About the Position: This Contract Support Specialist position is located at White Sands Test Center, Resource Management Directorate located at White Sands Missile Range(WSMR), NM. WSMR is the DoD's largest, fully-instrumented, open air range, provides America's Armed Forces, allies, partners, and defense technology innovators with the world's premiere research, development, test, evaluation (RDT&E), experimentation, and training facilities to ensure our nation's defense readiness. (merit)

Duties

Provides advise to Directors, Division Chiefs and Program Managers on all matters relating to the management functions of contracts and has responsibility for all phases of contract administration and management. Assists as a subject matter expert in the initiation of new contract actions and processing of contract modifications arising from changes in mission requirements. Performs the duties of a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) as assigned by the organization. Develops and maintains evaluation systems for the purpose of monitoring and assessing contractual performance for current and future funding requirements. Provides cost breakdowns and supporting rationale to determine applicability and reasonableness.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires temporary duty (TDY) travel up to 25% of the time.
• This position requires Contracting Officer Representative (COR) training in accordance with DoD Instruction 5000.72 or the incumbent must be able to complete training
• within 21 days of Type A COR designation or within 35 days of Type B or C COR designation; unless another specific timeframe is agreed to by the contracting officer.
• The incumbent must obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. Detection of the presence of drugs is warranted.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.

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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1. Planning and conducting pre-award and/or post-award procurement actions; 2. Advising on and preparing documents for contract modifications; and 3. Identifying performance or discrepancies between contract specifications and actual work performed. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11) or (NH-02). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsContracting/ProcurementPlanning and Evaluating

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, no substitution of experience is allowed.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W04WAA US ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION CMD DO NOT MAIL White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk