Supervisory Contract Specialist
DutiesThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation.
DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters.
We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations.
Make an impact; join DHS.
When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA.
Now FEMA looks to you.
Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident.
We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce.
Please visit www.
fema.
gov for additional information.
EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT:
Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.
All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
In the position of Supervisory Contract Specialist, you will be responsible for providing strategic management and overseeing the coordination and integration of numerous complex procurement, acquisition programs and portfolios at all levels within FEMA.
Typical duties include:
Determining the applicability and effect of new or proposed legislation, executive orders or regulations on component operations, procurement and acquisition programs; Overseeing the use of Federal and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisition regulations, policies, procedures, goals and objectives; Reviewing and implementing acquisition law and program management policies relating to procurement and acquisition programs; Documenting the requirements of the procurement and acquisition process; with innovative strategies that support the Department's mission requirements; Overseeing the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of a requirement, program or several program segments, each of which is managed through separate subordinate organizational units; Providing overall policy and structure for acquisition management using Acquisition Lifecycle Framework, Federal Acquisition Regulations, Acquisition Review Process, and Acquisition Review Boards.
RequirementsConditions of Employment You must be a U.
S.
Citizen to be considered for this position.
You must successfully pass a background investigation.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Please review Other Information section for additional key requirements.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy.
To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Top Secret/SCI as a condition of placement into this position.
This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit:
Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information).
For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.
COVID VACCINATION:
As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.
g.
, telework, remote work, etc.
), subject to such exceptions as required by law.
If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021 or before appointment or onboarding with the agency, if after November 22.
The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request of the agency a legally required exception from this requirement.
Due to COVID-19, FEMA is currently in an expanded telework posture which will end January 31, 2022.
Therefore, if selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area.
Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement.
At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period in accordance with FEMA's telework policy.
Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
QualificationsThe qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
You qualify for this position at the GS-15 level (starting salary $144,128) if you possess the following:
One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-14) in the Federal Service.
This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of specialized experience.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
Coordinating or overseeing the support of mission requirements and procurement actions; Incorporating policy or regulations that impact procurement concerns with regards to an agency; Providing leadership, staff coordination, or consultation for an acquisition/procurement team (e.
g.
formulating project plans, guidelines, improving processes, and implementing new developments); Developing acquisition strategic plans or initiatives to meet acquisition requirements.
This position has a positive education requirement.
In addition to the Specialized Experience requirement, you must meet the listed education requirement below.
(Submission of transcript is required.
) 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 A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
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.
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.
If an 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.
This position will require FAC-C certification which is mandated by DHS policy for Contract Specialist series 1102 positions.
DAWIA Certification Conversion:
DHS recognizes current DAWIA certifications as equivalent to FAC-C at the same level as long as the individual has met the education and experience requirements.
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).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
REMINDER:
Add any required certifications associated with occupational series (e.
g.
, FAC-C certification for 1102 series, PM Certifications, etc.
) NOTE:
Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.
In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.
As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.
Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here.
Current or former FEMA Reservists/DAE employees:
To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/YY to MM/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.
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.
Education NOTE :
If you are qualifying based on education and/or are selected for a position which requires a college degree to meet minimum qualification requirements, you will be required to submit your official college transcript(s) at time of selection.
Additional information If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty.
False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.
Candidates must currently possess or obtain a FAC-C certification which is mandated by DHS policy for Contract Specialist series 1102 positions.
DAWIA Certification Conversion:
DHS recognizes current DAWIA certifications as equivalent to FAC-C at the same level as long as the individual has met the education and experience requirements.
DHS uses E-verify, an internet based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities.
The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.
3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.
707.
Veterans , Peace Corps / VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.
If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.
To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.
This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
All candidates must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
A one year probationary period is required for new Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors and managers.
If selected for this position, and you have not previously completed these requirements, you are subject to (1) completion of a 2 day onboarding program at your primary duty location; and, (2) completion of a subsequent, multiple day orientation program within 90-120 days of hire, at a location to be determined.
Travel associated with the orientation portion of this requirement may be at FEMA's expense.
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position.
If this position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) because of its security, public health, and/or public safety sensitivity, you are subject to random drug testing under FEMA's Drug-Free Workplace Plan (DWP).
Refusal to be tested will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters.
We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations.
Make an impact; join DHS.
When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA.
Now FEMA looks to you.
Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident.
We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce.
Please visit www.
fema.
gov for additional information.
EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT:
Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.
All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
In the position of Supervisory Contract Specialist, you will be responsible for providing strategic management and overseeing the coordination and integration of numerous complex procurement, acquisition programs and portfolios at all levels within FEMA.
Typical duties include:
Determining the applicability and effect of new or proposed legislation, executive orders or regulations on component operations, procurement and acquisition programs; Overseeing the use of Federal and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisition regulations, policies, procedures, goals and objectives; Reviewing and implementing acquisition law and program management policies relating to procurement and acquisition programs; Documenting the requirements of the procurement and acquisition process; with innovative strategies that support the Department's mission requirements; Overseeing the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of a requirement, program or several program segments, each of which is managed through separate subordinate organizational units; Providing overall policy and structure for acquisition management using Acquisition Lifecycle Framework, Federal Acquisition Regulations, Acquisition Review Process, and Acquisition Review Boards.
RequirementsConditions of Employment You must be a U.
S.
Citizen to be considered for this position.
You must successfully pass a background investigation.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Please review Other Information section for additional key requirements.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy.
To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Top Secret/SCI as a condition of placement into this position.
This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit:
Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information).
For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.
COVID VACCINATION:
As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.
g.
, telework, remote work, etc.
), subject to such exceptions as required by law.
If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021 or before appointment or onboarding with the agency, if after November 22.
The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request of the agency a legally required exception from this requirement.
Due to COVID-19, FEMA is currently in an expanded telework posture which will end January 31, 2022.
Therefore, if selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area.
Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement.
At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period in accordance with FEMA's telework policy.
Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
QualificationsThe qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
You qualify for this position at the GS-15 level (starting salary $144,128) if you possess the following:
One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-14) in the Federal Service.
This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of specialized experience.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
Coordinating or overseeing the support of mission requirements and procurement actions; Incorporating policy or regulations that impact procurement concerns with regards to an agency; Providing leadership, staff coordination, or consultation for an acquisition/procurement team (e.
g.
formulating project plans, guidelines, improving processes, and implementing new developments); Developing acquisition strategic plans or initiatives to meet acquisition requirements.
This position has a positive education requirement.
In addition to the Specialized Experience requirement, you must meet the listed education requirement below.
(Submission of transcript is required.
) 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 A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
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.
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.
If an 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.
This position will require FAC-C certification which is mandated by DHS policy for Contract Specialist series 1102 positions.
DAWIA Certification Conversion:
DHS recognizes current DAWIA certifications as equivalent to FAC-C at the same level as long as the individual has met the education and experience requirements.
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).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
REMINDER:
Add any required certifications associated with occupational series (e.
g.
, FAC-C certification for 1102 series, PM Certifications, etc.
) NOTE:
Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.
In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.
As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.
Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here.
Current or former FEMA Reservists/DAE employees:
To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/YY to MM/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.
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.
Education NOTE :
If you are qualifying based on education and/or are selected for a position which requires a college degree to meet minimum qualification requirements, you will be required to submit your official college transcript(s) at time of selection.
Additional information If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty.
False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.
Candidates must currently possess or obtain a FAC-C certification which is mandated by DHS policy for Contract Specialist series 1102 positions.
DAWIA Certification Conversion:
DHS recognizes current DAWIA certifications as equivalent to FAC-C at the same level as long as the individual has met the education and experience requirements.
DHS uses E-verify, an internet based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities.
The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.
3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.
707.
Veterans , Peace Corps / VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.
If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.
To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.
This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
All candidates must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
A one year probationary period is required for new Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors and managers.
If selected for this position, and you have not previously completed these requirements, you are subject to (1) completion of a 2 day onboarding program at your primary duty location; and, (2) completion of a subsequent, multiple day orientation program within 90-120 days of hire, at a location to be determined.
Travel associated with the orientation portion of this requirement may be at FEMA's expense.
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position.
If this position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) because of its security, public health, and/or public safety sensitivity, you are subject to random drug testing under FEMA's Drug-Free Workplace Plan (DWP).
Refusal to be tested will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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