This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, (OAGM). As a Contract Specialist, GS-1102-13, you will serve as a senior Contract Specialist, with responsibility for all pre-award and post-award functions involving highly specialized procurements of significant importance to the HHS health, regulatory, or human services programs.

Duties

Provides authoritative advice and guidance to Agency management in addressing complex issues affecting the procurement program. Prepares solicitation documents which incorporate required Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and HHS policies and provisions; requirements for technical proposals; cost data requirements; and all other required data. Performs all contract administration functions ensuring contractor compliance with contract provisions. Establishes negotiation strategies and leads negotiations to obtain the most favorable terms and conditions for the government.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
• Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
• You must possess a FAC-C Professional certificate (Formerly known as FAC-C Level I, II or III). See bottom of the Qualifications Section.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Performing cost and price analysis functions for a variety of contracts; 2) Establishing negotiation strategies to obtain the most favorable terms and conditions; AND 3) Providing guidance and business-related direction pertaining to the procurement process or automated acquisition systems.. 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. Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying. You must possess a FAC-C Professional certificate (Formerly known as FAC-C Level I, II or III).

Education

Education Requirement: In addition to meeting the qualification requirements, all candidates must have the following educational requirements: Completed 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) AND completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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: Transcripts must be submitted at the time of application.)
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Completed 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 AND possess a 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, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. (Note: Documentation required at time of application.)

TRANSCRIPTS are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement listed above. Please see "Required Documents" section below for what documentation is required at the time of application.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12670896

Contacts

• Address Office of Acquisition and Grants Management 7500 Security Blvd Woodlawn, MD 21244 US
• Name: CMS HR Inquiries
• Email: hrinquiries@cms.hhs.gov