Contract Specialist
What you'd do
This vacancy is for a GS-1102-13, Contract Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Contracting and Procurement - Shore (formerly SILC Contracting Division) in NORFOLK, Virginia.
Major duties
You will serve as a Contract Specialist and be responsible for providing execution and expertise in the development and implementation of acquisition strategies for the design, construction, and maintenance and repair of facilities for some of the diverse, complex, and significant activities in the Coast Guard. As a Senior Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer, this position implements and ensures execution of various contract actions and assuring adherence with acquisition procedures and applicable regulations.. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Preparing execution of critical documentation as the Contracting Officer. Serving as the Contracting Officer and on-site acquisition consultant to the Supervisory Contract Specialist and Senior Leadership on complex acquisition questions. Developing and implementing acquisition strategy for the design, construction, and major renovation of facilities.. Developing pre-negotiation positions, serving as lead negotiator, and preparing required documentation to support the acquisition action, including Determination and Findings, and pre and post negotiation memorandum. Communicating information and ideas clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing and reviewing other acquisition documents for conciseness. Mandatory training is required which must be successfully completed and other training may occur as necessary for success in the position. Must meet the requirements for Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional) (to include specialized credentialing courses) within the first year of employment and must maintain FAC-C Professional certification throughout employment. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information
What you need to qualify
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: - Procurement planning to include preparation of acquisition and procurement plans; maintaining milestone charts and related schedules - Preparing and reviewing justifications, determinations and findings, and source selection plans; serves as advisor to program officials to identify procurement objectives to be used in the preparation of statements of work. - Source selection to include devising broad varieties and types of contract vehicles (solicitations, letter contracts, agreements, and contracts), conducting pre-proposal conferences, performing cost and price analysis, determining competitive range and evaluating contractor responsibility - Serving as a warranted contracting officer and lead negotiator utilizing quantitative analysis to prepare the Government's negotiating position, plans negotiation strategy, conducts negotiations, documents results and utilizes cost and price analysis techniques to determine price reasonableness; serves as Source Selection Authority. -Knowledge in contracts to support the United States Coast Guard in Information Technology. -At least 4-years experience in contracting or related positions. -At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have documented knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. -The applicant's resume must clearly document and demonstrate contracting experience to include details regarding the complexity level of contracting experience. Conditions of Employment (If applicable): You must comply with education and training requirements for this position see below FAC-C (Professional) Requirements: For all 1102 positions through H Band. Applicants must have a valid and current FAC-C (Professional) certification. DHS has adopted a single level of certification with foundational training and an examination, Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Professional. Detailed information on core curricula courses is available at Contracting Certification Course Web Series - Defense Acquisition University (dau.edu). Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's Representative (FAC-COR): A valid, current FAC-C (Professional) is considered to have met the FAC-COR requirements for all levels, however, an individual with FAC-COR certification does not meet the requirements for the FAC-C (Professional). DOD Contracting Professional Certification: A valid, current DOD Contracting Professional Certification is equivalent to a FAC-C (Professional). Current federal employees certified at Levels l, Il, or Ill of the legacy FAC-C programs will automatically be certified in the FAC-C (Professional). Key Requirements: · U.S. Citizenship is required. · You MUST provide transcripts in order to receive consideration. Education Requirements: This position does have a positive education requirement. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Evaluations National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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