- Position Title
- Supervisory Contract Specialist
- Agency
- Veterans Benefits Administration
- Announcement Number
- 101-OMS-12173962-24-YP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023 to Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; 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.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
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.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Assessment 1
This vacancy is open ONLY to current. permanent employees of the Department of Veterans Administration (VA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) CTAP eligibles.
1.
Are you currently a permanent employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or VA employees who are CTAP eligible?
TIME-IN-GRADE - As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements.
2.
At the GS-15 grade level, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14 or held the GS-15 or higher grade. Please select the response below that most accurately describes you:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This section includes questions about your qualifications for this position.
The following section is used to determine your job-related experience and/or education. Your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work. Please select the most appropriate response to the following questions. Select only one response. DISCLAIMER: Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. You should be aware that your selections are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume and other relevant documents you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position following acceptance. You will be asked at the end of this questionnaire to certify your entire application as true and accurate
3.
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 of 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 I completed 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. Choose one statement below that best describes you meet the basic requirement for this position at the GS-13 grade level as described by OPM Individual Occupational Requirement. A transcript or course listing must be submitted with your application if you select option A and B.
4.
Based on the descriptions below, please select the response that best reflects your level of experience for the GS-1102-15 Supervisory Contract Administrator. This position is considered the most senior level contracting position within VBA, and in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Institute, carries a requirement for specialized experience. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience equivalent to at least the supervisory GS-14 1102 level in the Federal service specifically related to federal procurement.
- Experience functioning as the source selection authority in source selection activities, leading contract review boards, defining acquisition strategies for complex contracts, approving contractual documents, including documents that define requirements, incentive plans and evaluation criteria, determining prices fair and reasonable, determining contractor responsibility, awarding contracts, administering contracts (including modifying contracts), terminating contracts, and determining whether costs are reasonable, allocable and allowable.
- Experience in executing contracts but also leading others to accomplish an organizational mission.
5.
I possess a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting-Professional (FAC-C) or a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) in Contracting (currently in good standing) with an unlimited warrant.
As previously explained, your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in
the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for
disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure
their accuracy. If you fail to answer this question, you will be disqualified from consideration for this position.
6.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in not being considered for this position.