About the Position: Incumbent responsible for the full range of functions encompassing pre-award/post-award contracting functions, issuing solicitations, evaluating proposals, contract negotiations, execution, and administration to procure large, highly complex/high dollar equipment and services.

Duties

Serves as the Senior Contract Specialist/Team Lead with direct oversight of a team of contracting professionals. Ensure distribution of work is assigned to employees based on priorities, requirements, and employee capabilities to meet mission goals. Provide technical advice to subordinates on contract policy/regulations interpretation to ensure compliance. Serve as a functional/technical authority on contracting issues to provide a clear understanding of contract terms and conditions. Exercises broad, expert judgment and finality of decisions in regards to pre-contract negotiation environment, modification to existing contracts and/or approval of contract termination proceedings. Determines method of procurement, milestones, acquisition plans, and types of contract. Analyzes requirements and recommends necessary revisions to requesting activities to clarify requirements.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• You must possess, or be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• This position requires submission of Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually thereafter.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement up to approximately15% of the time.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
• This is an Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) position. The employee must meet the DoDI 5000.66 requirements for Contracting Professional Certification within 3 years of entry on duty.
• Incumbent is required to either possess or obtain a Contracting Officers Warrant.
• This is a Critical Acquisition Position.  Incumbent must execute a written tenure agreement to remain in the position for at least 3 Years and obtain the highest Career Category Level of Certification within the Career Category/Functional Area.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. ***All applicants (to include current federal employees) must submit a copy of ALL of your transcripts with this application package*** Basic Education Requirement for the 1102 series: A Bachelors Degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. OR Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current DoD employee, in any occupational series, who has served ON or BEFORE September 30, 2000, as follows: (1) Served as a GS/equivalent-1102 position or contracting officer position with authority to award or administer contracts above the SAT in any Federal agency, OR (2) Served as a military member in a comparable military occupational specialty; OR (B) you are a current member of the armed forces who occupied a position within an occupational specialty similar to the GS-1102 series ON or BEFORE September 30, 2000. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Qualifications for GS-13 Specialized Experience Required: GS-13: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Performing pre-award or post-award contract/procurement functions involving complex equipment and/or service contracts; (2) Developing procurement plans and/or procurement packages to meet mission objectives; AND (3) Overseeing work assignments and/or reviewing work for completion and accuracy. Please NOTE: A Warranted Contracting Officer is desired to fill this position, if already a Warranted Contracting Officer please indicate this on your resume. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contract AwardContracting/ProcurementInfluencing/NegotiatingLeadership Time-in-Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). 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.

Education

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

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-W6QM08 MICC CTR-FT LIBERTY DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk