Procurement Analyst

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Duties

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• Incumbent is the agency's expert in Procurement system functionality and business capabilities and
  has a major role in determining how the Procurement process is executed, including system changes or...
• ...other process improvements and innovative, data-driven, and authorized artificial intelligence (AI)
  enabled business solutions.
• Analyzes and evaluates contracting policy and legislative matters; applies critical thinking to identify
  alternatives, risks, and implementation impacts; and...
• ...develops and recommends contracting legislation, policies, procedures, guidance, and controls.
• Studies current and proposed policies and assesses impact on processes, procedures, systems, and
  data to anticipate emerging challenges, implementation risks, and dependencies.
• Conducts policy studies and initiates changes to appropriate contracting regulations, such as the
  Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS)...
• ... and the Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) and internal guidance.
• Evaluates and recommends disposition on requested waivers to statutory and regulatory requirements
• Provides expert advice to agency management on policy interpretation and development and interprets
  conflicting guidance or determines intent of new policy issuances while...
• ... adapting recommendations to changing policy, business, and technology requirements.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive, Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See for more information.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce Critical Acquisition position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.
• You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.
• This is a Mission Essential (ME) position. The incumbent may be required to report to work in the event of a natural disaster, inclement weather, or crisis.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements.
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Qualifications

To qualify for a Procurement Analyst your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution

authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed

Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position

with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before

September 30, 2000, are excluded from the requirements of "A)" above.

B. Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) Requirement: 4 years of acquisition experience

C. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular

competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. In

addition to meeting the Basic Contracting and CAP Requirements above, to qualify for the GS-14 grade level,

specialized experience must be at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal

service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade

(General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any

other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized

experience includes:

• Reviews and interprets policy issues that have an enterprise-wide impact. Decisions establish precedents for current/future process activities and require consideration of potential risks, dependencies, and downstream effects.
• Briefs the Process Owners and senior management on the nature of the policy issues and recommended changes for resolution.
• Evaluates significant trends and issues and interrelated program problems and develops solutions to policy and regulatory related issues using critical thinking, innovative approaches, and data-driven analysis.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

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.

Additional information

Position is a DoD Critical Acquisition Position & requires DoD Acquisition Contracting Professional (Foundational) certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years and sign a written agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years. Click here for more details and Resources.

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to :

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:

Information for Veterans is available at: As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal .

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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