Summary Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Headquarters. Duty Location will be any BLM State/Center Office and is negotiable after selection. Here is the information: BLM locations. We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available. Responsibilities Coordinates specific national Wild Horse and Burro (WHB) program aspects related to fertility control efforts and overall management of WHBs. For example: Fertility treatment of animals, researches and identifies potential fertility treatment options; evaluates field operations to ensure compliance with appropriate regulations, policies and priorities. Works with the assigned contracting officers in the development of contracts for the accomplishment of wild horse and burro management. Provides information and data regarding reviews and comments for planning documents at the field level for compliance with national policy and guidance. These planning documents primarily include site specific NEPA such as gather plans, herd management area plans, and other applicable documents. Works with the assigned contracting officers in the development of contracts for the accomplishment of wild horse and burro management. Serves as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for national contracts. The incumbent will interact and coordinate with vendors, contractors, government agencies and others that provide paid services to the corrals, sanctuaries, and transporters. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. For GS-12: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Providing guidance and humane care for wild horses and burros to include fertility treatment through either darting or chute application; 2) providing input in the development of regulations, manuals, and/or instructional memoranda for the management of applying fertility treatment products and tools for a Wild Horse and Burro Program (WHB); 3) identifying budget needs to include drafting statements of work, preparing solicitations, and monitoring contractor performance. For GS-13: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Providing humane care for wild horses and burros to include fertility treatment; 2) establishing new agreements with Partners to apply wild horses and burros fertility treatments; 3) producing and reviewing final regulations, manuals, and/or instructional memoranda for the management of applying fertility treatment products and tools for a Wild Horse and Burro Program (WHB); 4) negotiating and finalizing memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and agreements with wild horses and burros Partnership Organizations; 5) writing and approving statements of work, solicitations, and monitoring contractor performance. 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. Applicants must meet both eligibility and qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the announcement. Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level. Education This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have a degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR A combination of education and experience---courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. If using education to qualify, you must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. See Required Documents section for more information. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 85 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information: CTAP or ICTAP Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit: www.dhs.gov/e-verify Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment. Tax Law Impact for PCS: Moving expenses reimbursement is a taxable benefit. However, the Federal Travel Regulation 18-05 issued by General Services Administration has authorized agencies to use the Withholding Tax Allowance and Relocation Income Tax Allowance to pay for "substantially all" of the increased tax liability resulting from the "2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" for certain eligible individuals. Travel, per diem, and lodging expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations. The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. This is a bargaining unit position represented by the National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 341. This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number HQDE-25-12572546-EG, which is open to all qualified persons. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. This position is considered a career ladder opportunity, with a full performance level of GS-13. If selected at a lower grade level, you may be non-competitively promoted to the next grade level at the discretion of your supervisor and is contingent upon meeting regulatory and legal requirements for promotion, satisfactory performance, and the availability of higher-level work. Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.