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US Army Corps of Engineers · 1 day ago

CONTRACT SPECIALIST, GS-1102-07 Target 12

Philadelphia, PA

Contract

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

1+ years exp

The US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a Contract Specialist for the North Atlantic Division in Philadelphia. The role involves handling pre-award and post-award functions related to various contracts, managing contract administration, and ensuring compliance with procurement actions.

Civil EngineeringConstructionMilitaryRecreation

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Formulates the contracting approach to effectively satisfy requirements

Prepares the solicitation and determines sources to be solicited

Conducts pre-bid conferences and processes protests

Conducts pre-proposal conferences and receives and evaluates proposals

Monitors contractor performance to ensure adherence to the completion schedule required by the contract

Monitors the contractor's use of Government-furnished property inventories and issues change orders due to:

Modifies contracts for negotiated settlements related to changes and assesses liquidated or actual damages for non-performance

Qualification

Contracting principlesProcurement actionsContract administrationNegotiated procurementsPre-award functionsPost-award functionsBusiness communicationTechnical evaluationClaims settlementTeam collaboration

Required

One year of specialized experience which includes: Experience utilizing contracting principles and procedures applicable to pre-award and/or post-award actions sufficient to procure and/or administer contracts for a variety of specialized equipment, services, and/or construction

One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as, Business, Communications, Computers and Math, Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Languages and Humanities, Education, or Healthcare Administration

Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement

One year of specialized experience which includes: experience in performing pre-award and/or post award functions on a variety of projects. Experience in negotiated procurements and/or plans the procurement action with technical, legal, and contract pricing personnel

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business, Communications, Computers and Math, Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Languages and Humanities, Education, or Health Care Administration

One year of specialized experience which includes: Experience determining the type of contract best suited to the requirement, develops special clauses and terms and conditions applicable to the solicitation. Experience conducting pre-proposal conferences, receives and evaluates proposals and determines the competitive range in negotiations with one or more offer's, and prepares award documents

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business, Communications, Computers and Math, Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Languages and Humanities, Education, or Health Care Administration

One year of specialized experience which includes: Experience working with more complex procurement actions for pre-award, award and contract administration. Experience serving as a Contracting Officer responsible for all contract administration settlement of claims and any terminations required. Experience monitoring contractor performance in relation to the completion schedule required by the contract, insuring timely submission of technical progress reports, making periodic visits to the contractors facility or work site, detecting and correcting labor standards violations, taking appropriate action to expedite delivery or performance when required by mission changes

Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:59 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration

Direct deposit of pay is required

All positions require the applicant to be a citizen of the United States

The duties of this position require travel up to approximately 25% of the time

Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports) upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 17-Nov-2011

This position requires that the incumbent possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles