Contracting Officer Representative

Summary

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The incumbent will serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) responsible for providing basic analysis and advice on program issues relevant to the administration of procurement and contracting work for OVW.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted only from current permanent Department of Justice employees with competitive status and CTAP/RPL eligible candidates.

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

The duties and responsibilities for a 1101 Contracting Officer Representative generally include, but are not limited to, the following:

Prepares procurement tracking reports showing status of procurement and budget actions for contracts.

Identifies the trends in the receipt, obligation, or expenditure of funds to ensure that objectives of the annual financial plan are being met.

Review or analyze procurement program and project schedules, technical reports, financial reports, and other pertinent data to determine status of procurement performance.

Verifies that funds are available and being used to support program objectives.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a United States Citizen or National.

You must successfully pass a security/background investigation and a drug screening.

You must be a current permanent Department of Justice employee with competitive status or a CTAP/RPL eligible candidate.

You must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement, at any time, if openings occur in other offices serviced by Justice Management Division, HR Operations.

Financial Disclosure: If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Contracting Officer Representative, (GS-1101-11/12/13), you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below AND possess the required specialized experience specific to this series and grade.

If you are a current Department of Justice employee on a permanent appointment in the competitive service, you will need to demonstrate 1-year (52-weeks) at the next lower grade level, to meet the time-in-grade requirements for this occupational series and grade.

There may also be a positive education requirement for some occupations, please see the Education section for details. If there are licensing or certification requirements, please see the Required Documents section for details on how to verify you license or certificate.

To qualify for the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 or equivalent band or level; or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience:

Interpreting Contract Policies and Procedures.

Compiling acquisition information.

Preparing Contract Documentation. OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

To qualify for the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 or equivalent band or level; or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience:

Participate in preparing task orders for existing Contracts.

Participate in managing a wide range of procurement or contracting programs or projects.

Preparing or reviewing procurement tracking reports. To qualify for the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 or equivalent band or level; or its non-Federal equivalent that included experience:

Participate in preparing task orders for existing Contracts.

Managing a wide range of procurement or contracting programs or projects.

Preparing or reviewing procurement tracking reports.

Identifying and resolving complex procurement issues. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade, by the closing date of this announcement, 09/23/2024.

YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.

Education

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, please see the statements below.

Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, in order for it to be creditable towards your qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from . Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For more information about this requirement, please visit the .

All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional information

This vacancy is open to current DOJ employees and CTAP eligibles. See below for more information:

CURRENT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EMPLOYEES: Employees who currently work for the Department of Justice, or any of it's components (i.e. FBI, DEA, ATF, USTP, JMD, etc.) on a permanent appointment in the competitive service. Contractor employees and those on Excepted Service appointments are not eligible.

CTAP ELIGIBLES: For more information visit:

REASONABLE ACCOMODATION STATEMENT: Our policy can be found at:

DOJ EEO STATEMENT: The U.S. Department of Justice fosters an inclusive and diverse workforce, find our EEO statement online at:

SELECTIVE SERVICE: If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: .

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Once the announcement closes, of your and will be conducted by the HR Specialist. This information will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your for Federal employment, and then whether you are for this particular position. If a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible, or your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities.

Additionally, we will review your supporting documents and resume to determine if you are in the "Area of Consideration" for this vacancy. Government-Wide Merit Promotion vacancies may only accept applications from a limited audience, pay careful attention to the "Who May Apply" and the "Hiring Paths" information. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

When addressing the specialized experience statement, applicants must present evidence of the experience in their resume. If the specialized experience statement is repeated, in the applicant's resume, Human Resources will deem the applicant as ineligible.

BASIS OF RATING: DOJ's Merit Promotion Procedures will be used to evaluate candidates.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics):

Contracting/Procurement

Financial Analysis

Financial Management

Problem Solving

Career Transition Assistance Program : This program applies to DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:

Meet eligibility criteria;

Be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above; and

Submit the appropriate documentation to support your eligibility.

Required Documents

Documentation requirements may vary from applicant to applicant based on your eligibility claims.

It is your responsibility to carefully review the list of document descriptions below, to see which documents are required for your application.

ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a detailed resume containing the following pieces of information for each job entry listed in your employment history:

Contact Information: Name, address, phone number, and email,

Official position title;

Employer name and contact information;

Start and end dates (including month and year);

A detailed list of duties & accomplishments,

Your grade/step achieved; and

The number of hours worked per week (or indicate full-time). If you are a current DOJ employee:

You must submit your most recent or equivalent agency form. Do not submit an award SF-50, these do not contain sufficient information about your appointment

Your SF-50 should list the full position title, series, grade and step, organization, duty location, service computation date, effective date, and your service type and tenure status.

Submit a copy of your most recent performance evaluation or appraisal, signed, showing your final rating. If a performance appraisal is not available submit a statement explaining why one is not available. If you are a displaced former DOJ employee claiming eligibility under :

You must submit your separation notice or RIF letter.

If you have not yet been separated, you can provide the letter of intent to separate you from the agency because of reduction-in-force.

See USAJOBS' for more information. If you are using education to qualify for this position, or education is required:

You must submit a transcript, which may be unofficial, as long as it contains a full listing of courses, credit earned, grade and grade-point-average, subject area, degree(s) earned, and dates of award.

Your must come from a nationally-accredited educational institution recognized by the Department of Education.

If submitting a foreign transcript, you must have the transcript recognized by the Department of Education.

Please do not submit electronic transcripts with documentation security protection, these may prevent our application system from accepting and processing the document.