This position is located at US Mint,San Francisco Mint-MANUFACTURING DEPT/Plant Mgr CA/Budget and Accounting Division CA. As a Contract Specialist, you will be responsible for pre-award and/or post award functions for a variety of supplies, services, and equipment for the facility and a wide variety of contracts that frequently require special provisions and clauses.

Duties

As a Contract Specialist, you will: Provide guidance to personnel involved in development of work statements and solicitation documents, formulates the contracting approach to be taken that will best satisfy the requirement. Ensure that the bid schedule is properly structured, prepares the solicitation, determines sources to be solicited, and determines the responsibility of the apparent low bidder based on an analysis of cost and technical information gained during the pre-award survey, and award of the contracts. Plan the procurement action with technical personnel and determines the type of contract that is best suited for the requirement, develops special clauses and terms applicable to the solicitation.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 14 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: - Contracting principles and procedures applicable to pre-award actions and contract administration sufficient to procure a variety of specialized supplies, services, and equipment; AND - Procurement cost and price analysis and techniques to review contractor proposals, bids, termination agreements, and contract closeout proposals; AND - Contracting methods and contract types, such as fixed price or cost reimbursement, including required clauses and special provisions; AND - Contract writing systems, financial systems, or other electronic procurement databases and systems; AND - Procurement laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-12 you must have been at the GS-11level for 52 weeks.

Education

Education Requirements:

Basic Requirement for Contracting Series (1102) at the GS-12 and below:

A. A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field.
or
B. 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.
or
C. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Contacts

• Address San Francisco Mint-MANUFACTURING DEPT/Plant Mgr CA/Budget and Accounting Division CA Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]