About this role
Job Summary
This position is located in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC), Office of Operations (OOO), Procurement Department (PD). This vacancy announcement will close after the first 100 applications are received or on the closing date, whichever occurs first.
Qualifications
All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date. To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. Specialized Experience - Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the private sector leading procurement professionals and providing expert acquisition oversight for complex Federal contracting activities.
Qualifying experience must include applying contracting principles, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to significant pre-award and contract formation activities. Examples include: developing acquisition and sourcing strategies; overseeing acquisition planning, solicitations, source selections/oral presentations, complex cost and price analysis, negotiations, and awards; advising senior management on contract types, clauses, and procurement approaches; establishing operating priorities and internal procedures; and resolving complex or novel acquisition issues.
Specialized experience does not include serving solely as a purchase card holder, managing a purchase card program, serving solely as a contracting officer's representative, managing a small or disadvantaged business office, or experience limited to simplified acquisition.
Major Duties
- The candidate selected for this position will: Supervise and develop Federal contracting professionals supporting the complete cycle of pre-award acquisition and contract formation activities, including contract actions valued at over $300 million PBGC-wide. Provide recognized authoritative advice on acquisition strategies, including appropriate contract types, cost and pricing issues, use of contract clauses, pre-negotiation strategies, and revisions to requirement documents. Exercise the full range of managerial and supervisory responsibilities, including assigning work directly or through supervisory and senior contract specialists, setting priorities, evaluating performance, resolving complaints, determining training needs, and regularly reviewing operations to promote productivity and high-quality customer service. Represent PBGC with senior internal and external stakeholders on significant contract issues and leads or supports negotiations to obtain compliance with procurement requirements and gain acceptance of acquisition positions or new approaches.