Contract Specialist
What you'd do
The Office of Acquisition Management responsibility includes managing the formal process to establish or reorganize DOJ organizations, serving as the Department's liaison with the GAO and Inspector General, advocating the President's competitive sourcing initiative, overseeing the Department's ethics program, improving the utilization of small and disadvantaged businesses, and articulating and implementing an effective Department Records Management Program.
Major duties
The duties and responsibilities for a Contract Specialist, GS-1102-13 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: * Performs all work associated with awarding and administering procurements, which includes activities in the pre-award planning, pre-solicitation, solicitation, award, administration and close out phases. * Provides acquisition guidance to Bureau / Agency internal and senior level program officials on contracting matters. * Provides guidance, when needed, in the preparation of statements of work. * Formulates determinations, findings, justifications, and solicitation documents, including addressing price re-determinations, cost reimbursement, incentive provisions and equitable adjustments. * Conducts pre-proposal and post-award orientation conference(s). * Executes contract awards based upon negotiation results. * Evaluates the financial, technical capabilities and past performance of contractor(s). * Negotiates modifications to contracts terms and conditions, to include termination settlements. * Evaluates contractor claims and resolves disputes when necessary.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for the position of Contract Specialist, at GS-1102-13you must meet the basic qualification requirements and specialized experience listed below. Basic Requirements: Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including 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 provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position AND a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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. (NOTE: Transcripts must be provided) AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level, GS-12 or equivalent pay band in the Federal service that demonstrates the processing and awarding of contractual actions pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); AND performing contract administration duties (e.g. modifications that support providing for incremental funding, resolution of disputes, preparation of rate and cost adjustments, redirection of effort, (etc). You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 07/27/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.
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