Procurement Analyst

Office of the Secretary; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce is seeking a Procurement Analyst to manage the full acquisition lifecycle for high-dollar, complex contracts. The role involves planning, negotiations, performance management, and ensuring compliance with applicable statutes and agency policies.

Applicants must demonstrate specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-04/GS-13/14 level, with mandatory credentials such as FAC-C or DoD contracting certification.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in full lifecycle acquisitions for complex projects (cradle-to-grave).
• Experience applying acquisition statutes, regulations, and policies in defense or federal contracting contexts.
• Mandatory FAC-C or DoD Contracting Professional Certification or ability to obtain per agency requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full acquisition lifecycle (planning, pre/post award, negotiations, contract modifications, performance management, termination).
• Interpret and apply federal procurement laws and agency policies to optimize contracting outcomes.

Skills

Acquisition lifecycle management

Contracting knowledge

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, or related fields

Job description

This vacancy is for a Procurement Analyst in the Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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.

This position is being filled under the Department Of Commerce (DOC) Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career path and pay band. The ZA-04 is equivalent to the GS-13/14 grade levels. To qualify at the ZA-04 level, you MUST meet the Basic Requirements AND Specialized Experience as stated below:

Basic Requirements:

• A. *Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13/ZA-04 or higher-level contracting positions, including at least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.
• B. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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.
• C. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
• D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision‑making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.

*In order to meet the agency mandatory requirements, applicants must either have obtained their FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional Certification.

Specialized Experience:

You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-03/GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience: Managing the full acquisition lifecycle (cradle-to-grave) for high-dollar (over $75 million, complex acquisitions, such as professional/technical services, architect-engineer (A/E), construction, or research and development (R&D), including acquisition planning, pre‑and post‑award administration, negotiations, contract modifications, price/cost analysis, contractor performance management, and contract terminations. Researching, interpreting, and applying acquisition statutes, regulations, and policies, including developing and implementing acquisition policy. Conducting