SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST (Title 5)

Army National Guard Units • Austin, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This Title 5 Excepted Service position is located within the USPFO at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. The incumbent serves as a warranted Contracting Officer and first-level supervisor of GS-12 Contract Specialists, overseeing personnel engaged in procuring supplies, services, information technology, Architect-Engineering services, and construction. The role plans and manages contracting activities across varied requirements and complexities, advises customers and acquisition personnel, and oversees procurement from planning and solicitation through negotiation and post-award contract performance.

The position includes direct personnel-management responsibilities, including advising employees, setting and reviewing performance expectations, addressing conduct or performance concerns, and recommending personnel actions and awards. The incumbent provides business advice, guidance, training, and assistance to technical and program personnel, commanders, contractors, and other customers on acquisition and contracting matters.

The selected applicant must meet the stated contracting certification requirements, pass a Contracting Officer Review Board (CORB), and hold and maintain a contracting warrant and secret security clearance. The role may involve travel, irregular or overtime hours, handling sensitive or classified information, and essential-personnel duties during state emergencies or disasters. A one- to two-year trial period is required.

Requirements

• At least one year of specialized contracting experience at the GS-12 level.
• Working knowledge of a wide variety of contracting methods and contract types sufficient to perform pre-award and post-award work and/or contract price and cost analysis.
• Experience performing acquisition planning, contract price and cost analysis or cost-accounting techniques, and comprehensive negotiation techniques.
• Working knowledge of statutes and regulations applicable to procurement functions.
• Bachelor's degree; a copy of the college transcript must be submitted or the applicant will be disqualified.
• GS-1102-13 applicants must have DAWIA Level I - Professional certification in Contracting or Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Level I - Professional; selected personnel must meet DAWIA Level I requirements within 36 months of placement in the 1102 series.
• Must pass a Contracting Officer Review Board (CORB) before appointment and hold a contracting warrant as a condition of employment; the warrant must be maintained.
• Must obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• Must meet continuing acquisition education, training, and experience requirements under DoDI 5000.66.
• Must file an OGE Form 450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and annually.
• Must serve a one- to two-year trial period.
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments.
• May be required to work irregular or compensatory overtime hours, including hours outside the normal duty day.
• Must handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations.
• May be required to perform essential-personnel duties in preparation for or response to a state emergency or disaster.

Responsibilities

• Exercises direct supervisory and personnel-management responsibilities for subordinate acquisition workforce personnel.
• Advises employees on management policies, procedures, and directives; sets and explains performance standards; provides feedback; and holds employees accountable for completing assignments.
• Selects or recommends candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments, and recommends awards or reviews within-grade increases as appropriate.
• Resolves employee complaints at the lowest level and initiates corrective action for performance or conduct problems.
• Plans the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives for requirements of varied complexity.
• Analyzes difficult or controversial contracting issues and recommends or implements courses of action for long-term or time-sensitive contracts.
• Advises technical personnel on developing performance work statements, statements of work or objectives, and data requirements.
• Reviews requisition packages for adequacy, compliance, and consistency with market practices and conditions.
• Oversees procurement of services, supplies, construction, and Architect-Engineering services.
• Researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies regulations, statutes, public and case law, industry practices, market trends, and relevant decisions and precedents.
• Develops solicitation and contract terms, provisions, clauses, and conditions; structures price schedules and determines sources to solicit.
• Prepares solicitation, amendment, and contract documents.
• Oversees evaluation of quotes, bids, and proposals; assesses offer acceptability; conducts price or cost analysis; and recommends or determines the competitive range.
• Formulates negotiation strategies, prepares pre-negotiation positions and memoranda, conducts offer discussions and negotiations, and determines whether final proposal revisions are needed.
• Obtains and reviews subcontracting plans when required.
• Executes post-award contract performance-management actions on assigned contracts.
• Appoints Contracting Officer Representatives within delegated authority and manages the COR program as required.
• Evaluates contractor performance and monitors compliance with contract terms, deliverables, and performance metrics.
• Conducts field-site visits when necessary; addresses labor-standards violations, expedites delivery or performance, monitors government-furnished property, and issues change orders as needed.
• Serves as a business advisor and represents the organization in meetings and external contacts.
• Provides business advice, guidance, training, and assistance to team members, technical and program personnel, functional commanders, and contractors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to the employee and family; eligibility depends on position type.
• Texas has no state income tax.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior