Job opening: CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Salary: $57 118 - 107 680 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Sep 06 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
PAY SCALE:
GS-09: $57,118 - $74,250
GS-11: $69,107 - $89,835
GS-12: $82,830 - $107,680
Duties
You will provide procurement/contract administration services in support of repair, life cycle management, and new construction.
You will analyze and execute changes from the inception of the request until final negotiation and contract price adjustment.
You will determine whether proposed changes are within the scope of the contract involved.
You will research contractual problems and providing analysis.
You will keep contracting officer and senior management apprised of issues that may result in potential claims.
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
- 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 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.
Qualifications
FOR GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contract specialist managing contract award administration activities to support life cycle and new ship construction. Examples of specialized experience includes: 1) managing Blanket Ordering Agreement administration efforts, 2) conducting price/cost analysis, 3) negotiating new orders and contract changes, and 4) ensuring contract compliance with terms and conditions of contracts.
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FOR GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contract specialist conducting contract post award administration activities to support life cycle and new ship construction. Examples of specialized experience includes: 1) performing Blanket Ordering Agreement administration efforts,2) performing price/cost analysis, 3) negotiating new orders and contract changes, and 4) ensuring contract compliance with terms and conditions of contracts.
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FOR GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contract specialist assisting with contract post award administration activities to support life cycle and new ship construction. Examples of specialized experience includes: 1) performing Blanket Ordering Agreement administration efforts,2) performing price/cost analysis, 3) negotiating new orders and contract changes, and 4) ensuring contract compliance with terms and conditions of contracts.
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
The following education may be substituted for experience:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
NOTE: The education requirements listed above apply only to individuals entering DoD 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-1102 on or before September 30, 2000, and members of the Contingency Contracting Force are also exempt from meeting this requirement.
FOR GS-11: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in any combination of accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management; OR completed three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate.
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FOR GS-09: A Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR
Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's or equivalent degree; OR
An LL.B. or J.D. degree in a field directly related to the position being filled; OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.
Contacts
- Address SUPSHIP GULF COAST
P O Box 7003
Pascagoula, MS 39568
US
- Name: Cassandra Evans-Brown
- Phone: 601-405-3773
- Email: [email protected]
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