Acquisition Analyst

About the Position: This position is located at the HQ-ATEC, G8 (Resource Management Directorate), Contracts Management Division with a duty location of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (merit)

Major duties

• Plan and evaluate acquisition strategies, schedules, and contract actions to ensure timely execution and alignment with mission objectives.
• Serve as a senior acquisition expert responsible for the full range of acquisition planning and contract management functions required to support various contractual needs from pre-award to post-award functions.
• Prepare clear acquisition guidance, briefs stakeholders, and coordinates command level reports to ensure accurate communication and oversight.
• Resolve complex contracting issues by analyzing requirements, interpreting regulations, and developing compliant solutions for ambiguous or changing needs.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD
• Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD
• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD
• MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD
• Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) experience performing full acquisition lifecycle planning and contract management from pre-award and post-award through closeout to ensure regulatory compliance with Federal and Defense acquisition regulations such as FAR/DFARS and other applicable policy; (2) experience providing advisory support to program officials, project managers, and leadership to resolve complex contracting and acquisition challenges with compliant solutions; (3) experience developing acquisition guidance, policy, or standard operating procedures, to coordinating with Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs) on oversight, surveillance, and performance reporting; and (4) experience managing or administering complex reimbursable and direct contracts, as well as hybrid contract types, to include Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Level of Effort (LOE), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Time & Materials (T&M), and Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Communications
• Contracting/Procurement Planning and Evaluating
• Technical Competence