To be qualified for this position, applicants must meet ONE of the following basic requirements.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
a. 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;
OR
b. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management**;
OR
c. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position.

**You must submit your transcripts (unofficial or official) to be considered for this position. Failure to submit your transcripts may result in disqualification for this position.

**In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements as described above, applicants MUST also meet the following grade specific qualification requirements below.

GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized experience is defined as executing post-award conferences; establishing schedules with contractor and tracking progress, developing and maintaining systems to evaluate performance; preparing various modifications; preparing closeout documents; investigating problems, disputes, and labor violations, makes final decision, and prepares determinations and findings for legal review; settling various claims; conducting training of contracting functions for technical, administrative, and contract support personnel; performing pre-award and post-award tasks for various actions/requirements; procurement of a variety of supplies, services, or construction; drafting final contract; preparing recommendations for award, documenting decision rationale including justifying basis for award recommendation to non-lowest bidder; assisting with statements of work and resolving non-complex problems; reviewing requisitions and determining appropriate procurement vehicle; executing acquisition planning; and preparing solicitations.

Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management): a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.**

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years.**

GS-12: To be eligible at the GS-12 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level.

Specialized experience is defined as reviewing procurement requests of complex equipment, services, and construction; analyzing requirements, recommending statement of work/specification revisions, and deciding contract type, milestones, and procurement plan; preparing solicitations; detailed analysis of proposals/quotes; coordinating technical evaluation panel to determine acceptability of proposals; obtaining pre-award surveys; negotiating with potential bidders; awarding contracts within delegated authorities or recommending award to contracting officer on contracts outside delegated authority; negotiating modifications; preparing initial decision for protests; closing contracts or issuing termination notices and reviewing settlement proposals; and conducting training of contracting functions for technical, administrative, and contract support personnel.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) - The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found eligible and qualified for this vacancy. To be eligible and qualified, you must satisfy all eligibility and qualification requirements for the vacant position as outlined in this announcement. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found eligible and qualified for this vacancy. To be eligible and qualified, you must satisfy all eligibility and qualification requirements for the vacant position as outlined in this announcement. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.