Lead Contract Specialist, MC-1102-3B

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Administration & Finance, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-14, MCC uses a pay banded system to compensate employees. This position is pay band MC-3B which is generally equal to GS-14.

Selective Placement Factor (Screen out): All applicants must have completed requirements for Certification in Contracting (FAC-P) and delegation of contracting authority at or above the simplified acquisition threshold.

(Certification must be submitted with your application).

You must meet the following basic requirements for Pay Band 3b: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.

B. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to Pay Band 4a or GS-12 or higher. C. At least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions.

(At least one year of that experience must have been specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the next lower level (MCC Pay Band 4a or GS-13) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

For this position, this experience is defined as: performing a variety of pre-award and post- award functions associated with the procurement of supplies, equipment, services and/or construction).

NOTE: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application. C.

Exceptions (Applicable to Status Applicants Only): Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000.

This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met.

However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver.

Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to pay band 4a or GS-13 to be eligible for pay band 3b.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure the work history portion thoroughly documents the duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments that are directly related to this position in order to verify specialized experience.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly related work experience.

Salary offers include three key factors: The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position. The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.

The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience. MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account.

Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement.

Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band.

In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band.

See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/compensation/). Major Duties:

Serves as a point of contact on acquisition and administrative matters affecting major procurement of supplies and services using source selection procedures; the evaluation of contract price proposals; and, the administration or termination and closeout of major contracts.

Coordinates contract administration activities for long-term, extensive technical service contracts.

Contract types vary ranging from Firm-Fixed-Price through Fixed-Price-Incentive, Fixed-Price-Award fee, Time-and-Materials, and Labor-Hour.

Monitors contractor's performance, approval of progress payments, reviewing and providing recommendations on contractor proposals resulting from change orders, scheduling, addressing problems that have arisen and proposed solutions, verification of deliveries, and similar activities.

Interprets contract provisions and provides appropriate advice and guidance; conducts in-depth analyses of contractors' financial and management systems and facilities for ability to perform and for compliance with Government or contractual requirements.

Negotiates modifications to contracts.

Coordinates the extension of periods of performance, resolves delivery and acceptance disputes, approves and final payments, and performs closeout or any necessary contract cancellations due to non-performance.

Provides input to supervisor on performance management, as well as recommendations as to assignments, awards, training, etc.

Provides direction and guidance to less experienced members of the team; recommends and/or personally provides training to lower level specialists. Performs related duties as assigned.