Contract Specialist

Department of Homeland Security; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, is seeking a Contract Specialist (GS-1102-11/12) for the NORFOLK, VA area, supporting contracting and procurement activities at SFLC.

The role requires knowledge of contract law, negotiations, and acquisition planning with strict compliance to federal guidelines. The position entails evaluating education/experience requirements, managing various contract types, and applying procurement strategies to environmental and facility projects within the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any field required.
• Minimum of 24 semester hours in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Execute contracts of various types, acquisition strategies, and source selection methods.
• Perform contract administration activities, including cost and financial analysis.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract management

Acquisition planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

24 semester hours in accounting/business/finance/law/contracts/purchasing/economics/management

Job description

This vacancy is for a GS-1102-11/12, Contract Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OPERATING LOCATION-SFLC CONTRACTING and PROCUREMENT BR1-NORFOLK VA in NORFOLK, Virginia.

Basic Requirements

This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package.

You MUST meet the following requirements:

EDUCATION:

• A. Completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;
• B. Completed 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.

Note - For positions at GS-7 through GS-12, applicants who are qualifying based on experience must possess at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level, that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position, in addition to meeting the basic requirements in paragraph A or B, above.

Exceptions

Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position.

AND

GS-11

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal or private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Specialized experience may include the following:

• Executing projects for the environmental needs, design, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities
• Leading and developing negotiation positions, executing negotiations, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Executing of contracts of variety contract types, acquisition strategies, and source selection methods.

OR

Applicants at the GS-11 level may also meet the additional requirement through substitution of education for experience as follows:

Completion of 3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, if related OR combination of education and experience. To qualify for GS-1102 positions on the basis of graduate education, graduate education in one or a combination of the following fields is required: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

NOTE: The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) does not grant Academic degrees; therefore, courses completed at the DAU are not creditable towards meeting the 24-semester hour requirement, unless the coursework has been evaluated by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and appears on a college or university transcript. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

GS-12

Applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Specialized experience may include the following:

• Executing projects for the environmental needs, design, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities
• Leading and developing negotiation positions, executing negotiations, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Executing of contracts of variety contract types, acquisition strategies, and source selection methods.
• Performing contract administration activities; conducting extensive and sophisticated cost and financial analysis; and serving as lead negotiation for contract modifications for programs involving several interrelated contracts.

NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at the GS-11 grade level only.

National Service Experience

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.