Supervisory Contract Specialist

**Telework Eligible**

Yes

**Major Duties**

• Plan, direct and execute the activities and programs for pre-award and post-award procurement projects.
• Review performance to determine whether objectives and/or goals are being met.
• Oversee the implementation of all pre-award and post-award actions for highly complex and highly technical requirements.
• Ensure legal, technical and administrative adequacy of contracting actions, as well as compliance with applicable regulations, policies and directives.
• Manage subordinate training to ensure Defense Acquisition training requirements including Continuous Learning modules are met to hold warrants or Government Credit Cards.
• Serve as a warranted contracting officer for pre-award and post-award actions, up to the dollar limit specified in the warrant.

**Qualification Summary**

To qualify for a Supervisory Contract Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Basic Contracting Requirement: A.) A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees OR B.) a current civilian employee in DoD or member of the Armed Forces, who occupied an 1102 position, contracting officer position, or comparable military contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold on or before September 30, 2000, are excluded from the requirements of "A" above. B. Contracting Officer Requirement: Must possess at least two years of experience in a contracting position. C. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. In addition to meeting the Basic Contracting and Contracting Officer Requirements above, to qualify for the GS-12 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: - Applying contracting principles, laws, statues, regulations and procedures applicable to pre-award and post-award actions sufficient to procure contracts for a variety of goods and services. - Experience with federal contract methods and contract types which requires specialized knowledge of federal acquisition policy, procedures, techniques, and evaluation methods as a Warranted Contracting Officer. - Using negotiation techniques to meet and deal with representatives of private sector and with government experts or managers in order to procure assigned products. - Communicating through written communications and discussions with vendors/customers. - Using a variety of cost and pricing techniques in order to procure items timely, efficiently and within fiscal restraints. 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, student, social). 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.