Supervisory Contract Specialist
About The Position
The Supervisory Contract Specialist has overall operational and managerial responsibility for the institution’s property management, procurement, and contracting program. The role independently executes and administers contracts for supplies, services, and construction, and provides legal interpretation, counseling, training, and guidance on contract and procurement matters, including analysis. The specialist analyzes requirements for supplies, equipment, and services, seeking additional information from requisitioning activities when appropriate. The role determines suitable procurement methods and identifies improvements while ensuring compliance with laws, governing regulations, and security policies. As Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), the specialist monitors contractor performance against contract terms and conditions. Like all correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security. Correctional responsibilities take precedence over other duties and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Meet the basic education requirement through either a four-year bachelor's degree in any field or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of specified fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
- In addition to the basic requirement, meet one of the following: three full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D./equivalent doctoral degree in specified fields; or at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
- Specialized experience may include conducting pre-solicitation conferences, developing procurement-office standard operating procedures, or conducting pre-award reviews of solicitations and contracts to identify deficiencies.
- Provide required documentation for applicable education, experience, federal employment exceptions, or eligibility claims.
- Complete a one-year probationary period upon initial appointment to a supervisory or managerial position.
- Be willing to relocate geographically as required by the agency.
- Satisfactorily complete pre-employment and panel interviews, urinalysis, physical examination, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
- Complete a qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor domestic violence convictions if not currently working in an institution, in order to be authorized to carry a firearm.
- Successfully complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques training course at Glynco, Georgia.
- Meet the applicable maximum entry age requirement for an original appointment to a Bureau of Prisons institution, subject to stated exceptions.
Responsibilities
- Manage the institution’s property management, procurement, and contracting program.
- Independently execute and administer contracts for supplies, services, and construction.
- Provide legal interpretation, counseling, training, and guidance on contract and procurement matters, including analysis.
- Analyze requirements for supplies, equipment, and services, obtaining additional data from requisitioning activities as appropriate.
- Determine appropriate procurement methods and identify ways to improve production while ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and security policies.
- Serve as Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) and monitor contractor performance against contract terms and conditions.
- Maintain institutional security and perform recurring correctional responsibilities.
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
