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Contract Specialist

Serves as a Contract Specialist for the DISA Procurement Services Directorate.

Coordinates with a variety of stakeholders on challenges associated with assigned IT product and/or service procurement actions.

Knowledge of a wide range of contracting procedures, methods, and contract types.

Knowledge of business practices and market conditions to evaluate contractor responsiveness, responsibility, and performance.

Knowledge of price/cost analysis techniques to evaluate contractor proposals and develop complex pricing arrangements and incentives.

Requirements Conditions of employment:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• The incumbent must obtain Acquisition certification in the Contracting
  
  Functional Area
  
  at the Contracting Professional Functional Tier within 36 months of entry into this position, in accordance with DoD Instruction 5000.66.
• OGE-450 Financial Disclosure Statement Required.

Qualifications Basic Education Standards for positions in the 1102 series:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited education institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. Education Exemptions:
The education requirements listed above apply only to individuals entering DoD 1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current DoD employees or Armed Forces members, who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000, are exempt from meeting this requirement.

Failure to provide SF-50 or career brief (for Armed Forces members) dated prior to October 1, 2000 will result in disqualification (this includes DISA employees). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Specialized

Experience:

For the GS-09, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service, Military, or Private Sector. Your resume MUST demonstrate experience in contracting methods and performing basic price or cost analysis. For the GS-11, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service, Military, or Private Sector.

Your resume MUST demonstrate experience negotiating, awarding and modifying contracts, and developing terms and conditions of contracts. For the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service, Military, or Private Sector. Your resume MUST demonstrate experience negotiating, awarding and modifying contracts, administering terms, and conditions of contracts and addressing performance issues.

Candidates must describe how their experience meets the specialized experience requirement within the body of their resume. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE AT GS-09 LEVEL:
Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or Master's or equivalent graduate degree such as LL.B. or J.D., may be substituted to meet the experience requirement.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE AT GS-11 LEVEL:
Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the experience requirement.

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.