You will serve as a Supervisory Contract Specialist in the Regional Contracting Department of NAVSUP FLC PUGET SOUND.

Duties

You will have final responsibility for legality of all procurement actions originated by subordinates and advise employees/customers of any changes in procedure, regulation, or policy. You will review contract terms and technical specifications to identify any special requirements and prepare a Contract Administration Plan for issuance to the requiring activity, defining applicable roles and responsibility. You will negotiate changes in price, specifications, statements of work, terms and conditions, and overhead rate agreements due to contract modifications, supplementary agreements, settlements from change orders due to defective specifications, etc. You will be predominantly assigned pre-award and post-award functions, or some combination of these two primary contracting activities. You will plan work to be accomplished by subordinate contracting specialists, considering the difficulty and requirements of the assignments and the capabilities of the employees, sets and adjusts priorities and prepare schedules for work.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• This position is considered Key/Non-Combat Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support of the expeditionary requirements in other than combat or combat support situations.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Supervisory Contract Specialist 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: Supervising, overseeing, and/or leading Contract Specialist work applying a comprehensive knowledge of Federal and DOD Acquisition regulations, policies, and procedures as well as a knowledge of the principles of acquisition planning sufficient to develop, plan, coordinate, and direct a multi-functional contracting team to include, large dollar contracting and small purchase contracting. Specialized experience must include: 1) Utilizing knowledge of government contract termination concepts, procedures, and precedents, the intent of specific contract provisions, cost and price techniques, and industry practices to evaluate contractor claims or settlement proposal, using technical and financial reports, and to execute settlement agreements.; 2) Applying an understanding of complex requirements such as generation, acquisition plans, contract development, solicitation procedures, negotiation techniques, evaluation criteria, awards, issuing modifications, administering the contract, and terminating; 3) Applying knowledge pre and post award acquisition planning, contract types, negotiation techniques, and contract administration to carry-out and/or oversee complex/long term contracts such as major systems or extensive programs, including contracts with technical specifications and special contract provisions, e.g. economic price adjustments; 4) Communicating orally and in writing to collaborate effectively both concerning the causes and the best solutions to contracting problems, concerning opportunities for future improvement, and preparing informational papers, reviews and/or responses to audit findings. 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]