Lead Contract Specialist

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command; Bangor Station (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command in the Northwest region seeks a Lead Contract Specialist to oversee complex contracting actions within NAVFAC NorthWest. You will ensure clarity and compliance across procurement requests and contract actions.

The role requires deep knowledge of DoD procurement regulations, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to guide teams through pre-award and post-award processes, including negotiations and closeouts.

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing procurement requests for clarity and completeness.
• Ability to advise on procurement regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience executing pre-award and post-award contract actions per laws and standards.

Responsibilities

• Review procurement requests for clarity and completeness.
• Provide advice, training, guidance, and interpretation on procurement regulations.
• Execute pre-award contract actions in accordance with laws, policies, standards.
• Execute post-award actions including modifications, payments, invoicing, evaluations, closeout.
• Evaluate proposals, set pre-negotiation objectives, negotiate, and document post-negotiation outcomes.

Skills

Reviewing procurement requests

Procurement regulations guidance

Pre-award contract actions

Post-award contract actions

Negotiation & price determinations

Job description

You will serve as a LEAD CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND/ACQUISTIONS of NAVFAC NORTHWEST.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Reviewing procurement requests to assure clarity, adequacy, and completeness;
• Providing advice, training, guidance, and interpretation on procurement regulations, policies, and procedures;
• Executing pre award contract actions (such as for construction, A/E, environmental or facilitates service contracts) in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, and/or procedures;
• Executing post award contract actions, including modifications, processing payments, final invoicing, final performance evaluation, and/or closeout;
• Evaluating proposals, establishing pre-negotiation objectives, negotiating, and documenting post negotiation accomplishments including fair and reasonable price determinations.

Note: This information must be FULLY supported in your Resume to be considered for this position. Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.