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About The Position

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, unless the stated exception for certain DoD or military contracting personnel applies.
• One year of specialized experience directly related to the position; for GS-11, experience must be equivalent to GS-09 or equivalent in federal service, the military, or the private sector.
• Specialized experience may include assisting with reviews of contract requirements, FAR/DFAR clauses, delivery schedules, and statements of work; participating in negotiation or resolution of contractual issues, contract modifications, and financing; contributing to progress-report analysis, contract-data compliance determinations, and contract deficiency reports; and resolving incomplete or conflicting data through analysis.
• A valid state driver's license.
• Ability to obtain a passport and visa and maintain a Government Travel Card.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment examination and recurring annual physical examinations throughout the four-year commitment; meet deployment medical criteria and theater entry requirements; and complete required immunization screening.
• Ability to lift 45 pounds.
• Agreement to be designated an Emergency-Essential DoD civilian employee and to deploy when required; must be exempt from recall to the military Reserves.
• U.S. citizenship and proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to wear a uniform and/or protective clothing.
• Meet applicable suitability or fitness determination requirements; males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Complete DoD Acquisition Contracting Foundational certification within required timeframes and earn 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.
• Provide transcripts when required to support education qualifications or education claims.

Nice To Haves

• Three full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, in accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management may be used as an education qualification pathway, subject to the announcement's stated restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Administer assigned government contracts, grants, or agreements for one or more contractors, performing the full range of contract functions up to the point of signature.
• Review new contracts to ensure all necessary clauses are included.
• Monitor contractor performance for compliance with applicable laws, delivery schedules, payment provisions, contract data reporting requirements, and other contractual requirements.
• Coordinate with the buying office regarding contractor requests for waivers or deviations from contract terms.
• Review contractor requests and meet with contractors to ensure they understand contract requirements.
• Monitor contracts using electronic systems and maintain electronic documentation.
• Deploy to overseas austere locations when directed by the Combatant Commander and perform duties specific to the deployment.

Benefits

• Danger pay and foreign post differential as authorized for the overseas deployment location.
• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type and other applicable conditions.