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Technical Department Acquisition Advocate

Duties

• Serve as the responsible technical expert for planning, directing, and executing of all phases of the acquisition process related to undersea weapons, vehicles and defensive systems.
• Serve as the responsible point of contact (POC) for all contracting actions, exercising independent judgment and decision making as the recognized authority for acquisitions.
• Assess, plan, execute, monitor, report, and adjust all acquisition actions to meet program requirements.
• Apply a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of the acquisition program effectiveness.
• Participate as an advisor on all Source Selection Evaluation Boards (SSEB).
• Ensure that all Technical Evaluation reports for competitive acquisition requirements are evaluated consistently, objectively, and in accordance with the evaluation criteria identified in the Request for Proposal (RFP).
• Coordinate and lead the acquisition team in the detailed performance of delegated and/or coordinated tasking.
• Identify, develop, promulgate, and maintain program specific guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Provide advisory support to line managers and lead identifying the acquisition milestones and prerequisites to achieve on-time delivery of services, supplies and data to meet program requirements.

Requirements Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications FOR THE NT-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector planning, analyzing, or coordinating acquisition operations for an organization. Examples of specialized experience may include: interpreting acquisition policy; resolving acquisition program issues or problems; using qualitative or quantitative methods to improve acquisition program efficiency or effectiveness; leading an acquisition team or teams; providing authoritative advice or guidance on acquisition issues to management or staff. FOR THE NT-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 (GS-09/10 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector conducting acquisition program operations for an organization. Examples of specialized experience may include: monitoring expenditure of funds related to acquisitions; drafting or modifying acquisition documents; preparing contracting or procurement status reports for management. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: FOR THE NT-04: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. or Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. or Successful completion of an LL.M. that is related to the position being filled. or A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.