CONTRACT SPEACIALIST

About the role

You will serve as a CONTRACT SPEACIALIST in the NAVFAC MIDLANT, NORFOLK VA of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

Responsibilities

• Create documents, pertinent justifications, determinations or findings in contractual awards.
• Conduct pre-negotiation conferences to negotiate prices, terms, conditions, contract modifications, and settlements.
• Direct a full range of procurement pre-award and post-awards functions to include drafting and issuing solicitations, negotiations, source selection, contract award, contract modifications and contract closeout.
• Interpret procurement regulations and policies for activity specialists.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized 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.
• Must demonstrate the following:
  • Performing the full range of pre and post award contractual actions required in the procurement of services, construction, architect/engineering services, or facility support services, utilizing sealed bid, negotiation, and small purchase negotiation procedures;
  • Interpreting and ensuring that contract actions are in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards or procedures;
  • Reviewing procurement requests to assure clarity, adequacy, and completeness;
  • Serving as contractual authority on the acceptability and applicability of contractual matters on contract actions, and providing advice, training, guidance, and interpretation to the team on procurement regulations, policies, and procedures;
  • Advising on and conducting the procurement process from solicitation to award and through all post award phases of contracting, including modifications, processing payments, final invoicing, final evaluation, and closeout.
• Meet the Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions.

Additional Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.