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Summary THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. NEW MEXICO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONWIDE. All members of the New Mexico Army National Guard or current Active Duty/Reserve military members eligible and wiling to become members of the New Mexico Army National Guard **You may be eligible for a Recruitment OR Relocation incentive per agency's policy. This National Guard position is for a SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D2620000. Responsibilities This position is located within a JFHQ-State United States Purchasing and Contracting office (USPFO). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as Chief of the Contracting Office (CoCO) for the ARNG and ANG, providing professional acquisition and business advisor services. Directly reports to the United States Property and Fiscal Officer. Leadership and Supervision. Exercises direct supervisory and personnel management responsibilities. Provides supervisory responsibility for subordinate acquisition workforce personnel. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Selects, as assigned, or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) objectives. Develops, modifies, and/or interprets performance standards. Explains performance expectations to employees and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. Holds employees responsible for satisfactory completion of work assignments. Recommends awards when appropriate and reviews within-grade increases when eligible and follows up on the status when required. Listens and resolves employee complaints at the lowest level and refers unresolved complaints to higher level management. Initiates action to correct geographically separated (TS, AGR, DSG/MDAY, Technician) performance or conduct problems. Plans and Directs Operations. Provides senior level operational contracting support advice and assistance. Plans, requests and negotiates the acquisition of all necessary resources to support the Contracting Office and prepares input for annual budgets. Anticipates resource requirements and/or changes in organization or functional assignments necessary to accommodate projected workloads and organizes or reorganizes the office to meet those needs. Develops detailed research, analysis, interpretation, and application of contracting support ensuring all requirements of law (statute and case law), executive orders, regulations, and all other applicable procedures, including clearances and approvals, have been met. Personnel Management and Administration Functions. Exercises full management and line authority. Exercises delegated managerial authority to develop and implement operational contracting support program goals and objectives. Determines the best approach to resolving staffing shortages; develops long-range staffing plans. Performs Technical Work. Works independently, or serves as team member/advisor, on process action teams, staff assistance visits, contracting studies and special projects. Participates in working groups or serves on boards and committees to recommend contract efficiencies as it pertains to future operations. Assists subordinate units and staff directorates in developing Performance Work Statements (PWS)/Statements of Work (SOW)/Statements of Objectives (500) and provides assistance completing other requests for contract support (e.g., requirements documents, data elements, limited competition justifications, Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), and evaluation criteria) for various types of contracts and other transactions. Performs other duties as assigned. SUPERVISORY CONTROLS Supervisor provides administrative and policy direction concerning overall priorities and objectives. Employee is delegated complete responsibility and authority to plan, schedule, and carry out major projects concerned with the scope, design, development, and analysis of contract policies, programs, and procedures for the Army National Guard (ARNG), Air National Guard (ANG) and the National Guard Bureau. Program and analytical evaluations are reviewed for potential influence on broad Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Army (DA), and Department of the Air Force (DAF) policy objectives and program goals. Decisions and judgment are considered technically sound, and work is normally accepted without significant change on all statewide acquisition planning, challenges, status, and remedies. Serves as principal contracting advisor to the Adjutant General, Chiefs of Staff, Air National Guard Wing Commanders and Senior Contracting Official regarding high dollar, complex or special interest items. Delegated signatory authority from and responsible to a two-star equivalent member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) for acquisitions and other transactional authorities. Exercises expressly delegated responsibilities and/or authorities from the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) and the HCA - Approve informal acquisition plans up to $SOM or more for production or services for all years, or $25M or more for any fiscal year; $10M or more for development; HCA - Approve acquisition strategies up to <$10M. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Military Grades: Officer (O-5 and above) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have one year of specialized contracting experience at the GS-12 level that required a working knowledge of a wide variety of contracting methods and contract types sufficient to perform pre-award/post-award and/or contract price/cost analysis. Must have experience performing acquisition planning; contract price and cost analysis/cost accounting techniques, comprehensive negotiation techniques and a working knowledge of statutes and regulations as they apply to procurement functions. Must have Level 1, DAWIA Professional Certification (or equivalent, see Certifications Issued by Federal (non-DoD) Organizations below). Any applicant selected will receive a tentative offer of appointment contingent upon passing a Contracting Officer Review Board (CORB) as this position is required to hold a warrant as a condition of employment. Education Mandatory Positive Education - Minimum education requirement a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position. Additional Information If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)). PROBATIONARY PERIOD: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment Incentives are only authorized to those considered by federal government standards as newly appointed. To be newly appointed it must be the (1) first appointment as an employee of the Federal Government; (2) An appointment of a former employee of the Federal Government following a break in Federal Government service of at least 90 days; or (3) An appointment of an individual in the Federal Government when his or her service in the Federal Government during the 90-day period immediately preceding the appointment was not in a position excluded by § 575.104 and was limited to one or more of the following: (i) A time-limited appointment in the competitive or excepted service; (ii) A non-permanent appointment in the competitive or excepted service; (iii) Employment with the government of the District of Columbia (DC) when the candidate was first appointed by the DC government on or after October 1, 1987; (iv) An appointment as an expert or consultant under 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 5 CFR part 304; (v) Employment under a provisional appointment designated under 5 CFR 316.403; (vi) Employment under an Internship Program appointment under § 213.3402(a) of this chapter; or (vii) Employment as a Senior Executive Service limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(5) and (a)(6), respectively). Relocation Incentive: An authorized management official approves a relocation incentives paid in accordance with this volume to a current federal employee who must relocate, without a break in service, to accept a position in a different geographic area. Employee must establish a new residence in the new geographical area and maintain residency for the duration of service agreement. Employee must have a current and "Fully Successful" performance appraisal immediately prior to the move.