Contracting Officer

US Office of the Director of National Intelligence; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) seeks a GS-14 level contracting professional to support the National Intelligence Program budget process. You will draft procurement papers, prepare senior-level briefings, and advise on contracting strategies across multiple partners and instruments.

The role requires extensive FAR knowledge, cost/ price analysis, and strong analytic and writing skills, with responsibility for complex contracting decisions and program support at senior levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 24 semester hours in business/finance related fields.
• Extensive knowledge of FAR principles, contracting methods and analysis.
• Ability to draft memoranda and policy papers on procurement.
• Experience presenting briefings to senior managers and executives.

Responsibilities

• Draft memoranda and policy papers on procurement and Directorate policies.
• Prepare briefings to senior managers on procurement topics.
• Provide sound contracting advice to program managers and officials.
• Apply cost and price analysis to evaluate contracting options.

Skills

Budget analysis

Contracting knowledge

Negotiation skills

Cost analysis

Writing skills

Briefings to senior managers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Accounting/Finance

DAWIA Level II Certification

24 hours Program Management training

Job description

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads the development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and the Congress. The CFO's three main responsibilities include resource management (budget analysis, formulation, justification, and execution), performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement. This is an excepted service GS-14 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-14 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-14 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-12 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge and familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations principles, concepts, and practices, reform initiatives, and policies and procedures, and demonstrated ability to effectively apply these laws, regulations and procedures to determine contracting methods, types of acquisition instruments, business and negotiation strategies, techniques of cost analysis, and determination of contractor responsibility, methods of monitoring the performance of long term contracts and agreements with multiple partners, and contract and agreement administration.
• Extensive knowledge of contract vehicles to include, independent contractor, commercial item acquisitions, firmed fixed price, and indefinite delivery indefinite quantity, and cost reimbursement.
• Extensive knowledge of the organization's budgetary process, federal fiscal, funding practices, and legal requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of common acquisition business and industrial practices.
• Extensive knowledge of price and cost analysis.
• Extensive knowledge of requirements sufficient to work with technical representatives in defining needs.
• Demonstrated writing skills sufficient to draft memoranda and policy papers pertaining to Procurement and/or Directorate policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare briefings to senior managers on procurement topics.
• Demonstrated organization and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated negotiation techniques and skills.
• Demonstrated customer service and business advisory skills.
• Extensive knowledge of requirements sufficient to work with technical representatives in defining needs.
• Demonstrated ability to provide sound advice to subordinates, high level program managers, executives, directors and other acquisition officials pertaining to contracting programs, statutes, procedures, problems, and solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment to make effective decisions based on the interpretation of contracting regulations and practices which affect various organizational units and at various levels.
• Demonstrated capability to use initiative and resourcefulness in deviating from traditional methods or researching trends and patterns to develop new methods, criteria, or proposed new policies.
• Extensive knowledge of contract price analysis/cost analysis techniques sufficient to perform basic and or complex analysis to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility and contractor performance for all contract types when historical pricing data and precedents are applicable in order to prepare pre-negotiation objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to write reports and correspondence in clear, concise language and in appropriate form and style to sufficiently document business clearance memorandums, negotiation memorandums, etc.
• At least two years of progressively responsible professional contracting experience comparable to next lower level in this occupation. Demonstrated experience in Key COTR Competencies for 1 year as a Level 1 COTR.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in any field that includes or has been supplemented by, at least 24 semester hours of coursework in Business Administration, Accounting, Contract Administration, Finance, Law, Purchasing, Economics, Industrial Management, Marketing, Quantitative Methods, Organization and Management. Employee's hired from outside of the Agency may substitute applicable progressively responsible contract management experience for the Agency's Level II Contracting Officer Certification. CAT-II or equivalent course from another agency. 24 hours of Program Management training or equivalent.
• Successful completion of the Agency's Level II Contracting Officer Certification Program or equivalent standards (e.g. Certified to Level 2 according to DAWIA, Certified Contracting Officer and are designated procurement authority based on the requirements of the particular contracting situation.