Contract Specialist
As a Contract Specialist within the Office of Acquisitions and Grants, some of your specific duties will include:
Communicating with customers to build collaborative partnerships; Planning the acquisition, up to the point of solicitation; Managing overall workload for successful completion of assigned work within available timeframes; Assuring technical evaluations are based upon the solicitation, regulation, and case law; Providing full range of contract administration functions. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for GS-1102 positions for GS-5 through GS-12 OR meet the exception identified below. A. Degree:
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field. B. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. EXCEPTION:
Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the education requirement for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000, and will be considered to meet the basic education requirement for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions in other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, all employees must meet the specialized experience requirements when seeking another position. For GS-12:
In addition to the basic education requirement or Exception thereto stated above, applicants must have one year of appropriate specialized experience that provided the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience must be equivalent to at least the GS-11 level of difficulty and responsibility in the Federal service. Examples of such experience include responsibility for pre-award and/or post-award functions for a variety of specialized equipment, services, and/or construction contracts, (includes negotiating sole source contracts and modifications; using special provisions and incentives and unique regulatory requirements pertinent to diverse procurements; identifying potential contractors and evaluating bids or proposals for responsiveness using knowledge of market conditions and available sources as well as competition, historical costs, reports, cost breakdowns, or other evaluation criteria and selection procedures); performing price analysis of commercial pricing practices and economic developments relative to increased material, labor, or transportation costs; evaluating cost and price data submitted by offerors to support direct and indirect costs and fee or profit; determining reasonableness of prices offered; planning and conducting negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract. This level of experience would reflect independence in planning and carrying out the assignment, selecting the approach or methodology to be used, resolving most of the conflicts that arise, and coordinating the work with others as necessary. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Communicating with customers to build collaborative partnerships; Planning the acquisition, up to the point of solicitation; Managing overall workload for successful completion of assigned work within available timeframes; Assuring technical evaluations are based upon the solicitation, regulation, and case law; Providing full range of contract administration functions. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Applicants must meet A or B below to satisfy the basic education requirement for GS-1102 positions for GS-5 through GS-12 OR meet the exception identified below. A. Degree:
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field. B. At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields:
accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. EXCEPTION:
Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the education requirement for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000, and will be considered to meet the basic education requirement for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions in other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, all employees must meet the specialized experience requirements when seeking another position. For GS-12:
In addition to the basic education requirement or Exception thereto stated above, applicants must have one year of appropriate specialized experience that provided the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience must be equivalent to at least the GS-11 level of difficulty and responsibility in the Federal service. Examples of such experience include responsibility for pre-award and/or post-award functions for a variety of specialized equipment, services, and/or construction contracts, (includes negotiating sole source contracts and modifications; using special provisions and incentives and unique regulatory requirements pertinent to diverse procurements; identifying potential contractors and evaluating bids or proposals for responsiveness using knowledge of market conditions and available sources as well as competition, historical costs, reports, cost breakdowns, or other evaluation criteria and selection procedures); performing price analysis of commercial pricing practices and economic developments relative to increased material, labor, or transportation costs; evaluating cost and price data submitted by offerors to support direct and indirect costs and fee or profit; determining reasonableness of prices offered; planning and conducting negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract. This level of experience would reflect independence in planning and carrying out the assignment, selecting the approach or methodology to be used, resolving most of the conflicts that arise, and coordinating the work with others as necessary. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
- Department:
1102 Contracting - Salary Range:
$76,721 to $99,741 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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