Acquisition Program Specialist

Patent and Trademark Office•Alexandria, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Office of the Commissioner for Patents, Office of Patent Financial Management, Acquisition and Travel Division. The division manages and oversees Patent-specific resources supporting program activity targets and provides Patent-specific budget, financial management, travel, and acquisition support to program areas reporting to the Commissioner for Patents. The role partners with program offices throughout the Patents organization and provides expert acquisition guidance to customers navigating the federal procurement process. The specialist serves as a senior acquisitions point of contact for division and Patents managers and technical staff on resources, contracting and acquisition policies, directives, and procedures. The position also advises management and senior leadership on acquisition program activities, strategic planning, studies, workloads, and delegated technical leadership; ensures the accuracy of materials and reports submitted to the Director; and develops and revises contract and procurement procedures to help establish and implement program goals. The physical worksite is in Alexandria, Virginia, and on-site presence is required for functions that must be performed in person. Situational telework may be available under agency policy and business-unit discretion; the agency currently allows 52 hours of telework per leave year.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or nationality.
Active FAC-COR Level III certification, or a comparable Contracting Officer's Representative certification recognized as equivalent by a federal agency, at the time of application.
At least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in the Federal service.
Experience applying Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), acquisition techniques, contracting methods, contract negotiation strategies, and contract administration.
Experience performing COR duties for projects of significant complexity and/or high visibility and coordinating and managing significant projects and resources.
Experience monitoring and inspecting costs and evaluating contractor performance.
Meet applicable time-in-grade or time-in-band requirements by the announcement closing date, unless an exception applies.
Pass a background investigation and fingerprint check; the position is designated Public Trust, moderate risk.
Register for Selective Service if applicable.
Complete OGE-450 Financial Disclosure.
Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
Education cannot substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior acquisitions point of contact for division and Patents managers and technical staff on resources, contracting and acquisition policies, directives, and procedures.
Provide expert acquisition guidance to program offices and customers navigating the federal procurement process.
Recommend short-term and long-range acquisition program activities to senior leadership.
Advise management on resources, strategic planning, assigned studies, workloads, and delegated technical leadership.
Ensure the accuracy of required items, documentation, data, and reports submitted to the Director.
Develop and revise contract and procurement procedures to help set and implement program goals.
Perform Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) duties, including coordinating and managing significant projects and resources, monitoring and inspecting costs, and evaluating contractor performance.