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Supervisory Contract Specialist

3 months ago


Montgomery County MD, United States US National Institutes of Health Full time

**Duties**:
The Director, OA, serves as the Institute's expert on matters related to contracting and acquisitions developing policies, procedures, and providing advice and assistance to the Institute's Director and other senior leadership regarding all phases of the contract/acquisition process. The OA provides full-service contracting and oversight services for the NCI and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), including the only HHS Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).

As a Supervisory Contract Specialist, your duties may include:

- Performing specialized and complex contract award and contract administration work.
- Manages staff of approximately 125 contract professionals that award approximately $1.76 billion in contracts per year.
- Serving as a senior Contract Specialist and lead negotiator.
- Evaluating bid responsiveness, contractor responsibility and performance.
- Providing technical leadership, staff coordination and consultation during a contractual phase.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
- Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- Position has an education requirement. Please submit transcripts.
- As a condition of employment, you must obtain (within the timeframe established by the supervisor) and maintain a Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Level III certification throughout the duration of employment in the position.

**Qualifications**:
**Basic Requirements**:
You must have completed a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by 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; Guidance on Business Related Coursework for the GS-1102 Contracting Series
- **OR**

Occupied a GS-1102-14 position since at least January 1, 2000.
- **In addition**:
You must have completed all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to the GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4 years of experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.
- If selected, and if you are not currently employed by HHS in the 1102 series at the GS-13 level or above, you will be provided a reasonable timeframe to complete the mandatory training.
- **Additional Qualifications**:
You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: providing technical leadership to contracting and procurement staff; reviewing and making recommendations on agency-wide acquisition policy and procedures; conducting oversight on and solving complex acquisition problems; leading negotiations and evaluating bid responsiveness; developing and enforcing practices and procedures that ensure the organization is in compliance with applicable acquisition management laws, rules, and regulations; and representing the organization at high level conferences and meetings.
- You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.
- Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.**Education**:
**Additional information**:

- At the supervisor's discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibilities: [telework (work from home on a regular basis or ad hoc basis but reports to the office at least once a week/two days a pay period), compressed schedules, flexible schedules].
- A one-year probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
- The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
- At the supervisor's discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibilities: [telework (work from home on a regular basis or ad hoc basis but reports to the office at least once a week/two days a pay period), compressed schedules, flexi