Total 15 job vacancies by Federal Acquisition Service

Serves as the focal point for proposed changes to the MAS Solicitation from various internal and external stakeholders.

Leads a team responsible for development of a MAS Solicitation Change Package, to include GSA form 1649, for each recommended change that will be sponsored by the MAS Solicitation Management Team. 

Advises and supports implementation of the Supply Chain Risk Management strategy for the MAS Program and supports implementation of the MAS Communications plan for the MAS Program.

Serves as alternate to the MAS Solicitation Contracting Officer, holding a GSA Senior Unlimited Acquisition Warrant - Level IV, capable of executing CO authority for the MAS Solicitation.

Evaluates resource requirements for the proper performance of MAS contract award and administration  functions, recommends allocation of FAS resources across MAS contracting activities within each portfolio.

Manages the human resources of the MAS Solicitation Management Team. Establishes organizational structure, allocates work force and financial allocations and delegates authority and responsibility as needed. 

Ensures contracting officers on the MAS Solicitation Management Team are warranted, meet educational requirements and adhere to applicable regulations/laws and receive required continuing education/training. 

Performs other duties as assigned.

As a Supervisory Contract Specialist, you will:

• Represent the GSS in contracts and negotiations with contractors and their representatives to clarify and achieve agreement with respect to action to be taken on unusually controversial issues arising from major purchase transactions.
• Prepare and administer Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs), task orders, and contracts for supplies and services IAW the FAR and GSA internal policies. Performs a range of managerial and programmatic roles
  in support of these acquisition efforts, focused upon providing technical direction and guidance to management, customers, industry, specifications, socio-economic concerns, and similar matters or unusual problems.
• Serve as a first level supervisor over a section of expert contracting and acquisition personnel. 
• Establish contacts and maintain liaison with other agencies both military and civilian, and with other elements of the GSS and GSA.

*We are currently filling one vacancy. Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement or other GSA organizations within the same commuting areas needed.

• Conducts research and analysis on the market, selected strategic accounts, new business opportunities, and trend and spend analysis, using available data sources and contractor support when necessary to support account management, business planning, and customer outreach activities.
• Develops guidelines and standards regarding data analysis, evaluation, and presentation in order to maximize the usefulness of this data to various clients.  Uses the results of data analysis to create metrics, develop marketing goals, establish benchmarks for marketing execution, and keep management apprised of program accomplishments.
• Conducts or participates in studies of customer needs and private sector vendors who compete in the same product space as FAS. Evaluates key business features including corporate success, marketing methodologies, pricing and/or product delivery strategies, customer relationship management and other related business practices.

• Creates dynamic and intuitive data visualizations to represent customer feedback, supply chain analytics, and quality control metrics. These visualizations effectively communicate complex data sets in an accessible format to stakeholders at all levels, enhancing understanding and driving informed decision-making across the organization.

• Leads strategic workforce development through building a future-focused vision by identifying emerging roles and skill sets vital for the Education Division of tomorrow. Develops a robust framework for continuous learning and upskilling, ensuring that the workforce remains adaptive, tech-savvy, and customer-centric.  

• Applies critical thinking to troubleshoot issues quickly and effectively.

• Defines and recommends new programmatic needs or modifications based on consideration of such factors as FAS strategic goals, organizational vision and mission, organizational performance results, innovations in learning management and event management practices and technology, staffing needs, and budget.

• Provides strategic guidance and overall direction with a view of improving operational performance.  Supervises branch chief and advisors engaged in programs of national significance. 

• Guides employees, interviews candidates for positions and recommends appointment, promotion, or reassignment to such positions; resolves complaints from employees; manages disciplinary measures; identifies developmental and training needs of employees; approves within-grade increases, awards, and travel needs for subordinates; finds and implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barries; further the EEO program .

• Provides expert consultative research services to FAS portfolios and other GSA program offices regarding client and market trends impacting Governmental acquisition training.

• Leverages client and market trends to proactively and programmatically influence the scope and delivery of training throughout FAS.

• Leads interdepartmental synergy for holistic growth.  Establishes a cross-departmental task force aiming for consistent customer experience enhancement. Promotes the sharing of insights and best practices across different business units, ensuring that the customer's voice influences every aspect of the organization's operations and strategy.

• Applies a wide range of mathematics, statistics and qualitative and/or quantitative methods to conduct studies, initiate new areas of study related to the data used in and for the government-wide category management program.
• Supports the development of analytical and/or mathematical models analyzing complex data related to category spend, agency-specific best in class or spend under management, small business utilization and cost avoidance.
• Plans, designs and develops key performance indicator (KPI) requirements and methodologies for reporting on metrics relative to the government-wide category management program. Prepares recommendations for potential changes/adjustments to KPIs and other metrics.
• Provides technical expertise and feedback to management regarding the development of highly visible, complex business oriented reports and metrics to measure and track program performance.
• Serves as the subject matter expert (SME) for troubleshooting data capturing processes, procedures and systems to ensure data quality.
• Prepares written and oral reports or presentations regarding study findings, conclusions, and recommendations for leadership. Synthesizes highly technical information for non-technical audiences.
• Supports program management efforts such as identifying requirements for automated analytical tools, defining standard processes and methodologies, documenting best practices, and developing appropriate program content to be used on Category Management dashboards related to analyses performed.

You will be responsible for:

• Manages the day-to-day operations of one of the National Maintenance Control Centers (MCC's).
• Supervises the specialists and administrative personnel assigned to the MCC. 
• Works closely with the Central Office Vehicle Management Division and the Purchasing Division in Washington DC.
• Works independently with the National and/or Regional Training Coordinators to develop an annual training plan to keep MCC specialists updated on maintenance technology. 
• Solicits for specialized training sources for the training, and/or makes presentations on necessary technical subjects.

• Designs, develops, and delivers innovative training curriculum to enable compliance with mandated certification programs for the Acquisition Workforce (AWF).
• Provides oversight and direction to the Acquisition staff in preparing responses to audits, inspections and Administrative inquiries (FOIA’s) that come into the Portfolio.
• Participates in conducting training for the AWF to improve acquisition practices and in the formation and implementation of Center level strategies. Initiatives are developed and tailored for AWF implementation.
• Monitors and controls transactions, prepares special reports and recommends suggestions on modifying existing programs. Ensures acquisition policies and operating instructions are followed by the AWF.
• Assesses the skills, performance, productivity and talents of employees and preparing written evaluations with supporting advice for improvement and knowledge.
• Manages a team of students and the associated workload; trains junior contract specialists, works with peers to provide a consistent training experience to include both technical acquisition training and guidance, as well as a more broad introduction to GSA, healthy workplace practices such as team building, and soft-skills training.
• Ensures that the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team’s strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
• Leads the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload ensuring tasks are in accordance with established workflow, skill level and/or occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product.

This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. Although you must reside and perform the job functions in the specific geographic location, it will not require you to report to the agency worksite on a regular and recurring basis.

This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. If you are selected for this position, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within 45 days. At that time, you may be eligible to request to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.

Fleet Zone 4. The zone encompasses the following states: Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, or Nevada) & Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington)

You will perform the following duties:

• Responsible for and oversees all “zonal” program and administrative technical and support program operations and activities. Plans, directs, and coordinates assigned support programs within the designated geographic area. Responsible for developing, planning, managing, executing, and coordinating all support fleet management functions within assigned, designated geographic zone. Directs analysis of fleet management issues and required policy recommendations for management in formulating decisions regarding changing responsibilities or business needs, as well as in the design/development and evaluation. Obtains information necessary to discuss fleet management procedures internally to evaluate effectiveness of the program and its changes required to properly fulfill the fleet management overall program and regulatory requirements.
• Applies a wide range of qualitative, and/or quantitative methods to assess, measure, and improve fleet management program effectiveness and/or complex management processes, projects, and systems as they relate to assigned program areas. Directs the development of data and ensures implementation of the organization’s goals and objectives and presents recommendations to the Division Director regarding goals and objectives that require more emphasis. Reviews specific goals and objectives; monitors the sequence and timing of key program events and milestones and evaluates overall program accomplishment and significant contributions in terms of regional and agency goals.
• Provides technical requirements and descriptions of the work to be accomplished. Responsible for disciplinary measures, such as counseling, warnings and reprimands and recommends other actions in more serious cases. Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. Responsible for developing performance standards to evaluate subordinate personnel, as well as serving as reviewing official of non-supervisory branch personnel rating recommendations provided and the rating official of record for subordinate supervisors.
• Analyzes program and personnel efficiency to make recommendations and implement changes when needed. Advises Branch personnel of program and regulatory requirements and changes.

• At the full performance level, monitors, evaluates and/or executes assigned programs and initiatives. Analyzes and evaluates (on a quantitative or qualitative basis) the effectiveness of program operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Performs cradle to grave analyses, develops life-cycle cost analyses and develops recommendations for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the program and initiatives.
• Performs studies requiring evaluation and identification of a variety of operational problems, evaluating alternative solutions and recommending appropriate action. Conducts analytical studies that are of special interest to specific functional activities or programs, and participates in sensitive aspects of the program. Studies oftentimes include evaluation of data that is sensitive in nature. Reviews, evaluates and monitors the progress of regional program areas in accomplishing objectives by appraising performance, progress, program status and trends against approved objectives and program goals and schedules.
• Prepares and/or conducts briefings for higher level management to explain the specific analysis of subject matter, as well as to provide recommendations or action plans and provide guidance and/or direction for implementation. Makes recommendations for the development or modification of program objectives and resource utilization to achieve the established goals, and to improve the performance of operating.

• Performs minor phases of a larger assignment pertaining to studies in marketing research, which includes data analysis, statistical modeling and query building, formatting, and programming skills to support sales and marketing efforts.
• Performs a variety of assignments in the areas of product research, market management and market research, using a knowledge of market research and marketing concepts, GSA's management processes, its organization, policies, functions and goals and those of its customers.
• Assists, higher level analysts in market research studies, performance planning efforts, market analyses, and other market research activities.
• Assists in preparation of less complex study plans or portions of plans that define moderately complex to complex study efforts. 
• Performs quantitative, cost/economic analyses and operations research studies requiring the application of such techniques as mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, linear and nonlinear programming, simulation, decision theory and probability theory in a new or creative approach.
• Prepares recommendations in various formats to audiences in formal and informal settings.

• Conduct complex analytical studies that are of special interest to specific functional activities or programs, and participate in unusual, controversial and sometimes highly sensitive aspects of the program/system.
• Serves as the focal point and facilitates requirements gathering sessions, including requirements envisioning; and assists the product owner in managing requirement dependencies with other product teams.
• Prepares and/or conducts briefings for higher level management to explain the specific analysis of subject matter, as well as to provide recommendations or action plans and provide guidance and/or direction for implementation.

• Serves as the FAS authority on contract matters related to highly specialized procurements of significant importance to the agency. Oversees and leads pre-award, award and post award functions.
• Serves as contracting officer with authority to award and sign advertised and/or negotiated contracts within the dollar amounts assigned by the Director or prescribed under delegated authorities from the FAS Commissioner. Performs the full gamut of acquisition functions (e.g., conduct market research, sign acquisition plans and reviews, review offers, award contracts, administer contracts, terminate contracts) as necessary.
• Operates as a senior acquisition expert in analyzing and evaluating procurement policies and practices. Initiates, develops and recommends new/revised procurement procedures and guidelines impacting a large number of acquisition professionals. Works with the Division Director to monitor and evaluate the Branch's procurement programs. Recommends modifications or alternate methods to accomplish program objectives.
• Directs the work of the associates as a first level supervisor. Manages the branch contracting workload and the assignment and distribution of work and resources. Ensures proper allocation of resources and workload to accomplish FAS program objectives.

• Creates marketing materials including graphical and visual results for easier consumption of complex business operational and research data.
• Develops, coordinates, and facilitates communication strategies for marketing initiatives to increase customer and contractor awareness of the PSHC  programs.
• Crafts messages to communicate complex information into understandable language, uses graphic design software to design and execute computer generated visual materials such as visual aids, illustrations, summaries, graphs, charts, informatics, change management projects, and produces other required artifacts to include analytic storytelling, 1-pagers, and presentations.
• Provides technical expertise and advice on communication within the scope of how information is perceived, exchanged, visualized, and consumed.
• Develops, implements, and measures the effectiveness of PSHC marketing and visual communications efforts and integration into the organization’s evolving business and stakeholder needs.