You will serve as a Contract Specialist in the Contracting Division, Public Works Department of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

Duties

You will perform acquisition planning including market research and consideration of appropriate procurement approaches that satisfy mission needs and meet customer requirements. You will advise technical representatives and requesting offices on preparation and development of contractually acceptable specifications, work statements, and quality assurance criteria. You will review procurement requests to assure clarity, adequacy, and completeness. You will advise on type of contract and contract vehicles and conduct procurement from solicitation to award and through all post award phases of contracting including modifications, final invoicing, final evaluation, and closeout. You will review contract terms and technical specifications to identify any special requirements. You will analyze offers, proposals, and bids to evaluate issues of reasonableness, responsiveness, and contractor responsibility. You will analyze settlement proposals, audit reports, technical evaluations, and subcontractor claims, through final disposition. You will conduct post-award conferences with the contractor to clarify contractual requirements and special provisions. You will analyze contractor past performance, contractor proposals and estimating systems, prepares Govt. pre and post negotiation positions, and structures contracts to incentivize contractors. You will review activity requests for suitability for small and disadvantaged businesses, and counsel firms on opportunities for federal contracts. You will negotiate changes in price, terms and conditions, and overhead rate agreements due to contract modifications, and settlements from change orders due to factors such as defective specifications or changed site conditions. You will interpret procurement regulations and policies for procurement team, and provides advice, training, guidance and interpretation to the team on procurement regulations, policies, and procedures.

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.
• 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.
• 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 a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final secret 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require occasional travel from normal duty station. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft.
• 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

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, 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 1) Conduct acquisition planning and contract pre-award and post-award functions to determine method of procurement and contract type, documenting acquisition strategy, and obtaining appropriate approvals; 2) Understanding contract requirements for contracts with unique technical specifications such as contract administration principles, policies, regulations, and practices.; 3) Administering contracts to include contract scope determinations, contract modifications, supplemental agreements, justifications, approval reviews/fair opportunity evaluations and claims disputes, and contract terminations; 4) Analyzing cost and price elements in contract proposal by utilizing knowledge of government acquisition business strategies, polices, procedures and specialized knowledge of cost and price analysis techniques; and 5) Interpreting and applying relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to specific contracting issues. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim 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 Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

NOTE: The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement. Applicants currently in the Contingency Contracting Force are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC 9324 Virginia Ave Norfolk, VA 23511 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]