Contract Specialist GS-1102-13 (60071)

Announcement Type

TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (HNC)

Locations (City, State)

N/A – Non-applicable / Do Not Use

Redstone Arsenal, AL

Position Overview/Duties

Serves as a senior contract specialist for specialized procurement programs of significant importance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Duties include but are not limited to:
•Soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and awarding contracts of significant importance.
•Performing and documenting market research.
•Preparing acquisition documents such as Acquisition Strategies, Acquisition Plans, Source Selection Plans, Consolidation Determinations and Findings (D&Fs), Justification and Approvals(J&As), Pre-negotiation Memorandums (POMs), Price Negotiation Memorandums (PNMs), and Source Selection Decision Documents (SSDDs).
•Preparing solicitations, solicitation amendments, contract awards, and contract modifications.
•Addressing review comments received from higher level (e.g. Chief of the Contracting Office (CoCO), Senior Contracting Official (SCO), Director of Contracting (DOC), Army, or Department of Defense (DoD)) review of acquisition documents or solicitation review boards (SRBs) / contract review boards (CRBs).
•Resolving issues/problems associated with contract administration.
•Serving as the principal contracting advisor to the project manager.
 

Other Conditions and Requirements

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Qualifications Requirements: To qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. This education and/or experience must be described/reflected in your resume and/or transcripts. 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.

Minimum Education Requirement: Basic Requirement for Contracting Series, 1102:
Please refer to the Office of Personnel Management website at the following links for information regarding basic qualification requirements https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1100/contracting-series-1102/

Minimum Experience Requirement: In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: 

Specialized Experience for GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes work that involves soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and awarding contracts; resolving issues and/or problems associated with solicitations, contract awards, and contract modifications; serving as the principal contracting advisor to the project manager; preparing acquisition documents, solicitations, solicitation amendments, contract awards, and contract modifications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Multiple positions may be filled from this notice.

Remote work may be authorized for this position.

Salary Range: $88,520 – $115,079 per annum, plus applicable locality supplement (dependent on remote duty location)

Other Requirements:

•    Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM (CST) 21 October 2024 to receive consideration.
•    Start Date: On or about 21 November 2024.
•    Travel Requirement: 20% Temporary Duty Travel required.
•    Telework Eligible: Yes, as determined by agency policy.
•    Relocation: Relocation (PCS) expenses may be authorized (subject to available budget) if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government.
•    Hiring Incentive: Hiring incentives such as a relocation bonus may be authorized.
•    Who May Apply: U.S Citizens and Nationals.
•    Must meet suitability for Federal employment.
•    Will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
•    Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
•    May be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
•    This position is part of the Contracting Career Field, Contracting & Procurement Functional Community (formerly Career Program 14).
•    Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities.
•    Personnel Security Investigation required.
•    This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Completion of mandatory Foundational Career Level Certification or Contracting Professional Certification must be met within 3 years.
•    You will be required to file an OGE Form 450, Financial Disclosure report upon entering on duty and annually thereafter.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor

To learn more, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity (https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/federal-employees-job-applicants).

Qualifications

Candidates will be evaluated IAW OPM Requirements: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.