Contract Specialist

US-Defense-Health-Agency; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

US-Defense-Health-Agency in Falls Church, VA is seeking a Contract Specialist under DHA authority to support pre- and post-award contracting functions for DoD acquisitions.

The position requires one year of specialized experience or education equivalency, and a bachelor's degree or exemption for DoD contracting work; postings emphasize mission essentiality and policy analysis.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience or education may qualify you for the NH-02 level.
• Experience includes market research, solicitation development, proposal evaluation, negotiations, or contract award.
• Also includes contract management actions like modifications, closeouts, or issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Execute pre-award contracting functions for diverse acquisitions.
• Execute post-award contract management functions to ensure mission success.
• Analyze and recommend changes to current acquisition policies.

Skills

Pre-award contracting

Post-award contracting

Acquisition policy analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Education exemption

Job description

A Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position:

Positions will be located at Rosslyn, VA or Falls Church, VA.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

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:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Execute pre-award contracting functions for a variety of acquisitions supporting supporting complex procurements, such as market research, solicitation development, proposal evaluation, negotiations, and/or contract award;
• Execute post-award contract management functions, such as modifications, closeouts, or resolution of contractual issues to ensure mission success;
• Analyze and recommend changes to current acquisition policies.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify if you education meets the definition below:

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.