This position is part of the Nevada Field Office, Department of Energy. A successful candidate in this position will serve as a Contract Specialist performing work directly related to specific contract assignments such as contract administration, development of purchase requisition packages, review and evaluate proposals, and other procurement and business-related activities.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as a Contract Specialist. At the NQ-02 level, assignments typically involve performing contract administration work on assigned portions of major on-site and off-site contracts assigned to Senior NNSA/NFO Contracting Officers. These duties include but are not limited to the following: Develops contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding, funds-in agreements, or other types of contractual or financial assistance arrangements that set forth the project scope of work, cost clauses, general terms and conditions, special requirement causes, etc. Administers and coordinates contracts and financial assistance instruments with industry, state and local governments, other federal agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations, to assure compliance with contract terms and conditions, government regulations, and budgetary constraints. These contractual agreements include a variety of contract types and values; Maintains close and continuing personal contact with Contracting Officers and contractor officials to assure conformance with contract terms and conditions, administrative requirements, applicable requirements of law, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR), the Financial Assistance Regulations (10 CFR 600), and other applicable regulations, orders, and directives; Prepares and coordinates modifications to contracts and amendments to financial assistance instruments which would include either written alterations in the specifications, delivery point, rate of delivery, period of performance, cost or price, quantity, or other clauses, whether accomplished by unilateral action in accordance with terms and conditions of the contract/agreement or by mutual action of the parties. At the NQ-03 level, the incumbent: Administers cost-reimbursement, firm-fixed-price, time-and-material and labor-hour contracts and interagency acquisitions as an Administrative Contracting Officer Supports Procuring Contracting Officers in the development of contractual policy and procedural approach, including type of contract, fee application, required contractor qualifications and experience, extent of advisable solicitation, available funding, and controlling aspects of approval and final authorization. Analyzes requirements for staff participation in the contractor selection and negotiation processes and prepares recommends actions for establishment of Source Evaluation Teams, Negotiation Teams, or Boards. Supports the Procuring Contracting officer in the development of s Requests for Proposal and other required solicitation documents. Develops special terms and conditions for solicitation documents and contracts and provides guidance to NNSA staff in utilizing such materials. Participates in the evaluation of contractor proposals and, in conjunction with the Source Evaluation Team/Board, makes preferential ratings of contractor proposals based on experience, capabilities, economics of operations, etc. Prepares Team/Board selection findings for submission to the selecting official. Conducts negotiations as a Contracting Officer on complex, large-scale, long-term multi- million-dollar contracts. Develops contracts, modifications, subcontracts, MOUs, IA grants, cooperative agreements, or other types of contractual or financial assistance arrangements. Administers, controls, and coordinates contracts with industry, state and local governments, education institutions, and Not-for-Profit entities to assure conformance with contract terms and conditions, administrative requirements, applicable requirements of law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR), the Financial Assistance Regulations (10 CFR 600), NNSA directives, NNSA guidance, NNSA instructions, and other applicable regulations, orders, and directives. Develops and maintains systems to evaluate and monitor contractual performance related to such areas of delivery, cost, amount of progress, or advance payments and effective use of government-furnished property. Conducts closeout actions for contracts and financial instruments in accordance with regulatory requirements. Prepares, as required, the termination of contracts for the convenience of the government or for default by the contractor.

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS Basic Requirements for the NQ-02 level (GS-5 through GS-12): A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or 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. Applicants who meet the criteria for Superior Academic Achievement qualify for positions at the GS-7 level. The following table shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify for positions GS-7 thorough GS-12 covered by this standard. Basic Requirements for the NQ-03 (GS-13 and Above): 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 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. and 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. 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 D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS NQ-02: to meet the specialized experience requirements at the NQ-02 level (GS-9 - GS-12), a qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band or GS grade level (NQ-01 or GS-07 level). Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience performing: Developing contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding, funds-in agreements, or other types of contractual or financial assistance arrangements that set forth the project scope of work, cost clauses, general terms and conditions, special requirement causes, etc. Administering and coordinating contracts and financial assistance instruments to assure compliance with contract terms and conditions, government regulations, and budgetary constraints. Maintaining close and continuing personal contact with Contracting Officers and contractor officials to assure conformance with contract terms and conditions, administrative requirements, applicable requirements of law. Preparing and coordinating modifications to contracts and amendments to financial assistance instruments. NQ-03: to meet the specialized experience requirements at the NQ-03 level (GS-13 and above), a qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band or GS grade level (NQ-02 or GS-12) in Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience performing: Administering, controlling, and coordinating contracts with industry, state and local governments, education institutions, and Not-for-Profit entities to assure conformance with contract terms and conditions. Planning, administration, retirement, and termination of contracts and financial assistance instruments for programs that are difficult to define. Maintaining systems to evaluate and monitor contractual performance related to objective and subjective evaluation criteria in areas such as delivery, cost, schedule, contract compliance and program execution. Resolving critical and novel contracting problems. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the listed competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Contracting/Procurement Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. OPM Qualifications: Contracting Series, 1102

Education

This position has a positive education requirement; therefore, you MUST provide legible documentation supporting any education claims in your application. If you do not do so, your application will be considered incomplete, and you will be removed from consideration. This documentation can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing the following: name of educational institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. For specific education requirements, please see the Education Requirements. If selected, official transcripts may be requested.

NOTE: The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) does not grant Academic degrees; therefore, courses completed at the DAU are not creditable towards meeting the 24 semester hour requirement, in the fields identified below, unless the coursework has been evaluated by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and appears on a college or university transcript. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; see the Department of Education website.

EDUCATION: Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
**If you are selected, official transcripts will be required.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Please Note: If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited U.S. educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution, you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the U.S. accredited institution that accepted your foreign education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Contacts

• Address Nevada Field Office 24600 20th St SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5507 US
• Name: Aminata Barry
• Email: [email protected]