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Contract Specialist, FP-110 -! "#$uivalent to %S-11&1 '

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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
EMPLOYER: Peace Corps LOCATION: Washington, Dist of Columbia SALARY RANGE: $64,284.00-$116,506.00 CLOSE DATE: 11/27/2009 ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: DPC9-A01 !-DP OPENING DATE: 11/0"/2009 PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 0 AREA O! CONSIDERATION: #$ citi%ens - &eemplo' Annuitants are eligible to appl'( "OR# SC$EDULE: )ull *ime TIME LIMIT: *erm, not to e+cee, -0 .onths CONTACT NAME: A/ue 0elp Des1 CONTACT P$ONE NUMBER: 2 003 407-0147 CONTACT EMAIL: 5oea/ue6a/uetech(com "%&'& () *)+ ,) -%&. *)+' (&/0'& 1) %&23 0/ 24',&' 1%4. *)+' 503 6)(&7 *he Peace Corps pro/i,es technical assistance to countries that re7uest it b' sharing America8s most precious resources - its people( *he Peace Corps has helpe, local communities in 1-9 countries buil, a better life through the 9or1 of its :olunteers( $ince 19"1, o/er 19!,000 :olunteers ha/e ser/e,( *he Peace Corps is an in,epen,ent #($( go/ernment agenc' promoting 9orl, peace an, frien,ship through the 9or1 of its :olunteers( Peace Corps positions are normall' fille, for an initial 2 1/2 'ear perio,, but ma' be e+ten,e, to a total ! 'ear limit( *his 1eeps our 9or1place /ibrant an, our i,eas fresh( NOTES: T%0/ 4..)+.6&8&.1 -022 9& +/&( 1) :022 8+21032& :+22-108& 4.( 34'1-108& ;464.60&/.

R&-E832)*&( A..+014.1/ %0'&( :')8 1%0/ 3)/10., -022 .)1 9& /+9<&61 1) 4.* /424'* )::-/&1 4.( -022 9& &20,092& :)' :+22 /424'* 4.( :+22 4..+01* 34*8&.1/. Applicants are re7uire, to pro/i,e 5ustification to support the selections ma,e in the ;no9le,ge, $1ills, an, Abilities 2;$A3 portion of the application( &eference to an attache, resume ,oes not fulfill this re7uirement, although applicants ma' attach a resume as optional information( )ailure to pro/i,e the ;$A information 9ill result in the applicant not being consi,ere, for the position( <f 'ou ha/e engage, in intelligence acti/it' or relate, 9or1, 'ou ma' not be eligible to appl' for positions at Peace Corps( Please clic1 on the Public =otice :acanc' Announcement an, refer to the 8>ther $ignificant )acts8 section for ,etails( <f 'ou are claiming :eteran8s Preference 'ou must attach 'our supporting ,ocuments to recei/e 'our preference points( )or more information please clic1 on the Public =otice :acanc' Announcement an, refer to the 8>ther $ignificant )acts8 section for ,etails( A bac1groun, securit' in/estigation 9ill be re7uire, for all ne9 hires( Appointment 9ill be sub5ect to the applicant8s successful completion of a bac1groun, securit' in/estigation an, fa/orable a,5u,ication( )ailure to successfull' meet this re7uirement 9ill be groun,s for emplo'ment termination( *his is a )e,eral ?o/ernment ci/ilian 5ob calle, an @+cepte, $er/ice Appointment( As an @+cepte, $er/ice agenc', Peace Corps emplo'ees are pai, on the )oreign $er/ice pa' scale an, emplo'ment is time-limite, not to e+cee, ! 'ears( Peace Corps emplo'ees recei/e the same benefits as other )e,eral emplo'ees( I83)'14.1 N)106&: <f this position is a,/ertise, at more than one gra,e le/el, 1no9n as a Career Aa,,er /acanc', applicants ha/e the option of appl'ing for one or more gra,e le/els, but each gra,e le/el re7uires a separate application( We recommen, that first 'ou complete the application for the highest gra,e le/el for 9hich 'ou 9ish to be consi,ere, an, then complete a ne9 application for each other le/el using the same responses to the ;$As 'ou prepare, for the highest gra,e le/el as ma' appl'( R&80.(&': <n Peace CorpsB )oreign Personnel 2)P3 pa' plan 2gra,e le/el s'stem3, as )P gra,es go higher, the correspon,ing numbers go lo9er( )or e+ample, the highest gra,e le/el is )P-1 2e7ui/alent to ?$-1!3 an, the lo9est gra,e le/el is )P-9 2e7ui/alent to ?$-!3( Coth online an, offline application assistance can be obtaine, b' contacting the A/ue 0elp Des1 at 100-407-0147 or 5oea/ue6a/uetech(com or b' clic1ing on the D*@C0=<CAA $#PP>&*D button 9hile 9or1ing in the automate, s'stem( When completing 'our A/ue application online, 'ou 9ill recei/e a pop-up 9arning message after 4! minutes( <t is strongl' recommen,e, that 'ou sa/e 'our ,ata often, an, turn off 'our pop-up bloc1er in or,er to recei/e an' s'stem time-out 9arning( As a suggestion, 'ou ma' 9ant to compose 'our narrati/e information in a separate 9or, ,ocument, an, then cop' an, paste it into 'our A/ue application( DUTIES:(The duties described reflect the full performance level of this position) *he position is locate, in the >ffice of Ac7uisition an, Contract .anagement 2>AC.3( *his >ffice is responsible for all forms of procurement inclu,ing contracting, simplifie, ac7uisition, contract a,ministration, inter-agenc' agreements, personal ser/ices contracts, leasing an, strategic sourcing( *he >ffice also pro/i,es polic' an, procurement support to Peace Corps staff an, /olunteers locate, in 7countries( *he incumbent is responsible for a 9i,e /ariet' of operational an, support contracting acti/ities from ac7uisition planning, contract re/ie9, contract a9ar,, contract a,ministration, closeout an, polic' an, proce,ures ,e/elopment( Depen,ing on placement assignment, incumbent ma' be assigne, to the $er/ices Contracting *eam 9hich manages ma5or contracts an, ser/ices re7uirementsE incumbent ma'

ser/e as a member of the Commercial Ac7uisitions *eam 9hich has responsibilit' for ac7uisition of commercial pro,ucts, strategic sourcing an, managing the agenc' Purchase Car, Programs( <ncumbent ma' also ser/e as member of the <nternational $upport *eam( *his team pro/i,es procurement support to Peace Corps o/erseas offices( #NO"LEDGE, S#ILLS, AND ABILITIES:(The KSAs below may not apply at all grades) ;no9le,ge of the rules, policies, an, regulations regar,ing contract a,ministration( ;no9le,ge of the )e,eral Ac7uisition &egulations an, procurement-relate, la9s an, proce,ures, >.C circulars, presi,ential ,irecti/es an, fe,eral socio-economic programs that affect the interpretation an, ,e/elopment of organi%ational ac7uisition policies concerning planning, a9ar,ing an, a,ministration of an organi%ation8s procurements( ;no9le,ge of commercial best practices or other inno/ati/e ac7uisition strategies associate, 9ith the procurement of supplies an, ser/ices, inclu,ing commercial item an, simplifie, ac7uisition proce,ures( Abilit' to communicate orall' an, in 9riting to e+plain an, ,efen, ,ecisions( MINIMUM !EDERAL =UALI!ICATION RE=UIREMENTS: ?ra,e 04F CA$<C &@G#<&@.@=*$ A( $uccessful completion of a full four-'ear course of stu,' lea,ing to a bachelor8s ,egree 9ith a ma5or in an' fiel,( >& C( $uccessful completion of at least 24 semester/-" 7uarter hours in an' combination of the follo9ing fiel,sF accounting, business, finance, la9, contracts, purchasing, economics, in,ustrial management, mar1eting, 7uantitati/e metho,s, or organi%ation an, management( >& C( @HC@P*<>=F @mplo'ees in )P-1102 positions 9ill be consi,ere, to ha/e met the basic re7uirement for positions the' occup' on Ianuar' 1, 2000( @mplo'ees 9ho occup' )P-1102 positions at )P-09 through )P-04 9ill be consi,ere, to meet the basic re7uirements for other )P-1102 positions up to an, inclu,ing those classifie, at )P-04( ADD<*<>=AA @HP@&<@=C@ &@G#<&@.@=*$ <n a,,ition to meeting the basic entr' 7ualification re7uirements, applicants must ha/e one 213 'ear of speciali%e, e+perience at or e7ui/alent to at least the )P-0! or ?$-9 le/el( $peciali%e, e+perience is e+perience 9hich is in or ,irectl' relate, to contracting 9or1 an, 9hich has e7uippe, the applicant 9ith the specific 1no9le,ge, s1ills, an, abilities to perform successfull' the ,uties of the position to be fille,( $#C$*<*#*<>= >) @D#CA*<>= )>& @HP@&<@=C@F *he e+perience re7uirements for the )P-04 le/el ma' be met b' successful completion of three 2-3 full aca,emic 'ears of progressi/el' higher le/el gra,uate e,ucation in an accre,ite, college or uni/ersit', in one or a combination of the follo9ing fiel,sF accounting, business finance, la9, contracts, purchasing, economics, in,ustrial management, mar1eting, 7uantitati/e metho,s, or organi%ation an, managementE >& Ph(D( or e7ui/alent ,octoral ,egree(

C>.C<=A*<>= >) @D#CA*<>= A=D @HP@&<@=C@ An appropriate combination of successfull' complete, e,ucation an, e+perience ma' be use, to meet the total 7ualification re7uirements( ?ra,e 0-F CA$<C &@G#<&@.@=*$ A( $uccessful completion of all man,ator' training prescribe, b' the hea, of the agenc' for progression to the )P-0- or higher le/el contracting positions, inclu,ing at least four 243 'ears of e+perience in contracting or relate, positions( At least one 213 'ear of that e+perience must ha/e been speciali%e, e+perience at or e7ui/alent to the 9or1 at the ne+t lo9er le/el of the position, an, must ha/e pro/i,e, the 1no9le,ge, s1ills, an, abilities to perform successfull' the 9or1 of the position( A=D C( $uccessful completion of a full four-'ear course of stu,' lea,ing to a bachelor8s ,egree 9ith a ma5or in an' fiel,, that inclu,e, or 9as supplemente, b' at least 24 semester/-" 7uarter hours in an' combination of the follo9ing fiel,sF accounting, business, finance, la9, contracts, purchasing, economics, in,ustrial management, mar1eting, 7uantitati/e metho,s, or organi%ation an, management( >& C( @HC@P*<>=F Applicants for )P-1102-0- positions 9ill be 7ualifie, if the' ha/e hel, an )P-1102-0position since Ianuar' 1, 2000( >& D( WA<:@&F &e7uirements of paragraphs A an, C abo/e ma' be 9ai/e, if the agenc'8s senior procurement e+ecuti/e certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for a,/ancement to le/els of greater responsibilit' an, authorit', base, on ,emonstrate, anal'tical an, ,ecision ma1ing capabilities, 5ob performance, an, 7ualif'ing e+perience( OT$ER SIGNI!ICANT !ACTS: *he primar' metho, of appl'ing for this /acanc' is online /ia the <nternet at 999(a/ue,igitalser/ices(com/pc/applicant(html( <f 'ou ,o not ha/e access to the <nternet, 'ou are strongl' encourage, to /isit 'our librar', state emplo'ment commission, or a commercial establishment that pro/i,es <nternet access to appl' online( <f 'ou are unable to appl' online, 'ou ma' call the contact phone number liste, on this announcement to obtain a cop' of the /acanc' announcement, applicant 7ualification form 2)orm =o( )-1!!""-A:#@3, an, instructions for completing the form( =o other form of application 9ill be accepte,( Applications an, supporting ,ocumentation must be recei/e, b' the closing ,ate of the announcement to recei/e consi,eration( CA$<$ >) &A*<=?F Jou 9ill be rate, base, on 'our 7ualifications for this position as e/i,ence, b' the e,ucation, e+perience, an, training 'ou report relati/e to this position 9hich sho9 the ,egree to 9hich 'ou possess the 1no9le,ge, s1ills, an, abilities liste, on this /acanc' announcement( Applicants are re7uire, to pro/i,e 5ustification to support the selections ma,e in the ;no9le,ge, $1ills, an, Abilities 2;$A3 portion of the application( &eference to an attache, resume ,oes not fulfill this re7uirement, although applicants ma' attach a resume as optional information( )ailure to pro/i,e the ;$A information 9ill result in the applicant not being consi,ere, for the position(

Applicants submitting ,ocuments can electronicall' attach them, or scan an, attach them, to the emplo'ment application( <f this is not possible, copies of ,ocuments can be fa+e, to 2!--!7--9 "9, or maile, to the follo9ing a,,ressF Peace Corps, c/o A/ue *echnologies Corporation, A**=F Direct $er/ices, 114! Croa,9a' Pla%a, $uite 00, *acoma, WA 9 402( All fa+e, or maile, proof ,ocuments must be i,entifie, 9ith applicant8s name an, /acanc' announcement number( All applicants 9ill be consi,ere, 9ithout regar, to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, se+, se+ual orientation, han,icapping con,ition, membership in an emplo'ee organi%ation, or an' other non-merit factors( *his agenc' pro/i,es reasonable accommo,ation to applicants 9ith ,isabilities( <f 'ou nee, a reasonable accommo,ation for an' part of the application an, hiring process, please notif' the agenc'( *he ,ecision on granting reasonable accommo,ation 9ill be on a case-b'-case basis( .o/ing e+penses are not authori%e,( &elocation e+penses are not authori%e,( C@=@)<*$F A /ariet' of health insurance plansE retirement s'stem 9ith in/estment optionsE pai, holi,a'sE pai, sic1 an, annual 2/acation3 lea/eE life insuranceE incenti/e s'stemsE an, training an, ,e/elopment opportunities( @mplo'ees locate, in the #nite, $tates ma' also recei/e subsi,i%e, transportation, fle+ible 9or1 sche,ule, an, a famil'/9or1life program( P&<>& <=*@AA<?@=C@ AC*<:<*J >& &@AA*@D W>&;F <n,i/i,uals 9ho ha/e been engage, in certain intelligence acti/it' or relate, 9or1 or 9ho ha/e been emplo'e, b' or connecte, 9ith an intelligence agenc' are ineligible for emplo'ment 9ith Peace Corps( Acceptance of emplo'ment 9ith Peace Corps preclu,es emplo'ment b' certain intelligence organi%ations for a specific perio, of time, ,etermine, b' the emplo'ing agenc', after Peace Corps emplo'ment ceases( As a con,ition of emplo'ment, all male applicants born after December -1, 19!9, must ha/e registere, for the selecti/e ser/ice( <f selecte, for this position, the applicant must sign a statement certif'ing his registration, or the applicant must ,emonstrate e+empt status un,er the $electi/e $er/ice Aa9( D<&@C* D@P>$<*F All )e,eral emplo'ees are re7uire, to ha/e )e,eral salar' pa'ments ma,e b' ,irect ,eposit to a financial institution of their choosing( Applicants must be #($( citi%ens( Applicants must meet all 7ualification re7uirements b' the closing ,ate of this announcement( :@*@&A=8$ P&@)@&@=C@F <f 'ou are claiming !-point :eteran8s Preference, a DD-214 must be submitte, 9ith 'our application( *o recei/e 10-point preference, in a,,ition to 'our DD-214, 'ou must also submit an $)-1! an, an official statement, issue, in 1991 or later, from the :eterans Affairs or from a branch of the Arme, )orces, certif'ing that the /eteran has a ser/ice-connecte, ,isabilit' of 10K or more( *his ,ocumentation must be recei/e, b' the closing ,ate of the announcementE failure to submit 9ill ,isallo9 the a,,itional points for preference being a,,e, to 'our score( *his position is e+clu,e, from pro/isions of the Career *ransition Assistance Program 2C*AP3( A si+-month trial perio, is re7uire,(