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Supervisory Contract Specialist (Branch Chief)
Departmental Administration · Posted 13 days ago
On-site Fort Collins, CO $107K – $140K Apply by Sep 9, 2026 Contracting ENTJESTJINTJISTJ MarketingOperationsTrades
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This position is located in U.S. Department of Agriculture's Departmental Administration, Office of Contracting and Procurement, Procurement Operations, within a contracting division. Divisions may include but are not limited to Service and Supply, Construction and Architecture, Information Technology, or Land Management and Stewardship. This announcement may also be used to fill vacancies in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Commodity Procurement Program (more info in Education section).
What You'll Do
- →As the subject matter expert in contracting and in the Branch’s assigned program of work, the employee is responsible for exercising independent judgment to accomplish a myriad of contracting responsibilities in support of the USDA mission.
- →Serves as a contracting officer with signatory authority for lower-grade subordinates, which may include awarding contracts for critical acquisition programs.
- →Oversees all aspects of contracting including requirements development, evaluation and award, pre and post award, administration, and closeout.
- →Conducts internal reviews of pre- and post-award contract files within the Branch, in accordance with the guidance provided by the procurement compliance team in OCP.
- →Maintains responsibility for ensuring the quality and accuracy of all contract file reviews for the Branch.
- →Reviews Branch data from automated systems for accuracy, timeliness, and completeness and takes appropriate corrective action, when necessary.
- →Applies a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to assess and improve operational effectiveness and/or complex management processes, projects, and systems.
- →Regularly communicates with Branch customers regarding the quality of their procurement packages, providing them opportunities for feedback on the Branch’s procurement operations and level of service.
- →Works with other Branch Chiefs to identify process improvements and operational challenges and develops solutions for a more efficient organization.
- →Supervises a group of contracting professionals performing all aspects of the contracting process for a variety of types of acquisitions.
- →Provides administrative and technical supervision and training necessary for accomplishing procurement operations.
- →Ensures subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and acquisition policies and initiatives.
- →Job duties may vary slightly depending on assigned mission area.
- →For additional information regarding mission areas participating in this recruitment effort, please review the Education section.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- ✓If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.
- ✓Refer to Next Steps section for additional information.
- ✓Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable.
- ✓New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
- ✓Incumbent must obtain a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) within six months of entry to the position and must maintain this certification throughout their tenure.
- ✓If assigned to Information Technology (IT) contracting, the incumbent will also be required to obtain a FAC-C Digital Services specialization within 12 months and maintain this certification throughout their tenure.
- ✓Depending on the nature of the work and forthcoming Federal Acquisition Institute credentials, the position may also be required to obtain and maintain other Contract Specialist credentials as needed.
- ✓All applicants must meet the educational requirement for the Contracting Series, 1102 as outlined in the above Qualifications section.
Personality Fit
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