USA Staffing

Position Title: Contract Specialist
Agency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Announcement Number: DAL-OAQ-10951952-DHA-DD Opens in new window
Open Period: Friday, December 11, 2020 to Friday, December 10, 2021

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Eligibilities

1. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.

A. Yes

B. No

2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.

A. Yes

B. No

Preferences

1. Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Washington, DC

B. Irving, TX

2. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service? If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

Assessment 1

1. This position requires level III Acquisition Certification in Contracting. Do you have a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Level III or a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certification in contracting? If you have this certification, you must submit a copy of the certificate with your application package. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered for this position.

A. Yes

B. No, I am requesting a waiver for the certification requirement for this position.

2. Which of the following statements best describes how you meet the basic requirements for this position? Please note: all education must be verified with the submission of transcripts. Please refer to the vacancy announcement for further information regarding the basic requirements for this position.

A. I have at least 4-years of experience in contracting or related positions, at least 1 year of that experience has been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level 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.

B. I currently occupy a GS-1102-14 (or higher level) position and have continuously occupied that position since January 1, 2000.

C. I do not possess the education or meet any of the requirements as listed in the responses above. I am requesting a waiver for the basic education requirement for this position.

3. If you chose response A or B in the previous question, please provide information concerning your degree and attach copies of your college transcripts substantiating the completion of that degree and the courses listed above. Applications submitted without transcripts may lose consideration for this vacancy.

4. Do you posses 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as performing a range of contract specializations such as negotiation, cost and price analysis, and administration; demonstrated experience in contracting principles, techniques, and a knowledge of a variety of contract types; experience in soliciting, awarding and administering contracts with multiple instances?

A. Yes.

B. No.

5. If you chose response A, B or C in the previous question, please provide the position title and dates of employment referenced in your resume that demonstrates this experience.

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