Acquisition Business Specialist - Federal Acquisition Service

Summary

As an Acquisition Business Specialist, you will lead civilian agency or DoD Information Technology (IT) and Professional Services (PS) acquisitions through the pre-award acquisition lifecycle serving as a pre-award technical specialist.

Location of position: Please see Major Duties section.

This office is a full spectrum, cradle-to-grave acquisition, project and financial management service provider.

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Duties

This position is Category 2 with job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. If you are selected for this position, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within 45 days. At that time, you may be eligible to request to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.

The position is in GSA, Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS), Acquisition and Procurement Center of Excellence (APEX). The Location of this position will be determined upon selection in one of the following States: the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Colorado, California, Washington, Illinois, Massachusetts, Georgia, Tennessee, or South Carolina (Candidate is required to reside or move to one of the states listed).

Major Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as an Acquisition Project Manager and leads at least one or multiple highly-complex, high-dollar acquisitions from acquisition initiation through contract or Task Order award providing technical advice to the client, contractors, and the Office of Assisted Acquisition Services regarding pre-award strategies and activities. Identifies, analyzes, strategizes, optimally schedules, and tracks acquisition milestones to ensure that the acquisition satisfies client’s mission needs.
• Assesses, defines, and documents client technical and contractual requirements. Conducts market research and identifies an acquisition strategy to accomplish the client requirement.
• Prepares the solicitation and related acquisition documents in accordance with the approved acquisition strategy. Ensures contract/Task Order type is appropriate for the client requirement and environment. Prepares the Independent Government Cost Estimate for a variety of contract types including cost-plus.
• Serves as a GSA liaison to the client managing cost and schedule expectations. Solves acquisition challenges that may arise during the pre-award acquisition lifecycle and possesses strong writing skills.
  
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
  
  
  

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

• Current or Former Political Appointees: 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 or Non­Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
• Position security requirements are dependent on the position for which selected, and may be designated as Sensitive Compartmented Information/Top Secret, High Risk, Moderate Risk, or Low Risk. Dependent on which position you are selected for you will be required to undergo and pass the appropriate Tier background investigation level.
• Undergo and pass a background investigation Tier 2 investigation level; or Tier 5 investigation level, you must be granted this clearance before you can start the job.
• Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.
• Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position
• Any applicant tentatively selected for this (Top Secret or Sensitive Compartmented Information SCI )position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative drug test result.
  
  
  

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).
  
  
  

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here .

The GS-12 salary range starts at $86,962 per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. Certain location-based pay entitlements (such as locality payment) are based on the location of the employee's official worksite associated with the employee's position of record.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience in acquisition or project management, specifically from acquisition initiation through contract or Task Order award. Such experience must include: preparing written acquisition documents; analyzing and documenting contractual client requirements; and managing acquisitions.

Additional Information

Bargaining Unit Status:

• This position is eligible for the bargaining unit
  
  
  

If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit GSA's webpage .

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.

Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all.

GSA is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility that goes beyond our compliance with EEO regulations including:

• Valuing and embracing diversity, promoting equity, inclusion and accessibility, and expecting cultural competence; and
• Fostering a work environment where all employees, customers and stakeholders feel respected and valued.
  
  
  

Our commitment is:

• Reflected in our policies, procedures and work environment;
• Recognized by our employees, customers and stakeholders; and
• Drives our efforts to recruit, attract, retain and engage the diverse workforce needed to achieve our mission.