New Permanent Reassignment Opportunities - Headquarters (HQ) GS-14

Below are brief descriptions of new Permanent Reassignments managers have posted. You may view details about the opportunities on the JRP Web site: https://jrp.econ.census.gov/main.php

Type of Opportunity: Permanent Reassignment - Headquarters (HQ) GS-14
Position Number: HQ-63-2013
Division: ISSRO
Job Series: 0343

Assignment Description: The Information Technology Directorate’s Information Systems Support and Review Office (ISSRO) is searching for a highly motivated employee for a challenging and rewarding contract management effort in support of overall IT Vendor Management.

The candidate will join the contract and vendor management responsibilities of ISSRO and serve as a senior level COR for large-scale IT contracts. A primary activity will be active participation with the Acquisition Division and the IT Directorate in the planning, contract award and contract administration activities for IT infrastructure support services for the Census Bureau. This contract will play a key role in the support of all Census Bureau’s employees and contractors and their use of information technology. In addition to assigned COR duties, the candidate will support overall contract and vendor management activities of the IT Directorate and the Census Bureau.

Desired skills include:

• Strong team and customer service skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to represent Census in meetings with contractors and Census and Commerce Officials
• MS Office and MS SharePoint skills
• Experience with cost analysis, budgetary and financial analysis
• Experience with assessing vendor proposals and performing best value determinations
• Experience with contract monitoring, invoices, contract modifications
• Experience with deliverable inspections and acceptance
• Experience with performance measures and applying corrective actions
• Experience with developing acquisition plans, statements of work (SOW), task orders and Independent Government Cost Estimations (IGCE)
• Experience conducting Market Research
• Ability to advise, negotiate and mitigate risks across variety of acquisition and contractual forums and be a poised leader, ensuring continual and viable contract operations
• Contracting Officers Representative Certification (Level 3 preferred)
• Project Management

If you are looking for an opportunity that directly supports the operations of the entire Census Bureau each and every day and combines a detailed-oriented work ethic with communicating contract-related performance data to management on a regular basis, then this opportunity is for you.


The deadline for submitting an application for this posting is 07/26/201