Supervisory Contract Specialist

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Plans development, establishes and organizes the contract strategy for the overall acquisition contracting process within the area for a wide variety of contracts, including service, construction, purchased/referred care contracts, staffing, and locum tenens.

Provides oversight of the full range of contract functions and actions, specifically the planning, solicitation, negotiation, source selection, award, administration, protests, terminations, and closeout of contracts.

Provides regional acquisitions support for the area with the intent of optimizing regional buying power, reducing procurement lead-time, allowing specialization, and providing a continuum of services.

Directs the full range of contract administration actions required for the acquisition program that includes the issuance of task orders, contract modifications, negotiation of changes, exercise of options, investigation and resolution of contractor delays, contractor performance, subcontractor surveillance, disposition of claims, terminations, close-out, and other required matters.

Functions as the area point of contact for protests and terminations. Provides contracting, acquisition review, support, and contract administrative support to other contracting offices.

This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Direct Hire Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other federal entitlements would remain the same.