U.S. Department of Defense
Contract Specialist
Pay$95895.00 - $124659.00 / year
LocationWarren/Michigan
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 788755700
- Determine milestones to administer assigned contracts.
- Evaluate post-award requests and determines appropriate action
- Make final determinations on delivery schedule changes, waivers, deviations, mistakes in bid/offer protests, price revisions, premium payments, discrepancies, rejection of first article, substitution, etc
- Negotiate and issues contract modifications and settlements for contract changes
- Perform, review and route for approval post-award procurement actions.
- Administer contracts that have special handling provisions, specialized terms and conditions, unique items and a variety of contracting methods
- Attend post award conferences
- Attend pre-award negotiations
- Prepare solicitations for contract negotiations
- Evaluate vendor submissions to bids
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Tour of Duty: Flexible (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
- Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required
- Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.
See below for important information regarding this job.Duties
Requirements
Qualifications
To qualify for a Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A. Basic Contracting Requirement:
A.) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees
OR
B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000 are excluded from the requirements of "A" above.
B. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. In addition to meeting the Basic Education Requirement above, to qualify for the GS-12 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
- Applying contracting principles, laws, statues, regulations and procedures applicable to pre-award and post-award actions sufficient to procure and administer contracts for a variety of goods and services.
- Understanding federal contract methods and contract types, which requires specialized knowledge of federal contract administration policy, procedures, techniques, and evaluation/control methods sufficient to coordinate and monitor prime and subcontractor performance on complex, long-term contracts.
- Using negotiation techniques to meet and deal with representatives of private sector and with government experts or managers in order to procure assigned products.
- Communicating through written communications and discussions with vendors/customers.
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.About the company
The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".