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Commissary Contractor Monitor

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

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$22.30 - $28.99

per hour

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves monitoring contractors who handle stocking, cleaning, and other services in military grocery stores to ensure they meet quality standards and follow contracts.

Workers perform inspections, check schedules, and secure the store during off-hours.

It's a good fit for someone with retail or grocery experience who is detail-oriented and comfortable with physical tasks in a store environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-4, such as conducting quality assurance inspections or monitoring contractors in retail/grocery settings
  • Knowledge of retail grocery store administration policies and procedures related to contracts
  • Ability to monitor vendors/contractors for proper inventory management
  • Education alternative: Four years of post-high school education in business, secretarial, technical, or related fields (transcripts required)
  • Combination of experience and education that totals 100% of GS-5 qualifications
  • Physical ability to stand, walk, crouch, stoop, kneel, bend, and climb for prolonged periods
  • No telework or remote work; work is in commissary retail store with possible exposure to noise, equipment, and refrigerated areas

Full Job Description

Commissary Contractor Monitors conduct quality assurance inspections and contract surveillance duties of specified commissary stocking, order-writing, custodial, receiving, holding and/or other contracted services performed in a commissary.

This is a developmental position with promotion potential to the target position of Commissary Contractor Monitor GS-1101-06. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 1101 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.

Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, or a combination of the two to qualify.

Experience: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level. Experience can be under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military.

Examples of specialized experience include: Conducting quality assurance inspections and contract surveillance duties of specified commissary or retail grocery contracted services.

Applying retail grocery store administration policies and procedures as they relate to established contracts. Monitoring vendors and/or contractors in a retail setting to ensure proper inventory.

OR Education: Four (4) full years of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university.

Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.

OR Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages.

If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.

You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Physical requirements: (1) Stand, walk, crouch, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).

Clerical and Administrative Communication Grocery Operations Minimum Qualifications GS-05 (Specialized Experience) Quality Assurance Practices Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Bargaining Unit Status: Covered Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No.

DoD criteria not met. Work environment: Work is mainly in the commissary retail store area. Possibility of exposure to noise, working around moving equipment, and refrigerated areas.

Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Conducts quality assurance inspections and contractor surveillance.

Provides comments and recommendations for additions, deletions, or changes to contractor services to ensure compliance with DeCA directives.

Approves or rejects contractor's work schedule and checks work for quality and timeliness.

Maintains the store's space allocations program by such duties as designating to the contractor proper item shelf locations when shelf tags are missing or otherwise not identifiable.

Advises commissary or contracted order writers. Acts as the commissary manager's representative during the nighttime hours to ensure government property is secure.

This position offers promotion potential to a higher grade. To prepare you for the higher grade, work assignments will be progressively more complex.

After meeting all qualifications and requirements for the next grade level and with your supervisor's recommendation, you may be promoted without further competition.

However, promotion is neither guaranteed nor automatic. Read the entire job announcement. Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position.

This critical information is found under: Duties and Qualifications How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable) How You Will be Evaluated Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire.

We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/3/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12899266-DUAL-DE