This position is located in Department of Homeland Security, U. S Coast Guard, Commercial Support Services in Norfolk, VA. 

Duties

This position serves as a Contract Specialist and is responsible for procurement of the most briefly complex supplies, services, telecommunications equipment procurement and oil spill clean-up services. The majority of the acquisitions will be sealed bid but negotiated procurements will be frequent. A variety of the contract types will be employed. Many of these acquisitions will involve dealing with other departments and agencies. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.  Typical work assignments include:

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• You must submit official transcripts to rec'd consideration upon selection.
• (FAC-C) Professional certification4 within 36 months as of entrance on duty

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any fieldORAt least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.In addition to the above basic requirements: At the GS-12-level: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level (in the Federal sector). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.   Examples of specialized experience includes: Negotiating, administering and terminating complex projects; Solicits bids/proposals/quotes for prospective contractors; performs cost/price analysis; developing pre-negotiation positions; conducting pre-proposal and pre-bid conferences; resolving and/or recommending solutions; developing solicitation packages, which include Request for Proposal and Invitations for Bids; and examining specifications to match requirements to various options available, determining the read and draft exceptions and/or changes to standard contract provisions and boilerplate. AND Selectee must meet position requirements for Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Professional certification within 36 months as of entrance on duty. NOTE: The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) does not grant Academic degrees; therefore, courses completed at the DAU are not creditable towards meeting the 24-semester hour requirement, unless the coursework has been evaluated by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and appears on a college or university transcript.National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 

Education

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

You are required to submit your unofficial college transcripts before selection from an appropriately accredited educational institution in order to document completion of the educational requirements for this position. The unofficial transcripts must be legible and include your name, major, school name/location, course title/number, date completed, grade and number of credits earned. Official transcripts will be required if selected prior to establishing an entrance on duty date. Information on Defense Acquisition University equivalent providers may be found at http://www.dau.mil/learning/appg.aspx.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]