USA Staffing

Position Title: CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Agency: U.S. Marine Corps
Announcement Number: DE-10338208-19-RA Opens in new window
Open Period: Friday, November 23, 2018 to Wednesday, November 28, 2018

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1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you currently receiving an annuity for service as a federal civil servant?

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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Defense?

If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy AND
your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim for interagency career transition assistance including 1) a copy of your agency notice, 2) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal, AND 3) a copy of your most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.

Failure to provide this documentation will result in a rating of ineligible.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.

A. Yes

B. No

4. Are you the spouse of a member of a relocating Armed Forces member?

If yes, confirm that you are indicated on the PCS orders; and you

have been married to the military member on or prior to the date of the your spouse's PCS orders AND
are relocating with your spouse to the new duty location AND
the position for which you are applying is within the commuting area of your military sponsor's new permanent duty station.

MSP applies if you are ranked among the "best qualified" for this vacancy, and the list established from this announcement is used to fill the vacancy.

MSP does not apply, however, when preference would violate statutes or regulations on veteran's preference or nepotism.

If eligible, you must provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility which includes the following: A copy of PCS orders authorizing the spouse to accompany the service member to a new duty location, and proof of marriage to the service member.

NOTE: You will not receive Military Spouse Preference for this announcement if you fail to provide any of the documents mentioned above.

A. Yes

B. No

1. I am willing and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Are you currently certified in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program and Level listed for this position?

NOTE: If you are certified in a different program or at a different level, please note this information in your resume.

For more information, please visit http://www.secnav.navy.mil/rda/workforce/Documents/dawiaoperatingguide.pdf

A. Yes, I am certified in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program and Level listed for this position.

B. No, but I am willing to obtain certification within 24 months of entrance-on-duty.

3. I am willing and able to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450 annually.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the basic education requirement for the GS-1102, Contracting Series.

A. I have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees AND I have completed 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. (This requirement can be obtained within the degree or in addition to the degree).

B. I am a current career or career-conditional employee of the Department of Defense who occupied an 1102 or contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000.

C. I am a current active duty military member of the armed forces (other than Coast Guard) who occupied a contracting position or similar occupational specialty to the GS-1102 on or before September 30, 2000.

D. I am in the Contingency Contracting Force.

E. I do not meet any of the above requirements.

2. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-1102-11, Contract Specialist.

A. I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector planning and developing the contract strategy for an acquisition program AND performing related administrative and management phases of procurement (e.g. statements of work, source selection plans, cost price analyses, negotiations).

B. I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in any combination of accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

C. I have successfully completed three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education in any combination of accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

D. I do not have the specialized experience described above.

E. I do not have any of the experience and/or education as described above.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

3. Do you certify that all of your responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate; and do you accept that if your supporting documentation does not support one or more of your responses to the questionnaire that your application may be rated lower or you may be removed from further consideration?

A. Yes

B. No

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