Contract Specialist

Summary

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Procurement Services Division at Vaihingen, Germany. This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions. Scheduled Certificate Issuance Dates: October 12, 2026 October 19, 2026 November 4, 2026

Duties

• •Serves as a contract specialist but may be required to obtain a warrant based on mission needs.
• •Duties include solicitation preparation, evaluation, cost/price analysis, negotiation, source selection, contract award, and contract administration.
• •Serves as an advisor to customer and project management personnel in procurement planning meetings.
• •Prepares and/or reviews procurements for Inquiry/Quote/Order (IQO), Request For Proposal (RFP), or Request For Quotation (RFQ).
• •Conducts meetings with vendors and foreign government telecom agencies to ensure clear understanding of contract requirements.

Qualifications

Basic Education Standards for positions in the 1102 series: A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. All applicants must provide a copy of transcripts at the time of application. Failure to provide this information will result in disqualification. NOTE: The education 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 occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement. If claiming "DoD Education Exemption" (Grandfathered) you must also provide SF50's dated prior to October 1, 2000 showing that you have been continuously employed with DoD with no break in service since October 1, 2000. AND Specialized Experience: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11) in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience Negotiating, awarding, or modifying telecommunication or IT acquisition contracts; or Administering Inquiry/Quote/Order (IQO), Request For Proposal (RFP), or Request For Quotation (RFQ) instruments; or Analyzing commercial vendor capabilities to acquire technical services or IT products. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12) in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience Leading negotiations, executing final awards, or managing bilateral modifications for high-value telecommunication or IT service contracts; or Developing procurement strategies and administering complex IQO, RFP, or RFQ actions with minimal supervision; or Resolving contract performance disputes or interpreting procurement regulations to acquire critical IT products and services. Candidates must describe how their experience meets the specialized experience requirement within the body of their resume. Time-in-Grade: For the GS-11,Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09 or higher grade in Federal Service. For the GS-12,Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE AT GS-11 LEVEL: Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Graduate Education: To qualify for GS-1102 positions on the basis of graduate education, graduate education in one or a combination of the following fields is required: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services .