Clarification from the agency

This position is open to the public.

Program Analyst (Acquisition) is in the Department of Program Services, Case Management Systems Office (CMSO), Business Support Division (BSD). BSD functions as a resource center and clearinghouse for IT acquisitions developed by CMSO project and program staff. BSD staff provide analytical, consulting, and document review services in CMSO divisions in the solicitations (e.g., Statements of Work) for the IT hardware, software, and services acquisitions in CSMO. BSD staff also provide Contracting Officer's Representative support, contract management, and oversight services for major IT contracts and blanket purchase agreements during the post-award period.

The Program Analyst (Acquisition) provides expert IT acquisition strategy and contract management consultation services to IT program managers, technical and financial specialists, and others. These activities include conducting market research, review proposed solicitation and supporting documents, evaluate cost and pricing strategies, and resolving acquisition- related problems.

The duties of the position may include, but are not limited to:

1. Advising and supporting IT program offices in developing contract specifications, statements of work, and evaluation and performance criteria for IT hardware, software, and services acquisitions.
2. Serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative and technical liaison for IT hardware, software, and services contracts.
3. Overseeing schedules for contracts and task orders, monitoring costs, ensuring satisfactory performance and timely delivery of services, and providing contract oversight.
4. Conducting IT market research, suggesting potential methods of procurement, and preparing procurement request packages.
5. Supporting IT program offices in performing pre-award functions and participating in post-award orientation conferences.
6. Generating documentation for IT hardware and software services acquisitions, including justifications for other than full and open competition and source selection documentation.
7. Participating in acquisition planning and providing leadership in describing the IT program office needs.
8. Coordinating with the contracting officer and subject matter experts to ensure supporting documentation is complete and accurate.
9. Assembling acquisition packages and transmitting acquisition requests to the contracting office.
10. Coordinating with other directorates, offices, and, Judiciary technical advisory, and working groups to conduct requirements studies and cost/benefit analysis, and to develop functional and technical requirements for Judiciary enterprise- scale hardware and software actuations (e.g., software site licenses).
11. Serving as an IT acquisition consultant in working groups comprised of Administrative Office and Judiciary acquisition, technical, and management staff and, when necessary, leading ad hoc teams to plan and develop acquisition strategies.
12. Leading teams on special projects or studies of considerable scope that are critical to developing recommendations and procedures for IT acquisitions.
13. Resolving management, technical, and compelling contingency issues.
14. Serving as a primary CMSO Purchase Card holder and Super Card holder; reviewing purchase card documents for accuracy, attaching appropriate required documentation, and making the purchases in compliance with the Judiciary Purchase Card Program policies and procedures.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience providing IT acquisition strategy and contract management consultation services to internal and external stakeholders and having extensive experience in contract management.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.