CONTRACT SPECIALIST

About the role

You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the Aquisition Division of NAV FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SE. This position at NAVFAC Southeast, advances your career in a challenging, yet flexible environment where YOU truly make a difference! Be part of an organization that values YOUR unique skillset, fosters YOUR professional development, and gives YOU the opportunity to grow into tomorrow's leader.

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.
• Develop contracting techniques and procurement approaches to solve procurement problems.

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:

• Negotiating prices, terms, and conditions of contracts;
• Performing cost and price analysis to determine cost/price reasonableness;
• Performing all contractual post-award functions;
• Conducting post award conferences with the contractor to clarify contractual requirements and special provisions;
• Interpreting and applying relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to specific contracting issues.

Applicant must meet the Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions, which can be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf and the title 10 requirements found at: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim

Education

Applicants must meet the Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions: A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

NOTE: The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

Benefits

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may or may not be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee.

Department of the Navy provides competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and extensive professional development and training.