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Job opening: ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST (CONTRACT SPECIALIST)

Salary: $139 176 - 191 900 per year
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST (CONTRACT SPECIALIST) in the NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND of NAVWARSYSCOM. This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT of Announcement Number: ST-12590156-25-DH. Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.

Duties

You will serve as a Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) assigned to the Contracts Directorate of the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR). You will serve as the technical expert in all contract related matters and maintain a high level of experience and proficiency in all aspects of Federal and Defense Acquisition regulations. You will provide business advice and collaborate with customers including Program Managers, Program Executive Officers and NAVWAR leadership in formulating acquisition strategies from requirements definition through the life of the system. You will independently research, interpret, analyze, and apply Federal DoD, Department of the Navy guidelines, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02, and industry practices. You will be responsible for pre-award and post-award functions, using the full spectrum of available FAR and non-FAR contract strategies including a wide range of complex contracting methods. You will actively lead developing objectives and strategies in terms of the degree of competition, and will construct the contractual vehicle, including use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies and other considerations. You will serve as the primary advisor to program officials in acquisition planning meetings, including advising on acquisition objectives and strategies to be used in the preparation of statements of work, solicitations, and contract structures. You will prepare, review, and/or approve determinations and findings, justifications and approvals, and solicitation and all contract documents. You will perform cost and price analysis using all available information to develop profit/fee objectives and negotiate contract costs; prepare, review and/ or approve Business Clearances to document business decisions. You will be responsible for briefing and obtaining higher level approval as required through the Head of Contracting Activity and Senior Procurement Executive as required.

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.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:coordinating contracting functions or activities (e.g., contract awards, proposals and solicitations, cost/price analysis, contract performance, negotiation, and administration) for the procurement or acquisition of goods or services. 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. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE DO NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:
  1. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.
2. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.

Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.

Contacts

  • Address NAVWARSYSCOM 4301 Pacific Highway San Diego, CA 92110 US
  • Name: Department of Navy EIC
  • Email: [email protected]

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