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Posted: January 26, 2026 (1 day ago)

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CONTRACT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$70,623 - $91,815

per year

Closes

February 3, 2026

GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves acting as a representative for contract services at a naval health clinic, handling tasks like reviewing procurement needs, selecting contract types, and planning purchases without the authority to sign contracts.

It's a government role in Maryland focused on supporting military healthcare operations.

A good fit would be someone with experience in procurement or contract support, plus eligibility under federal veteran or employee preference programs.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in contract service representation, including determining contract types and developing procurement plans
  • Or a master's degree or equivalent in fields like Contract Management, Procurement Financial Management, or Business Management
  • Or two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
  • Or a combination of graduate education and specialized experience totaling at least 100% of the requirement
  • Eligibility under specific federal employment authorities (e.g., disabled veterans, current DoD civilians, military spouses)
  • 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-05 or equivalent if previously in a GS position
  • Ability to provide transcripts if qualifying based on education

Full Job Description

About the Position: Incumbent will serve at the contract service representative for the Naval Health Clinic at Patuxent River.

ho May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the experience or education requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Serving as contract service representative functions not requiring signatory authority of the contracting officer, 2) Determining appropriate contract type and method of procurement based on the nature of service required, and 3) Developing procurement plans by reviewing previous history, market conditions, and specifications or technical data packages.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Possess a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Contract Management, Procurement Financial Management, and Business Management.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR One year of graduate education as described in B, but less than the required two years.

I have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12.

Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.).

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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-07).

Major Duties:

  • Plan the overall approach to meet the contracting objectives.
  • Manage contract requirements.
  • Monitor contract performance and contract administration.
  • Ensure that proper payments are requested and provided IAW the contract.
  • Provide advisory and hands-on assistance to functional area personnel involved in developing and revising technical specifications
  • Manage Purchasing Requests.
  • Identify needed funding requirements and card program discrepancies.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/26/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJT-26-12871944-MP