GSA - Security Program Specialist

Job/Location. Vancro is seeking a Security Program Specialist to assist the GSA - Caribbean Field Office, with personnel measures for contract personnel. (

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Caribbean Field Office, Northeast & Caribbean Region of General Services Administration with Security Program and PACS related topics.
• Responsible for providing the field with coordination and advisory service related to the Regional PBS Security Program. Areas of responsibility include: (1) coordination/completion of security clearances for contractors as well as oversight of the credentialing process in partnership with the Managed Service Offices (MSOs) throughout the Region; (2) interface with DHS/FPS and tenants on building security issues.
• Manages and oversees the execution of HSPD-12 program which deals with security clearances for contractor personnel. This includes development and maintenance of an automated tracking system that covers the status of security clearance for: contractors in federal buildings, all contractors in level 3 (100% federally occupied) and level 4 leasing projects including both long-term contracts, e.g., maintenance, cleaning, lease, property management staff, and staff related to specific construction projects.
• Works with the Mission Support Office (MSO).
• Manage the Smart Card Center to assist tenants with access control enrollments.
• Request shipments of HSPD-12 badges for the field personnel and contractors.
• Keeps track of HSPD-12 badges and notifies when cards are ready for pick up.
• Verify badges condition and determine if the card needs to be replaced.
• Keeps track of security clearances of all Caribbean project contract and debrief CO and COR.
• Provides security clearance guidance, recommendations and solutions to COR, CO, and the vendor.
• Request HSPD-12 badges reprint.
• Manage the badge process for contractor personnel. Must maintain custody of badges when a contractor leaves the agency and is the primary point of contact for activation, deactivation, and assignment of levels of permission.
• Frequently travels to the US Virgin Island in some cases monthly to enroll fingerprints, activate PIV cards and update PIV certificates. Identify PACS needs and provide solutions. Manage the Blind Stand Concessions.
• Remains On-Call to assist emergencies related to the PACS. On occasions may be requested to work during weekends and nights.
• Manage the Mobile Credentialing Unit (MCU) to enroll contractors and employees' fingerprints. Also, to activate, deactivate, update, and unblock GSA Access Cards to contractors and employees of the Caribbean.
• Implements new technology associated with the security program including distribution of access cards, programming of cards, and overall management of the same.
• Manage the Caribbean Concessions under The Randolph Sheppard Act.
• Manage and oversee the Physical Access Control System (PACS) migration effort.
• Maintains liaison with DHS/FPS for the respective field office and participates in asset vulnerability assessments if requested by the supervisor.
• Works with the responsible Asset manager and the respective field office to resolve internal vulnerability issues.
• Manages the PACS System. On charge of implementations and systems design, installation, and maintenance.
• Inspects the PACS System card readers, maglocks, and system performance.
• Request Service calls for the PACS system.
• Submit access request forms to EPACS and request building access to tenants.
• Works with the COR and Contracting Officer to educate contractors about the security program and its impact on facility operations.
• Receives training related to security, project management among others that the supervisor will consider needed.

Software/Applications, Systems, and Tools:

Systems/and or software tools required to perform the tasks and requirements under this contract are located on the PBS Portal or Local Area Network (LAN). The PBS Portal is an Intranet/Extranet web application that enables secure and efficient input and retrieval of information relating to PBS' business operations. Below are descriptions of systems/tools located on the PBS Portal or provided on the Local Area Network that may be utilized by the contract staff.

• Windows 2010 server or newer
• Windows 10, Windows XP and Windows 7 client
• MS Office 2010 or newer, MS Excel 2010 or newer
• Citrix ICA, Checkpoint VPN and Cisco IP Communicator, Horizon VPN
• Google Mail
• Adobe Acrobat Professional and Nuance Converter Enterprise Foxit
• Internet Explorer

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