Contract Specialist

Full Job Description

"The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), through strategic partnerships, prepares the federal law enforcement community to safeguard America's people, property, and institutions." We are a unique inter-agency organization preparing the next generation of law enforcement officers to meet our Nation's most pressing security challenges." Click here to learn more.

An incentive may be authorized. A resume must be no more than two pages. If an applicant's resume exceeds two pages, the USAJOBS database will not allow the application to be submitted.

For additional assistance, please visit: USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed.

The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp.

For all Contracting Series, 1102 positions at GS-13 and above: Applicants seeking to meet the training requirements for GS-13 and above in accordance with the OPM Contracting Series 1102, Hiring Qualifications are required to provide a FAC-C (Professional)4 or DoD Contracting Professional5 or FAC-C Level I or DAWIA (Contracting) Level I or higher certification.

Note: After September 30, 2023, applicants will need to submit the FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional certifications, or a hiring organization may request a waiver as applicable.

Failure to submit a copy of your above certification with your application will result in immediate disqualification.

Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as: Must possess at least four years of experience in contracting or related work, including one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least a GS-12 grade level in the Federal service performing the full range of pre-award and post-award functions for a wide range of services, supplies, equipment and construction (including, formulating policies and procedures; developing and presenting terms and conditions in bids or proposals, negotiating and awarding contracts, administering terms and conditions of contracts; and analyzing proposed prices/costs).

Your resume MUST show dates, and your experience must be detailed, failure to show dates or enough experience in resume will result in being found disqualified.

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary.

If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job).

If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment.

IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible.

View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position, as described above.

In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies during the next 90 days. This could result in a few or many vacancies being filled from this announcement.

The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment.

In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act.

Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to fletc-jobinfo@fletc.dhs.gov.

Re-employed annuitants' annual salaries will be reduced by the amount of their retirement annuity and by further cost of living increases.

FERS retirees receiving a FERS annuity supplement must also be aware that, like social security benefits, their FERS annuity supplement is subject to an earnings test and may be reduced if the salary earned is more than the social security exempt amount of earnings.

Additional information is available on OPM's website or by contacting OPM.

If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration of Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty.

False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and FLETC policy, FLETC is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at FLETC are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result.

Major Duties:

Serving as a Contract Specialist GS-1102-13 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission.

This position is located in the Glynco Operations Branch (GOB), under Procurement Division (PRO) with the Mission and Readiness Support Directorate (MRSD).

The primary purpose of this position is performing a full range of pre-award and post-award functions, including price/cost analysis, negotiation and administration for a wide range of services, supplies, equipment and construction.

Typical duties include: Performing procurement planning, identifying assigned major procurement projects, components, equipment, and services that will be acquired by contract.

Developing procurement objectives for the project(s) in terms of competition and price range and constructing the contractual vehicle (solicitation) including use of pricing arrangements, subcontracting policy, set-aside policies, and similar considerations utilizing advice from technical representatives such as the Small Business Specialist, Engineers, and Attorneys.

Performing the contractual strategy to be used and developing the procurement plan considering a wide variety of pertinent issues such as funding, the results of market analysis concerning number and competence of sources, delivery requirements, government furnished property (GFP), and possible follow-up requirements or contingencies.

Determining the availability of potential suppliers or developing new sources of supply.

Preparing and maintaining current acquisition plans, milestones and any other related schedules, such as network analysis charts. Serving as an advisor to program officials in procurement.

Preparing, issuing and incorporating contract modifications and resolving issues that may arise after contract is awarded, such as equitable adjustments in price and delivery schedules for settlements in pre­-award and post-award phases of contracting and unilaterally directed work, contractor damages due to late delivery of Government furnished supplies/property, or similar conditions.

Preparing and maintaining current acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules.

Determining the most suitable type of contract and incentive structure to use in the procurement. Reviewing procurement requests to assure clarity, adequacy and completeness.

Determining the following needs: clauses to cover special conditions, such as inspection and acceptance, marking and packing, price differential, transportation costs, hazardous waste provisions, Automated Data Processing Equipment (ADPE), and software rights.

Revising statements of work or specifications, type of contract, milestones, actions to have all or part of the procurement set-aside for small business performance.

View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.