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Position Title
General Services Specialist
Agency
U.S. Agency for Global Media
Announcement Number
DE-12069562-23-SC Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 to Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. 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 below the grade level 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
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3. 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 below the grade level 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
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Where did you learn about this U.S. Agency for Global Media job opportunity? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
The following question will address your minimum qualifications for the position. Read the question and consider your answer carefully, Choose either Yes or No. (limit characters)
1. Choose one answer below that best describes your experience, education, and/or combination of experience and education as it pertains to the qualification requirements for the General Services Specialist, GS-1601-09 position. Your response must be clearly supported by your education and/or specific work experience described in your resume. Select only one response. Do not leave the response code blank.
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2. Choose one answer below that best describes your experience, education, and/or combination of experience and education as it pertains to the qualification requirements for the General Services Specialist, GS-1601-11 position. Your response must be clearly supported by your education and/or specific work experience described in your resume. Select only one response. Do not leave the response code blank.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. Do you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 which is directly related to this line of work that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position?
Specialized experience at this grade level includes ALL of the following:
- Ability to independently research and support the team projects; including planning, organizing, and balancing schedules to provide oversight to the maintenance and/or repairs and facilities.
- Ability to independently identify maintenance problems and use investigating issues to develop fiscally responsible solutions to routine safety problems.
- Experience independently functioning as or supporting contract officer representatives or providing oversight to projects completed by vendors or contractors.
- Mastery knowledge of and experience with using Footprints, and Facility Management (FM) Systems.
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4. Select the answer that best reflects your experience directly evaluate calls received and/or service requests, and interact with Facility Managers and base customers to analyze and validate service requests/requirements.
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5. Select the answer that best describes your experience reviewing requests to ensure validity, compliance with procedures, regulations, and capabilities of those performing the work, then classify work requirements, determine routing and assigns work priority, and direct to appropriate personnel for execution or additional processing.
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6. Select the answer that best reflects your experience maintaining data in support of the installation Facility Manager (FM) program.
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7. Select the answer that best describes your experience accurately maintaining records, lists, and recurring reports ensuring real property accountability records/information is readily available when required for auditing purposes.
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8. Select the answer that best describes your experience ensuring accurate labor, material, and contracted service costs are captured when preparing Independent Government Estimates (IGE).
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9. Select the answer that best describes your experience generating life-cycle cost, subjective elimination method, and man-hour capacity/priority analysis to determine if the preventive maintenance program is optimized.
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10. Select the answer that best describes your experience developing processes to manage and prioritize in-house accomplished facility project requests across the installation.
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11. Which of the following best describes your project management experience?
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12. Please select all of the following project management functions you have performed, either independently or under direct supervision, in association with construction/alteration/repair projects.
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13. My experience related to Contracting Officer Representative (COR) responsibilities is as follows: (limit characters)
14. Please select the answers that best describe your experience assisting with the inspection and/or contract management functions in construction and/or in building operations and maintenance within commercial facilities.
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15. Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience applying commonly used contracting rules, regulations, and procedures to obtain goods and services from people such as contractors and the General Services Administration.
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