Summary
This is an open-continuous announcement with an established initial cut-off date of April 30, 2026. Please see the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for more information. See below for important information regarding this job.
Duties
Develops comprehensive documents required to advance acquisition of strategic and critical materials mitigation products.
Develops services, including Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), Statements of Objectives (SOO), and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE).
Provides technical support to acquisition staff during solicitation, proposal, evaluation, negotiation, and post-award proceedings.
Develops guidelines evaluating the parameters of products and services required to support acquisition, operations, and sales activities.
Anticipates requirements and provides supporting technical information (specifications, standards, Materiel Safety Data Sheets) for long-range and ad hoc commodity testing projects.
Assists with evaluation of the technical merits of customer quality complaints, providing recommendations for solutions.
Serves as Program Manager on material projects and processes for acquisition, disposal, and upgrade.
Collaborates with other Directorates, Government agencies, and industries.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Are you using your education to satisfy the Basic Requirement? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. 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.
How you will be evaluated
Open-Continuous Cut-off Information: An initial cut-off date of April 30, 2026 will be used to evaluate candidates for the initial available vacancies. Any application received after the initial cut-off date will only be considered should additional vacancies be received after the initial cut-off date. If additional vacancies are received after the initial cut-off date, ALL applicants that have applied will be evaluated/re-evaluated and ranked as stated within the Evaluation statement in the announcement. Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy will be filled through a Department of Defense Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.