Contract Services Specialist

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA (DOD); Fairfield (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Travis Air Force Base, California hosts this permanent, full-time Contracting Officer Representative (COR) role under the Department of Defense. The position manages medical and non-medical service contracts, conducts market research, and coordinates cost estimates and documentation for required services.

Telework is not available. Salary ranges from $77,161 to $100,315 per year, with locality pay included.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience which includes administering contractual agreements of services; participating in procurement activities of contracts; and utilizing an automated system to track contracts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for personal/non personal, medical services and support contracts.
• Plan, prepare and coordinate contract service requirements and establishes medical and non-medical, personal and non-personal service contracts.
• Responsible for purchasing/procuring new and/or one-time service requests initiated by medical group personnel.
• Monitor contract and contractor performance to assure compliance with contract requirements and manages and maintains all contract records.
• Perform thorough market research, develops realistic government cost estimates, and develops all documents required to obtain required services.
• Prepare and coordinate medical requirements for contract services and other commodities, for the Medical Treatment Network.
• Utilize automated system, and other financial, reporting, and management systems for formal contract requests.

Skills

Contract management

Procurement

Contract tracking

Education

Master’s degree or 2 years of graduate education

Job description

This position is located at Travis Air Force Base, California.

Salary: $77,161 – $100,315 per year.

Grade: GS 9.

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time.

Location: Travis AFB, CA. Telework eligible: No. Remote job: No.

Travel required: Not required.

Duties:

• Serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for personal/non personal, medical services and support contracts.
• Plan, prepare and coordinate contract service requirements and establishes medical and non-medical, personal and non-personal service contracts.
• Responsible for purchasing/procuring new and/or one-time service requests initiated by medical group personnel.
• Monitor contract and contractor performance to assure compliance with contract requirements and manages and maintains all contract records.
• Perform thorough market research, develops realistic government cost estimates, and develops all documents required to obtain required services.
• Prepare and coordinate medical requirements for contract services and other commodities, for the Medical Treatment Network.
• Utilize automated system, and other financial, reporting, and management systems for formal contract requests.

Conditions of employment:

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS.
• Position is designated as Mission Essential. The incumbent will be required to report to work during times of contingency operations, natural disasters, extreme weather or other emergency situations.

Qualifications:

• One year of specialized experience which includes administering contractual agreements of services; participating in procurement activities of contracts; and utilizing an automated system to track contracts.
• OR
• Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Contract Management, Procurement Financial Management, and Business Management.
• OR
• A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education:

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information:

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.