Contract Specialist Security Clearance

Position: CONTRACT SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
Duties
* You will monitor contractors performance for compliance with terms and conditions of contracts.
* You will advice and guide pre-award technical representatives on anticipated procurement requirements and provides technical input into the development of statements of work and specifications.
* You will prepare rate and cost adjustments, redirection of effort, coordination of change orders, issuance of stop work orders, issues of cure notices or show cause letters, incremental funding
* You will be responsible for acquisition planning, preparation of price/cost analyses for designated actions, conducting pre-proposal conferences, formulating negotiation strategy, development negotiation objectives, negotiating /awarding contracts
* You will be responsible for acquisition planning, preparation of price/cost analyses for designated actions, formulating negotiation strategy, developing negotiation objectives, and negotiation of all types of contracts Requirements Conditions of employment
* 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.
* This is a bargaining unit position.
* You will be required to obtain and maintain a current contracting professional license
* 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 Acquisition

Functional Area

and category assigned to the position is required within established category 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. Qualifications 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 (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector having mastery knowledge and skill in contract negotiation techniques relating to the development of pre-negotiation strategy, supporting, presenting, and directing or performing pre-award and post-award negotiations involving contract changes or modifications.

Expert knowledge and skill conducting management reviews on all aspects of acquisition functions that requires the knowledge of all of the following:
1) the small and disadvantaged business community,
2) small and disadvantaged business policies and regulations,
3) general business practices, operations, and structures,
4) the acquisition process regulations, and
5) systems, goods and services being acquired. Examples of specialized experience include:
1) Coordinate with technical subject matter experts and assists in the development of contractually acceptable specifications, statements of work/performance work statement, and quality assurance criteria;
2) Develop acquisition plans and formalizes the acquisition strategy to include a wide variety of issues such as funding, market research, delivery requirements, Government-furnished property, possible follow-on requirements or other contingencies;
3) Plan, coordinate and lead negotiation strategies with contractors during contract negotiations;
4) Perform contact administration to include incremental funding and price or cost analysis in order to prepare rate and cost adjustments;
5) Collect, record and evaluate performance, production and delivery data obtained in statistical, graphic and narrative form…