- Position Title
- Acquisition Support Specialist
- Agency
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Announcement Number
- 24-CFPB-65-MP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, January 5, 2024 to Tuesday, January 23, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
3.
Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency covered by an OPM Interchange agreement that conveys noncompetitive eligibility?
For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
5.
Are you eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following merit promotion categories?
- Current Federal civilian employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
- Current Excepted service employee covered by an Interchange Agreement
- Former Federal employee with Reinstatement eligibility
- Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
- Current Federal employee serving on a VRA appointment
- Land Management Employee eligible under Public Law 114-47
- Other competitive category not listed above (you must submit proof of eligibility)
6.
Are you eligible to be appointed under the Military Spouse Noncompetitive Appointing Authority based on any of the following categories?
- You are the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces.
- You are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- You are the widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status, and you have not re-married.
7.
Are you a former federal employee that has been separated for at least one full year and is eligible to be non-competitively reinstated to a higher grade or full-performance level than which you left federal employment?
(Note: you MUST provide: 1) a copy of your separation SF-50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2"); AND 2) the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating.)
(Note: you MUST provide: 1) a copy of your separation SF-50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2"); AND 2) the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating.)
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Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
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Are you eligible under any other miscellaneous appointing authority not listed thus far, such as (but not all inclusive to):
For more information on Foreign overseas employment please review the following: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#NontemporaryForeignService or https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/family-member-employment/family-member-employment-in-the-d-c-area/non-competitive-eligibility-nce/#NCE5
- Postal Career Service Employee;
- Postal Rate Commission Employee;
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee;
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee; or
- Foreign overseas employee or eligible family member of former overseas employee
For more information on Foreign overseas employment please review the following: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#NontemporaryForeignService or https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/family-member-employment/family-member-employment-in-the-d-c-area/non-competitive-eligibility-nce/#NCE5
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Are you eligible for consideration as a Peace Corps, VISTA, or Action volunteer? If you select this option, you are required to provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility by submitting proof of employment from the appropriate agency with your completed application.
National Service (Peace Corps and VISTA)
National Service (Peace Corps and VISTA)
11.
Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
Preferences
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Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
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Are you a current CFPB employee?
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How did you find out about this job?
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If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?
Assessment 1
Specialized Experience for the CN-53 level: To qualify at the CN-53 level, you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the CN-52 level in the Federal service (For qualification purposes, the CN-52 level is broadly equivalent to the GS-12 level). For this position, specialized experience is defined as:
- Serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Level II; AND
- Monitoring the overall performance of contracts in accordance with contracting regulations, laws, methods and procedures; AND
- Leading the development and implementation of pre-award and post-award procurement actions; AND
- Leading acquisition support efforts with regard to the development and implementation of procurement strategies.
- Serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Level II; AND
- Monitoring the overall performance of contracts in accordance with contracting regulations, laws, methods and procedures; AND
- Leading the development and implementation of pre-award and post-award procurement actions; AND
- Leading acquisition support efforts with regard to the development and implementation of procurement strategies.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you meet the specialized experience as stated above in this announcement?
Specialized Experience for the CN-52 level: To qualify at the CN-52 level, you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the CN-51 level in the Federal service (For qualification purposes, the CN-51 level is broadly equivalent to the GS-11 level). For this position, specialized experience is defined as:
- Serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Level II; AND
- Creating statements of work and monitoring performance under contracts in accordance with contracting regulations, laws and procedures; AND
- Reviewing and approving invoices and overseeing contract quality assurance; AND
- Planning procurement and acquisition strategies that meet organizational requirements.
- Serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Level II; AND
- Creating statements of work and monitoring performance under contracts in accordance with contracting regulations, laws and procedures; AND
- Reviewing and approving invoices and overseeing contract quality assurance; AND
- Planning procurement and acquisition strategies that meet organizational requirements.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you meet the specialized experience as stated above in this announcement?
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Select the response(s) that best reflect(s) your experience conducting market research. Select all that apply.
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Select the response(s) that best reflect(s) your experience conducting market research. Select all that apply.
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Select the response that best reflects your experience monitoring and evaluating the quality of contract deliverables.
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Select the response that best reflect your experience monitoring and evaluating the quality of contract deliverables.
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Please select the one answer that best describes your highest level of experience analyzing and evaluating complex issues.
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Please select the one answer that best describes your highest level of experience analyzing and evaluating complex issues.
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Select the statement(s) that describe your experience and knowledge of organizational contracting and procurement regulations and guidelines and ability to monitor contracts and procurement actions. (Check all that apply.)
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Choose the statement(s) that describe your experience in managing and monitoring a budget for an organization. Check all that apply.
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Select the response(s) that best reflect(s) your experience conducting activities related to acquisition planning. Select all that apply.
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Select the response(s) that best reflect(s) your experience managing the administration of a contract. Select all that apply.
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Select the response(s) that best reflect(s) your experience managing the administration of a contract. Select all that apply.
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Select the response(s) that best reflect(s) your experience evaluating proposals. Select all that apply.
15.
Select the response that best describes your skill in written communications.
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Select the response that best describes your skill in written communications.
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Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience writing and maintaining program documentation?
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Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience writing and maintaining program documentation?
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Which of the following documents have you created as a regular part of your job. Select all that apply.
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Select the response that best describes your experience using oral communications to explain policy and procedural requirements to contracting and technical staff and to present controversial compliance issues and options to higher level procurement management for decision.
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Select the response that best describes your experience using oral communications to explain policy and procedural requirements to contracting and technical staff and to present controversial compliance issues and options to higher level procurement management for decision.
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Select the response that best reflects your highest level of experience delivering presentations to senior internal and external stakeholders.
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Select the response that best reflects your highest level of experience delivering presentations to senior internal and external stakeholders.