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Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Operational Logistics Command (LOGCOM), Office of Procurement and Contracting (lOGCOM-9), in Galveston, TX. Responsibilities This position is part of the Director of Operational Logistics (DOL) - Office of Procurement and Contracting (DOL-9) where the incumbent has the responsibility for the development of acquisition strategy through contract execution, contract administration, and contract closeout. The primary responsibility is to supervise and develop the procurement and administration of contracts to include but not limited to services, supplies, transportation, lodging, fuel (both CONUS and OCONUS), and general construction contracting needs of supported Coast Guard bases and supported units, including workflow and workload management and analysis and interpretation of purchasing issues in accordance with laws and regulations. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Planning, managing, directing and advising subordinates, in developing the solicitations, publicizing the requirement, analyzing offers received, preparing negotiation positions, evaluating technical and cost proposals. Developing acquisition plans and procurement administrative lead time milestones. Conducting extensive and sophisticated cost and price analyses. Monitoring contract performance and negotiation of necessary contract modifications to ensure satisfactory progress and completion of contract activities. Completing policy or program studies following established procedures, methods, and guidelines, and making recommendations for approval. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Official transcripts must be submitted at the time of selection. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. May be required to serve a one year Supervisory Probationary Period This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI). The position requires a valid state driver's license. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. to obtain and maintain a Contracting Officer's warrant up at the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), or at the appropriate level as determined by the COCO to meet mission requirements within the assigned area or responsibility. Qualifications Basic Requirements for GS-13: You must meet all three requirements listed below; unless you are covered by an exception: Completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field, that included or was supplemented by 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. AND Completion of at least 4-years of experience in a contracting or related position, 1 year of which was directly related experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Directly related experience must have involved - SEE SPECIALIZE EXPERIENCE and FAC Professional certificate is required at time of appointment. Applicants will need to submit the FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional certifications or the hiring organization will need to request a waiver for that applicant. Certification requirements may be viewed at click here. EXCEPTIONS TO QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applicants who have been in a GS-1102 position, at or above the GS-13 level, since January 1, 2000, without a break in service only need to meet the 1-year of directly related experience in order to qualify. The educational, training and additional years of contracting experience requirements do not apply to these individuals. In addition to the basic education requirements above, the following additional experience is required: AT THE GS-13: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience: Experience in providing administrative and technical supervision to employees engaged in awarding and managing supply, service and construction contracts. Experience applying knowledge of a procurement functional area sufficient to provide expert technical leadership, staff coordination, and consultation. Experience in monitoring contract performance and negotiation of necessary contract modifications to ensure satisfactory progress and completion of contract activities. Experience in addressing difficult contracting issues identifying alternative courses of action, modifying standard contracting procedures and terms to satisfy specialized requirements. NOTE: The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) does not grant Academic degrees; therefore, courses completed at the DAU are not creditable towards meeting the 24-semester hour requirement, in the fields identified above, unless the coursework has been evaluated by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and appears on a college or university transcript. NOTE: The agency may obtain a waiver for any individual not meeting the training requirements. The Coast Guard Head of the Contracting Activity must obtain the waiver from the DHS Chief Procurement Officer prior to the extension of an employment offer. NOTE: If you are currently employed with an agency other than DHS and seeking a lateral transfer AND you were promoted to an 1102 position at or above the GS-13 level (or equivalent) after 12/31/99 based on a waiver of the agency's training requirements, you will need to be approved for another training waiver before you can be hired into a GS-1102 position at or above the GS-13 level with DHS. If you were hired into your current GS-1102-13 or higher-level position, with a non-DHS agency, based on an educational waiver, you will still have to meet the educational requirements stated in Qualification Requirements #1. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. You are required to submit your unofficial college transcripts from an appropriately accredited educational institution in order to document completion of the educational requirements for this position. The unofficial transcripts must be legible and include your name, major, school name/location, course title/number, date completed, grade and number of credits earned. Official transcripts will be required if selected prior to establishing an entrance on duty date. Information on Defense Acquisition University equivalent providers may be found at http://www.dau.mil/learning/appg.aspx. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. Recruitment Incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent position are authorized to receive a one-time recruitment incentive of 10% of the salary, including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12-month service agreement. Relocation Incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are current federal employees on permanent appointments who would be moving outside of the current commuting area of their current position to accept this position are authorized to receive a one-time relocation bonus of 10% of the salary including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12-month service agreement. The employee must establish a residence in the new geographic area prior to payment. Relocation Incentive: Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of this incentive will require a three year service agreement. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. A supervisory probationary period may be required. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 206-820-0503. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation