Contracting Officer

Description:

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Chief Operating Officer (COO) administers the Director of National Intelligence (DNI's) vision and direction to the ODNI enterprise. This includes synchronizing policy, plans, procedures, and cross-functional issues. The COO oversees all ODNI business operations, including such areas as human resources, diversity & inclusion, finance and budget, information technology, security, facilities, and information management.

Requirements:

Thorough knowledge and familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations principles, concepts, and practices, reform initiatives, and policies and procedures, and demonstrated ability to effectively apply these laws, regulations and procedures to determine contracting methods, types of acquisition instruments, business and negotiation strategies, techniques of cost analysis, and determination of contractor responsibility, methods of monitoring the performance of long term contracts and agreements with multiple partners, and contract and agreement administration.

Thorough knowledge of contract vehicles to include, independent contractor, commercial item acquisitions, firmed fixed price, and indefinite delivery indefinite quantity, and cost reimbursement.

Thorough knowledge of the organization's budgetary process, federal fiscal, funding practices, and legal requirements.

Thorough knowledge of common acquisition business and industrial practices.

Thorough knowledge of price and cost analysis.

Thorough knowledge of requirements sufficient to work with technical representatives in defining needs.

Writing skills sufficient to draft memoranda and policy papers pertaining to Procurement and/or Directorate policies and procedures.

Ability to prepare briefings to senior managers on procurement topics.

Organization and analytical skills.

Customer service and business advisory skills.

Thorough knowledge of requirements sufficient to work with technical representatives in defining needs.

Ability to provide sound advice to high level program managers, executives, directors and other acquisition officials pertaining to contracting programs, statutes, procedures, problems, and solutions.

Ability to exercise good judgment to make effective decisions based on the interpretation of contracting regulations and practices which affect various organizational units and at various levels.

Capability to use initiative and resourcefulness in deviating from traditional methods or researching trends and patterns to develop new methods, criteria, or proposed new policies.

Thorough knowledge of contract price analysis/cost analysis techniques sufficient to perform basic and or complex analysis to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility and contractor performance for all contract types when historical pricing data and precedents are applicable in order to prepare pre-negotiation objectives.

Ability to write reports and correspondence in clear, concise language and in appropriate form and style to sufficiently document business clearance memorandums, negotiation memorandums, etc.

Experience: At least two years of progressively responsible professional contracting experience comparable to next lower level in this occupation.

Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in any field that includes or has been supplemented by, at least 24 semester hours of coursework in Business Administration, Accounting, Contract Administration, Finance, Law, Purchasing, Economics, Industrial Management, Marketing, Quantitative Methods, Organization and Management. Employee's hired from outside of the Agency may substitute applicable progressively responsible contract management experience for the Agency's Level II Contracting Officer Certification. CAT-II or equivalent course from another agency. 24 hours of Program Management training or equivalent.

Certifications/Licenses: Successful completion of the Agency's Level II Contracting Officer Certification Program or equivalent standards (e.g. Certified to Level 2 according to DAWIA, Certified Contracting Officer and are designated procurement authority based on the requirements of the particular contracting situation.