About the Position: Serves as a senior contract specialist responsible for pre-award and post-award functions involving complex, highly specialized, centrally managed programs of significant importance to the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers.

Duties

Execute contract administration functions following contract award throughout the life of the contracts. Negotiate contract modifications and/or upgraded operational requirements determined by other changes characteristic of the type of contract/program. Execute any or all procurement phases of the projects to which assigned, from complete procurement planning to final award/post-award administration of the resultant contracts. Plans, develops and/or establishes long/short range procurement plans, strategies approaches for the overall acquisition program. Maintain systems to evaluate and/or monitor contractual performance, including cost adjustments, redirection of effort, coordination of time extensions, approval of payments, and/or close-out of contracts.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a Tier 1, NACI suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Financial Disclosure OGE-450 will be required at the time of appointment and annually thereafter.
• Temporary travel (TDY) up to 25% of the time may be required.
• A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive is authorized
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Contracting Officer's Warrant within 12 months of appointment

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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority 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 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: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution. (Note: You must submit a copy of your transcript showing your graduation date.) OR Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current DoD employee, in any occupational series, who has served on or before September 30, 2000, as follows: (1) Served as a GS/equivalent-1102 position or contracting officer position with authority to award or administer contracts above the SAT in any Federal agency, OR (2) Served as a military member in a comparable military occupational specialty; OR (B) you are a current member of the armed forces who occupied a position within an occupational specialty similar to the GS-1102 series 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 at the GS12 grade level or equivalent which includes work that involves; 1) Resolve pre and post award contracting problems through discussions with stakeholders; 2) Responsible for contract administration functions following contract award throughout the life of the contracts; 3) Negotiate contract modifications driven by technological advances, upgraded operational requirements and/or other changes characteristic of the type of contract/program involved AND 4) Evaluate contractor proposals utilizing price and/or cost analysis techniques to develop price negotiation strategies Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contract AdministrationContract Performance ManagementContracting/ProcurementInfluencing/NegotiatingPreparation and Negotiation Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

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 RK-W2SU02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT FORT WORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Worth, TX 76102 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk