver:
When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision-making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience.
With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver.
Ifan individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.
AND Specialized
Experience:
To qualify for the GS-13 position, you must have 4 year's of experience in Contracting or Directly related positions.
One year of specialized experience that is equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level performing duties such as:
overseeing the organization's technical procurement activities relating to the contracting functions; ensuring the agency implements statutory requirements and sound policies across procurements; overseeing the full range of highly complex pre-award and post award activities; and providing Departmental oversight for operational contracting offices, inclusive of all contract types, such as services, supplies, equipment, construction, materials, labor cost reimbursement, and firm fixed price; There is no substitution of education at this grade level.
AND Applicants MUST possess requirements for Level II Certification in Contracting through Federal Acquisition Certification in contracting (FAC-C) or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) in Contracting.
Documenting
Experience:
In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description.
Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment.
The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the percentage of times the other duties were performed.
It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record.
In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.
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; community; student; social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.
Language Requirement There is a French language requirement for this position in order to better serve our Overseas Operations Office based in Paris as the majority of our cemeteries are located in France.
The Agency may correspond with applicants in French throughout the application process.
Applicants will be evaluated by a third-party testing facility prior to interview to determine their proficiency in speaking and reading French using the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale.
You should be prepared for a language evaluation immediately upon consideration.
A minimum score of ILR speaking 1
/ reading 2 is required to qualify.
More information on the ILR scale is available online.
If you are selected at the minimum score(s), you may required to complete a language training program, re-test as a condition of continued employment, and/or be subject to a foreign language critical performance factor until you are able to meet the standard.
If you do not believe you will meet this standard, please also apply to our concurrent posting located here.
Your language experience and/or education must be clearly identified in your resume.
Failure to clearly identify your language proficiency may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.
EducationIf education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts.
An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application; however, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty.
Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university.
Foreign Education:
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.
S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.
S.
accredited college or university.
For further information, visit:
https:
//www2.
ed.
gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.
html.
All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
Additional information Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP):
If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible.
View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
To receive selection priority, you must:
(1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility.
To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority, applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and have a rating of 85 or above.
Term Position:
This is a term position, not to exceed 2 years with the option to extend based on workload and funding availability.
Term positions are temporary positions.
If this position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) because of its security, and/or public safety sensitivity, you are subject to random drug testing under ABMC's Drug-Free Workplace Plan (DWP).
Refusal to be tested will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
Current or Former Political Appointees:
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.
If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
Frequent travel to ABMC office in Paris, France is required.
This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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