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USAJOBS · 1 month ago

Contracting Officer (Procurement Contracting Officer - UNICOR)

Multiple Locations, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $162K/yr

5+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Contracting Officer for the Procurement Branch, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), also known as UNICOR. The role involves prescribing procurement procedures, forming contracts with the private sector, and maintaining security within correctional institutions.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serves as the Procurement Contracting Officer for the Procurement Branch, Federal Prison Industries (FPI), also known as its trade name UNICOR, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

Prescribes procedures for all procurement functions, including buildings and equipment acquisitions, administrative legal claims matters and miscellaneous regulatory procedures

Responsible for forming appropriate types of contracts with the private sector for supply, service, construction, architect and utility contracts

Responsible for forming interdisciplinary teams involving program management, financial management, information systems, sales and marketing, users/customers and engineering support for complicated source selection contracting

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff's correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and is performed on a regular and recurring basis

Qualification

Contracting experienceProcurement regulationsContract administrationFinancial managementBusiness developmentSupervisory skillsDecision makingWritten communicationOral communication

Required

U.S. Citizenship is Required

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' 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-12 level of the position

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

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

Current federal employees not employed by the Bureau of Prisons and former Bureau of Prisons' 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

In addition to the basic requirements, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level

Experience applying regulations and guidelines in formulating, awarding, administering and closing-out contracts

Experience directing, planning, developing, implementing, and administering all procurement actions required to procure and support major multi-million dollar programs

Experience in reviewing, interpreting, and implementing statutes and regulations of other government agencies and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) relating to all phases of procurement, contracting and related financial management

Experience in business development though innovative contracting procedures that include soliciting and receiving proposals from private sector firms for the introduction of new products, as well as products and services to be supplied to other agencies

Experience in supervisory responsibility for the formation, administration, termination, and the close out of contracts for services, design and construction, equipment, Automated Data Processing (ADP), non-personal, R&D, supply contracts, contract manufacturing agreements and commission agreements

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating