Job summary

You will serve as a Contract Specialist in the Contracting Department of NAVSUP FLC SD GF.

Major duties

You will conduct pre-award and post-award functions. You will be responsible for all aspects of complex and high dollar value procurements from early stages of planning to award. You will perform contract administration, monitoring contractor performance, resolve disputes with contractor, negotiate all contract modifications, settling claims, and termination of contracts. You will ensure appropriate funding and required waivers, certifications, approvals and compliances have been obtained for purchase requests. You will serve as point of contact for assigned procurements. You will determine appropriateness and reasonableness of proposed labor and overhead rates and labor escalation factors based on audit reports or other available sources. You will document results of cost and price analyses and market surveys.

Qualification

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate the following: GS-12 I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-11 or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying a thorough knowledge of contract administration/procurement principles, policies, regulations, and procedures to administer group contracts and post award procurement actions. Specific work experience must demonstrate all of the following duties: 1) Provide knowledge of various contracts, methods of contracting, and selection factors to plan appropriate strategies to procure requirements and conduct negotiations in the pre-award and post-award phases of contracting; 2) Utilize knowledge of program objectives, technical terminology, and uses of equipment or services procured to successfully participate in planning, negotiation, and administration; 3) Provide knowledge of commercial and industrial business practices (e.g., subcontracting of raw materials or services and use of cost analysis techniques) sufficient to identify sources, analyze cost and pricing data, contract proposals, and evaluation of the offers for responsibility; and 4) Ensure appropriate funding and required waivers, certifications, approvals and compliances have been obtained for purchase requests. GS-11 I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-9 or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying knowledge of contract administration/procurement principles, policies, regulation, and procedures relating to contract price/cost analysis, pre-award, and post award procurement actions. Specific work experience must demonstrate all of the following duties: 1) Provide knowledge of contracts and methods of contracting to procure requirements and conduct negotiations in the different phases of contracting; 2) Knowledge of technical terminology and uses of equipment or services procured to participate in negotiations; 3) Knowledge of business practices in order to identify sources, analyze cost and pricing data, and contract proposals; 4) Prepare and issue contracts, purchase orders, tasks order, delivery orders and modifications. 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. GS-12: Education Substitution: NONE GS-11 Education Substitution: I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to this position. OR I have successfully completed three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education related to this position.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Accountability Attention to Detail CONTRACT AWARD CONTRACT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning PREPARATION AND NEGOTIATION Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management SOLICITATION OF OFFERS Stress Tolerance Teamwork WRITTEN COMMUNICATION You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.