CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Contract Specialist in the Contracts Department of SUPSHIP.

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 next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contract specialist with working knowledge of contract planning, solicitation, proposal evaluation, contract award and administration; experience applying policies and regulations using the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); or experience conducting contract execution to resolve issues and monitor compliance with pre-award and post-award policies and procedures.

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 ensuring that all assigned the duties within the branch are successfully performed and that all requirements of procurement and contracting statutes and regulations are met.
• You will provide assistance to the Chief, Policy and Administrative Branch in areas supporting procurement and contract administration
• You will serve as the alternate focal point for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Electronic Data Access (EDA), and the DoD Standard Procurement System (SPS).
• You will perform as the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) focal point.
• You will provide contractor performance analyses within the to support a variety of contracts awarded internally or assigned by other agencies to SUPSHIPNN.
• You will document, analyze, interpret, project, and report data relating to contract funding, contract status, and contract changes.
• You will execute systematic reviews and procedures for the timely closeout of completed contracts.
• You will respond to data call generation and Assist Audit requests.
• You will perform e-Business and website management.
• You will serve as an advisor to the branch chief on the implementation of new acquisition and contract administration policies or changes to policies.
• You will assist in developing a plan and schedule of policy implementation.