Job Description
Duties
In this position, you will serve as a/an Contract Specialist in the Management Bureau, Office of Acquisition and Assistance (M/OAA). In this position, you will:
- Be responsible for all pre-award and post-award functions involving highly complex negotiated procurements of significant importance to the Agency. Requirements of the contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, inter-agency agreements are typically highly specialized and involve complex systems or sensitive international programs.
- Conduct reviews of highly specialized contracts and contracting plans and monitor all acquisition strategy and documents and instruments for a variety of highly specialized, complex, and unique contracts for a variety of programs that involve a broad spectrum of systems.
- Monitor and ensure contractor’s performance complies within contract, regulatory, and statutory provisions through telephone conversations, correspondence, reports, vouchers, and visits.
- Perform procurement planning activities in assigned organizations, which may include reviewing and clearing project papers and representing M/OAA at program planning meetings.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
- Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- All employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/ Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
- All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
Qualifications
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet both the Basic AND Minimum Qualification requirements, as noted below.Basic Requirement for the GS-1102 Contracting Series for the GS-11 and GS-12 grade levels. You must meet one of the items listed below:A. Have completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree with a major in any field from an accredited college or university. (Must provide transcripts to support claim).
-OR-B. Have completed 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 from an accredited college or university. (Must provide transcripts to support claim).
-OR-C. Exception. Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12. This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position. (Must provide SF-50 to support claim
(This exception only applies if you held a GS-1102 position prior to January 1, 2000. If you have not held a GS-1102 position prior to this date, this exception does not apply to you).
DEADLINE: JUNE 3, 2024
