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Posted: January 12, 2026 (3 days ago)

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Commissary Contractor Monitor

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$45,409 - $59,031

per year

Type

Closes

January 26, 2026

GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves monitoring contractors who handle tasks like stocking shelves, cleaning, and receiving goods in a military grocery store to ensure everything meets quality standards and follows the rules.

You'll inspect work, check schedules, and advise on improvements while sometimes acting as the manager's stand-in at night.

It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in retail operations, attention to detail, and the ability to handle physical tasks like bending and climbing.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 in conducting quality assurance inspections and contract surveillance in retail or commissary settings
  • Knowledge of retail grocery store administration policies and procedures related to contracts
  • Ability to monitor vendors and contractors to ensure proper inventory management and compliance
  • Physical ability to stand, stoop, kneel, bend, and climb for prolonged periods
  • Skills in clerical and administrative tasks, including communication and maintaining space allocations
  • Familiarity with quality assurance practices in grocery operations

Full Job Description

The purpose of this position is to 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/ 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 must clearly show that you have one (1) year of experience conducting job analysis, posting vacancies in an automated system, advising management on a variety of recruitment authorities and techniques, evaluating applicants for eligibility and qualifications, creating and issuing referral certificates, making job offers and onboarding personnel, and preparing and auditing personnel actions for accuracy and regulatory compliance (specialized experience) equivalent to at least GS-05.

Experience can be under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military.

Example of Specialized Experience: 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.

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, 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-06 (One-Grade Interval- No Education Substitution) 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. Telework eligible:No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Conduct quality assurance inspections and contractor surveillance.

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

Approve or reject contractor's work schedule and checks work for quality and timeliness.

Maintain 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.

Advise commissary or contracted order writers. Act as the commissary manager's representative during the night time hours to ensure government property is secure. 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: 1/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12859915-DE