ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Senior Contracting Officer in the Contracts Department (Code 02) of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project.

The NT-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-13 and GS-14.

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 NT-4 pay band (GS-11 and GS-12 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing professional contracting functions, administration or planning for the acquisition or procurement of equipment, supplies, or services in support of acquisition programs.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will be responsible for pre-award and post-award procedures to plan and conduct the contracting process from description of the requirements through contract delivery using a variety of contracting methods.
• You will develop procurement objectives to meet the goals of the program.
• You will determine and develop contractual vehicles.
• You will determine appropriate clause provisions such as cost accounting standards, requirements for technical proposals, testing procedures, cost data requirements and socioeconomic programs.
• You will conduct pre-proposal conferences as required.
• You will solicit proposals.
• You will perform cost or price analysis including review of cost breakdown to determine reasonableness and cost realism.
• You will obtain audits and pricing reports to develop negotiation strategy.
• You will lead the negotiations with the contractor.
• You will interpret technical, legal and audit decisions and analyze their impact on the procurement as well as identify trade-off and alternate courses of action.
• You will award the contract.
• You will perform post award administration such as change orders, issuance of stop work orders, cost adjustments, issuance of cure notices or show cause letters, monitoring Government property reporting, and termination of contracts.
• You will provide advice and direction to other Contract Negotiators on contractual matters as necessary and acting as the Contracting Officer for actions assigned to other Contract Negotiators as determined by the Branch Head.
• You will represent the Department/Center in conferences with industry and government agencies pertaining to the procurement.
• You will review work assigned to other Contract Negotiators, as determined by the Branch Head.
• You will hold a warrant of up to an unlimited amount.