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USAJOBS · 2 months ago

Contract Specialist and Procurement Analyst

Woodlawn, Maryland, USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$121K/yr - $157K/yr

4+ years exp

The position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As a Contract Specialist and Procurement Analyst, you will be responsible for pre-award and post-award functions involving highly specialized procurements of significant importance to the HHS health, regulatory, or human services programs.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serves as a senior Contract Specialist, performing all contract administration functions ensuring compliance with contract provisions

Performs cost/price analysis, including review of cost breakdowns to determine reasonableness and conformance to applicable regulations, directives and policies

Establishes negotiation strategies and leads negotiations to obtain the most favorable terms and conditions for the government

Prepares solicitation documents which incorporate required Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and HHS policies and provisions

Qualification

Contracting experienceCost/price analysisFAC-C Professional certificateNegotiation strategiesFederal Acquisition RegulationsCustomer ServiceDecisivenessResilienceInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingFlexibility

Required

You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position

You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation

Time-in-Grade restrictions apply

You must possess a FAC-C Professional certificate (Formerly known as FAC-C Level I, II or III)

In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Performing cost and price analysis functions for a variety of contracts; 2) Establishing negotiation strategies to obtain the most favorable terms and conditions; AND 3) Preparing all contract documents in an automated acquisition system

Education Requirement: Completed 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) AND completed 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

Completed 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 AND qualify for an Exception: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000

Completed 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 AND possess a waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision making capabilities, job performance, and qualifying experience

TRANSCRIPTS are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement listed above