Contract Specialist

Offices, Boards and Divisions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of Acquisition Management in Washington, DC seeks a Contract Specialist at GS-1102-13 to manage the contracting lifecycle under the FAR. The position requires meeting basic and specialized experience and education criteria, including a 4-year degree with relevant coursework, and 4+ years of contracting experience.

Applicants must provide transcripts and demonstrate readiness to perform complex contracting actions and contract administration.

Qualifications

• Completion of a 4-year degree with at least 24 credit hours in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, or organization and management.
• 4 years of contracting or related experience, including progression to GS-13 level.
• Transcripts must be provided.
• Specialized experience in FAR-based contracting actions and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Process and award contractual actions under FAR.
• Perform contract administration duties (modifications, funding, disputes).
• Prepare rate and cost adjustments and redirect effort.

Skills

Contracting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Office of Acquisition Management responsibility includes managing the formal process to establish or reorganize DOJ organizations, serving as the Department's liaison with the GAO and Inspector General, advocating the President's competitive sourcing initiative, overseeing the Department's ethics program, improving the utilization of small and disadvantaged businesses, and articulating and implementing an effective Department Records Management Program.

To qualify for the position of Contract Specialist, at GS-1102-13 you must meet the basic qualification requirements and specialized experience listed below.

Basic Requirements

Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position and a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

NOTE: Transcripts must be provided

Specialized Experience

For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level, GS-12 or equivalent pay band in the Federal service that demonstrates the processing and awarding of contractual actions pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); and performing contract administration duties (e.g., modifications that support providing for incremental funding, resolution of disputes, preparation of rate and cost adjustments, redirection of effort, etc.).

You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 07/27/2026 of this announcement.

Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.

See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.