You will serve as a Contract Specialist in the Contracting Department within any NAVSUP FLEET LOGISTICS CENTER JACKSONVILLE. ***This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.***

Duties

You will be a senior Contract Specialist with delegated contracting authority. You will be responsible for acquisition planning, price/cost analyses, formulating negotiation strategy, developing negotiation objectives, and negotiation of all types of contracts for highly complex and highly technical requirements. You will handle procurement that cover both cost reimbursement and fixed-price contracting. You will negotiate very complex contracts and to develop unique contract types required to accommodate changing business climates, new technology, dynamic market conditions, and economic uncertainties. You will have comprehensive knowledge of contract administration and termination techniques to administer and close out contracts. You will serve as a principal liaison with one or more major contracting customers.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12 or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a Contract Specialist demonstrating and applying an in-depth knowledge of contracting methods, contract types, planning and carrying-out long-term pre-award and post-award procurement actions, and conducting procurements where limited contractual precedents exist to serve as guidance in developing or modifying procurement strategies or pricing structure. Examples of specialized include the following: 1) Delegating contracting officer authority for acquisition planning; 2) Preparing price/cost analyses for designated actions and formulating negotiation strategy; 3) Developing a comprehensive plan to create contractual instruments responsive to long-range programs with a substantial number of potential issues during the pre-award and post-award phases of the contractual actions; and 4) Coordinating procurements which include cost reimbursement, fixed-price contracting and/or cost plus incentive fees of a complex nature. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ 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 positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must meet one of the following:

• I possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
• I am a current career or career-conditional employee of the Department of Defense who occupied an 1102 or contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000.
• I am a current active duty military member of the armed forces (other than Coast Guard) who occupied a contracting position or similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 on or before September 30, 2000.
• I am in the Contingency Contracting Force.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP FLEET LOGISTICS CENTER JACKSONVILLE Building 110 Yorktown Rd Jacksonville, FL 32212-0097 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]