Procurement Officer

GRADE

STD
0016

THIS IS A FULL TIME CONTRACTUAL POSITION (1984 Hours).

Maryland State Police
Quartermaster Division
7745 Washington Boulevard
Jessup, MD 20794

The main purpose of this position is in the procurement of equipment, services, construction supplies, information technology and other needs of the Department of Maryland State Police.

Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions and determine the minimum vendor requirements and the most appropriate procurement method to use, such as negotiated awards, competitive sealed bids, competitive sealed protocols, sole source or emergency in accordance with the State Procurement laws, regulations and procedures;
Negotiates the most favorable prices, terms and conditions for noncompetitive sole source and emergency procurements and resolve issues with contractors regarding price, delivery and terms;
Uses Advanced Purchasing and Inventory Systems (ADPICS) portion of Financial Management Information Systems (FMIS) to facilitate the procurement process;
Verifies and processes Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Business Reserve (S ) participation;
Performs other related duties.

• Procurement Officer I
  - Option 1
  
  Experience:
  
  Six years of experience, two years of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions and an additional four years of professional contract management experience or professional procurement experience.
• Procurement Officer I
  - Option 2
  
  Experience:
  
  Five years of experience, one year of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions and an additional four years of professional contract management experience or professional procurement experience.

• Candidates may substitute certification as a Certified Public Manager from the National Association of Purchasing Management;
  Certified Professional Contracts Manager from the National Contract Management Association;
  Certified Public Purchasing Officer or Certified Professional Public Buyer from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. or National Association of State Purchasing Officers) for the additional four years of the required experience.
• Candidates for Option 1 positions may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions for the required experience.
• Candidates for Option 2 positions may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in contract management or procurement involving duties such as: soliciting, evaluating, negotiating and awarding contracts and ensuring compliance with governmental procurement laws, regulations and conditions for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute additional graduate education at an accredited college or university, at the rate of thirty credit hours for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Contracting, Industrial Management or logistics specialist classifications or administrative support specialty codes in…