CONTRACT SPECIALIST
What you'd do
You will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the Aquisition Division of NAV FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SE. This position at NAVFAC Southeast, advances your career in a challenging, yet flexible environment where YOU truly make a difference! Be part of an organization that values YOUR unique skillset, fosters YOUR professional development, and gives YOU the opportunity to grow into tomorrow's leader. You don't need to be active duty military to serve your country!
Major duties
You will create documents, pertinent justifications, determinations, or findings in contractual awards. You will conduct pre-negotiation conferences to negotiate prices, terms, conditions, contract modifications, and settlements. You will direct a full range of procurement pre-award and post-awards functions to include drafting and issuing solicitations, negotiations, source selection, contract award, contract modifications, and contract closeout. You will interpret procurement regulations and policies for activity specialists. You will develop contracting techniques and procurement approaches to solve procurement problems.
What you need to qualify
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-12 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) Negotiating prices, terms, and conditions of contracts; 2) Performing cost and price analysis to determine cost/price reasonableness; 3) Performing all contractual post-award functions; and 4) Conducting post award conferences with the contractor to clarify contractual requirements and special provisions; and 5) Interpreting and applying relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to specific contracting issues. 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.
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