CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Development Finance Corporation; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 122,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Development Finance Corporation in Washington, DC is seeking a Contract Specialist who will serve as a warranted Contracting Officer and execute acquisition policy based on contracting regulations, laws, and legal research. You will provide procurement guidance, plan and negotiate procurements, and manage contract life cycles from planning to closeout.

The role requires expert knowledge of federal contracting, the ability to draft performance work statements and sources of work, and to act as

Qualifications

• Must provide transcripts or other documentation to support educational claims.
• Official or unofficial transcripts acceptable.
• Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency for credit.
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and agency directives.

Responsibilities

• Advise program managers and Contracting Officers on contracting procedures.
• Plan, negotiate, lead, and administer procurements using FAR procedures.
• Advise on performance objectives and prepare requirements documents (PWS/SOW/SOO).
• Serve as sole negotiator for program customers on procurement actions.
• Perform contract administration duties including funding, changes, and closeout.

Skills

Contracting knowledge

Negotiation skills

Procurement planning

Regulatory compliance

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Development Finance Corporation
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This position is part of the US International Development Finance Corporation. As a CONTRACT SPECIALIST you will serve as a warranted Contracting Officer and execute acquisition policy based on expert knowledge of contracting regulations, laws, principles and legal research.

Key Responsibilities

Provides advice and guidance to program managers and Contracting Officer's Representatives on contracting procedures, including providing assistance in the development of acquisition packages. Plans, negotiates, leads, and administers procurements of goods and services, which may include specialized, state-of-the-art, critical or scarce requirements using Federal Acquisition Regulation procedures.

Performs procurement planning and provides advice to program officials in the development of procurement objectives, constructing the contractual vehicle, and facilitating creation and maintenance of acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts and related schedules while providing acquisition progress updates to stakeholders.

Advises on performance objectives to be used and assists in the preparation of requirements documents, such as performance work statements, statement of objectives, and statements of work. Serves as sole negotiator for program customer on procurement actions. Plans and coordinates negotiation strategy and leads the negotiations to develop contract prices and terms.

Performs contract administration: Responsibilities typically include incremental funding, preparation of rate and price adjustments, redirection of effort, coordination of time extension, incorporation of change orders, issuance of stop work orders, issuance of cure notices or show cause letters, final payment, and contract closeout.

Researches and interprets various federal acquisition laws, regulations (i.e., Federal Acquisition Regulations and agency directives), policies, procedures and applies findings to acquisition work products. Develops technical correspondence and reference materials to document discussions, decisions, and contracting actions throughout the contract life cycle including determinations, findings, and, solicitations or request for quotes/proposals.

Please Note: This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 1534.

Requirements & Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION is education acquired outside of any State of the U.S., the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any territory or possession of the U.S.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification and/or eligibility requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university) with your application in order to receive credit for that education.

(Foreign education transcripts will not be accepted). For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Development Finance Corporation, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $121785 – $158322/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-10.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.