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[quote=Anonymous]A couple of things stand out to me in your post, from the perspective of a federal hiring official.

There are usually weighted  factors that applicants/applications are ranked in before their applications reach the selecting official.  You view your breadth and depth of experience as being the clincher over the selectee's specific experience in one program area.  However, specific experience in that one program area might have counted for more in the ranking factors -- it could have been as much as 50% or even higher.  Whereas broad depth of experience might have counted for only 20%.

You also say that all your performance appraisals have been at the top of the range and you have received performance awards.  That really counts for very little, OP.  Most candidates who reach the "Best Qualified" list are in that position too.  It is certainly not unique to have a slate of candidates who are outstanding performers with yearly awards.

Choosing between a candidate who has proven and ample experience in the subject matter area and a candidate who has broad good experience -- I don't see why you would be the obvious choice here, OP.  And that would be what you would have to prove.  You can't just say that you would have been a good choice.  Virtually everyone applying for a GS-15 is a good choice, except for one or two duds.  That's why a GS-15 is so hard to get.

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