Supervisory Contracting Officer

Office of Inspector General•Washington, DC

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is in the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Management and Policy (OMAP), Procurement Branch. The incumbent serves as Chief of the Procurement Branch, senior Contracting Officer, and principal acquisition advisor for the OIG, leading, managing, and overseeing acquisition and procurement activities supporting OIG-wide mission requirements. The position is outside the bargaining unit. The incumbent directs and evaluates the OIG procurement program and is accountable for planning, executing, administering, and closing out the acquisition portfolio. The role establishes acquisition priorities, allocates resources, monitors workload, resolves competing demands, and ensures procurement supports OIG strategic goals, mission priorities, operational requirements, and available funding. It leads long-range acquisition planning with senior OIG officials and program, budget, legal, contracting, and technical personnel. Acquisition strategies are integrated with budget formulation, spend planning, lifecycle management, information technology governance, cybersecurity requirements, and mission risk management. The position develops, approves, or oversees complex acquisition strategies for major procurements, including multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, best-value tradeoff acquisitions, performance-based acquisitions, incentive or award-fee arrangements, interagency acquisitions, strategic sourcing vehicles, simplified and commercial item acquisitions, and other specialized procurement methods. It ensures compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Department acquisition regulations and policy, OMB and OFPP guidance, appropriations law, procurement integrity and socioeconomic program requirements, competition requirements, and internal control standards. The incumbent establishes procurement performance goals and metrics, monitors cycle times and milestones, evaluates contract outcomes, identifies systemic barriers and risks, and implements corrective actions and process improvements.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Must be at least 16 years old.
Obtain and maintain the appropriate background investigation and/or security clearance required for the position.
Complete confidential financial disclosure requirements under the Ethics in Government Act.
Complete a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not already been met.
Obtain and maintain required acquisition certification, such as FAC-C Professional or successor certification, and meet continuous learning requirements.
Obtain and maintain an appropriate Contracting Officer warrant delegated by the agency.
Meet the basic requirements for GS-13 and above, including mandatory agency training for progression to GS-13 or higher and at least four years of experience in contracting or related positions, with at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower level.
Hold a four-year bachelor's degree, or equivalent course of study, including or supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in specified fields such as accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management, subject to stated exceptions or waiver provisions.
For GS-15, have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-14 in the Federal Service.
Manage all phases of federal procurements under the FAR, including market research, SOW/PWS development, source selection, negotiations, and contract awards for complex service and supply contracts.
Perform cost and price analyses and resolve audit and protest issues.
Administer post-award activities, including performance surveillance and CPARS evaluations.
Have experience as a senior Contract Specialist, Team Lead, or supervisor over a contracting individual or team.

Responsibilities

Direct, manage, and evaluate the OIG procurement program, including planning, execution, administration, and closeout of the acquisition portfolio.
Establish acquisition priorities, allocate resources, monitor workload, and resolve competing demands to align procurements with OIG goals, mission needs, operational requirements, and available funding.
Lead long-range acquisition planning in coordination with senior OIG officials, program offices, budget personnel, legal counsel, contracting officers, contracting officer's representatives, and technical subject-matter experts.
Integrate acquisition strategies with budget formulation, spend planning, lifecycle management, IT governance, cybersecurity requirements, and mission risk management.
Develop, approve, or oversee complex acquisition strategies for major procurements and specialized procurement methods.
Ensure procurement actions comply with applicable federal and departmental acquisition rules, policy, guidance, laws, program requirements, competition requirements, and internal control standards.
Establish procurement performance goals and metrics; monitor acquisition cycle times and milestones; evaluate contract outcomes; identify systemic barriers or risks; and implement corrective actions and process improvements.
Serve as Chief of the Procurement Branch, senior Contracting Officer, and principal acquisition advisor for the OIG.