Summary You will serve as an Administrative/Technical Specialist in the SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCUREMENTS DIVISION, CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER.
Port Hueneme:
NT-03: $71,244 - $101,988
NT-04: $86,199 - $134,317
San Diego:
NT-03: $69,809 - $99,933
NT-04: $84,462 - $131,610
Virginia Beach:
NT-03: $62,020 - $88,783
NT-04: $75,038 - $116,925
White Sands:
NT-03: $61,111 - $87,482
NT-04: $73,939 - $115,213
Duties Help
- You will handle a broader range of complex and specialized supplies and services.
- You will review purchase descriptions for completeness and accuracy, consolidating similar requisitions, and determining if requirements can be ordered against existing contracts.
- You will prepare orders against these contracts and draft more complex solicitations, amendments, contracts, and contract modifications.
- You will utilize the Electronic Procurement System (ePS), input purchase requests, prepare solicitations, offer-evaluations, and award documents.
- You will solicit quotations from small businesses, prepare purchase award documentation using SF1449 or DD 1155, and review offers for price reasonableness, performing price or cost analysis, as necessary.
- You will prepare contract administration documentation, modifications, and post-negotiation memoranda.
- You will monitor contract performance to ensure compliance and resolve issues related to funding, delivery, contract changes, and contractor performance.
- You will assist with procuring and administering Simplified Acquisition Procurements.
Requirements Help
Conditions of employment - Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born after must be registered for Selective Service.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
- This is a bargaining unit position.
Qualifications For the NT-04 pay band: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 (GS-09/10 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
performing contract oversight, analyzing contract data for acquisitions and contract management in the procurement of materials or services. For the NT-03 pay band: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-02 (GS-05/08 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
applying analytical concepts and practices to reviewing accuracy and completeness of contracts in support of acquisition planning and development. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
Education Education may be used to substitute specialized experience with the following:
For the NT-04 pay band:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR
Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree; OR
Successful completion of an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled; OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.
For the NT-03 pay band:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a master's degree; OR
Successful completion of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled; OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.
Additional information This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-3 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-09 and GS-10. The NT-4 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-11 and GS-12. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.
If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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