You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST within NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
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-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilizing contract administration principles, policies, regulations, practices and procedures to award and administer contracts such as, performance-based contracts and various other contract types; 2) Developing post award monitoring techniques to assure contracts are performed as desired; 3) Changing proposals, special agreements, post award contract negotiations involving contract changes/modifications, special agreements, and pricing arrangements; 4) Analyzing past contractor performance and costs to evaluate contractor price estimations. 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.
You will have comprehensive knowledge of contract administration procedures, techniques and automated tools, DoD, DON and Federal acquisition policies and legislation affecting government-wide acquisition programs.
You will act as both a contract expert and a business advisor in developing business and contracting strategies in the Defense Acquisition environment.
You will design or execute contracting career and competency development programs and mentoring workforce members to increase their skills and abilities.
You will be participating as an integral member of Defense Acquisition program teams (coaching, facilitating, negotiating and leading).
You will be developing conveying business-related information and formal presentations, orally and in writing to high level government and industry officials.
You will be analyzing contractor proposals and developing corresponding Government negotiation objectives.