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Government
Attorney
Contract Specialist, GS 09-11 Duties: The candidate will recommend the appropriate contract type or contract method service being procured. Prepare to procure products or services to meet customer needs. Develop acquisition plans for applicable requirements. Review statements of work to ensure they adequately describe requirements. Educate and guide customers through their procurement process to ensure they understand how their needs will be met. Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to address acquisition issues. Negotiate with vendors to acquire products or services or to address technical requirements, cost/procing, or other terms and conditions. Review vendor submissions to determine acceptability and compliance with solicitation requirements. Determine competitive range of proposals in relation to solicitation evaluation factors. Establish pre-negotiation objectives on price/cost/technical factors to prepare negotiation strategies. Determine vendor responsibility and suitability for award (e.g., review contractor financial resources, business acumen, past performance, and business ethics). Establish and monitor acquisition milestones to ensure progress toward award. Prepare award documents, including clearances, compliance checks, and notifications. Serve as contract administrator on awarded contracts. Monitor contractor's performance, either directly, or through a Contracting Officer Representative (COR), against established criteria (e.g., delivery progress and deadlines, performance of personnel, cost containment, and quality control) to determine if requirements are being met. Resolve contract discrepancies between interested parties utilizing appropriate regulations, policies, and business judgement. Perform contract closeout actions (e.g., approval of final payments, archival of records). Provide guidance to customers and stakeholders on contracting requirements. Work with customers and stakeholders involved in the acquisition process (e.g., legal counsel, program or technical specialists) to communicate and establish expectations. Use customer feedback to identify opportunities to improve services. Communicate, both in person and in writing, acquisition strategies to internal or external parties. Verbally negotiate acquisition prices, terms and conditions.
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications: The candidate must have a four-year course of study leading to a Bachelor's degree with a major in any field; OR 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. Specialized Experience for GS-11: The candidate must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience includes experience with: Federal Acquisition regulations (or similar), VA Acquisition regulations (or similar), contract law, and procedures applicable to acquisition and contract administration including change orders, supplemental agreements, terminations, claims, and close out of contracts; Various types of contracts including firm-fixed price, firm-fixed price with economic price adjustments, and cost reimbursement, and contract methods to include simplified acquisitions, sealed bidding, negotiations, cost sharing, multiple awards, commercial items, and special provisions; Cost/price analysis techniques used in evaluation of contractor proposals, change order proposals and to conduct negotiations; Negotiation techniques sufficient to negotiate prices, terms and conditions, contract modifications and settlements; Contract administration principles and practices sufficient to monitor contractor performance and compliance with all terms and conditions of the contract. OR Three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR A combination of specialized experience and graduate education that equates to 100% of the requirements for the GS-11 (only graduate education in excess of 2 years, 36 semester hours, can be used towards crediting a combination of education and experience). Specialized Experience for GS-09: The candidate must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-07) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience includes experience with: Acquisition regulations, contract law, and procedures applicable to acquisition and contract administration; Various types of contracts and contract methods; Negotiation techniques sufficient to negotiate prices, terms, and conditions, contract modifications and settlements; Commercial and industrial business practices to identify sources, analyze cost and pricing data; Contract administration principles and practices sufficient to monitor contractor performance and compliance with all terms and conditions of the contract. OR Two full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D. OR A combination of specialized experience and graduate education that equates to 100% of the requirements for the GS-9 (only graduate education in excess of 1 year, 18 semester hours, can be used towards crediting a combination of education and experience). Application Deadline: March 10, 2022.
Announcement Number: CBZY-NCO22-11228500-DHA-DY. Apply online. No emails. Visit website for more information.
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