Contract Specialist - Washington, United States - US Export-Import Bank of the United States

US Export-Import Bank of the United States
US Export-Import Bank of the United States
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Washington, United States

1 month ago

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Duties:


_Please Note:

Employees will be required to report to their assigned office location at least 2 day per week for non-supervisory positions and 3 days per week for supervisory/managerial positions unless the position advertised is designated as a remote-only position.

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This position is located in the Office of Resource Management and reports to the Chief of Contracting Operations (CCO) Acquisition & Business Services Division.

Incumbent serves as a Contracting Specialist in the role of warranted Contracting Officer (CO) in support of EXIM's Acquisition Programs.

Functions as a project manager for the acquisition process and has responsibility for agency wide procurement.


At the full performance level, duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Coordinate with a Contracting Officer (CO) providing quality control reviews and negotiates and administers contracts for the agency, ensuring compliance with federal regulations, Bank policies and office Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Administrating and overseeing Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR's) for single and multiyear contracts and agreements involving goods and services.
  • Responsible for closeout of contracts.
  • Act as a junior CO with contract negotiation in all phases of preaward and contract administration.
  • Planning and overseeing the execution of negotiation strategies.
  • Negotiate with contractors to develop contract terms and prices and presents appropriate preaward and postaward briefings.
  • Conducting negotiation meetings and briefings with senior staff members of private sector firms such as CEOs, Presidents, Vice Presidents and Senior Partners, as well as briefing senior EXIM staff.
  • Develop, maintain and report planning and performance results to the CAO on contracting operations and other appropriate data to support contracts (e.g., past performance, award and reporting data, socioeconomic achievements, contractor's responsibility, etc.).

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
  • You may be required to serve a one year probationary period
  • Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume
  • Current or

Former Political Appointees:
If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

  • This position has a Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC-C (Professional)) and continuing education requirement.

Qualifications:


Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-12: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the
GS-11 level in the Federal Government or other equivalent pay systems.

  • Specialized experience includes:
  • Experience with coordinating and overseeing pre
- and post
- award procurement and contract actions for various supplies, services, and equipment of a Federal agency;

  • Experience with coordinating and implementing processes and policy improvements for contract operations, administration of various contract types, monitoring and evaluating contract performance.
  • Experience assisting with negotiating and administering contracts while ensuring contracts are in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), federal laws, guidelines, executive orders; and
  • Experience with coordinating and evaluating bids and proposals, recommending contract awards, preparing award documents, and negotiating contract modifications.

In addition to the Specialized Experience noted above, applicants must also Basic Qualification Requirement listed below:


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


For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

  • Organization/Agency's Name
  • Title
  • Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
  • Start and end dates (includ
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