About the Position: Management will set the selectee's pay for this position within the salary range consistent with the qualifications and education of the selectee and the expected contribution for the position. Special Operations Command Mission: To deploy, fight and win our nation's wars by providing ready, prompt and sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force.

Duties

Serves a contract specialist with responsibility for contracting for research and development of military items and associated spare parts as well as high level technical or professional service contracting with industry. Responsible for prototypes for use in testing, design, and fabrication of items and systems for which no current firm configuration baseline exists, in support of projects as directed. Responsible for the performance of a complete analysis of all the technical SOWs. Answers inquiries from interested commercial firms and educational and non-profit institutions concerning RFQ s, RFP s, and/or their proposals and furnishes desired information. Coordinates with the negotiating team any technical changes that must be made and ensure that they are feasible. Evaluates survey(s) and makes recommendations to the contracting officer whether or not to exclude potential supplier from the competitive range, whether further negotiations would enhance the proposed contractor s competitive standing, etc.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
• Selectees must meet position requirements for Professional certification in the Acquisition Career Field Contracting within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Business travel required up to 10% of the time.
• Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08). Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens Military Spouse In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Performing Pre-Award and Post-Award functions to include; preparing Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Quote. 2) Identifying appropriate contract type/method for the product or service being procured; 3) Preparing required contract documentation such as: Determination and Findings (D&F), Statements of Work (SOW)/Statement of Objectives (SOO), and Justifications and Approvals (J&As) for limited competition/sole source procurements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service NH-02 (GS-11). In addition to meeting the qualification requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the basic requirements listed below: Basic Educational Requirement for Contract Specialist: A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee 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; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsContracting/ProcurementExternal AwarenessPlanning and Evaluating

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W49BAA US ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk