Contract Specialist

As a Contract Specialist, you will responsible for major acquisitions supporting the Information Technology Category (ITC) business portfolio that includes but not limited to, telecommunication services, IT Schedule Contract and government-wide acquisition programs.

Location of position: Federal Acquisition Service, Information Technology Category (ITC).

We are currently filling four  vacancies but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Qualifications:

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

The GS-13 salary range starts at $112,556 (Atlanta, GA), $115,711 (Fort Worth, TX), $120,548 (Boston, MA) or $121,785 (Washington, DC) per year.  

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.  

1102 Qualifications GS-13 & above:

You must meet the requirements in 1, 2, or 3 below:

1. All of a, b, and c below:

(a) Completion of Training/Certification: FAC-C (Professional)  or DoD Contracting Professional Certification. 
(b) At least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions including 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the level described below; and 
(c) Completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

2. Exception: If you were in a GS-1102 position on January 1, 2000, you will be exempt from meeting the educational requirements for the grade level of that position.  However, to be promoted you will have to meet Option 1 or 3.  

3. Waiver: GSA's senior procurement executive has the discretion to waive any or all of the requirements in 1 above.  Note: Candidates that are missing either the 24 hours of business credit and/or the mandatory training certification, but are determined to be otherwise eligible, can be placed on a waiver certification by the HR staffing specialist.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience: is defined as experience advising, negotiating and performing contract administration activities. This experience must include at least 4 or more of the following:

● Developing and negotiating contract modifications;
● Awarding offers and contract options;
● Investigating and resolving contract delays;
● Monitoring contractor performance;
● Negotiating and settling claims and disputes;
● Experience with contract terminations.

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.  

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a Contract Specialist for major acquisitions supporting the ITC business portfolio that includes, but not limited to, telecommunication services, IT Schedule Contract and government-wide acquisition programs that are characterized by large funding levels with a minimum commitment period of five years.  Performs pre-award and post-award functions that involve the full range of acquisition and contract administration activities.
• Serves as an advisor to ITC program officials in procurement planning meetings. Advises program officials of procurement objectives and assists program managers in the preparation of statements of work. Incumbent prepares and issues determination and findings and Requests for Proposals. When required, the incumbent prepares and signs sole source justifications.
• Performs detailed analyses of all elements of cost in contractor proposals and makes competitive range determinations. Conducts pre-proposal conferences with prospective contractors to arrive at a clear understanding of what is required under the proposed contract. Issues necessary amendments to the statement of work to clarify questions concerning such topics as a change in requirements, language ambiguities or clarification of contract clauses. As required by the lack of meaningful cost and price information, explores new or innovative contracting approaches to arrive at an equitable contract arrangement.
• Plans a comprehensive negotiation strategy, and coordinates strategy with the technical experts from the respective program area. Leads the negotiations with the contractors to develop contract terms and conditions while negotiating fair and reasonable prices prior to awarding the contract. Performs contract administration activities, including developing contract modifications, negotiating changes, exercising contract options, investigating and resolving any contract delays, monitoring contractor performance, negotiating and settling claims and disputes and terminating contracts for the convenience of the Government or for default by the contractor.
• Reviews completed contract files to determine that all contractual actions are satisfied, that there are no pending administrative or legal actions to be resolved, that all file documents are signed, and that the contract documentation is complete.

Salary : $112,556