Contract Specialist

Duties

You will serve as a Contract Specialist and will be responsible for planning and recommending execution of all contractual actions and phases for assigned projects within the Office of Contract Operations. This position acquires a full range of sophisticated supplies and services which may include Coast Guard (CG) major acquisitions.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Serving as a Contract Specialist responsible for procurements that contain a number of different processes or elements resulting in extensive contract administration and subcontracting.
• Planning and leading USCG meetings and presentations at government and non-government conferences, seminars, and meetings.
• Developing new or innovative acquisition plans, source selection plans, and contract terms, conditions, or financial arrangements that may serve as a model for future system acquisitions and/or the procurement of technical assistance and advisory services.
• Analyzing price and cost data contained in contractor's proposals to ascertain reasonableness of price; and reviewing contractors' performance.
• Serving as lead negotiator for contract modifications for programs involving several interrelated contracts.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• This position requires the selectee to pass a pre-employment drug test.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

• Must have a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or
• At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Specialized experience should demonstrate the following:

• Preparing and issuing solicitation documents, selecting appropriate clauses to complete specifications.
• Performing detailed analysis of bids or proposals received including ensuring strict compliance with specifications on advertised procurement and recommending award to lowest bidder providing such compliance.
• Drafting final contract including specifications, packing and shipping requirements, inspection instruction, and all other special and standard clauses.
• Reviewing requisitions to determine proper specifications or purchase descriptions are included in solicitation documents.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of…