CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a Contract Specialist in the Contracting Department of NAVSUP FLC PEARL HARBOR.

Duties

• •You will advise and guide technical representatives on anticipated procurement requirements and provide technical input into the development of statements of work and specifications.
• •You will develop contracting strategy, determine milestones, and prepare documents, ensuring the clarity adequacy and completeness of the documentation.
• •You will Review justifications for sole source and other issues requiring higher-level clearances.
• •You will conduct conferences, solicit, receive, and analyze proposals for responsiveness and acceptability, answer inquiries, develop negotiation strategy, conduct negotiations with contractors for prices, terms, conditions.
• •You will negotiate prices, terms conditions, and schedules. Prepare business decisions documentation, and prepare contractual actions for awards.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Contract Specialist 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: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Managing pre-award and post-award contracting functions relating to the planning, development, advertisement, award and administration of contracts. 2) Advising on matters of procurement, policy and best practices to senior level officials, military and/or civilian personnel, including DoD, DON and other Federal Agencies and senior industry management officials. 3) Coordinating procurements which include cost reimbursement, fixed-price contracting, and/or cost-plus incentive fees of a complex nature; 4) Applying knowledge of Federal contracting laws, statutes, regulations, and policies to administer and close out contracts; and 5) Providing technical advice and guidance to contracting professionals on a wide variety of procurement actions and contracting processes and procedures. 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.