Summary
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.
This job is open to
Federal employees - Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Land & base management
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Military spouses
Veterans
Clarification from the agency
- Current Federal Government Employees Nationwide Former Federal Employees (Reinstatement Eligible) Surplus and Displaced (CTAP or ICTAP) Federal Employees in the local commuting area Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Current or former Land Management employees eligible under Public Law 114-47 Military Spouse under Executive Order 13832. Division: Office of Procurement Executive, Administration Division, Central Office. Duty location: Grand Prairie, TX
Duties
Supervises and maintains oversight for the Acquisitions Branch, Field Acquisition Office (FAO), or the Procurement Operations Branch (POB), and serves as the Branch Chief, Procurement Acquisition subject matter expert for the BOP.
Provides subject matter expertise on procurement actions while advising executive leadership and functional area technical experts based on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the other applicable regulations and policies.
Responsible for interpreting and implementing, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Justice Acquisition Regulations (JAR), and other applicable regulations and policies for the BOP.
Renders guidance to BOP personnel concerning legal sufficiency of contracts, as well as providing advice concerning justifications and determinations under the Competition in Contracting Act to limit/waive competition.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
U.S. Citizenship is Required.
See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
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 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 score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (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 eligibility, 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 score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.
Qualifications
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following:
Basic Requirements: A. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions, including at least 4-years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the GS-13 level of the position and must have provided the qualifications to perform successfully the work of the position.
NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this level.
AND
B. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester or 36 quarter hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
NOTE: When academic credit is expressed in contract months, units, or other terms that differ from conventional semester or quarter hours, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide an interpretation of such credits from the appropriate institution in order to equate them to the semester or quarter hours specified in the standard.
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is defined as possession of a bachelor's degree conferred or approved by an accredited U.S. College or university based on a 4-year course of study. Simply being enrolled and working toward a degree does not meet the qualification standard.
Examples of qualifying experience are: Experience as procurement technical expert providing advice and recommendations to Executive Leadership, senior management, and contracting officers responsible for the evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of the procurement functions.
Experience in developing solutions to critical problems or developing new procurement approaches to problems when there are uncertainties involving the legislation, authorities and scope of the program resulting from Congressional interest; unprecedented issues resulting from the newness or complexity of the items or services being procured, and/or departure from previous approaches.
Experience in evaluating current-year and future-year profile of the organization and making recommendations on workforce, training and policy to achieve maximum effective contract and procurement execution.
C. Exceptions: Employees currently occupying a GS 1102 position at certain grade (i.e., GS 13 or higher) since January 1, 2000, is considered to have met the basic requirements for other GS 1102 positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
NOTE: Current federal employees not employed by the Bureau of Prison and former Bureau of Prison Employees MUST submit documentation (i.e., SF-50(s) covering the period from January 1, 2000) for verification of the above referenced exception criteria to receive consideration. Failure to provide these documents will result in non-consideration for this vacancy.
D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the Senior Procurement Executive of the selecting agency (agency is defined as Department of Justice), at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the Senior Procurement Executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience.
NOTE: The Agency has made a determination that a waiver may be granted for education only as described in Paragraph B.
Bureau of Prisons employees currently occupying a Contract Specialist position on an approved waiver MUST upload a copy of the waiver at the time you apply.
Contract Specialists who do not possess a four-year degree and the required 24 semester hours, may apply and be considered for a waiver of the educational requirements in order to be selected. The waiver is discretionary tool available to the Procurement Executive as such does not constitute automatic approval. If you have any questions about the waiver process, please contact the BOP Procurement Executive at (202) 307-3067.
Acceptability of Higher Education: Education such as foreign education, home study and correspondence courses, academic credit for work experience, military education, continuing education units, life experience, etc., is acceptable to the extent that it is determined to be equivalent to conventional higher education programs of U.S. institutions. Such education must be accepted for college level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university.
If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.
**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**
Education
See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applic
US Department of Justice
