About the Position: Fort Eisenhower, the Home of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. Augusta is famous throughout the world for its major attraction, The Masters Golf Tournament. Augusta has a moderate year-round climate and is located a few hours from Atlanta, Savannah and Columbia, Charleston, SC. Ft Gordon's location offers close proximity to metropolitan areas and is an easy drive to Atlanta, Savannah, the beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

Duties

Performs pre-award and post-award functions for procurements involving complex contracts of highly specialized medical Personal Service Contracts, new or innovative medical equipment systems, medical clinical research, and medical services. Develop solicitations for assigned requirements which include provisions, clauses, and well-defined statement of work and award factors. Determine the appropriate procurement method for contract actions such as contract type, method of solicitation, inclusion of options, determinations, milestones development and sources to be solicited. Proactively identify and define complex problems and implement strategies or techniques for resolving problems (e.g., determining priorities and resolving conflict among customers' requirements). Responsible for a large volume of various regional and/or DoD medical contracting actions that include pre award and post award functions. Execute procurement functions that are not well defined in accordance with statutes, rules, regulations and procedures. Major contributor to/lead author of management reports or contractual documents for external distribution. Report project or program results to all levels, internally and externally.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450. This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• Foundational Career Level Certification or Contracting Professional Certification must be met within 3 years.
• This position requires the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification in Contracting Professional within 36 months of hire.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority 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/or 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, NH-1102-03 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes application of procurement regulations and contracting principles, acquisition planning, soliciting offers, negotiating proposals, awarding contracts, administering contracts and close out of completed contracts; implementation of contracting policies to assure compliance with statutory and regulatory acquisitions, directives and guidance. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/ProcurementDecision MakingSelf-ManagementWriting Time in Grade Requirement: Time in Grade Requirements do not apply to NH positions.

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 M1-W40M05 US ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Eisenhower, GA 30905 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk