Contract Specialist (Senior)

Citizenship and Immigration Services•Camp Springs, MD

About The Position

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Contract Specialist (Senior), you will be a Warranted Contracting Officer that works closely with program offices to determine future acquisition needs; and to develop, implement and review contracting plans for pre-award, post-award, and price/cost analysis.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure.
Must pass a drug screening.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher level contracting positions, including 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 provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position.
A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
Applicants must possess a FAC-C (Professional) or equivalent certification at the time of application.
Interpreting the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and other acquisition guidance.
Acquiring equipment and services through solicitation, negotiation, administration, close-out and termination of purchase orders and contracts for a wide variety of commodities.
Providing technical advice, guidance, and legal interpretations in all areas of contracting.

Nice To Haves

Hold a Legacy FAC-C Certification (Levels I, II, or III), Legacy Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Contracting Certification (Levels I, II, or III) or a Department of Defense (DOD) Contracting Professional Certification.

Responsibilities

Solicit, negotiate, administer, close-out and terminate purchase orders and contracts as a Warranted Contracting Officer.
Acquire a wide variety of commodities including furniture, telecommunication equipment; and various services and maintenance efforts.
Develop, implement and review contracting actions for pre-award, post-award, price/cost analysis, and a wide variety of procurement activities.
Train junior team members in methods and techniques in the administrative procedures as well as the technical requirements of the job.
Prepares and maintains current acquisition plans, appropriate milestone chart, and related schedules.