Job opening: Contract Specialist
Salary: $59 510 - 93 599 per year
Published at: Aug 29 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
See below for important information regarding this job.
Duties
If selected at the GS-09 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity
Serves as a Contract Specialist for a wide variety of contracts involving special handling provisions, specialized terms and conditions, unique items, and a variety of contracting methods.
Performs contract management functions, such as amendments and modifications.
Authorizes actions requiring Contracting Officer approval, such as delivery schedule changes, waivers, deviations, mistakes in bid/offer, bid/offer protests, premium payments, discrepancies,
rejection of first article, substitution, accelerated delivery of high priority items, etc.
Coordinates with other Government agencies having interrelated requirements, e.g., work contract deficiency reports (CDR) and request for deviations.
Investigates and determine a resolution for quality notifications.
Coordinates with vendors to resolve contract delinquencies, payment and/or delivery issues.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Tour of Duty: Flexible
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
- 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): Non-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: Yes
- Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required
- Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.
Qualifications
To qualify for a Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A. 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.
B. 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 DoD 1102 Requirement above, to qualify for the GS-11 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. To qualify for the GS-09 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-07 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:
GS-11:
Performing post-award contracting functions such as conducting negotiations, monitoring contract performance and issuing contract modifications.
Resolving contract issues by gathering facts, determining corrective actions and providing solutions.- Communicating effectively orally and in writing to customers, management and vendors.
GS-09:
Administering contracts where the contracting actions are well defined and well precedented.
Performing basic analyses for the modifications of firm fixed- price or similar contracts, when historical pricing data and precedents are applicable.
Monitoring contract performance for compliance with applicable laws, delivery schedules, inspection requirements and other terms and conditions.
C. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess:
GS-11: Three academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
GS-09: Two full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D.
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). 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.
Education
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.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.
Contacts
- Address DLA Aviation
6090 Strathmore Road
Richmond, VA 23237
US
- Name: DLA Aviation POC
- Phone: 614-692-0318
- Email: [email protected]
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