Contract Specialist

• Determine milestones to administer assigned contracts.
• Evaluate post-award requests and determines appropriate action.
• Make final determinations on delivery schedule changes, waivers, deviations, mistakes in bid/offer protests, price revisions, premium payments, discrepancies, rejection of first article, substitution, etc.
• Administer contracts that have special handling provisions, specialized terms and conditions, unique items and a variety of contracting methods.
• Attend pre-award negotiations.
• Prepare solicitations for contract negotiations.
• Evaluate vendor submissions to bids.

• Determine milestones to administer assigned contracts.
• Evaluate post-award requests and determines appropriate action.
• Make final determinations on delivery schedule changes, waivers, deviations, mistakes in bid/offer protests, price revisions, premium payments, discrepancies, rejection of first article, substitution, etc.
• Administer contracts that have special handling provisions, specialized terms and conditions, unique items and a variety of contracting methods.
• Attend pre-award negotiations.
• Prepare solicitations for contract negotiations.
• Evaluate vendor submissions to bids.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty:
  Flexible
• Security Requirements:
  Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
  Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement:
  Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status:
  No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL  other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). more information.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.

To qualify for a Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Basic Contracting Requirement:
  
  A.) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR
  
  B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000 are excluded from the requirements of "A" above.
• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement above, to qualify for the GS-12 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.
  
  Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Applying contracting principles, laws, statutes, regulations and procedures applicable to pre-award and post-award actions sufficient to procure and administer contracts for a variety of goods and services.
• Understanding federal contract methods and contract types, which requires specialized knowledge of federal contract administration policy, procedures, techniques, and evaluation/control methods sufficient to coordinate and monitor prime and subcontractor performance on complex, long-term contracts.
• 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.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated:
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one…