Supervisory Contract Specialist
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Government
- Provides both technical and administrative supervision over assigned civilian and military personnel;
Section Chiefs, Technical Leads, Contracting Officers, and Contract Specialists. - Advises acquisition personnel, Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, primary customers, agency-wide stakeholders, and other pertinent personnel in all phases of the acquisition process.
- Reviews/approves negotiation position, the determination of types of contracts and negotiation authority to be used, and justification for negotiation position and other requirements.
- Ensures coordination with the engineering and technical departments, legal counsel, audit, and subordinate activities.
- Executes all approval levels within assigned contracting authority.
- Supports, participates and provides technical assistance to project management teams when necessary.
- Provides both technical and administrative supervision over assigned civilian and military personnel;
Section Chiefs, Technical Leads, Contracting Officers, and Contract Specialists. - Advises acquisition personnel, Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, primary customers, agency-wide stakeholders, and other pertinent personnel in all phases of the acquisition process.
- Reviews/approves negotiation position, the determination of types of contracts and negotiation authority to be used, and justification for negotiation position and other requirements.
- Ensures coordination with the engineering and technical departments, legal counsel, audit, and subordinate activities.
- Executes all approval levels within assigned contracting authority.
- Supports, participates and provides technical assistance to project management teams when necessary.
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This is an Army Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (ATandL) Workforce position in the career field of Contracting.
- DAWIA Certification in Contracting is required within 36 months of appointment.
- Financial Disclosure Report (OGE
450) is required upon appointment and annually thereafter. - Must be able to obtain and maintain a Contracting Officer’s Warrant.
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
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- Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
- Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
- Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
- Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
- 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
- Reinstatement
- 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
Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. (
Note:
You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
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…
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