CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Department of the Air Force Air Force Meriel Command

AFLCMC/HNK

but may be used to fill like vacancies Lackland AFB. Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for

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additional informion. The primary purpose of this position, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, GG-1102-13, is to provide unlimited warranted contracting officer services for the Electronic Systems Center (ESC) including acquisition planning, solicition, proposal evaluion, negotiion, contract pre-award and post-award management activities. Learn more about this agency Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for

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additional informion. The primary purpose of this position, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, GG-1102-13, is to provide unlimited warranted contracting officer services for the Electronic Systems Center (ESC) including acquisition planning, solicition, proposal evaluion, negotiion, contract pre-award and post-award management activities. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Few vacancies in the following locion: Lackland AFB, TX No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $108,001

• $140,403 per year Pay scale & grade GG 13 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 1102 Contracting Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AFMC-13077348-114933-8X-AAN

Control number 886847900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Applicions accepted from U.S. Citizens (U.S. citizenship required time of applicion). Duties Help

• Perform as technical lead and unlimited warrant contracting officer for pre
• and post-award functions (e.g., acquisition stregy development, presention and clearances) for procurements involving complex and non-complex contracts in support of the Electronic Systems Center (ESC) mission, to include highly specialized new and innovive products and services in the systems, logistics and operional arenas.
• Oversee/execute the administrion of complex contracts for procurements involving requirements for highly specialized, new, or innovive equipment and services and for other complex programs.
• Oversee the analysis and evaluion of cost and pricing da to determine price reasonableness when relevant historical da and pricing precedents are generally not available or require extensive adaption.
• Coopere with team members within the contracting arena and contacts within Electronic Systems Center (ESC) and Command to provide continuing acquisition support and guidance directed toward achievement of goals and objectives.

Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship Required If authorized, PCS paid IAW JTR and AF Regulions. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More informion on PCS requirements, may be found : https://afciviliancareers.com/regulory/ This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program Must be registered for Selective Service, see

Legal and Regulory Guide Disclosure of Political Appointments Direct Deposit:

All federal employees are required to have direct deposit Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume. Pay retention may be authorized. Recruitment Incentive and/or Relocion Incentive may be authorized for this position. Leave accrual may be authorized upon request. This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Systems (DCIPS) position implemented under Section 504, Title V of Public Law 99-569, Intelligence Authorizion Act for Fiscal Year 1987, as codified in Sec 1601, Chap 83 of Title 10 United DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candides as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005 If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your applicion package. For additional informion on DCIPS, http://dcips.defense.gov/ Upon completion of your probionary/trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. All new DCIPS employees are required to complete a two-year DCIPS trial period. Candides are not required to have active duty service or veterans' preference to be referred and All qualified candides who meet the recruitment assessment criteria referred to the selecting official. The employee must, within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Employee is required to tend annual ethics and procurement integrity training. Incumbent must meet Continuing Acquisition Educion requirements. The employee must, within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually, thereafter, file an OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Employee is required to tend annual ethics and procurement integrity training. This is an acquisition coded position. Selectee must complete required certificion level 2 in Contracting within 24 months of assignment. Incumbent may be required to work overtime. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the quality experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrive and Management Positions.

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT

A bachelor's degree from an accredited educional institutionauthorized to grant baccalauree degrees. Please provide copies of unofficial transcripts with applicion.

NOTE:

The educion requirements listed above apply 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 occupional specialty to the GS (or equivalent

• 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualificion requirements listed below:

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstres the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position.

Examples of creditable experience include:

Providing quality contracting services for customers; transling the customer's requirements, ideas, and dollars into smart business arrangements, executable quality contracts, and ultimely delivered systems, equipment, commodities, facilities, and services in a timely and cost-effective manner.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs ): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of contract negotiion, administrion and terminion principles, policies, procedures, and technical requirements applicable to pre

• and post-award actions for a variety of contracts.

2. Knowledge of business practices and market conditions applicable to program and technical acquisition requirements and negotiion stregies to effectively negotie highly complex procurements of extensive services and high technology equipment systems for weapon systems, logistics, and operional arenas. 3. Knowledge of price and cost analysis sufficient to review proposals against previous history, actual and estimed expenditures, and established res to determine price reasonableness or to determine a negotiion position. 4. Knowledge of the methods and techniques of fact-finding, analytical skill sufficient for analysis and resolution of complex problems and the principles and practices of team building. 5. Ability to apply precedents found in Government contracting case law to specific contracting situions to ensure th legally binding contracting officer decisions are consistent, justifiable, and upheld appelle courts or boards; and the ability to properly apply funding rules associed with the obligion of multiple types of appropriions.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Drug Testing:

  This position has been designed by the Air Force as a Testing Designed Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear thre to the mission of the Air Force, nional security, and public safety.
• Employee serves as an unlimited warranted contracting officer and must complete required forms in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 USC 432). Candides required to pass the warrant board within 60 days of tentive selection. Any exceptions must be approved by the warrant authority.
• Position is designed special-sensitive and requires eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Informion (SCI), other intelligence-reled Special Sensitive informion, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.

A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE

: Credit given for approprie unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE

: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY

If position has a positive degree requirement or educion forms the basis for qualificions, you MUST submit transcriptswith the applicion. Official transcripts are not required the time of applicion; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on educion alone or in combinion with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion must accredit educion. Click here to check accredition.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

: Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the educion credentials have been deemed to be least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. educion program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Additional informion Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more informion. 120-

Day Register:

This announcement may result in a 120-day register th may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing de. Applicants may be referred for considerion as vacancies occur.

Direct Deposit:

All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability ring of 30% or more. For more informion, click here . If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.

BASIS OF RATING

Your applicion red under the Cut Point procedures based on the extent to which the quality, depth, and complexity of your experience and educion rele to the qualificion requirements. Additional points are not added for Veteran's Preference; however, Veteran's Preference is considered where applicable.

Best Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements.

Fully Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements.

Basically Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory meet the minimum educion and/or experience requirements. Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your applicion contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a ring of "not qualified" or "insufficient informion" and you will not receive further considerion for this job. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evalued further. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license. Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, AND a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if different from your recent SF-50. The SF-50, block 24 must contain "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1". Employees eligible under an OPM approved interchange agreement , block 34 may contain a "1" or "2".

Promotion Considerion:

If you wish to be considered as a promotion candide and your SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstres you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of approprie SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective de more than one year old).

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees

• Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees
• List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s). If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/07/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13077348 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here . 5.

Return Rights:

Per

AFI 36-1101

• DCIPS employees have no stutory right of return to the previous position, unit, or geographic locion.

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Aubree Nelson Phone 801-777-1147 aubree.nelson@us.af.mil Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license. Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of your most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action, AND a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if different from your recent SF-50. The SF-50, block 24 must contain "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1". Employees eligible under an OPM approved interchange agreement , block 34 may contain a "1" or "2".

Promotion Considerion:

If you wish to be considered as a promotion candide and your SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstres you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of approprie SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective de more than one year old).

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees

• Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees
• List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s). If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/07/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13077348 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here . 5.

Return Rights:

Per

AFI 36-1101

• DCIPS employees have no stutory right of return to the previous position, unit, or geographic locion.

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Aubree Nelson Phone 801-777-1147 aubree.nelson@us.af.mil Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Few vacancies in the following locion: Lackland AFB, TX No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $108,001

• $140,403 per year Pay scale & grade GG 13 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AFMC-13077348-114933-8X-AAN

Control number 886847900