Subsistence Europe Business Support Specialist

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See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Subsistence Europe Business Support Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Conduct quality assurance inspections, contract surveillance using quality control methods/techniques.

Coordinate the warehousing and distribution/transportation of food products and other commodities as assigned.

Establish Federal Government contracts in accordance with established regulations and policies relating to contract administration.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

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

Expeditionary Civilian (EC) Position: This is an Expeditionary Civilian (EC) position, and the incumbent will be designated as NCE.

In the event of a crisis situation, the incumbent may be required to deploy via temporary reassignment or be required to stay in place to support contingency operations.

The incumbent may be required to take part in readiness exercises.

This position cannot be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively; therefore, the position requires the incumbent to be screened from military recall.

Military Reservists selected for an EC position must arrange for removal from the reserve component prior to appointment to an EC position.

This requirement must be met prior to placement in an EC position. Positions identified as EE are subject to deployment to combat support situations. Deployment will be via Temporary Duty (TDY) orders.

Deployment may entitle the employee to additional monetary compensation dependent upon the deployment location.

Additional allocations are based on the Department of State's determination of a combat zone. Major Duties:

• Serves as Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Europe Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) and other contracts as assigned.
• Ensures the contractor(s) meet all contractually specified technical requirements to include all Statement of Work (SOW) requirements and Contract Deliverables Requirements List (CORL) deliverables.
• Serves as a liaison between DLA Troop Support Europe, Customers, and the contractors and works to ensure the contractor’s compliance with contractual support requirements.
• Advises the Contracting Officer (CO) on recurring issues or problems; formulates and recommends practical contractual changes to eliminate issues.
• Coordinates visits by government representatives with the Subsistence Prime Vendors (SPV), prepares and presents on-site briefings and leads tours for visiting US and foreign military and civilian dignitaries.
• Develops written reports to summarize and defend findings and develops/presents recommendations.