You will serve as a Contract Specialist in the Contract Divison of NAVSUP FLEET LOGISTICS CENTER JACKSONVILLE.

Duties

You will provide pre and post award contract administration and negotiation of contracting actions as assigned by the division director and/or supervisor. You will perform pre-award functions for procurements involving complex contracts for supplies and services. You will administer complex contracts for procurements for supplies and services. You will analyze and evaluate cost or pricing data elements to determine price reasonableness when relevant historical data and pricing precedents are generally available, but often do not apply directly. You will resolve and disposition contract audit recommendations in a timely manner, while fully protecting the Government's interest.

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.
• 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). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.
• If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Qualifications

GS 12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing Contract Specialist work. Specialized Experience must include the following: 1) Utilizing knowledge of a wide variety of contracting methods and contract types sufficient to perform pre-award, post-award, and contract price/cost analysis functions when the contract actions are not well defined or well precedented; 2) Demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of negotiation techniques in order to negotiate procurements of extensive services and complex equipment; 3) Planning, coordinating, and negotiating a variety of procurements pertaining to requirements essential to the organization's mission; 4) Providing administrative knowledge of business practices and market conditions in order to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility, contractor performance, and other wide ranging contract actions when these actions are not well defined or well precedented; 5) Planning and carrying out pre-award, post-award, price/cost analysis, and staff functions that contain a variety of complexities. GS 11: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector demonstrating a thorough knowledge of contracting policies and procedures, negotiation techniques, and technical requirements to negotiate and/or definitize contracts/contractual actions for supplies and services. Specialized experience must demonstrate performing duties such as the following: 1) Evaluate the reasonableness of the contractor's proposed cost/price for use in preparing for complex negotiations; 2) Prepare for negotiations/discussions/ awards by reviewing audit and technical reports, performing cost and/or price analysis, and developing pre-negotiation position; and 3) Identifies and analyzes problems to make timely/effective recommendations based on potential implications of findings or conclusions. 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.

GS-12: Education Substitution: NONE

GS-11 Education Substitution: I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to this position.
OR
I have successfully completed three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education related to this position.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP FLEET LOGISTICS CENTER JACKSONVILLE Building 110 Yorktown Rd Jacksonville, FL 32212-0097 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]