CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS SPECIALIST

US Office of the Secretary of Defense; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Office of the Secretary of Defense Agency seeks a candidate for a position within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, supporting the Acquisition Service Office. This role requires applying contracting laws, budgetary and acquisition regulations, and evaluating program requirements to inform funding decisions.

Applicants should be able to document all qualifications by the closing date and provide detailed resume information, including months and hours

Qualifications

• All qualifications and education must be met by the closing date and clearly documented in your resume.
• For qualifications determinations, include months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on your resume.
• Active duty service members may submit a certification of service in lieu of a DD-214; include discharge date and character of service when applicable.

Skills

Contracting laws knowledge

Budgetary & financial processes

Procurement regulations knowledge

Program evaluation methods

Job description

This position is located within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)), under the Office of the Executive Director and directly supports !he Acquisition Service Office.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the NH-3 (GS-12/13) level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

• Applying knowledge of contracting laws, principles, and regulations.
• Applying knowledge of policies, processes, procedures, and regulations governing budgetary and financial processes.
• Applying knowledge of procurement and non-procurement laws, regulations, and procedures including contracting methods and types of acquisition instruments, business and negotiation strategies, techniques of cost analysis and evaluation of contractor financial capability, methods of monitoring the performance of long-term contracts and agreements with multiple participants, and contract and agreement administration.
• Applying program evaluation factors and techniques to assess program accomplishments and to identify resource and programmatic requirements.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages . For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.