Contract Specialist

U.S. Department of Defense; Everett (WA); Sur place; USD 75 000 - 102 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

U.S. Department of Defense in Everett, WA is seeking a contracting professional to review requests for procurement of complex ship repair projects and determine eligible bidders and area of competition.

You will review pre-award surveys, financial capability audits, contractor facilities, and assess contractor responsibility; administer negotiations, modifications, and delivery schedule changes. You will handle contractor claims/REA, conduct conferences with contractors, evaluate IDRs, and

Qualifications

• US Citizen
• Suitability for federal employment
• Direct deposit pay
• E-Verify employment verification
• DAWIA certification in Acquisition Functional Area
• Selective Service registration for males born after 12-31-1959
• Time-in-grade requirements for current federal employees
• Ethics orientation within 3 months; Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days
• Bargaining unit position
• Travel to CONUS/OCONUS and to remote or isolated sites

Responsabilités

• Review requests for procurement of complex ship repair projects.
• Determine contractors eligible to bid/propose and whether sufficient competition exists in the area.
• Review pre-award surveys, financial capability audits, workload, and facilities; determine contractor responsibility.
• Administer issuance, pricing and negotiation of contract modifications and changes in work/delivery schedule.
• Receive, review, investigate and negotiate contractor Claims and REA.
• Confer with contractors on ship arrival to discuss contract requirements, terms and conditions.
• Evaluate Inspection Deficiency Reports (IDRs) and responses from shipbuilding specialists to ensure contractual correctness.

Description du poste

Duties

• You will review requests for procurement of complex ship repair projects.
• You will determine the contractors eligible to bid/propose and whether or not sufficient competition is available in the immediate area or whether the area of competition needs to be expanded.
• You will review pre-award survey reports, financial capability audit reports, current workload, contractor facilities, and make a determination of contractor responsibility or non-responsibility.
• You will administer the issuance, pricing and negotiation of contract modifications, changes for new work and growth work items and changes in delivery schedule.
• You will receive, review, investigate and negotiate contractor Claims and Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REA).
• You will conduct conferences upon ship arrival with contractors to provide information and reach understandings of contract requirements, terms and conditions.
• You will evaluate Inspection Deficiency Reports (IDRs) received from the contractor regarding technical and/or progressing problems and evaluates responses provided by the shipbuilding specialist to ensure contractual correctness.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.