Contracting Officer; Administration Security Clearance

Position: Contracting Officer (Administration) with Security Clearance
Location: Hawthorne

Duties
* Manage full pre-award and post-award contract administration to ensure compliance with agency policy.
* Negotiate with contractors to resolute complex contractual discrepancies.
* Advise contracting personnel to ensure proper application of acquisition procedures.
* Engage with leadership and contractor representatives to resolve contract issues.
* Execute contract modifications to ensure accuracy.
* Establish work priorities to ensure timely completion of contract administration tasks.
* Direct internal pre-solicitation planning to meet solicitation milestone requirements.
* These duties are described at the full performance level (GS-13). Applicants may be selected at the GS-12, or GS-13 grade level. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. If the security clearance is denied or revoked, the individual may be denied or removed from the position, accordingly.
* This position requires submission of a Financial Disclosure Report OGE-450 upon entry and annually thereafter.
* This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Contracting Certification within 36 months of entrance on duty. Qualifications Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
* Current Department of Army Civilian Employees

* Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)

* Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce

* Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan

* Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

* Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473

* Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer

* Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible

* Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible

* Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement

* Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible

* Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is .
*** You must submit a copy of ALL your transcripts with this application package
*** Basic Education Requirement for the 1102 series:
Degree: A bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. OR Exemption:
You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD 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; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000.

AND Specialized

Experience:

For GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes
1) Assisting in monitoring contractor performance to support compliance with contractual requirements;
2) Supporting the development of contractual recommendations to help resolve routine contract issues;
3) Participating in negotiations to ensure proposals align with defined scopes of work; AND
4) Assisting in tracking corrective action plans to support government acceptance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). For GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes
1) monitoring contractor performance to ensure compliance with contractual requirements;
2) Assisting in development of contractual solutions to resolve contract issues;
3) Negotiating proposals to ensure alignment with scopes of work; AND
4) Monitoring corrective action plan to meet government acceptance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower…