Contracting Officer

Full Job Description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-ME-12936394-MS.

NOTE: To be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume.

Please be sure your resume clearly states any and all of the specialized experience you may have.

If your specialized experience is not clearly stated in your resume, you will not be considered for this position.

To be qualified for this position, you must meet both the basic requirement and meet the education and/or specialized experience as specified below. Basic Requirement: A.

Completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree or higher with a major in a related field. OR B.

Completion of 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.

OR Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000.

Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12.

This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position.

You must submit your transcripts (unofficial or official) to verify basic qualifications for this position or you will be disqualified.

Minimum Qualification: GS-12: To qualify for the GS-12 Contracting Officer, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level.

Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in development of all aspects for pre-award and post-award functions, including price/cost analysis, negotiation, and administration for services, materials, and equipment or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Examples of specialized experience are: using solicitation methods or a combination of methods identified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulations, processes and procedures; developing, preparing and overseeing Statements of Work (SOW) or typically involving specialized equipment, professional or technical services; determining sole source and other required document; preparing solicitation documents and incorporating specific provisions; analyzing proposals for conformance with the solicitation; awarding contracts within delegated contracting officer authority.

*** Must be able to attain and retain at least a level 1 (one) Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) as a federal contracting professional.

FAC-C has specific training requirements with some courses online as well as classroom courses. To maintain a FAC-C, contract professionals are required to meet the continuous training requirement.

*** Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Major Duties:

The Office has one opening for an experienced contracting officer in the Administrative Division in our Portland office.

First round consideration will be given to applications submitted by May 15, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST. Thereafter, the applicant list will be reviewed every 30 days.

As needed, additional positions may be filled.If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team within the Procurement Unit of the Administrative Division and will serve as a District-level Contracting Officer that is responsible for exercising delegation of authority to contract for a variety of services, supplies and equipment.As an Administrative Services Specialist, you will be responsible for: Assisting managers with budget formulation, presentation, and execution, including the review and preparation of vendor payments; Performing a variety of studies and analyses to identify program resource needs and improve operating effectiveness and efficiency; Procuring supplies and services for the office, including items that will require a warrant for procurement because they exceed the micro-purchasing level, and reconciling all related charges; Compiling bidders' lists and utilizing other source lists to facilitate requirements; Preparing recommendations for award, documenting reasons for decisions, including justifying basis for not recommending lowest bidder; Performing cost analysis and other evaluation actions to determine best value or lowest bid in Award decisions; Developing security plans for personnel, facilities, and records; Assisting with accountable and non-accountable property inventory; and Preparing a variety of reports and presentations for management on the results of administrative studies or surveys Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.