Contract Specialist

Full Job Description

The purpose of this position is to serve as the Agreements Specialist at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).

The incumbent is responsible for providing expertise and advice throughout the contract lifecycle, and developing and awarding Other Transactions Authority agreements on behalf of the U.S.

government within defined limits. Additionally, the incumbent serves as the business advisor to the technical portfolios and program managers within DIU.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

Basic Education Standards for positions in the 1102 series: Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions.

At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.

And A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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.

You may qualify at the NH-04 (GS-14/15) level if you fulfill the following qualification requirement One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03 (GS-12/13) grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to NH-03 (GS-12/13).

Specialized experience is defined as...Experience performing the complete cycle of contract/awarded agreements under Title 10 of the United States Code, Section 4022, to include experience developing acquisition approaches and other acquisition strategy, policy and planning documents, and experience with procurement for experimental purposes under Title 10 of the United States Code, Section 4023.

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).

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

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

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A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave. Major Duties:

This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur.

There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.

This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN 5 U.S.C.

§ 9905 Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Serve as an Agreements Specialist (Contract Specialist) with delegated authority for prototype projects under Title 10 of the United States Code, Section 4022, and procurement for experimental purposes under Title 10 of the United States Code, Section 4023.

Responsible for executing agreements obligating funds on behalf of the U.S. Government and the Department of War within limits defined by the Agreements Officer Warrant.

Act as a Business Advisor and support the DIU leadership on agreements, contract management issues, major programs and resourcing issues, and agreements policies, laws, and regulations.

Advise senior leadership on policies and priorities within the agency and their impact on DIU program operations. Serve as the independent technical authority for the organization.

Represent the organization in working groups, steering groups, or other meetings, conferences, seminars, etc.

Independently negotiate and conduct a complete price/cost analysis to perform the complete cycle of contract/awarded agreements.

Meet established program goals and objectives and plans for achieving annual and multi-year goals and objectives.