Contract Specialist

• You will maintain ongoing contact with award recipients to ensure compliance with contract, grant, and award terms while resolving problems that arise.
• You will conduct initial conferences with award recipients to clarify standard and special provisions of contracts, grants, and other awards.
• You will make final determinations on cost allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and other key administrative matters affecting awards.
• You will review and analyze proposed subcontracts and either consent to or withhold consent for their placement.
• You will negotiate administrative modifications, deobligation of funds, and other contract documents.
• You will approve or disapprove requests for payments and advance payments from award recipients.
• You will perform or manage reviews of contractors’ purchasing and property management systems for compliance with federal regulations and policies.
• You will close out completed awards by verifying final reports, allowable costs, property disposition, and all other requirements are met.
• You will analyze contractor claims, conduct negotiations, and prepare findings of fact and final decisions as required.
• You will participate in process improvement projects, develop templates and procedures, or perform other assigned duties.
• You will perform audit resolution, e.g., to resolve findings in DCAA Audits.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition
  
  Functional Area
  
  and category assigned to the position is required within established category time frames.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the
  
  Functional Area
  
  and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established time frames.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11/12) or pay band (NO-03) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) performing the full range of contract administration functions (e.g., closeout, voucher reviews, executing modifications), (2) supporting business process improvement, (3) conducting pre-award risk reviews or responsibility checks, and…