Contract Specialist

Summary

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This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Acquisition, Immediate Office of the Assistant Commissioner, located in one of the following locations:
Washington, DC Indianapolis, IN Ashburn, VA

Joining Customs & Border Protection (CBP), Office of Acquisition, will allow you to utilize your expertise in procurement to perform a full range of contracting services and functions that improve the efficiency of acquisition programs.

This position starts at a salary of $ (GS-14, Step 01) to $ (GS-14, Step 10). Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security functions by serving as a senior contract specialist with responsibility for contract solicitation, selection, and post award administration for CBP contracting missions.

In this Contract Specialist position you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals involved in performing a full range of contract service duties as part of an acquisition team; which includes serving as a subject matter expert in contract selection and review, providing support to assigned CBP/DHS organizations, programs, projects, or activities, and responsible for a variety of contracts that frequently require special handling or specialized terms and conditions.

Typical Work assignments include:
Serving as contract specialist for a significant system or program with authority for all contractual actions (pre‑award and post‑award functions) and phases of the program; which includes contract specializations such as negotiation, cost and price analysis, and administration.

Serving as principal contracting advisor and subject matter expert to program officials and to program management office, representing the Office of Acquisition as contractual authority for assigned programs at conferences and in meetings, and advising program officials of the procurement objectives to be used and assisting in the preparation of statements of work.

Planning, developing, and establishing the contractual strategy for the assigned acquisition programs, with authority for all contractual actions and phases of the procurement, including requirements definition, advanced acquisition planning and development, contract negotiation, award and contract administration, and management in accordance with established procedures.

Serving as a lead negotiator, developing a pre‑negotiation position, determining the types of contracts and negotiation authority to be used, preparing justification, planning the negotiation strategy, and leading the negotiations which are conducted with contractors.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre‑employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug‑Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.

Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.

Please review further details via the following link. DHS uses E‑Verify, an Internet‑based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E‑Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Financial Disclosure:
Financial Disclosure is required. Bargaining Unit:
This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury…