About this role
Job SummaryYou will serve as a CONTRACT SPECIALIST within the PAE Maritime Acquisition and Contracts of DPAE COMBATANTS.
QualificationsIn 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 next lower pay band NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contract specialist performing contracting work evaluating, planning, or administering pre/post award contracts to acquire goods or services for an organization. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Major DutiesYou will serve as a recognized authority to develop and implement recommendations and solutions to contract problems, risks, and outcomes in the pre-award and post-award procedures.You will administer pre-award and post-award procedures to plan and conduct the contracting process from the description of the requirements through contract delivery.You will administer procurement policies and procedures to plan, analyze, or evaluate procurement programs.You will administer proposed contractual actions for conformance with regulatory requirements and procurement practices.You will develop policies and procedures or provide advice and guidance to subordinate activities concerning a variety of procurement issues.You will use negotiation techniques to meet and reach agreement through discussion with a proposed contractor on the price and performance terms, and to set forth all these terms in a procurement document.You will administer post-award contracting procedures to oversee or ensure compliance with the terms of contracts.You will determine reasonableness of and negotiate claims; resolve disputes and other problems concerning obligations of either the Government or the contractor; and negotiate contract modifications.You will complete cost and/or price analysis techniques to evaluate cost and/or price proposals, contract changes, repricing actions and final contract pricing.You will recommend cost and profit negotiation objectives.You will develop and advise on policies and procedures relating contract price/cost analyst.