Contract Specialist

Summary

This position is part of the Department of Defense (DoD), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for serving as a contract specialist and member of a negotiating team responsible for planning, coordinating, and negotiating a variety of procurements pertaining to research, development, test and evaluation requirements essential to the Missile Defense Agency's mission

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Duties

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Salary Ranges are the following unless statutory/regulatory rates prevail.

For the Redstone Arsenal, AL Location: $93,216 to $144,102 (includes 21.91% locality)

For the Fort Belvoir, VA and/or Dahlgren Location: $102,415-$158,322 (includes 33.94% locality)

For the Schriever AFB, CO Location: $91,870 to $142,022 (includes 20.15% locality)

For the Kirtland AFB, NM Location: $90,479 to $139,871 (includes 18.33% locality)

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Business and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

As a Contract Specialist at the NH-1102-3 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serving as a contract specialist and member of a negotiating team responsible for planning, coordinating, and negotiating a variety of procurements pertaining to research, development, test and evaluation requirements essential to the Missile Defense Agency's mission.
• Coordinating, analyzing, and negotiating acquisitions of both cost reimbursement and fixed-price contracting in such areas as prototype development of sophisticated research and test equipment; weapons systems; software systems development; and development of new and unique materials.
• Conducting acquisition planning and, in coordination with the technical program office, determining the contractual strategy to be used in the acquisition of a specific program element. Preparing required determinations and findings. Preparing and assembling solicitation documents.
• Processing; analyzing; evaluating; performing cost analysis; providing input for the competitive range determinations or making the competitive range determination if serving as a contracting officer, and developing a pre-negotiation position for proposals.
• Negotiating individual contracts to obtain services for the Government at a fair and reasonable cost within acceptable time frames.
• Serving as a point of contact for advising and assisting the MDA Deputies and Directors in areas not requiring contracting officer authorization, such as, coordination of future procurement requirements; preparation of required procurement supporting documentation; and the resolution of specific procurement problems.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Check Maxi Flex
• Recruitment Incentives: Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees based on agency policy and availability.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is situationally telework eligible.
• This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.
• This is a drug testing designated position.
• Must obtain/maintain Non-critical Sensitive/Secret security clearance
• This is an acquisition position coded Foundational (Contracting Professional) in Contracting. Incumbent must obtain mandatory Back-to-Basics (BtB) certification within 36 months of entry into position.
• Incumbent must acquire 80 Continuous Learning Points every 24 months.
• This position is designated as a security cooperation (SC) workforce position and require certification in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 384, Department of Defense Security Cooperation Workforce Development.
• Incumbent must obtain mandatory SC certification within 24 months from entry into the position in accordance with the position's SC certification
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Qualifications

You may qualify at the NH-03 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 2 of the 4 specialized experience listed below to be qualified:

• Preparing and issuing solicitation documents for complex technical proposals.
• Conducting complex cost and price analysis and developing price negotiation objective relative to a cost reimbursement-type proposal.
• Definitizing undefinitized contract actions or unpriced change orders.
• Working in a team environment, including cross-collaboration among peers and across multiple stakeholders

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.

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 1102, series as listed below:

A. A Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

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This requirement does not apply new hires into an 1102 position to a DoD civilian employee or Service member who:

B. Served as a contracting officer with authority to award or administer contracts in excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold on or before September 30, 2000. This exception does not apply to new hires into an 1102 position.

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C. Served in an 1102 position or as a Service member in a similar occupational specialty on or before September 30, 2000.

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D. Is an enlisted member of the Contingency Contracting Force (CCF). This exemption only applies to CCF members in their current or future CCF positions. The baccalaureate degree exemption does not apply to current CCF members seeking employment within DoD as an 1102.

NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

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Other Notes:

ACQUISITION POSITION: This position requires Acquisition Workforce Level Professional in Contracting Certification prior to hiring is not essential but must be accomplished within 36 months after entry into this position.

RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at:

All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov))

This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.

You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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