Contract Specialist
Company
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations - National Archives and Records Administration
Location
College Park, Maryland College Park, Maryland
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Summary
This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. incumbent is responsible for the acquisition of supplies/services and reviews of team member acquisition requirements. The main responsibility of the position is to plan, solicit, negotiate, award, and administer contracts for information technology (IT) products and services, ensuring that the agency acquires IT solutions that meet mission requirements, are cost-effective, and comply with all applicable laws/regulations.
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Conditions of Employment
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
- Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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- Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Experience with price/cost analysis techniques to evaluate proposals, make price analysis, and prepare pre-negotiation and post-negotiation positions. AND
- Experience reviewing contract policies and procedures, making recommendations on updates.
Mandatory Training defined as: The training curriculum required for this position is completion of FAC-C Level I and Level II mandatory courses. Applicants that have FAC-C Level III (or DAWIA Level III) Certification or equivalent, provide a copy of the certification by the closing date of the announcement to be considered. If the applicant holds a valid/current Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II or Level III certification, then the applicant meets the training requirement. ***FAC-C courses are listed below, DAWIA equivalents are also acceptable.
Specific course information can be found online at https://www.fai.gov/certification/contracting-fac-c
Education
Education Requirements: The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
A. Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to 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.
AND
B. 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.
C. Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D.
D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this Paragraph D, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action.
Additional information
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Archives and Records Administration.
- This is a bargaining unit position. AFGE Council 260.
- We offer opportunities for telework, per Agency policy.
- We offer opportunities for alternative and flexible work schedules, per Agency policy.
Date Posted
06/07/2024
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