Contract Specialist - Title

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This position is for a Contract Specialist, Position Description Number D2622000 located in the 116th Mission Support Group, Robins AFB, GA. This is a full-time, Excepted Permanent, dual status position which requires Georgia Air National Guard Membership. Area of Consideration:
Current members of the Air National Guard.

As a Contract Specialist, GS-1102-11, you will:
Plan the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives for procuring a wide variety of requirements. Perform market research/analysis to determine availability of the requirement; analyze market trends, commercial practices, conditions and technological advances. Determine appropriate method of procurement using a wide range of contracting methods and contract types.

Select appropriate contracting approaches, techniques, and procedures to solve a variety of acquisition problems. Analyze contracting issues and recommend best course of action. Perform acquisition planning along with the program manager/customer, technical, legal, and finance personnel to develop market research, acquisition strategy, milestones, evaluation/source selection criteria, and/or incentive or award fee provisions, as applicable.

Exercise latitude in dealing with problems arising during the pre-award phase of the procurement action. Plan and carry out the work, selecting the approaches and techniques to be used, and determine actions to be taken on assigned contracts. Use judgment in interpreting guidelines, in adapting procurement procedures to specific situations and in recommending solutions to problems encountered.

Provide business advice and assistance to technical personnel involved in the development of the performance work statement/statement of work/statement of objectives or data requirements. Review requisition packages for adequacy and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements and consistency with current market practices and conditions.

Review procurement requests to determine whether, based on market analysis, the requirement can be performed by small businesses; actively solicits Small Businesses and a wide range of socioeconomic groups. If appropriate, initiate action to have all or part of a procurement set-aside exclusively for small business/socioeconomic performance. Prepare applicable determinations and findings.

Assist with the development of evaluation criteria to use in determining source selection and best value requests for quotations/proposals which include utilization of past performance data and technical qualifications for awards based on other than lowest price. Procurements usually involve a variety of considerations such as socioeconomic, market conditions and strategy, difficult-to-define scopes of work, legal conditions, rigid deadlines, or incentive arrangements.

Resolve problems that limit competition that discourage potential offers. Conduct site visits/pre-proposal/pre-bid conferences and modifies requirements as necessary. Serve as the point of contact for assigned procurements. Assist in procuring a wide variety of services, supplies, and/or construction.

Apply all statutory requirements including regulations, policies, procedures, business and industry practices, market trends, Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Comptroller General Decisions, public law, case law, and precedents to all acquisitions. Contracts assigned may contain a variety of unique attributes such as special handling provisions or other specialized terms and conditions, unfavorable market conditions, and limited competition requirements.

Ensure the price schedule is properly structured, prepare the solicitation,…