Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This Contract Specialist position is located in the Contract and Procurement Office, Enterprise Support (ES), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Planning, negotiating, leading, and/or administering complex contracts/procurements of goods, systems or services with specialized state-of-the-art, critical or scarce requirements. Developing and/or reviewing complex contractual pricing arrangements and incentives. Manages all contractual aspects of a major program requiring long-range procurement planning and administers complex contracts which requires day-to-day negotiations of significant contract changes, monitoring numerous special provisions, coordinating extensive subcontracting involvement, and observing rigid time frames. Monitors contractor performance and a large number of subcontractors while negotiating forward pricing rates and claims, complex changes, and terminations or contract close outs. Serves as termination contracting officer in connection with a major project in which several years of work have been expended. Reviews, advised on, develops and recommends operating unit-wide or agency-wide procurement processes and systems, procedures and policies, or equivalent assignments. The major duties described above reflect the full performance level of this position. Typically, the lower pay band (H Band) performs the same duties but will receive more guidance and training; and/or projects/work assignments may be less complex.

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements H Band: A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by 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. In addition to Basic Requirements: To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to GS-12), you must have at least two years of specialized experience in contracting positions, of which one year is equivalent to the GS-11 level you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-G or GS-11 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialize experience is defined as: Applying contracting laws, regulations, principles, and procedures to plan and carry out contracting and procurement activities; AND Performing contract management activities such as requirement definition, source selection, contract execution, and contract management in pre and post award phases on contracting actions; AND Monitoring contractor performance. Basic Qualifications for SV-I: You must meet all requirements listed below (A, B, C and D), unless you are covered by an exception, or an individual training waiver is necessary: A. Experience: A minimum of four years of progressively more responsible experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience equivalent to at least the SV-H Pay Band or GS-12 in the Federal Service, or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position (see section D for specifics). B. Education: A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by 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. C. Training Requirements: Applicants seeking to meet the training requirements for GS-13 and Above in accordance with the OPM 1102 Hiring Qualifications are required to provide the following required verification documents: FAC-C (Professional) certification or equivalent. The Department may obtain an Individual Training Waiver for an individual who does not meet the DHS Training Requirements so that applicants who do meet the above education and specialized experience requirements, but do not meet the above listed DHS Training Requirements, are encouraged to apply. The Assistant Administrator for the TSA Office of Acquisition must obtain the waiver from the DHS Chief Procurement Officer prior to extension of an employment offer. D. Specialized Experience is defined as experience which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have four years of progressively more responsible experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience equivalent to at least the SV-H Pay Band or GS-12 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as: Applying contracting laws, regulations, principles, and procedures to plan and carry out contracting and procurement activities; AND Performing contract management activities such as requirement definition, source selection, contract execution, and contract management in pre- and post-award phases on large scale contracting actions; AND Applying project management principles and techniques to lead teams in complex acquisition program activities. Exceptions to Qualification Requirements (Applicable to Internal or Status Applicants Only): As of January 1, 2000, all GS-1102 employees who had continuously encumbered GS-1102 positions are considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades GS-5 through GS-12 or equivalent will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12 or SV-H. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade GS-12 or SV-H. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Education

In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must meet the following requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position:

• A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by 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.

For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement.

Contacts

• Address ES - Contract and Procurement 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]