CONTRACT SPECIALIST

About this role

GS-09: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience interpreting and applying Federal, departmental or agency, and local contract laws, regulations and procedures applicable to acquisition and contract administration; Experience analyzing the cost/technical/risk tradeoffs of proposals.

Experience using negotiation techniques with potential contractors. Experience with varied automated systems, including Procurement Desktop Defense System (SPS), web based Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG), Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel sufficient to support making and documenting buys. GS-07: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience interpreting and applying Federal, departmental or agency, and local contract laws, regulations and procedures applicable to acquisition and contract administration; Experience assisting with analyzing the cost/technical/risk tradeoffs of proposals. Experience using negotiation techniques with potential contractors. Experience with varied automated systems, including Procurement Desktop Defense System (SPS), web based Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG), Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel sufficient to support making and documenting buys.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf And the title 10 requirements found here: http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).