Contract Specialist

U.S. Coast Guard•Washington, DC

23d

About The Position

This GS-1102-14 Contract Specialist position is located in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Acquisition Directorate (CG-9), Director of Contracting and Procurement/Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) (CG-91), in Washington, DC. The incumbent serves as a contracting specialist and contracting officer, with responsibility for planning and executing assigned contractual actions. The role provides senior advisory and consultation support to top management officials, policymakers, and nongovernmental organizations on challenging and emerging contracting and procurement initiatives. It manages acquisitions involving major acquisitions, advanced systems and subsystems, and engineering and technical support services. The specialist also participates in or chairs formal Source Selection Evaluation Boards for competitively negotiated procurements. The position conducts in-depth compliance reviews and evaluations of complex, unusual, or unprecedented contract activities that require higher-level approval. Mandatory training must be completed successfully, and additional training may be required. Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting (FAC-C) Professional certification, or an equivalent determined by management, is required upon entry.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Registration with or exemption from Selective Service, as applicable.
Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting (FAC-C) Professional certification, or an equivalent determined by management, upon entry.
Completion of mandatory training prescribed by the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher contracting positions.
At least four years of experience in contracting or related positions.
At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level, providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the work.
A four-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree, including or supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in a combination of accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
For GS-14 qualification, at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-13 in the federal or private sector.
Knowledge of contracting methods, types, principles, laws, statutes, Executive Orders, regulations, and procedures applicable to pre-award and post-award actions.
Knowledge of negotiation techniques, including developing pre-negotiation strategies, negotiating service and system acquisitions, and directing or performing post-award negotiations involving contract changes or modifications.
Experience with cost and price analysis techniques, such as learning-curve analysis, cost-estimating relationships, and cost-accounting methods and techniques.
Successful completion of a background investigation.
Submit required college transcripts by the announcement closing date; official transcripts are required before appointment if selected.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute assigned contractual actions as a contracting specialist and contracting officer.
Advise, consult, and serve as a liaison to top management officials, policymakers, and nongovernmental organizations on challenging and emerging contracting and procurement initiatives.
Manage acquisitions involving major acquisitions, state-of-the-art systems and subsystems, and engineering and technical support services.
Chair or participate in formal Source Selection Evaluation Boards for competitively negotiated procurements subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations Parts 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16.
Conduct in-depth compliance reviews and evaluations of complex, unusual, or unprecedented contract activities requiring higher-level approval.
Successfully complete mandatory training and other training as needed.