Contract Specialist

• Awards and/or administers complex, high dollar value contracts.
• Coordinates procurement activities associated with high-dollar contracts for products and/or professional and technical services.
• Plans, develops and executes an acquisition strategy for the organization.
• Determines type of contract vehicles, task orders or modifications to be used, prepares justifications, and obtains necessary approvals.
• Coordinates with team members in preparing solicitations, evaluating vendor proposals and quotations.
• Conducts all post-award functions, to include negotiating and issuing modifications, evaluating contractor performance, resolving issues, and disputes, and closing out contracts.

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• You must successfully pass a security/background investigation and a drug screening.
• Selective Service registration is required, see the "Additional Information" section for full details.
• Financial Disclosure:
  If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.
• You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You may be required to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
• A USA Hire assessment is required. An email will be sent with additional information after you submit your application. You will have 48 hours from receipt of the notification email to complete the USA Hire assessment.
• Mandatory Training: A Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional) certification is required for successful performance of the assigned duties.

To qualify for the position of Contract Specialist, at GS-1102-14, you must meet the basic requirements AND specialized experience listed below.

Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions, including at least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.

• A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. (
  
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• Exceptions:
  Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph
  
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For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, which includes meeting 2 of the 4 statements below:

• Performing pre-award and post-award functions to include, preparing Solicitations/Requests for Proposals (RFP)/Request for Quotes/Request for Task Order Proposals;
• Identifying appropriate contract type/method for the product and/or service being procured;
• Preparing contract modifications, justifications, determinations and findings;
• Performing contractor performance quality assurance evaluations, resolving issues and disputes and closing-out contracts.

A Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional) certification is required for successful performance of the assigned duties. Applicants must possess or be eligible for a FAC-C (Professional) certification in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) FAC-C Certification Standards or equivalent Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification standards. Applicants who currently possess or are eligible for FAC-C Professional certification and can achieve certification according to FAI or DAWIA standards within twelve months from the date of appointment to this position will also be considered.

Please indicate in your application your level and source (FAI, DAWIA) of certification or…