Contract Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-1102-12, Contract Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, FORMAL CONTRACTS VII DIVISION in WASHINGTON, District of Columbia.

Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified.

Transcripts must be submitted with your application package.

You MUST meet the following requirements:EDUCATION: A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field; or At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

AND To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal or private sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Specialized experience may include the following: Preparing and issuing solicitation documents, selecting appropriate clauses to complete specifications.

Performing detailed analysis of bids or proposals received including insuring strict compliance with specifications on advertised procurement and recommending award to lowest bidder providing such compliance.

Drafting final contract including specifications, packing and shipping requirements, inspection instruction, and all other special and standard clauses.

Reviewing requisitions to determine proper specifications or purchase descriptions are included in solicitation documents. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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).

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

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

You will serve as a Contract Specialist and be responsible for the development of acquisition strategy through contract execution, contract administration and contract closeout.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Contracting transactions from initiation to recommendation of award to procurement of items or services with specialized requirements.

Performs contracting work through use of negotiation techniques. Prepares written request for proposal, publicizes the requirement, issues the solicitation document, analyzes offers received,