You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST of NAVSUP FLC PUGET SOUND.

Duties

You will serve as a contract subject matter expert with contractual authority over a full range of contracting actions assigned pertaining to specific programs. You will utilize delegated contracting officer authority for acquisition planning, preparation of cost/price analyses, formulating negotiation strategy, and negotiation of contracts with complex and technical requirements. You will develop contracting strategy, determine milestones, and prepare documents to ensure clarity, adequacy, and completeness of documentation. You will perform continuing contract administration including performance of termination actions through the time of final delivery is met, payment(s) are completed, and the contract is closed and retired.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

You have one year of Contract Specialist specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing Contract Specialist work by demonstrating and applying knowledge of Federal, Navy and/or DOD contracting methods, contract types, planning and carrying-out long-term pre-award and post-award procurement actions, and negotiating and procuring systems where limited contractual precedents exist, to serve as guidance in developing or modifying procurement strategies or pricing structure. Specialized experience must include: 1) Contracting officer authority for acquisition planning; 2) Preparing price/cost analyses for designated actions and formulating negotiation strategy; 3) Developing a comprehensive plan to create contractual instruments responsive to long-range programs with a substantial number of potential adversities during the pre-award and post-award phases of the contractual actions; and 4) Procurement's cover both cost reimbursement and fixed-price contracting of a complex nature. 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP FLC PUGET SOUND 467 W Street Bremerton, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]