CONTRACT SPECIALIST

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Kittery (ME); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Maine seeks a contracts specialist to manage complex procurements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. You will review requests, prepare solicitations, and ensure compliance with cost, technical, and socioeconomic provisions.

The role includes negotiating modifications and assisting with contract administration through delivery and closure. The position requires DoD contracting experience, security clearance, and the ability to work nights or weekends as mission needs

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting contract laws, regulations and procedures.
• Ability to analyze cost/technical/risk tradeoffs.
• Experience with negotiation techniques and documented buys.

Responsibilities

• Review requests for procurement of complex equipment or services.
• Prepare solicitation documents and incorporate required provisions.
• Negotiate contract modifications and assist contract administration.
• Close out contracts, respond to industry inquiries, and represent the command.

Skills

Review requests

Prepare solicitations

Contract negotiations

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Procurement Desktop Defense System

FPDS-NG

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the NUCLEAR & SHOP SUPPORT BRANCH (CODE 410.0), CONTRACTING DIVISION of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

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• You will review requests for the procurement of complex equipment and/or services.
• You will prepare solicitation documents.
• You will incorporate provisions such as cost accounting standards, requirements for technical proposals with appropriate weighting factors, testing procedures, cost escalation factors, cost data requirements, and socioeconomic programs.
• You will award contracts within delegated contracting officer authority or recommend award to the contracting officer outside delegated authority.
• You will assist contract administration offices in the administration of contracts including performance of termination actions, until final delivery and payments are completed and the contract is closed and retired.
• You will negotiate contract modifications.
• You will close out the contract or issue termination notices and review settlement proposals.
• You will serve as the principal contact for the contract and represent the command in conferences with industry, and State and local government pertaining to the procurement.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators, and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• 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.
• 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 a Defense Acquisition Workforce position that requires a Contracting, professional acquisition certification. The incumbent has 36 months to earn this certification.
• Acquisition Workforce (AWF) members must complete 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every two (2) years, in accordance with DoDI 5000.66.

Qualifications

GS-09

In Addition To The Basic Requirements For This Position, Your Resume Must Also Demonstrate At Least One Year Of Specialized Experience At Or Equivalent To The GS-07 Grade Level Or Pay Band In The Federal Service Or Equivalent Experience In The Private Or Public Sector. Specialized Experience Must Demonstrate The Following:

• Experience interpreting and applying Federal, departmental or agency, and local contract laws, regulations and procedures applicable to acquisition and contract administration;
• Experience analyzing the cost/technical/risk tradeoffs of proposals.
• Experience using negotiation techniques with potential contractors.
• Experience with varied automated systems, including Procurement Desktop Defense System (SPS), web based Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG), Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel sufficient to support making and documenting buys.

GS-07

In Addition To The Basic Requirements For This Position, Your Resume Must Also Demonstrate At Least One Year Of Specialized Experience At Or Equivalent To The GS-05 Grade Level Or Pay Band In The Federal Service Or Equivalent Experience In The Private Or Public Sector. Specialized Experience Must Demonstrate The Following:

• Experience interpreting and applying Federal, departmental or agency, and local contract laws, regulations and procedures applicable to acquisition and contract administration;
• Experience assisting with analyzing the cost/technical/risk tradeoffs of proposals.
• Experience using negotiation techniques with potential contractors.
• Experience with varied automated systems, including Procurement Desktop Defense System (SPS), web based Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG), Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel sufficient to support making and documenting buys.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf

And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

NOTE: The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel 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 are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

Applicants May Substitute The Following Education For The Required Experience, Provided It Demonstrates The Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Necessary To Do The Work Of The Position

GS-09: Completion of 2 full academic years of progressively higher level education or completion of a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D.

GS-07: Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate education or completion of 1 full year of law school or completion of a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement.

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be combined to meet the total qualification requirements.

Are you using your education to qualify?

For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned).

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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