Contracting Officer

Full Job Description

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is unique in the size and the scope of its work. It serves as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation's capital.

On the local side, AUSAs assigned to the Superior Court Division prosecute cases ranging from misdemeanors to homicides.

On the federal side, AUSAs assigned to the Criminal Division prosecute federal crimes. The Civil Division further defends the United States in civil suits brought in the District of Columbia.

Note: In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume.

Please be sure that your resume clearly states any and all of the specialized experience that 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.

Completed 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.

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

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 have successfully completed the applicable certification requirements including mandatory training as prescribed for federal procurement functions, which includes those prescribed as FAC-C (Level I) requirements or equivalent certification.

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/.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce.

To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service.

If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments.

For further information, click on the links provided below .

You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments Major Duties:

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.

Typical work assignments will include: - Participates with management in obtaining agreement, negotiating settlements, with competing officials who or conflicting interests.

- Develops appropriate internal operating procedures based on impending changes of policy. - Compiles bidders' lists and utilizes other source lists to facilitate requirements.

- Provides purchasing support by acquiring supplies and services to meet the needs of the district.

- Performs cost analysis and other evaluation actions to determine best value or lowest bid in Award decisions.

- Prepares recommendations for award, documenting reasons for decisions, including justifying basis for not recommending lowest bidder.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress. This position requires the ability to receive and retain a Secret clearance.

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.