Small Business Technical Advisor

Small Business Technical Advisor

Department: General Services Administration

Location(s): San Francisco, California, Lakewood, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts, Kansas City, Missouri, Raleigh, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fort Worth, Texas, Tacoma, Washington

Salary Range: $108173 - $172980 Per Year

Job Summary: The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utlitization (OSDBU) is actively involved with outreach that is sponsored by GSA or sponsored by other federal agencies, congressional, gubernatorial offices and industry resource partners. Location of position: GSA, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) We are currently filling two vacancies but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Major Duties:

• Assists the Acquisition Workforce to source socio-economic small businesses and small businesses capable of meeting the government's requirement, and actively participates in acquisition planning, forecasting, projections, and subcontracting. Supports the function of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Procurement Center Representative (PCR) in executing their duties and functions relating to the Small Business Act, Section 15(k), and portions of Sections 8, 31, 36, 44, and other related acquisition and small business regulations as per Public Law 95-507. Serves as a senior level advisor to GSA contracting officer's, prime contractors, and subcontractors to ensure compliance with subcontracting plans and procedures. Applies data driven technology to generate new, and innovative small business ideas, solutions and/or solve problems. Develops and provides a variety of training such as how to do business, how to market your small business and how to use the Forecast of Opportunities tool with the Federal Government. Develops and provides training on the GSA acquisition programs; provides training on small business and the socio-economic small business programs (i.e. SDB, WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone). Fosters and possesses excellent communication skills with all areas of Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utlitization (OSDBU), (Policy, Customer Care and Outreach, Regional Staff and Budget, etc.). Demonstrates the ability to work cohesively and speak in a well-organized, informative manner.

Qualifications: For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time). If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-13 salary range starts at $108,173.00 per year. Locality pay will be determined upon selection. To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is: Researching, interpreting and applying federal regulations to procurement actions, providing assistance to businesses or other stakeholders in the Federal procurement/contracting process, and the development of educational materials to targeted audiences of professionals. Examples of such experience include: Participating in procurement processes (developing requirements for statements of work, program management, contracting actions such as participating in acquisition planning, contract administration or closeout) developing educational materials to promote the sales of goods and services to a government organization. Organizing networking events, developing and presenting workshops or other educational materials to assist small businesses in dealing with a Federal agency, or comparable entity.

How to Apply: Submit a complete online application including any required documents prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You can modify or complete your application any time before the deadline. Simply return to USAJOBS, select the vacancy, and update your application. For more detailed instructions on how to apply, click here: Apply for a GSA Job. If you are having issues applying to this announcement, you should switch to a different browser, network or device. Note: Your firewall may block your transfer from USAJOBS to your GSA application. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. Sign in or register on USAJobs and select a resume and documents to include in your application. Resumes exceeding two pages will not be accepted by USAJOBS and will prevent your application from moving forward in the hiring process. Please see Required Documents for additional details. Once you have clicked Apply for this position now, you will be taken to the GSA site to complete the application process. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the application process until the Confirmation indicates your application is complete. If you click Return to USAJobs or get timed out prior to receiving confirmation, your application will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Note: Review the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). Need Assistance? Questions or issues completing an application and/or submitting documentation - contact mgshelp@monster.com or 1-866-656-6831 Monday-Friday 7AM - 7PM EST, except for Federal holidays Specific questions on the position - contact the HR representative (Monday-Friday during normal business hours) listed on the announcement, prior to the application deadline You must receive HR approval before deviating from these instructions. Be sure to APPLY EARLY as most assessments must be completed fully and submitted before the announcement closing.

Application Deadline: 2026-04-01