Contracting Officer

Responsibilities

• Develops and documents the acquisition strategy for procuring supplies and services that require a variety of specialized handling provisions, terms and conditions.
• Determines and justifies high-risk contract types (i.e., not approved via class deviation).
• Determines use of small business set-aside (including executing bundling/consolidation determinations).
• Resolves late offers, evaluates offers with non-standard terms, and negotiates price including discounts and payment terms.
• Serves as the final level review for all actions within delegated procurement authority associated with pre-award negotiation objectives, price reasonableness determinations, and contract dispute resolutions.
• Performs complex post-award functions such as resolving protests, processing a name change or novation; negotiating and resolving claims; issuing Contracting Officer final decisions; monitoring, resolving and documenting performance issues including CPARs reporting; processing terminations for convenience or default/cause; or evaluating and determining approval of an assignment of claims.
• Maintains oversight of contractor performance ensuring delivery of requirements; documents inspection and acceptance of deliverables; reviews and approves or rejects invoices for payment.
• Provides subject matter expertise and recommendations regarding contract administration functions, handling a variety of actions and often complex and unique problems relating to assigned contracts.
• Counsels with the USAO point of contact on contractor requests for waivers or deviations from contract terms; approves related changes to contract requirements and prepares documentation for the contract file as necessary.
• Resolves delivery schedule problems and negotiates delivery schedule changes.
• Provides a variety of administrative support services in such areas as executing purchases, monitoring and maintaining purchase card records; assessing office space needs to include office moves; managing the maintenance, use and records of GSA government vehicles, assisting the District Office Security Manager with various security and emergency related tasks; maintaining strict internal controls and thorough records in compliance with policy; overseeing mail management and customer service focused reception procedures.

Qualifications

• To qualify for the GS-12 Contracting Officer, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level.
• Specialized experience is defined as performing and leading contracting procedures with the development of all aspects for pre-award and post-award functions, including price/cost analysis, negotiation, and administration for services, materials, and equipment associated with the organization.
• Using solicitation methods or a combination of methods identified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulations, processes and procedures.
• Developing, preparing and overseeing Statements of Work (SOW) or typically involving specialized equipment, professional or technical services.
• Reviewing and analyzing requests for the procurement of off-the-shelf, items that are manufactured to order, specialized services, expert witness, litigative consultant services, construction, IT and complex equipment and services.
• Determining sole source and other required document; preparing solicitation documents and incorporating specific provisions; analyzing proposals for conformance with the solicitation; conducting extensive negotiations before and/or after contract award; negotiating with potential contractors; awarding contracts within delegated contracting officer authority; and/or administering complex contracts.