AGENCY PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR

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300 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland 21286

The main purpose of this position is to procure equipment, services, supplies, maintenance information technology equipment and services for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, direct and coordinate the procurement activities of staff, and for ensuring compliance with all applicable procurement laws, regulations and procedures.

Planning, coordinating, evaluating, assigning and reviewing work of lower level procurement staff.

Process Performance Planning and Evaluation (PEP)

Provide guidance and training to lower level procurement staff.

Providing guidance to consolidate agencies and all other procurement staff within the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services.

Review and analyzing purchase requisitions and determining the most appropriate procurement method to use such as negotiated awards, competitive sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals, sole source or emergency in accordance with State laws, procedures and regulations.

Determine the basis for awards and evaluation criteria.

Conduct pre-bid/pre-proposal conferences, site inspections and participates in and/or conducts offerors discussions and contract negotiations

Analyze and evaluate proposals, negotiating contract provisions and making award recommendations for contracts.

Conduct Oral presentations for contracts.

Conduct contractor debriefings for contracts.

Ensuring all procurements are in compliance with Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 21.

Conduct bid opening for competitive procurements to determine whether bidders are reasonably qualified to be selected for award.

Examine bids to determine issues of responsiveness and responsibility and/or need for additional information.

Process and verify Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) participation.

Prepare documents for Board of Public Works ((BPW).

Ensure all contracts are re-bid/renewed prior to the expiration of the current contract to avoid retroactive or extensions to the contracts.

Confer with Assistant Attorney General's office regarding bid irregularities, contract disputes, protests or appeals and Public Information Act requests.

Process maintenance contracts and commodity purchases Department of General Services type (DGS procurements within the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services delegation ($25K for commodities and $50K for maintenance services) and forwarding procurements above Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services delegation to Department of General Services (DGS) for processing.

Process and responding to requests on behalf of the Office of the Secretary, Procurement Department.

Maintain Commodity Tables and serving as backup for Vendor Table.

  

Education: A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Four 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.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute professional or paraprofessional contract management or procurement experience on a year for year basis for up to four years of the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute additional graduate education at an accredited college or university at the rate of thirty credit hours for each year of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute the following written certifications, obtained through passing an examination for the required education: 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).

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in Contracting and Industrial Management classifications or specialty codes in the Procurement field of work at a rate of one year of military experience for the required experience.

One year of experience in procuring contracts over $25,000.00.

·        Two years of supervisory/managerial experience.

·        Knowledge of procurement regulations in accordance with COMAR Title 21.

·        Two years of State of Maryland procurement experience.

·        Advanced Purchasing and Inventory System (ADPICS) / Financial Management Information Systems (FMIS) experience.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

The examination process will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience as presented on your application and as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

Please make sure that you provide complete and accurate information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after the above closing date.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

 

To submit your qualifying documents; the preferred method is to upload them using the "other" tab on the online application. However, if you’re unable to upload your documents, please fax requested information only to 410-585-0570 (providing a cover sheet with your contact information, recruitment name, recruitment number and the number of pages faxed).

We will not consider information submitted after the closing date of this announcement. Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the online or paper application.

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must be provided prior to hire.

Online applications are STRONGLY recommended; if you do not have internet access, please mail your application by the closing date to:

HRSD-Recruitment & Examination

6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 309

Baltimore, MD 21215

Attn: T. Johnson

For more information, please call 410-585-3117.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

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