Contract Specialist

Summary

You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the CONTRACTING DIVISION, CONTRACTING AND LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

• You will review requests for the procurement of complex equipment and/or services.
• You will prepare solicitation documents.
• You will incorporate provisions such as cost accounting standards, requirements for technical proposals with appropriate weighting factors, testing procedures, cost escalation factors, cost data requirements, and socioeconomic programs.
• You will award contracts within delegated contracting officer authority, or recommend award to the contracting officer outside delegated authority.
• You will assist contract administration offices in the administration of contracts including performance of termination actions, until final delivery and payments are completed and the contract is closed and retired.
• You will negotiate contract modifications.
• You will close out the contract or issue termination notices and review settlement proposals.
• You will serve as the principal contact for the contract and represent the command in conferences with industry, and State and local government pertaining to the procurement.

• 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 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.
• This a Defense Acquisition Workforce position that requires a Contracting, professional acquisition certification. The incumbent has 36 months to earn this certification.
• Acquisition Workforce (AWF) members must complete 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every two (2) years, in accordance with DoDI 5000.66.

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-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience interpreting and applying Federal, departmental or agency, and local contract laws, regulations and procedures applicable to the acquisition and contract administration of extensive or unique equipment or services;
• Experience planning appropriate strategies to procure complex requirements and to conduct negotiations in the pre-award and post-award phases of contracting;
• Experience procuring extensive services and complex equipment, by using negotiation techniques and meeting and dealing with representatives of the private sector and with Government experts or managers; AND
• Experience with varied automated systems, including Procurement Desktop Defense System (SPS), web based Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation…