You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND PACIFIC. In addition to this salary, you will also receive a 9.28% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). COLA is subject to change at any time.

Duties

You will perform pre-award functions (e.g., determine the type of contract, method of solicitation, proposal evaluation criteria, date of award, resources required from the command) for administration of contracts. You will solicit proposals from prospective contractors and prepare solicitation documents You will evaluate and determine propriety of actions taken during the entire acquisition cycle, including acquisition strategy and planning, source selection, cost and price analyses and contract administration. You will conduct pre-award negotiations to solicit, evaluate, and award construction or service contracts You will administer contracts by monitoring contract performance, preparing modifications, or developing the necessary course of action to resolve issues impacting contract performance. You will manage the efficient and effective negotiation of terms and conditions of contracts

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.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Contracting Foundational Area is required within established category timeframes.
• 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver?s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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 position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including overtime, nights, weekends, holidays and/or be "called back" to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. To be considered for GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) serving as a Contract Specialist advising representatives on anticipated procurement requirements and develops contractual strategies to be used and procurement plans; 2) Performing contractual pre-award and post-award requirements; and 3) Analyzing and evaluating cost and pricing data to determine cost or price reasonableness. NOTE: this information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim 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

Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

NOTE: The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel 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 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement. Applicants currently in the Contingency Contracting Force are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FACILITIES ENG SYSTEMS COMMAND PAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command PAC Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]