ACQUISITION ANALYST

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About the Position: This position located at Redstone Arsenal, AL serves as the Acquisition Analyst.

This is a DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) position in the NH-04 broadband with an advertised pay range from the lowest equivalent GS grade 14 Step 1 to the highest equivalent GS 15 grade step 10 in the broadband.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized experience is defined as experience: 1) Developing acquisition strategies to establish objectives for specialized program requirements; 2) selecting appropriate procurement methods to support mission-aligned contracting actions; 3) Reviewing acquisition packages to verify compliance with applicable policies and regulations; 4) Managing program data to track performance throughout acquisition life-cycle activities.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03). Major Duties:

• Develops strategic acquisition objectives for highly specialized programs.
• Serves as the primary interface with the contracting office during all acquisition phases.
• Conducts complex independent reviews of acquisition requirement packages.
• Manages program areas to ensure operations meet mission requirements.
• Formulates contracting strategies that incorporate socioeconomic program goals.
• Develops clear performance criteria for inclusion in performance work statements.