CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Contract Specialist in the Procurement Group, Aircraft Support Contracts Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

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 (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) Planning, developing, and administering all aspects of a procurement to include pre and post award functions in support of a major program or services contracting acquisition; (2) Utilizing price/cost analysis techniques to evaluate proposals and prepare associated documentation; (3) Applying negotiation techniques to conduct negotiations with high level business, industry, scientific, and/or government officials; (4) Providing acquisition advice and researching information in support of long-range planning and business strategies in support of contracting initiatives; (5) Interpreting acquisition regulations such as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) as well as Command acquisition policy and providing guidance to customers in support of contracting initiatives; (6) Representing the government in all contractual discussions and attending program reviews with contractors.

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 plan and develop procurement objectives for the program in terms of competition and price range, contracts the contractual vehicle including use of pricing strategies, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies, and similar considerations.
• You will prepare and maintain current acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules requiring review by the program manager.
• You will perform detailed cost and price analysis utilizing field pricing reports from Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Defense Contracts Management Command (DCMC) and inputs from technical personnel to arrive at a fair and reasonable price.
• You will advise of the procurement objectives to be used and assist in the preparation of statements of work and source selection criteria.
• You will plan the negotiation strategy and coordination strategy with the negotiation team and lead the negotiations, which are conducted with contractors, to discuss technical deficiencies and cost issues.
• You will independently establish contract milestone schedules as well as execute the necessary planning, coordination, approval, negotiation and other requirements in accordance with prescribed deadlines.