Contract Specialist.

About the role

Performs pre-award, award, and post-award actions required for the acquisition of supplies and/or services in support of the Installation Energy Division.

Responsibilities

• Prepares Acquisition Plan (AP), documenting details of the solicitation and type of contract envisioned.
• Prepares Request for Proposal (RFP), selecting clauses, terms and conditions required by FAR and local implementing documents.
• Makes sure the solicitation goes through its entire phase, issuing amendments, answering potential offerors' questions, and conducting pre-proposal conferences.
• Ensures all suppliers are treated equally to maximize competition and minimize protests.
• Evaluates offers based on input from staff offices and own analysis of the responsiveness of individual offers.
• Prepares price analysis as necessary.
• Formulates negotiation strategy and identifies areas subject to negotiation.
• Conducts extensive negotiations before and/or after contract award.
• Conducts industry surveys or market analysis to determine availability of product or service and identify potential suppliers.
• Performs the full range of contract administration functions and actions for short and/or long term contracts.
• Handles complex, controversial post-award actions and problems, justifying and explaining issues and positions, and solving contractual problems.

Requirements

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.

Bargaining Unit Status: No

Qualifications

• To qualify for a Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
• A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A bachelor's 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. Contracting Officer Requirement: Must possess at least two years of experience in a contracting position.
• C. 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 Contracting and Contracting Officer Requirements above, to qualify for the GS-13 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cutoff/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Perform Contracting pre-award and post-award contracting functions, studying the swift change of market conditions and best industry practices in evolving markets.
• Plan and perform contract administration duties, including analyzing, negotiating, and settling contractual agreements, issues, or problems.
• Execution of post-award procedures sufficient to administer complex supply and/or service contracts which require day-to-day negotiations of significant contract changes, monitoring numerous special provisions.
• 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).

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

Position requires DoD Acquisition Contracting, Contracting Professional certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources.

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.