Contract Specialist

US-Joint-Activities; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

US-Joint-Activities in Columbia Annex, Maryland, is seeking a Contract Specialist in the DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES). The position supports procurement in accordance with DoD instructions and must adhere to U.S.

Code Title 10 and agency policies. Qualified applicants will have at least one year of specialized contracting experience, including market research, solicitations, and price analysis, plus strong negotiation and contract administration skills to ensure compliance with all terms and

Qualifications

• One year specialized experience in acquisition or contracting.
• Experience with market research, solicitations, and pricing.
• Familiarity with federal procurement laws and DoD policies.

Responsibilities

• Implement acquisition strategies for a wide range of supplies/services.
• Perform pre-award activities including market research and drafting solicitations.
• Apply cost/price analysis techniques to ensure fair pricing.
• Participate in complex negotiations and administer contracts to ensure compliance.

Skills

Acquisition strategies

Market research

Cost/price analysis

Negotiations

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About the Position:

This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the Columbia Annex, Maryland.

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.

Basic Requirement for Contract Specialist:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
• OR
• Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience would be demonstrated by:

• (1) Implementing acquisition strategies for a wide range of supplies and services with experience in the contracting career field;
• (2) Performing pre-award activities such as conducting market research and drafting solicitations;
• (3) Applying various cost and price analysis techniques to ensure fair and reasonable pricing;
• AND
• (4) Participating in complex negotiations while performing additional functions such as administering and preparing contracts to be obligated to ensure contractor compliance with all terms and conditions