Contracting Officer

Summary

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As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

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Responsibilities

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for exercising a delegation of authority to contract for a variety of services, supplies and equipment. In addition, you will provide a variety of administrative support services in such areas as purchasing, and space management. Typical work assignments will include:

• Developing and documenting acquisition strategy for procuring supplies and services that may require a variety of specialized handling provisions, terms and conditions.
• Serving as the senior, and final, level review for all actions within delegated procurement authority associated with pre-award negotiation objectives, price reasonableness determinations, and contract dispute resolutions.
• Preparing Statements of Work (SOW) and other documents necessary to ensure all appropriate specifications are clear prior to a formal solicitation process.
• Reviewing requisitions and determining appropriate method of procurement; contract type; formal advertising; or other means adhering to appropriate policy, procedures, and processes.
• Evaluating proposals, unsolicited proposals, and other bid documents.
• Performing cost analysis and other evaluation actions to determine value of lowest bid in award decisions and preparing recommendations for award.
• Providing administrative support in the areas of contracting and purchasing.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade:
  Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

To be QUALIFIED for this position, you must meet BOTH the basic requirements and the minimum qualifications
. Your education and experience will be evaluated against all qualification requirements (basic and any additional requirements) listed below.

Basic Requirements

Applicants must have One (1) of the following:

A four (4) year course of study leading to a Bachelor's Degree in any field of study from an accredited college or university;

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 from an accredited college or university.

OR

Exceptions:
Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12.

However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position.

• You must submit your transcripts (unofficial or official) to be considered for this position. Failure to submit your transcripts may result in disqualification for this position.
  ** In addition to meeting the Basic Qualification Requirements as described above, applicants must also meet specialized experience as defined below.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

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