Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Incumbent makes complex purchases which include special purpose commercial items and basic technical and professional services. Responsibilities Exercises specialized purchasing responsibility and makes final purchasing obligations utilizing simplified acquisition procedures. Selects the source(s) of procurement, the means of solicitation and contractor to which order is to be placed. Utilizes electronic commerce mechanisms to issue pre-solicitation notices and solicitations documents. Determines the method of purchase for assigned acquisitions as particular order, i.e., purchase order and/or delivery order. Determines whether the purchase will be made on the open market or government-wide indefinite delivery contracts or intra-governmental sources. Evaluates and determines the specific capabilities of vendor goods as compared to procurement needs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Specialized Experience Required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes: (1) Utilizing standardized business/purchasing practices to procure goods and/or services to meet mission requirements; (2) Screening purchase requests to determine the proper authority to make purchases; AND (3) Monitoring costs for products and/or services to meet contract clauses. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-08, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education Additional Information Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. This "is not" a Remote position or 100% Telework. Incumbent is required to go into the office on Fort Drum. This is a Career Program (CP) 14 - Contract & Acquisition position. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances "WILL NOT" authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Recruitment Incentives "WILL NOT" be authorized. Relocation Incentives "WILL NOT" authorized. Student Loan Repayment Incentives "WILL NOT" be authorized. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.