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Business Specialist (Contracting Officer's Representative)

Customs and Border ProtectionHarpers Ferry, West VirginiaPosted 9 Oct 2026

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Experience: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Assisting with reviews of purchase request packages, funding documents, or acquisition materials for accuracy and completeness, including items such as Bills of Materials, cost estimates, statements of work, market research, or supporting justifications.

Supporting acquisition or contract award activities by gathering information, updating documents, coordinating with contracting staff, budget staff, program offices, subject matter experts, or vendors, and helping track required actions. Tracking procurement or contract-related activities, including funding status, invoices, deliverables, equipment delivery, periods of performance, or other milestones, and reporting routine status updates to management or stakeholders.

Using financial, procurement, or business systems, such as SAP or similar systems, to enter, update, retrieve, reconcile, or report procurement, funding, invoice, or contract information. Identifying routine procurement, funding, delivery, invoice, or contract administration issues and assisting contracting, budget, program, or vendor stakeholders with resolving discrepancies. Education Substitution GS-11: You may substitute a Ph.D.

or an equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in any field, or L.L.M for the experience required at the GS-11 grade level. Such education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise three years of graduate study. If that information is not available, use 54 semester or 81 quarter hours.

You are required to submit proof of your claim. Combining Education and Experience GS-11: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages.

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The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. More information on this qualification standard is located here. Experience: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Independently reviewing and analyzing purchase request packages, funding documents, contract documents, and acquisition materials for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with applicable procurement regulations, policies, and procedures.

Coordinating technical evaluations of bids or quotes with Contracting Officers and subject matter experts, documenting evaluation results, updating purchase request materials, and aligning technical, funding, schedule, and pricing information for contract award. Administering assigned contracts as a Contracting Officer's Representative or equivalent by monitoring contractor performance, costs, deliverables, invoices, contract activities, and periods of performance to ensure compliance with contract terms.

Resolving complex procurement, funding, delivery, performance, invoice, or contract administration issues with Contracting Officers, program offices, budget staff, project managers, property officials, and vendors. Preparing or supporting contract modification documentation for changes in terms and conditions, periods of performance, substitutions, terminations, or additional work, and preparing contractor performance inputs such as CPARS narratives or ratings.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. 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. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 10/16/2026.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity.

During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances.

For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S.

Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible.

View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

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