Contract Services Specialist

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Travis Air Force Base, California. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Duties

• •Serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for personal/non­ personal, medical services and support contracts.
• •Plan, prepare and coordinate contract service requirements and establishes medical and non-medical, personal and non-personal service contracts.
• •Responsible for purchasing/procuring new and/or one-time service requests initiated by medical group personnel.
• •Monitor contract and contractor performance to assure compliance with contract requirements and manages and maintains all contract records.
• •Perform thorough market research, develops realistic government cost estimates, and develops all documents required to obtain required services.
• •Prepare and coordinate medical requirements for contract services and other commodities, for the Medical Treatment Network.
• •Utilize automated system, and other financial, reporting, and management systems for formal contract requests.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes administering contractual agreements of services; participating in procurement activities of contracts; and utilizing an automated system to track contracts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Contract Management, Procurement Financial Management, and Business Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.