You will serve as a Senior Contracting Officer in the Contracts Department, Procurement Division (Code 023) of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-13 and GS-14.

Duties

You will be responsible for pre-award and post-award procedures to plan and conduct the contracting process from description of the requirements through contract delivery using a variety of contracting methods. You will develop procurement objectives to meet the goals of the program. You will determine and develop contractual vehicles. You will determine appropriate clause provisions such as cost accounting standards, requirements for technical proposals, testing procedures, cost data requirements and socioeconomic programs. You will conduct pre-proposal conferences as required. You will solicit proposals. You will perform cost or price analysis including review of cost breakdown to determine reasonableness and cost realism. You will obtain audits and pricing reports to develop negotiation strategy. You will lead the negotiations with the contractor. You will award the contract. You will interpret technical, legal and audit decisions and analyze their impact on the procurement as well as identify trade-off and alternate courses of action. You will perform post award administration such as change orders, issuance of stop work orders, cost adjustments, issuance of cure notices or show cause letters, monitoring Government property reporting, and termination of contracts. You will provide advice and direction to other Contract Negotiators on contractual matters as necessary and acting as the Contracting Officer for actions assigned to other Contract Negotiators as determined by the Branch Head. You will represent the Department/Center in conferences with industry and government agencies pertaining to the procurement. You will review work assigned to other Contract Negotiators, as determined by the Branch Head. You will hold a warrant of up to 100 million dollars.

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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-4 pay band (GS-11 and GS-12 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing professional contracting functions, administration or planning in support of acquisition programs. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: Contracting Series, 1102 (opm.gov) 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 NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI 1176 Howell Street Newport, RI 02841-1708 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]