Contract Specialist

Conditions of Employment:

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• This position must comply with Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required.
• Measles and Rubella immunization required for selectees born after 1957.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.

Location:

• Remote, US

Background Investigation:

Selected individuals must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation. Fingerprint results and background investigation documentation must be cleared prior to hire. After employment begins, continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the sensitivity level of your position. The investigation must find that you are suitable for employment in this position. If you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges. You may be subject to a credit check as a part of the background investigation process.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Target candidate has minimum of two years Federal Acquisition experience and possess a FAC-C Level I certification (or DAWIA equivalent).

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

Basic Requirement(s):

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

or

2. 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Your resume must demonstrate at least two (2) years of specialized experience, in either the private or public sector, performing the following type of work and/or tasks:

• Performing recurring or developmental assignments involving the use of formal advertising or basic negotiation procedures; analyzing contract provisions and recommending termination or modification of purchase orders and/or contracts; investigating complaints by reconstructing and reconciling incomplete information.
• Responsible for pre-award through post award functions for a variety of health related, regulatory, or human services programs within the organization; provides guidance to technical personnel involved in the development of the statement of work or data requirements; performs cost/price analysis to determine reasonableness; plans and conducts negotiates on price, technical requirements, and terms/conditions of the contract; assembles and prepares all documentation necessary to support the negotiates and award of the contract.
• Reviews the request for procurement and communicates with program personnel to assure all information is clearly set forth in the request; prepares solicitation documents which incorporate required Federal Acquisition Regulations and HHS policies and provisions; plans and conducts negotiates on price, technical requirements, and terms/conditions of the contract; maintains up-to-date status of deliverables, invoices, and other activities under the contract; prepares final decisions within delegated authority on disputes and claims from contractor(s); debriefing unsuccessful bidders.

Selective Placement Factor:

• Must possess, at a minimum, Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C), or equivalent Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), Level I certification.

Education:

• This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package.
• Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.
• If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.