Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position:Participates in acquisition strategy and planning, and negotiates and manages contracts, for all phases of the acquisition process (to include research, development, engineering, production, and maintenance) of major programs, equipment, and services.

Duties

Serve as a Contract Specialist within the delegated authority for pre and post award contracting/procurement requirements . Serve as a Contract Specialist and Business Advisor to Program Managers and Program Executive Officers. Serves as lead negotiator during multi-disciplined government contract/procurement negotiations. Guide the full range of contract/procurement management actions required for the execution of assigned acquisition programs

Requirements

• This position requires a secret security clearance.
• This position may require up to 20% TDY.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for CONTRACTING Certification within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.

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 EmployeesInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary 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 education and specialized 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. Basic Requirement for Contract Specialist Degree: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. OR Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee 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; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000. AND In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: To qualify for the GS12 grade level your resume must display at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties; 1) Managing contractual/procurement methods and techniques (such as development of request for proposal actions negotiations, cost, and price analysis, to administer contracts or agreements; 2) Negotiating both pre-award and post-award contracting requirements such as weapons systems, major programs, services, or information technology and enterprise systems, of life-cycle systems engineering for various contract types containing extensive special provisions; AND 3) Reviewing Federal, departmental, and command acquisition laws, regulations, and procedures applicable to contracts/procurements. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to DetailContracting/ProcurementOral CommunicationPreparation and Negotiation Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address AD-W6QK6A ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]