You will serve as a Procurement Specialist in the Contracts Department of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

Duties

You will be responsible for all aspects of simplified acquisition transactions to recommendation of award for the procurement of supplies and services within the simplified acquisition threshold. You will purchase complex, special purpose items, such as special program specific parts, information technology (IT) equipment or services, and special purpose test equipment in support of research and development programs. You will purchase technical and professional services, such as basic engineering and design services, short-term studies and research projects, services to be performed by colleges and universities, and Phase I Small Business Innovation Research. You will prepare orders and supporting documentation for placement under the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts. You will draft solicitations, amendments to solicitations, contracts and contract modifications for all contract types. You will review a wide variety of procurement documents prepared by Contract Specialists at all levels and Branch Heads, ensuring consistency of information and compliance with internal procedures as well as Navy and DoD policies and regulations. You will support contracting operations by preparing, verifying, abstracting, controlling, or closing out procurement documents in accordance with prescribed procurement procedures. You will track the status of contracts and orders using automated techniques and through contacts with vendors, supply technicians, inventory managers, technical customers, etc. You will abstract contract data into various management information systems and standard DoD systems. You will research errors or conflicting information in procurement documentation. You will assemble and prepare procurement management reports by gathering and consolidating pertinent information. You will monitor contractor performance and recommend modifications to contracts and amendments to solicitations. You will investigate customer or vendor complaints of errors in shipment, payment, and/or contract documentation. You will assist in the development of automated procurement procedures. You will review purchase orders or contract files for inclusion of specific documents or clauses as defined in various local, Navy, or DoD procedures. You will request wage determinations and rate information to conduct market research. You will serve as a warranted Simplified Acquisition Procedure (SAP) Contracting Officer. You will serve as a lead in the management and execution of a SAP workload of over 1,200 actions (greater than $45M) per fiscal year in compliance with all applicable rules, regulations and policies. You will serve as a secondary subject matter expert for SAP procurements within NSWC Dahlgren Division, advising on all pre-award and post-award phases of the SAP process. You will participate in strategy and planning phases through evaluation of offers, negotiations, contract award, and contract administration.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Secret security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• This is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying a wide range of contracting principles to support the procurement of goods or services for an organization. Examples of qualifying experience may include (1) knowledge of acquisition requirements packages for compliance with procurement laws, regulations, policies and procedures sufficient to ensure the use of sound business and management practices; (2) knowledge of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) competition process; (3) knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) to assist and guide small business owners on how to use, and interpret the regulations, as well as explain the clauses and their usage; (4) in depth knowledge of FAR 13.5 procedures for the procurement of commercial services and supplies competition process rather than SAP procedures; (5) knowledge of a wide range of contract types, such as fixed-price or cost reimbursement, and required clauses and special provisions, and ability to apply that knowledge successfully to plan and carry out the procurement, and to recommend award; (6) knowledge of business practices and market conditions applicable to program and technical requirements sufficient to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility, and/or contractor performance; (7) knowledge of price analysis techniques sufficient to review contract proposals and bids, and to perform analyses using previous price history, commercial price lists, market prices or technical catalogs, to assure reasonableness of price. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVSURFWARCENDLD 6149 Welsh Road Suite 203 Dahlgren, VA 22448 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]