Supervisory Contract Specialist

Apply Supervisory Contract Specialist Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency Apply Print Share * * * * Save * Summary * This job is open to * Duties * Requirements * How you will be evaluated * Required documents * How to apply Summary See below for important information regarding this job.

This position may be filled at one of the following locations: * Richmond, VA - $154,542-$197,200 * Whitehall, OH - $154,387-$197,200 Learn more about this agency Summary See below for important information regarding this job.

This position may be filled at one of the following locations: * Richmond, VA - $154,542-$197,200 * Whitehall, OH - $154,387-$197,200 Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applications Open & closing dates 04/08/2026 to 04/17/2026 Salary $154,378 - $197,200 per year See Summary Section for Additional Information Pay scale & grade GS 15 Locations 1 vacancy in the following locations: Whitehall, OH Richmond, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Term - Not-to-Exceed 3 Years Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) * 1102 Contracting Supervisory status Yes Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit status No Announcement number DLAContrSvcs-26-12929693-MP Control number 864337900 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Veterans Veterans of the U.S.

Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.

Clarification from the agency "Agency" means current permanent DLA employees in the commuting area.

Veterans eligibilities include 30% or more Disabled Vet.

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, Retained Grade Preference (RGP) eligibles, and Military Reserve and National Guard Technician eligibles in the commuting area may also apply.

Videos Duties Help * DLA Contracting Services Office Site and DLA Acquisition manager for designated special contracting programs within the Agency.

* Lead of Acquisition and Contract Management Integrated Process Teams (IPTs) for key DLA Enterprise Wide Information Technology (IT) Modernization Programs.

* Directs Acquisition activities and execution for major and critical Contracting areas: Information Technology (IT) Modernization, Manufacturing and Logistics Research and Development (RandD), and Logistics and Financial Services.

* Principal advisor and liaison to DoD, DLA, Corporate America, and representatives of businesses and civilian agencies for program concepts, corporate goals and objectives, and evolving, state-of-the-art acquisition strategies/initiatives.

* Interprets and reviews laws, executive, and DoD policies and directives impacting assigned programs.

* Reviews and analyzes quality of contracting initiatives, policy, and strategy developed by senior contracting personnel or members of the Acquisition and Contract Management IPT to ensure programs/projects align with DoD and DLA objectives.

Requirements Help Conditions of employment * Must be a U.S.

citizen * Tour of Duty: Flexible ( * Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access * Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.

* Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt * Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

* Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized * Supervisory Probation: Required * Completion of Supervisory Certification Program: Required * Bargaining Unit Status: No * Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.

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* Financial Disclosure: Required * This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within Richmond, VA or Whitehall, OH.

* Defense Acquisition Workforce Critical Acquisition position.

Must complete DoD certification and other requirements.

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* This is an obligated position and occupancy is subject to the return of former incumbent.

If former incumbent fails to return to the position, occupancy may become permanent.

* May be converted to permanent (See Addt'l Info section) Qualifications To qualify for a Supervisory Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

CAP Requirements: Applicant must meet each of the following items: * Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees * Have completed all mandatory training requirements for Level II or Level III Contract/Foundational certification.

* Possess four years of acquisition experience.

B.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

In addition to meeting the CAP Requirements above, to qualify for the GS-15 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-14 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: * Planning, directing, and executing specialized programs of marked difficulty, responsibility, and national significant.

* Advising stakeholders across the Federal government, Corporate America, and representatives of business and civilian agencies for program concepts, goals, and objectives on acquisition strategies and initiatives.

* Experience with a variety of Federal procurement/supply regulations, policies, and procedures to accomplish complex actions and provide guidance in the development of highly complex contracts involving unique and/or highly specialized services.

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.

Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Are you using your education to satisfy the CAP Requirement?

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.

Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.

Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S.

accredited college or university.

Additional information For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions click here.

Reemployed Annuitants: This position doesn't meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.

DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found here.

Position is a DoD Critical Acquisition Position & requires DoD Acquisition Contracting, Foundational certification within required timeframes.

Selectee must achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points every 2-years and sign a written agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years.

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This position is being filled as Term appointment not-to-exceed (NTE) 3 years.

Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Promotion will be filled as a Temporary Promotion NTE 3 years and may be extended up to a total of five years or converted to a permanent promotion without further competition.

Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade will be filled as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade with the intent to be limited to the time period specified in the announcement and may be reassigned at management's discretion or made permanent at any time.

Upon termination/expiration of the temporary assignment, placement will be either to the gaining or previous organization in accordance with DLA policy (DLAI 1442.04) regarding placement rights after a time-limited assignment.

For all others, if selected, this would be a Term/Time-Limited Appointment NTE 3 years, and not more than six years.

The selected applicant will be required to sign a written agreement acknowledging the conditions of this temporary assignment/appointment and that they may be released from this position upon management discretion.

Information for Veterans is available here.

As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace.

All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty.

DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test.

Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana.

DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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How you will be evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: * Accountability * Conflict Management * Customer Service * Developing Others * Flexibility * Influencing/Negotiating * Interpersonal Skills * Problem Solving * Resilience * Strategic Thinking Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job.

The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire and USA Hire assessments.

The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position.

If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully.

Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Benefits Help A career with the U.S.

government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

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Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package.

Each Application Package MUST include: * Your Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.

If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.

The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position.

Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed.

If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible.

The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages.

We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files.

Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible.

Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text.

We recommend using a font like Lato, if available.

Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.

* Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying.

Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents