Acquisition Program Specialist

Defense Health Agency; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Health Agency in San Antonio, TX is seeking an Acquisition Program Specialist, NH-1101, to advise and collaborate with stakeholders to develop and review SOWs, PWSs, and related documents. You will create cost estimates and monitor contractor expenditures to support decisions.

You will assist Contracting Officer's Representatives with inspections, audits, and status reporting to ensure contract performance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience advising stakeholders to develop and review statements of work and performance work statements.
• Ability to create cost estimates and monitor contractor expenditures for informed decisions.
• Experience assisting Contracting Officer's Representatives with inspections, audits, or status reporting.

Responsibilities

• Advise and collaborate with stakeholders to develop and review SOWs, PWSs, and related documents.
• Create cost estimates and monitor contractor expenditures to support informed decision-making during acquisition actions.
• Assist Contracting Officer's Representatives with inspections, audits, and status reporting to ensure performance and compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder collaboration

SOW & PWS review

Cost estimation & monitoring

Job description

About the Position

This position is located in San Antonio, TX.

Who May Apply

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Acquisition Program Specialist, NH-1101: Specialized Experience

1. One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Advising and collaborating with stakeholders to develop and review documents such as Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), task orders, and related acquisition documents to ensure performance requirements and criteria are accurately defined;
2. Creating cost estimates and monitoring contractor expenditures to support informed decision-making during the acquisition process;
3. Experience assisting Contracting Officer's Representatives with inspections, audits, or status reporting for assigned contract actions.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02). **Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Active Career Field. DOD Position Certification Level and Training Requirements. All Acquisition Workforce Positions Mandated in Title 10, USC, Section 1723. DoD 5000.52-M, DOD Acquisition Career Development Program contains specific requirements for acquisition categories and grade/level. Current requirement are available at Back to Basics - Helpful Resources (dau.edu).** This is a Defense Acquisition Workforce position. The employee must meet the DODI 5000.66 requirements applicable to the Career Category/Functional Area and the Career Level Certification assigned on the sequenced position Conditions of Employment data filed in the header of the PD/PRD.

Program Management Practitioner Level II: This is a DOD Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Program Management certification within 60 months as of entrance on duty.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.