Summary
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.
Duties
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Management (OM), Acquisitions Division. The incumbent serves as the Chief of the Procurement Branch and warranted Contracting Officer who supervises, oversees, and coordinates all activities pertaining to the solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, award, and administration of complex, wide-ranging contracts that provide critical supplies, services, and systems to OIG mission partners. Typical tasks include: Keeps well informed of work progress and changes in guiding policies, procedures, and program emphasis and coordinates adjustment of work priorities and schedules with subordinates to meet new or change overall program objectives. Administers the full range of contracts for various goods and services from small purchases to multi-million-dollar procurements that entail a number of different processes or elements. Develops and provides oversight of OIG policies and procedures with regard to the contracting process and acquisition planning and strategy. Oversees Acquisitions services/functions provided externally (e.g., by the Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD)) for the OIG. Works with technical staff to ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, all elements of projects to be contracted are anticipated in advance of issuance of solicitations to ensure that OIG obtains the most accurate cost projections and, therefore, is able to effectively evaluate bids and ensure that amendments to contracts, resulting in additional expenditures, are minimized during the implementation of the contracts.
Education
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/search.aspx. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. Special Instructions for 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. NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts for verification.
How you will be evaluated
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements. Your experience, education, and training will be rated using a job questionnaire that is based on the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this job: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories: Best-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate high proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all Selective Placement Factors (SPF) and appropriate Quality Ranking Factors (QRF) as determined by the job analysis. Well-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrates acceptable proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all SPFs and appropriate QRFs as determined by the job analysis. Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate basic proficiency in most of the critical competencies, including all SPFs and appropriate QRFs as determined by the job analysis. If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. Preview the job questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13035242. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position, as described above. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.