This vacancy is for a GS - 1102 - 12, Contract Specialist GS-1102-12 located in the U.S. Coast Guard, LOG-94 REGIONAL CONTRACTING WEST.

Duties

You will serve as a Contract Specialist GS-1102-12 and be responsible for procurement to support Regional Contracting-West and all Areas of Responsibility (AOR) including but not limited to the acquisition of supplies, services, minor construction, or emergency response to procure any commodity/service required to support the AOR.

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package OR upon selection. You MUST meet the following requirements: EDUCATION: Applicants must meet the following basic requirements: Completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; OR Completed at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. NOTE: Applicants who have been in a GS-1102 position at a GS-12 or lower grade level since January 1, 2000, without a break in service only need to meet the additional requirements in order to qualify. AND GS-12: In addition to basic requirements: Applicant must possess one-year specialized experience equivalent at the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include 1.Conduct cradle to grave contracting (pre- and post award) to included negotiating, administering and terminating complex projects; creating and issuing solicitations for bids/proposals/quotes for prospective contractors; performs cost/price analysis; developing pre-negotiation positions, and completing pre-award actions. 2.Conducting pre-proposal and post award conferences; resolving and/or recommending solutions for various contracting and procurement issues to include invoicing and performance issues. 3. Primary focal point for assigned requirements and contracts; analyzes requirements, recommends revisions to the performance work statement, statement of work and recommends type of contract. 4. Monitors contract administration of the most complex contracts until final delivery and ensure payments are completed and the that contract is closed and retired. For all Contracting Series, 1102 positions at GS-5 through GS-12: Mandatory training is required which must be successfully completed and other training may occur as necessary for success in the position. A Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Level I (FAC P/PM-I) or management determined equivalent within 36-months of entry into the position. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Transcripts--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Gwendolyn Barnett
• Phone: 206-820-0503
• Email: [email protected]