Contract Specialist.

Defense Logistics Agency; New Cumberland (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Logistics Agency seeks a Contract Specialist to manage cradle-to-grave contracting, including planning, solicitation, evaluation, negotiations, and contract closeouts. Responsibilities span from issuing RFQs/IFBs/RFPs to conducting post-award actions and resolving complex contractual issues, ensuring fair competition and compliance with FAR and DoD policies.

The role requires at least two years in contracting, a bachelor's degree, and DoD-related certification within required timeframes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or a current DoD civilian in an 1102/contracting role with threshold expertise.
• Minimum two years of contracting experience in a Federal environment.
• Knowledge of FAR and DoD procurement processes required.

Responsibilities

• Perform cradle-to-grave contracting actions including acquisition planning, solicitation, evaluation and cost/price analyses, negotiations, contract award, modifications/amendments, terminations, closeouts, and contractor performance reviews.
• Prepare RFQs, IFBs, and RFPs with appropriate clauses, factors, and specifications under FAR.
• Monitor solicitations, issue amendments, answer questions, ensure equal treatment to maximize competition.
• Formulate negotiation strategy and conduct extensive negotiations before/after award; negotiate changes as needed.
• Handle post-award actions and resolve contractual problems with justification and explanations.

Skills

Contracting

Negotiation

FAR knowledge

Security clearance process

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Duties

• Perform cradle-to-grave contracting actions including acquisition planning, solicitation, evaluation and cost/price analyses, negotiations, contract award, modifications/amendments, terminations, closeouts, and contractor performance reviews.
• Prepare solicitations, Requests for Quotes (RFQs), Invitations for Bids (IFBs), and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to include clauses, award factors, and specifications to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
• Monitor solicitations, issuing amendments, answering potential offerers' questions, and assuring that all suppliers are treated equally to maximize receipt of competition and minimize protests.
• Formulate negotiation strategy and identifies areas subject to negotiation.
• Conduct extensive negotiations before and/or after contract award; negotiate required changes as necessary.
• Handle complex, controversial post-award actions and problems, justifying and explaining issues and positions, and solving particular contractual problems.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. See Additional Info.
• Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required

Qualifications

• To qualify for a Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
• Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A bachelor\'s degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000, are excluded from the requirements of "A)" above.
• Contracting Officer Requirement: Must possess at least two years of experience in a contracting position.
• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Education

• Education substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, you must submit a transcript as supplemental documentation.
• GS-11: 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
• GS-12: Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

• Position requires DoD Acquisition Contracting (C), Professional (Foundational) certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years.
• As required by 5 C.F.R. 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines.