CONTRACT SPEACIALIST

About the role

You will serve as a CONTRACT SPEACIALIST in the NAVFAC MIDLANT, NORFOLK VA of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC. This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT of Announcement Number:ST-13003162-26-BPF. Applicants that have previously applied NEED to re-apply to this announcement.

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-award 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

• In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate 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.
• Specialized experience 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 provides 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.

Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: link

And the title 10 requirements found here: link

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.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary.

Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy.

If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: link

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: link