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CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Naval Supply Systems Command

Department of the Navy

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$100,602 - $130,786

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves managing government contracts for supplies and services in the Navy, including planning purchases, negotiating deals, analyzing costs, and ensuring contractors follow through on their promises.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in procurement who enjoys handling detailed, complex buying processes for a military organization.

The role requires strong negotiation skills and a solid understanding of business practices to support the agency's mission.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 level in contract specialist work, including pre-award, post-award, and cost/price analysis
  • Knowledge of various contracting methods and types for complex supplies and services
  • Proficiency in negotiation techniques for procurements of services and equipment
  • Ability to plan, coordinate, and negotiate procurements essential to the organization's mission
  • Understanding of business practices and market conditions to evaluate bids, contractor responsibility, and performance
  • Meet Department of Defense (DoD) qualification standards for GS-1102 contracting positions (per linked standards)
  • Compliance with Title 10 requirements for contracting personnel

Full Job Description

You will serve as a CONTRACTING SPECIALIST of NAVSUP FLC PUGET SOUND.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience 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 performing Contract Specialist work.

The work requires knowledge of procurements involving complex contracts for supplies and services, and knowledge of contract administration, pre-award, and cost price analysis.

Specialized Experience must include the following: 1) Utilizing knowledge of a wide variety of contracting methods and contract types sufficient to perform pre-award, post-award, and contract price/cost analysis functions when the contract actions are not well defined or well precedented; 2) Demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of negotiation techniques in order to negotiate procurements of extensive services and complex equipment; 3) Planning, coordinating, and negotiating a variety of procurements pertaining to requirements essential to the organization's mission; 4) Providing administrative knowledge of business practices and market conditions in order to evaluate bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility, contractor performance, and other wide ranging contract actions when these actions are not well defined or well precedented; 5) Planning and carrying out pre-award, post-award, price/cost analysis, and staff functions that contain a variety of complexities.

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 perform pre-award functions for procurements involving complex contracts for supplies and services.
  • You will analyze and evaluate cost or pricing data elements to determine price reasonableness when relevant historical data and pricing precedents are available.
  • You will monitor contractors performance for compliance with terms and conditions of contracts.
  • You will prepare award documentation, including delineation of responsibilities of contractor.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12890851-26-SDK