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About the Position: Fort Drum, the home of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), is located in Northern New York's picturesque North Country, one of the most historically unique and geographically beautiful areas of the United States, offering bountiful outdoor recreational opportunities from hunting and fishing to winter sports of all types. Fort Drum is approximately 30 miles from Canada, with the Great Lakes to the west, the Adirondack Mountains to the east, and the St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands in between.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
03/31/2017 to 04/07/2017
$40,684 - $64,697 per year
GS 07 - 09
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - TDY 10%
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
09
No
NEBN178136521910263
463991200
This position is located in the Mission Installation and Contracting Command (MICC), Fort Drum NY. In this position you will perform a full range of pre- and post-award procurement actions. You will execute contracts, purchase orders, and task/delivery orders for a wide range of services, supplies, equipment, and construction. You will prepare technical evaluation sheets, schedule technical evaluations, and review evaluations for accuracy. You will schedule, coordinate, and attend site visits for offerors, controls discussions, and amend solicitations to address changes in requirements. You will also administer contracts and orders to assure all terms and conditions are met.
NOTE: This position may be filled at the developmental grade level; GS-07, GS-08, or at the full-performance grade level GS-09. If the position is filled at the GS-07 or the GS-08 (developmental grade level) the incumbent will have non-competitive promotion potential to the GS-08 and GS-09 grade level. The incumbent will receive assignments that are designed to develop skills and knowledge until reaching the full promotion potential of GS-09.
Note: The President has ordered a government-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the hiring freeze. Although we are moving forward with the consideration of candidates, we will not make a selection for this vacancy announcement unless and until the position is no longer subject to the hiring freeze.
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least on year of specialized experience which has prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized Experience Required for the GS-07: To qualify for the GS-07 position based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Purchasing a variety of equipment, supplies, services, construction, or materials in accordance with regulations; reviewing purchasing requisitions to ensure completeness; and reviewing pre-and-post award procedures for regulatory compliance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position the Federal service (GS-06).
Specialized Experience Required for the GS-08: To qualify for the GS-08 position based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Screening purchasing requests and monitoring costs; cost/price evaluation of supplies and services; monitoring performance of contracts and deliverables of purchases; checking requisitions for approvals, adequacy of description, correct quantities, correct contacts, and additional information if required. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position the Federal service (GS-07).
Specialized Experience Required for the GS-09: To qualify for the GS-09 position based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Screening purchase requests to determine proper authority to purchase, adequacy of description, and availability of funds; evaluating acquisition requirements; documenting the use of special requirements; administering awarded orders; posting proposed actions for public review and issuing pre-solicitation notices; and performing pre- and post-award procurement actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position the Federal service (GS-08).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, and abilities) in the following areas:
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (or equivalent).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job education is not creditable, you must qualify on experience alone.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See: Transcripts and Licenses.
Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The “Proof of Eligibility” document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at: Faxing Applications and Documents. The Vacancy ID is 1910263. You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed 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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, April 07, 2017Friday, April 07, 2017 to receive consideration.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/463991200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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