Supervisory Contract Specialist Security Clearance

Position: SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST with Security Clearance
Duties
* You will be responsible for the management and execution of all contracting actions within the Division.
* You will direct all procurement activities of the buying division, continuously reviewing, analyzing, and facilitating the completion of contractual documents.
* You will monitor contractor technical performance over the life of the contract, and solve problems relating to change proposals, claims, payments, and similar problems.
* You will be accountable for all contracting actions conducted in the Division on behalf of the government, including establishing, monitoring, and changing priorities to satisfy urgent fleet/customer needs or management goals. Requirements Conditions of employment
* 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 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.
* Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR .
* You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment. Qualifications 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-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Applying contracting principles, laws, statues, regulations, and procedures applicable to pre-award and post-award actions sufficient to procure contracts for a variety of goods and services;

Experience with federal contract methods and contract types which requires specialized knowledge of federal acquisition policy, procedures, techniques, and evaluation methods as a Warranted Contracting Officer;
Using negotiation techniques to meet and deal with representatives of private sector and with government experts or managers in order to procure assigned products;
Communicating through written communications and discussions with vendors/customers;
Using a variety of cost and pricing techniques in order to procure items timely, efficiently and within fiscal restraints. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions:
And the title 10 requirements found here:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions: A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

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The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel 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 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current…