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USAJOBS · 21 hours ago

Supervisory Contract Specialist (Section Chief)

Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job), USA

Full-time, Contract

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$122K/yr - $159K/yr

4+ years exp

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Security Clearance Required

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Responsibilities

Serves as Section Chief in either the Acquisitions Branch or Procurement Operations Branch, Administration Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Oversees and ensures accountability for all contractual work involving acquisitions such as Information Technology, service contracts, and many other acquisitions essential to meeting the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) mission.

Lead role in developing the acquisition strategy and carrying out protracted and sensitive negotiations connected with major procurements.

Serves as lead negotiator and independently develops negotiation strategies which often include innovative contracting approaches.

Provides direction to technical evaluation and source selection committees in procedures of contract award.

Serves as liaison to numerous Central Office Divisions which may include assistance in evaluating award fee terms, cost adjustments, schedule extensions and contractor progress.

Qualification

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FAC-C Level IIIBOP Level III warrantContracting experienceLead negotiator experienceTechnical evaluation directionContract award proceduresProcurement techniquesContract formulationProcurement regulationsInformation analysisPolicy formulation

Required

U.S. Citizenship is Required.

Completion of all mandatory training prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 (the Bureau of Prisons has defined mandatory training to be FAC-C Level III or a BOP Level III warrant) or higher level contracting positions, including at least 4-years of 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 GS-13 level of the position, and must have provided the qualifications to perform successfully the work of the position.

ALL applicants MUST submit a legible copy of their FAC-C Level III or a BOP Level III warrant.

A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester or 36 quarter hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

A 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is defined as possession of a bachelor's degree conferred or approved by an accredited U.S. College or university based on a 4-year course of study.

Current federal employees not employed by the Bureau of Prison and former Bureau of Prison Employees MUST submit documentation (i.e., SF-50(s) covering the period from January 1, 2000) for verification of the above referenced exception criteria to receive consideration.

When academic credit is expressed in contract months, units, or other terms that differ from conventional semester or quarter hours, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide an interpretation of such credits from the appropriate institution in order to equate them to the semester or quarter hours specified in the standard.

Acceptability of Higher Education: Education such as foreign education, home study and correspondence courses, academic credit for work experience, military education, continuing education units, life experience, etc., is acceptable to the extent that it is determined to be equivalent to conventional higher education programs of U.S. institutions.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.

Experience performing pre award and post award functions involving highly specialized procurements of significant importance to an agency.

Experience as a lead negotiator, planning the negotiation strategy, coordinating strategy with negotiation team, and leading the negotiations with the contractor to develop the contract prices and terms and awarding the contract.

Experience in providing direction to technical evaluation and source selection committees in procedures of contract award and providing technical direction and guidance to lower graded contract negotiators.

Ability to analyze information and make recommendations, particularly in regards to formulation of policy, plans and/or programs.

Knowledge of procurement techniques and contract formulation/administration.

Ability to research, interpret and apply procurement regulations.

Ability to make decisions regarding contracts.

Ability to analyze cases.

Ability to supervise and develop the potential of subordinates.