CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a Contract Specialist of NAVSUP FLC NORVA GF.

Duties

• You will conduct negotiations with contractors for prices, terms, condition, and schedules.
• You will review and evaluate contractor prices.
• You will develop documentation and criteria to substantiate Government cost or negotiation positions.
• You will monitor contractor performance and cost control.
• You will advise and guide technical representatives on anticipated procurement requirements and provide technical input into the development of statements of work and specifications.
• You will conduct conferences, solicit, receive, and analyze proposals for responsiveness and acceptability.

Qualifications

GS-13 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-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector utilizing contracting methods and contract types to plan and carry out long term pre-award and post-award procurement actions. You have experience demonstrating all of the following: 1) Advising and guiding technical representatives on anticipated procurement requirements and providing technical input into the development of statements of work and specifications; 2) Conducting conferences, soliciting, receiving, and analyzing proposals for responsiveness and acceptability; 3) Analyzing settlement proposals, claims, audit reports, unauthorized commitments, protests, and termination proposals; 4) Preparing and coordinating statistical and other reports on various aspects of the contract and develops long-range or interrelated procurement programs. GS-12 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-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector utilizing contracting methods and contract types to plan and carry out long term pre-award and post-award procurement actions. You have experience demonstrating all of the following: 1) Advising and guiding technical representatives on anticipated procurement requirements and assisting in providing technical input into the development of statements of work and specifications; 2) Conducting conferences, soliciting, and receiving proposals for responsiveness and acceptability; 3) Analyzing settlement proposals, claims, unauthorized commitments, protests, and termination proposals; 4) Assisting in preparing statistical and other reports on various aspects of the contract. 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.