CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Air National Guard Units; Oregon; On-site; USD 90,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Air National Guard Units in Oregon seeks a Contract Specialist (GS-1102-12) to support Joint Force Headquarters - USPFO Purchasing and Contracting Office or ANG Base Contracting Office. This role serves the Oregon National Guard's missions and ensures compliant, efficient procurement.

You will perform market research, acquisition planning, contract award, and performance management while interpreting contract law.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited educational institution is required.
• Experience in federal contracting and procurement processes preferred.
• Knowledge of applicable contracting regulations and market Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plans contracting objectives for diverse requirements with varying complexity.
• Analyzes contracting issues and recommends actions with long-term impact.
• Reviews requisitions for compliance and market alignment.
• Serves as contracting advisor to management, customers, and contractors.
• Performs acquisition planning with program managers and finance staff.
• Determines procurement methods, contract types, and financing arrangements.
• Solicits small business participation and documents justifications when needed.
• Oversees procurement of services, supplies, construction, and A&E.
• Conducts site visits and serves as the point of contact for procurements.

Skills

Market research

Acquisition planning

Contract management

Regulatory knowledge

Small business outreach

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

This National Guard position is for a CONTRACT SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D2623000 and is part of the Oregon National Guard 173rd Fighter Wing, National Guard.

Key Responsibilities

As a CONTRACT SPECIALIST, GS-1102-12, this position is located at Joint Force Headquarters - United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) Purchasing and Contracting office or an ANG Base Contracting Office.

The primary purpose of this position is to ensure successful market research, acquisition planning, contract award, contract performance management, and interpretation of contract law in order to provide the best, most efficient contracting strategies in support of the organization s vision, mission, goals, and objectives. 1. Plans the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives for a variety of requirements with multiple complexities.

Analyzes difficult/controversial contracting issues, determines, recommends and/or implements course of action which may depart from previous approaches for long-term contract performance or short-term contracts with extremely stringent time frames. Provides business advice and assistance to technical personnel involved in the development of the performance work statement/statement of work/statement of objectives or data requirements.

Reviews a diverse variety of requisition packages for adequacy and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements and consistency with current market practices and conditions. Serves as a contracting authority and advisor to management, customers, and contractors in assignment area relative to the market, the industry, specifications, socioeconomic concerns, and similar matters.

Performs acquisition planning, along with the program manager/customer, technical, legal, and finance personnel to develop market research, acquisition strategy, milestones, evaluation/source selection criteria, and/or incentive or award fee provisions, as applicable.

Exercises experienced judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness to identify regulations and laws which do or do not apply to the particular procurement, to consider financial arrangements and incentives, and to develop justifications for adopting a contractual posture. Prepares required documents to support solicitation issuance and reviews and advises less experienced specialists in the preparation of documents.

Determines appropriate method of procurement, contract type, and financing arrangements to fit special circumstances. Reviews and evaluates requisitions for which previous experience and historical data are not usually directly available or applicable such as complex services, architect and engineering services or environmental related construction.

Reviews procurement requests to determine whether, based on market analysis, the requirement can be performed by and should be set aside for small businesses; actively solicits Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, HUB Zone Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business participation. Reviews and may sign justification for limiting competition procurements.

Procurements usually involve a variety of complexities such as socioeconomic considerations, source selections, and special handling provisions or other specialized terms and conditions, unfavorable market conditions, complex contracts, and limited competition, difficult-to-define scopes of work, legal conditions, and rigid deadlines causing additional complications.

Resolves problems which limit competition and discourage potential offering parties in order to increase small business participation. Obtains required business clearances and/or approvals as necessary. Conducts site visits/pre-proposal/pre-bid conferences. Serves as point of contact for assigned procurements.

This position may be required to perform supervisory personnel functions including the assignment of duties, participates in the interviews and selection of employees, schedules and approves leave, provides training, evaluates performance, initiates action to upgrade positions, and resolves disciplinary problems. Supports and takes affirmative action with consideration of Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of personnel actions. (30%) 2.

Oversees the procurement of a wide variety of services, supplies, construction and architect and engineering. Researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies all regulations, business and industry practices, market trends, Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Comptroller General decisions, public law, case law, and precedents. Devises special terms, provisions, clauses, and conditions applicable to the solicitation and contract as required.

Ensures that the price schedule is properly structured and determines sources to be solicited. 3. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Education

Minimum education requirement: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees. Note: The minimum education requirements listed above applies to individuals who initially accessed, promoted, reassigned, changed-to-lower grade or detailed in the NG Title 5 Excepted or Title 32 Dual Status Contracting Program, Occupational series GS-1102, as of the effective date of this qualification standard.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air National Guard Units, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $89508 – $116362/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Nguard' hiring path.