You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST of NCIS. All Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) positions are in the excepted service. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

Duties

You will serve as a point of contact for all purchasing actions for Headquarters personnel. Reviews and signs all purchasing documents as the Contracting Officer. You will negotiate with contractors on purchase prices, delivery dates, discounts, transportation, accelerated delivery requests, amended shipping instructions, and handling charges. You will develop the procurement plan considering a wide variety of pertinent issues such as number and competence of sources, delivery follow-on requirements or other contingencies depending on the complexity of the specific procurement. You will use common business and trade practices with respect to sales, prices, determining price reasonableness, discounts, deliveries, stocks, and shipments of varied items purchased. You will use the principles of acquisition planning sufficient to develop and implement a plan to procure a multiyear program or system involving successive program stages.

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
• 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.
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the excepted service which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
• 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 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.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain DAWIA Level III Certification in the Contracting Career Field.

Qualifications

GS-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing a broad range of contracting and procurement services (i.e. requirements package development, acquisition planning, market research, contract interpretation, proposal solicitation, contract award, contract terminations and contract closeouts); negotiating contracts and contractual changes for complex support services and supplies; providing instructions and guidance on policies and procedures related to procurement and acquisition matters; and serve as a consultant and procurement expert. GS-12: Your resume must 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: Providing a broad range of contracting and procurement services (i.e. requirements package development, acquisition planning, market research, contract interpretation, proposal solicitation, contract award, contract terminations and contract closeouts); and negotiating contracts and contractual changes for complex support services and supplies. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NCIS 27130 Telegraph Road Quantico, VA 22134 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]