Contract Specialist - Federal Acquisition Service

Summary

As a Contract Specialist you will serve as a senior Contracting Officer planning and managing highly specialized procurements.

Location of position:
Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) - Office of Travel, Transportation, and Logistics - Office of Acquisition Operations (QMA). Possible locations include San Francisco, CA;
Lakewood, CO;
Washington, DC;
Atlanta, GA;
Chicago, IL;
Boston, MA;
Kansas City, MO;
New York, NY;
Philadelphia, PA;
Fort Worth, TX; and Tacoma, WA.

You will be responsible for the following duties:

• Perform procurement planning to identify large-scale systems, components, equipment and services to be acquired by contract; develop procurement objectives, interim competition and price range, establish the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition and construct contractual vehicles; develop cost accounting and life‑cycle acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts and related schedules to plan, develop and administer all contractual aspects; direct the development of the source selection plan and oversee the Source Selection Board;
  
  develop pre‑negotiation positions and strategies, determine the types of contract and negotiation authority to be used and prepare any justifications.
• Prepare determinations, findings and solicitation documents; serve as a senior Contracting Officer with unlimited signatory authority for major government-wide programs within the Office of Acquisition Operations; perform detailed analyses of all elements of cost in contractor proposals and make competitive range determinations; conduct pre-proposal conferences with prospective contractors to arrive at a clear understanding of what is required under the proposed contract;
  
  obtain appropriate data from business and technical officials; function as lead contract negotiator in developing pre-negotiation strategies; coordinate with a broad range of Federal customers, Federal finance organizations, legal and other interested parties.
• Serve as principal advisor to program officials, representing the agency in procurement planning meetings; represent the agency on a variety of nationwide procurement teams, studies or projects to raise issues of significance; articulate positions and resolve problems or improve the procurement process nationwide.
• Direct the full range of contract administration actions required for the programs, terminate contract for the convenience of the Government or default by the contractor, issue necessary modifications, explore new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contractual arrangement, and direct disposition of claims and similar matters.
• Provide expert technical guidance, coordination and consultation to identify procurement objectives and methodologies, implement new developments and provide policy interpretation to various contracting activities.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
• Direct Deposit of salary check to financial organization required.

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

• Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.
• Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
• Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level).
• Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee; we will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.
• Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position.

Conditions of Employment:

• This position has a requirement for the FAC-C (Professional) certification which mandates that the incumbent obtain and maintain the FAC-C…