About the Position: As a Contract Specialist for the Portland District you will support Contracting Division's mission to provide acquisition services of the highest quality to our customers on a timely basis, while maintaining the public's trust and fulfilling public policy objectives. As an integral member of project delivery teams, we serve as the catalyst in advancing effective acquisition planning, strategies, and innovative practices.

Duties

Perform pre-award procurement functions, which are not well defined or precedented. Ensure appropriate funding and required waivers, certifications, justifications, approvals and compliances have been obtained for purchase requests. Select contract types, method of solicitation, options, milestones, and sources to be solicited. Develop and issue solicitations with appropriate clauses and with well-defined statements of work and award factors. Evaluate responses to solicitations, including price reasonableness, adequacy of competition, compliance with solicitation, and responsibility of successful offerors. Negotiate price, terms, and conditions, and prepares price negotiation memoranda. Prepare recommendations for awards and prepares award documentation, including delineation of responsibilities for contractors. Serve as point of contact for assigned procurements. Prepare responses to Agency/GAO protests and congressional inquiries. Administer contracts, which are neither well defined or precedented. Monitor contractors' performance for compliance with terms and conditions of contracts. Issue delivery orders as provided in contracts. Determine extent to which sub-contracting plans comply with regulatory guidelines. Monitor sub-contracting for compliance with plans. Prepare consent to sub-contract. Request and evaluates proposals; perform cost and price analyses; and negotiate proposals, prepare modifications, and document actions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. You are required to meet Acquisition Back to Basics requirements certification within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• This position requires confidential financial disclosure annually.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Department of Defense Individual Occupational Requirements AND the specialized 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. Department of Defense Individual Occupational Requirements: Individual Occupational Requirement: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in any field, from an accredited educational institution ) ORExemption: 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: Qualified applicants at the GS-12 level must describe in their resume a year or more of specialized contracting experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in federal service with pre and post award contracting duties for supply and service; or construction; or Architectural/Engineering work. 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-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Acquisition StrategyAdministration and ManagementContract AdministrationContracting/ProcurementContracting/ProcurementCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)DecisivenessInfluencing/NegotiatingOral CommunicationTechnical CompetenceWritten Communication

Education

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 RH-W2SJ01 USARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-PORTLAND DO NOT MAIL Portland, OR 97208 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk