Job opening: CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Salary: $86 962 - 153 354 per year
Published at: Mar 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
You will analyze and evaluate major contractual/procurement aspects of mission-oriented programs.
You will procure and execute a work schedule, ensuring that the necessary planning, coordination, approvals, negotiation, and other requirements are completed in a timely manner.
You will ensure work is in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
You will utilize your knowledge in procurement statutes, regulations and/or contracting methods, policies, procedures, and contract types to plan and carry out pre-award and/or post-award procurement actions.
You will be responsible for ensuring proper funding, waivers, certifications, approvals, and regulator compliances are obtained for purchase requests.
You will be responsible for addressing any funding discrepancies and will devise and implement measures to rectify those issues.
You will conduct market research to identify commercial products that will fulfill customer needs and decide which suppliers to contact.
You will offer guidance on programs and policies to facilitate the creation of procurement plans well ahead of each fiscal year, establishing requirements in line with approved budgets.
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
- 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.
- 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). You must be certified as a Career Field Contracting (CON) Level Professional. Certification is required within 24 months of appointment.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
- You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
- 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 also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Utilizing diverse contracting methods and contract types for executing pre-award and/ or post-award procurement actions; AND Analyzing difficult contracting issues, to include identify alternative courses of action.
Additional qualification information can be found from the DoD qualification standard for GS-1102: QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR GS-1102 CONTRACTING POSITIONS (navy.mil)
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
In addition,
You will be required to meet the Basic Educational Requirement:
You possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
OR
You are 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.
OR
You are 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.
Contacts
- Address MARCORSYSCOM
2200 Lester Street
Quantico, VA 22134
US
- Name: Kay Galbraith
- Email: [email protected]