Contract Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: As a contract specialist for one of the Procurement Department's functional contracting writing branches- Field Support, Transportation, Information Technology (IT), Facilities & Grounds Maintenance, Education (including Grant awards), and the DoD Inspector General Support.

Federal employees in Brussels, Belgium are currently entitled to receive a 50% Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary. (rate is subject to change). This is a Direct Hire solicitation.

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience 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.

This position has a positive education requirement based on the occupational series under which you are applying. Education above the high school level must have been completed in a U.S.

college, university, or other educational institution that has been accredited by one of the accrediting agencies or associations recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.

Applicants must meet one of the below requirements in order to meet the Basic Education Requirement for this position.

Basic Requirement for Contract Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

-OR- Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a 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 (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying acquisition regulations to actions; assisting in managing cardholder accounts; negotiating, awarding and/or administering contracts; and providing procurement planning.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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. Major Duties:

• Manages technical reviews and source selection processes.
• Resolves invoice issues and performs contract close-outs.
• Synopsizes and advertises new requirements.
• Performs price analysis and develops price fair and reasonableness determinations.
• Develops solicitation, including clause selection and line items.
• Conducts award debriefings.
• Develops contract modifications and associated documentation.
• Ensures compliance with Performance Based approach and principles.