Contract Specialist.

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Duties (maybe heading "Responsibilities"? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to appropriate headings. We have Duties: Provide guidance to PDTs etc. That's responsibilities. So heading

Responsibilities

then

• items. We have Requirements: Conditions of employment etc. That's requirements. So

  Requirements

  with list. We have Qualifications: Who May Apply etc. That's qualifications. So

  Qualifications

  with list. We also have Benefits: mention "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." But no specific benefits listed. The instruction: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It mentions benefits package but not specifics. Likely we should not create Benefits section because no specific benefits listed. Similarly Pay and Schedule: not specific. So omit. We need to preserve all substantive information, but remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. The text includes many boilerplate lines: "Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination..." That's part of requirements. Keep. We need to remove duplicated lines. There's repetition: "Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment." and earlier similar. We'll keep unique. We need to format as HTML fragment only. Let's extract duties list: - Provide guidance to Project Delivery Teams (PDTs) involved in major acquisitions for Construction, Architect-Engineer and Environmental Services as well as general supplies and services. - Develop statement of work or data requirements and formulate contracting approach that will best satisfy the minimum requirement. - Conduct market research and coordinate with the Deputy for Small Business to determine sources to be solicited. - Prepare solicitation and obtain review by Office of Counsel prior to issuance; post public notices and solicitations; conduct pre-proposal conferences, process protests. - Monitor contractor performance in relation to the schedule required by the contract, ensuring timely submission of technical progress reports, detecting and correcting labor standards violations, defective specifications. - Work with junior contract specialist in a mentor capacity, providing on the job training and assistance. Now requirements list (conditions of employment etc.): - Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. - Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment. - This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R. - The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles. - This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time. - This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). You must be certified as a Contracting Professional. Certification is required upon entry. - The incumbent of this position will be required to obtain and maintain a Contracting Officer's warrant within 12 months of the appointment. We may combine duplicates: first two similar; we can keep both or deduplicate. Probably keep one. Now qualifications list: includes Who May Apply categories (many). Also education and experience requirements. We need to preserve all substantive information. So list categories as items. Who May Apply categories list: - Current Department of Army Civilian Employees - Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) - Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce - Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 - Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible - Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible - Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement - Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible - Reinstatement - Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Then education/experience: - Basic Requirement For Contract Specialist: Bachelor's degree (or higher) from accredited institution; OR exemption if current civilian employee 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; OR current military member who occupied similar occupational specialty to GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000. - In addition to meeting basic requirement, must also meet qualification requirements: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Conducting acquisition planning by coordinating pre/post award contract functions; Preparing solicitations and evaluating responses to solicitations for construction, architect-engineer and environmental services and general supplies; Interpreting and applying federal contracting laws, regulations, and policies to administer contracts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. - Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). - Education ACCREDITATION: Education must be accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the education to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by the accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. - FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. - Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. - You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. - This position may require a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. - Direct deposit of pay is required. - This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. - Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. - If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the This is a(n) Contracting Career Field position. - Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. - Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. - Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. - Recruitment Incentive may be authorized. - Relocation Incentive may be authorized. - Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: - Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. - A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. We need to decide what to include. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The qualifications section includes many items that are substantive (who may apply, education, experience, etc). We should keep them. We should not include application instructions like "You will be asked to identify which category..." but that's part of who may apply description; it's okay. We need to avoid duplication: there are duplicated lines like "Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination..." and "Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation..." They are similar but not identical; we can keep both but maybe deduplicate? The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should keep only one instance of each duplicate line. The two lines are similar but not exact; one mentions suitability/fitness determination, the other background investigation. They are distinct but overlapping. Might keep both. We also have duplicate "You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship." appears only once. Now we need to output HTML fragment with sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications. We'll use

  for each heading, then

  • for list items. For prose we can use

    but we have lists mostly. Some items are long sentences; still okay as

  • . We need to ensure we don't include headings for empty sections. Let's craft. First, Responsibilities:
    • Provide guidance to Project Delivery Teams (PDTs) involved in major acquisitions for Construction, Architect-Engineer and Environmental Services as well as general supplies and services.
    • Develop statement of work or data requirements and formulate contracting approach that will best satisfy the minimum requirement.
    • Conduct market research and coordinate with the Deputy for Small Business to determine sources to be solicited.
    • Prepare solicitation and obtain review by Office of Counsel prior to issuance; post public notices and solicitations; conduct pre-proposal conferences, process protests.
    • Monitor contractor performance in relation to the schedule required by the contract, ensuring timely submission of technical progress reports, detecting and correcting labor standards violations, defective specifications.
    • Work with junior contract specialist in a mentor capacity, providing on the job training and assistance.
    Now Requirements: We need to list items: - Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. - App