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Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Surface Forces Logistics Center, Contracting and Procurement Division, Norfolk, VA. Responsibilities The incumbent provides support for procurement functions such as preparing, controlling or verifying procurement documents; assembling information; or reporting on performance. Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include: - Processing a wide variety of procurement transactions related to complex contracts and simplified acquisitions, e.g., large purchases for specialized supplies and large purchases for services. - Assembling, reviewing, and maintaining procurement files related to these complex acquisitions. Assembling procurement documents and responds to both internal and external inquiries relative to requisitions, purchase orders, and contracts. - Maintaining and overseeing contract/order files, property procurement publications, and schedules for the section. - Providing administrative support to contract specialists in the course of soliciting offers, conducting discussions with contractors, evaluating quotes, bids, and proposals, compiling necessary data or reports on contractor performance, and awarding contracts. - Independently researching, preparing, and issuing modifications to affect contract changes. - Monitoring the progress of deliveries or work being performed on contracts involving special purpose equipment or services. Ensuring that delivery schedules are met, and that services are actually performed. - Preparing, executing, and/or tracking program specific information, such as Reports of Government Furnished Property. - Assembling and preparing cleared written products. - Using software applications to draw information in order to prepare/assist in preparation of reports. -Assisting contract specialists and/or purchasing agents with CFP compliance regarding UDO's and OOVA reporting, ensuring all appropriate documentation is properly and accurately entered into the system in a timely manner. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. You must be able to type 40 words per minute. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications Candidates at the GS-7 level must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience may include performing work that required a knowledge of standardized and non-standardized procurement regulations, procedures, and operations to one or more procurement phases or functions. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For further information on the evaluation of foreign education, refer to the U.S. Department of Education's web site at click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. For Veterans' preference eligibility, visit Veterans' Employment Resources. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. See the required documents section of the announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 60 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 410-636-3504. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation