The DOI, Office of the Solicitor, seeks to fill an Attorney-Advisor position in the Rocky Mountain Region with a focus on providing legal counsel to the Department of the Interior on Federal procurement and appropriations. With an emphasis on high ethical standards, excellence in public service and the delivery of quality legal services, the Office of the Solicitor performs the legal work for the U.S.
Department of the Interior, manages the Department's Ethics Office and resolves FOIA Appeals.
This position is located within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver Regional office, LAKEWOOD,COLORADO.
At the full performance level, GS-14, the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: - Applying the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), agency acquisition regulation supplements, federal appropriations law, and other regulations, laws, and policies affecting federal procurements when reviewing the following for legal sufficiency: (a) solicitations, source selection (award) decisions, and contracts for supplies and services, construction, and information technology; (b) other contractual actions, such as modifications to existing contracts, limited or sole-source justifications, other determinations and findings, and ratifications; (c) cure and default notices, requests for equitable adjustment, and terminations for convenience and default; (d) cooperative agreements, grant awards, and intra- and interagency agreements; and (e) a variety of other contractual and programmatic actions.
- Providing on-the-spot legal guidance in the resolution of complex procurement, appropriations, administrative, and program issues. - Conducting legal research and producing opinions and memoranda requiring a high degree of creative legal effort, judgment, and discretion, often harmonizing conflicting positions in areas with little or no precedent, while promoting goals of uniformity, simplicity, and efficiency.
- Evaluating and advising on contract performance issues, claims, and bid protests and representing the Department in litigation before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and acting as the lead attorney for agency-level protests. - Acting as a liaison with the Division of General Law - Acquisitions and Intellectual Property branch in protest litigation before the Government Accountability Office. - Acting as a liaison with the U.S.
Department of Justice in contract and protest litigation at the Court of Federal Claims or on appeal. Developing the agency record, drafting litigation reports, and assisting DOJ in all aspects of litigation. Salary Information: First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level. GS-12: $99,800 (step 1) - $129,742 (step 10) per annum. GS-13: $118,675 (step 1) - $154,280 (step 10) per annum.
GS-14: $140,239 (step 1) - $182,316 (step 10) per annum.
Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements. Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above.
You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4
This position is with Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $99800 – $182316/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-06.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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