lead contract specialist - Quantico, United States - U.S. Marine Corps
Description
Summary:
You will serve as a LEAD CONTRACT SPECIALIST in the Regional Contracting Office NCR of MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO.
Responsibilities:
You will mentor subordinates within the branch by providing guidance and assistance.
You will serve as Contract Specialist Team Lead and Contracting Officer for pre-award and post-award functions involving highly specialized procurements of significant importance.
You will be responsible for contractual actions and all phases of the acquisition process including acquisition planning, requirements definition, testing, prototype procurement, software support, procurement of technical data and training equipment.
You will serve as program advisor to program officials in procurement planning meetings and advise them of procurement objectives to be used and assist in the preparation of statements of work.
You will serve as lead negotiator by planning the negotiation strategy, coordinate strategy with negotiation team and lead the negotiations which are conducted with contractors to develop, contract prices and terms.
You will perform contract administration including incremental funding, preparation of rate and cost adjustments, coordination of time extension, incorporation of change orders, approval of progress payments, contract closeouts, etc.
You will assign workload based on skill level, strength and weaknesses, review work progression and completion while monitoring milestones in accordance with established workflow to report status and progress of work to Branch Chief.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
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:
processing pre-award and post award actions by soliciting documents, price/cost analysis, negotiations, source selection and contract administration.
Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions:
DoD Qualification Standard for GS-1102
And the title 10 requirements found here:
Title 10 Requirements
Experience:
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.
Education:
Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for
Contracting Positions:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
NOTE:
The education requirement listed above applies only to individuals entering DoD GS-1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000.
Current civilian personnel in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000 are exempt from meeting this requirement.
Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 or before September 30, 2000 are also exempt from meeting this requirement.
Additional Information:
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
Federal annuitant information:
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.
Policy information may be found at:
FedCivAnnuitants
Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ).
A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
ICTAPApplicants:
To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an
ICTAPcandidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher.
ICTAPcandidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an
ICTAPcandidate.
For more information about
ICTAPeligibility please review the following link:
ICTAP
PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ).
To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
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