CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Duties

• You will perform procurement planning. Identifies within assigned major program(s) those large-scale subsystems, components, equipment, and services to be acquired by contract.
• You will develop procurement objectives for the program in terms of competition and price range, and constructs the contractual vehicle including use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies, and similar considerations
• You will prepare and maintains current acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules.
• You will advise program officials of the procurement objectives to be used, and assists in the preparation of statements of work.
• You will prepare procurement documentation such as determinations and findings and solicitation documents.
• You will perform detailed analyses of all elements of cost in contractor proposals, and makes competitive range determinations. Requirements Conditions of employment
• 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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established timeframes.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Planning, developing, implementing, maintaining, and administering all contract aspects of a system acquisition program; 2) Utilizing price/cost analysis techniques to evaluate contractor proposals and prepare a pre-negotiation position; 3) ing negotiation techniques to conduct contract negotiations of hardware sole source major weapons systems contracts with high level business, industry, scientific, and/or Government officials; and/or 4) Must be able to demonstrate comprehensive and complex experience in both cost realism and cost analysis, in a sole source major weapons system procurement.. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: And the title 10 requirements found : 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

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A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

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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 posi...Visit the Employer site for more details