CONTRACT SPECIALIST
U.S. Marine Corps
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CONTRACT SPECIALIST
U.S. Marine Corps
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$63,795 - $82,938
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job as a Contract Specialist with the U.S.
Marine Corps involves managing the entire process of buying goods and services for the government, from planning purchases to negotiating deals and overseeing contracts after they're signed.
It requires careful attention to rules and laws to ensure everything is done correctly.
A good fit would be someone with experience in procurement or contracts, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work with teams on complex buys.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
- Knowledge of negotiating, awarding, and modifying contracts
- Experience in contract administration and execution
- Ability to develop requirements, acquisition plans, and procurement strategies
- Familiarity with issuing solicitation documents while following applicable laws and regulations
- Basic education requirements for contracting positions as per Office of Personnel Management
- Strong planning and coordination skills for procurement processes
Full Job Description
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.
Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.
Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
GS :11 In addition to the Basic Education Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the 09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: in negotiating, award and modification of contract, contract administration, development of requirement and acquisition plan, solicitation AND execution of contract.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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 Establishes and implements a work schedule to ensures that necessary planning, coordination, approvals, negotiations and other procurement execution and administration requirements for assignments are completed IAW policy
- You will Reviews requests for the procurement of complex equipment and services
- You will requirement, recommends, and provides guidance in the development and/or revisions to the SOW/PWS.
- You will Develops procurement plans and issues solicitation documents assuring that all applicable laws and regulations are observed.
- You will Plans and conducts post-award conferences to assure understanding of contractual requirements
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