Job opening: Contract Specialist
Salary: $75 715 - 98 426 per year
Published at: Aug 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
See below for important information regarding this job.
Duties
Responsible for the acquisition planning, solicitation, evaluation, analysis, negotiations and, contract award for acquiring Industrial Plant
Equipment.
Perform reviews and coordinate complex procurement actions including pre- and post-award processes
Perform market research, identify potential vendors, and create the solicitation package
Perform evaluation of offers for Industrial Plant Equipment, comparative price analysis for reasonableness and, recommend award of contracts.
Contracts managed are primarily firm fixed-price or, fixed-price with economic price adjustments and some special purpose contracts and
agreements.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Tour of Duty: y: 1st Shift, Set Schedule
- Security Requirements: : Non-Critical Sensitive
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Bargaining Unit Status: No
- Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Additional Info
Qualifications
To qualify for a Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR, B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000 are excluded from the requirements of "A" above.
B. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement above, to qualify for the GS-11 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
Experience with procurement of supplies, services, construction or research and development using formal advertising or negotiation procedures.
Experience with evaluation of contract price proposals.
Experience monitoring contractor performance in relation to the completion schedule required by the contract.
C. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and, abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or, Ph.D. or, equivalent doctoral degree.
D. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-11 and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11.
Education
Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. 8/15/2024 13:12 EDT Page 3 of 4
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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
Contacts
- Address DLA Aviation
6090 Strathmore Road
Richmond, VA 23237
US
- Name: DLA Aviation POC
- Phone: 614-692-0318
- Email: [email protected]
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