Contract Specialist - Phoenix, United States - US Western Area Power Administration

US Western Area Power Administration

Verified Company

Phoenix, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

As a Contract Specialist, some of your duties will include:

Plan, negotiate, lead, award, and administer simple and complex procurements inclusive of all types under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
Serve as a business consultant to program officials for procurement planning; assist with development of procurement objectives; coordinate actions within required regulations, policies, directives, and goals; conducts market research, prepare and maintain acquisition plans, appropriate milestone charts, and related schedules; comply with socioeconomic programs, determine contract type and acquisition methodology to be employed.
Plan negotiation strategies, coordinate procurement actions with necessary personnel and executes necessary procurement awards to support the mission and operational needs of the Agency.
Perform all aspects of contract administration. Responsibilities may include incremental funding, preparation of rate and cost adjustments, redirection of effort, coordination of time extensions, incorporation of change orders, issuance of stop work orders, issuance of cure notices or show cause letters, processing claims, settling disputes, termination for convenience or cause, monitoring of Government property reporting, direction of Contracting Officer Representative (COR), approval of payments, final payment, and contract closeout.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
This employer participates in the eVerify program.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
A oneyear probationary period is required.

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THIS POSITION IS IN THE BARGAINING UNIT:

1151:

Incumbent must have a valid and current State driver's license.
Incumbent must submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450, upon selection and annually thereafter.

Qualifications:

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

Applicants must meet the basic requirement described below:

EDUCATION:

A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major in any field;

OR

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.

Exceptions:

Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000.

Employees who occupy GS-1102 positions at grades 5 through 12 will be considered to meet the basic requirements for other GS-1102 positions up to and including those classified at GS-12.

This includes positions at other agencies and promotions up through grade 12. However, employees must meet specialized experience requirements when seeking another position.

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement above, applicants must also meet the specialized experience listed below.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must possess one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

The experience need not have been in the federal government.

To qualify for the GS-12:

Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.

This experience MUST include all the following:

Accomplishing pre

- and post-award functions, multi-disciplinary supply service and construction contracts and agreements.

Using various funding arrangements and negotiation techniques to assist with meeting procurement objectives and acquisition plans.

I currently occupy an 1102 position in the Federal service and meet the specialized experience described above.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include:

volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

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.

NOTE:

As of February 1, 2023, the FAC-C certification program has transitioned to a single-level FAC-C (Professional) requirement: