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Contract Specialist Team Lead

U.S. Coast GuardNorfolk, VirginiaPosted 30 Oct 2026

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All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: - Procurement planning to include preparation of acquisition and procurement plans; maintaining milestone charts and related schedules - Preparing and reviewing justifications, determinations and findings, and source selection plans; serves as advisor to program officials to identify procurement objectives to be used in the preparation of statements of work.

- Source selection to include devising broad varieties and types of contract vehicles (solicitations, letter contracts, agreements, and contracts), conducting pre-proposal conferences, performing cost and price analysis, determining competitive range and evaluating contractor responsibility - Serving as a warranted contracting officer and lead negotiator utilizing quantitative analysis to prepare the Government's negotiating position, plans negotiation strategy, conducts negotiations, documents results and utilizes cost and price analysis techniques to determine price reasonableness; serves as Source Selection Authority.

-Knowledge in contracts to support the United States Coast Guard in Information Technology. -At least 4-years 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 documented knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. -The applicant's resume must clearly document and demonstrate contracting experience to include details regarding the complexity level of contracting experience.

Conditions of Employment (If applicable): You must comply with education and training requirements for this position see below FAC-C (Professional) Requirements: For all 1102 positions through H Band. Applicants must have a valid and current FAC-C (Professional) certification. DHS has adopted a single level of certification with foundational training and an examination, Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Professional.

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Detailed information on core curricula courses is available at Contracting Certification Course Web Series - Defense Acquisition University (dau.edu). Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's Representative (FAC-COR): A valid, current FAC-C (Professional) is considered to have met the FAC-COR requirements for all levels, however, an individual with FAC-COR certification does not meet the requirements for the FAC-C (Professional).

DOD Contracting Professional Certification: A valid, current DOD Contracting Professional Certification is equivalent to a FAC-C (Professional). Current federal employees certified at Levels l, Il, or Ill of the legacy FAC-C programs will automatically be certified in the FAC-C (Professional). Key Requirements: · U.S. Citizenship is required. · You MUST provide transcripts in order to receive consideration. Education Requirements: This position does have a positive education requirement.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Evaluations National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

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