Contract Specialist

Contract Specialist

As a Contract Specialist at the GS-1102-13 level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Planning, developing, and establishing the best contractual strategy for an acquisition, soliciting responses from contractors, performing detailed analysis, negotiating, and awarding different types of contracts, such as definite and/or indefinite quantity, requirements based, multi-year, task/delivery orders, purchase orders, etc.
• Interpreting acquisition regulations and policies within the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR), while working under general supervision (based on the individual's experience and grade level) and exercising reasonable initiative and independent judgment throughout the procurement process.
• Participating and/or coordinating with technical team members in various working group teams (e.g., integrated product teams, negotiation teams, committees, or contract review boards) to ensure the best possible acquisition outcome is produced.
• Administering the procurements of goods, systems, or services through the use of formally advertised and negotiated procurements, conducting reviews of procurement actions to determine cost effectiveness and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Performing various contract administrative functions, such as post-award actions, that consistently complies with FAR and other applicable regulations (e.g. JAR, General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM), etc.), policies, and procedures. This responsibility includes the thorough completion of different contractual actions, such as cost adjustments, incremental funding, issuance of stop work orders/cure notices, or show cause letters, appropriately designating a COR, ensuring compliance with the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), and Agency electronic reporting requirements for contract awards and modifications.

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