Administrative/Technical Specialist

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Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

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Responsibilities

• You will support the mission of NSWC PHD through planning, negotiating, awarding, and administering contracts.

• You will perform contracting work involving the process of acquiring goods and services for the Government from commercial or noncommercial sources in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

• You will be responsible for the procurement of supplies, services, construction, or research and development using formal advertising or negotiation procedures.

• You will be responsible for evaluating contract price proposals.

• You will be responsible for the administration, termination and close outs of contracts.

• You will follow pre-award and post-award procedures to plan and conduct the contracting process from the description of the requirements through contract delivery.

• You will follow procurement policies and procedures to plan, analyze or evaluate procurement programs, review proposed contractual actions for conformance with requirements and procurement practices.

• You will use negotiation techniques to meet and reach agreement through discussion with a proposed contractor on the price and performance terms, and to reflect these items in procurement documentation.

• You will oversee and ensure compliance with the terms of contracts during the post-award phase.

• You will determine the reasonableness of claims and negotiate resolutions.

• You will resolve disputes and other problem concerning obligations.

• You will negotiate contract modifications.

• You will use cost and price analysis techniques to evaluate proposals, contract changes, repricing actions and final contract pricing.

• You will obtain review data from auditors and technical specialists.

• You will perform all associated duties in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Travel Required

Occasional travel

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential

5

• Job family (Series)

1102 Contracting

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a US Citizen.

• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.

• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). You must be certified as a Career Field C Level 2. Certification is required within 24 months of appointment.

• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

For NT-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band NT-04 (GS-11/12 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contracting specialist performing pre-award and post-award work providing advice or guidance for contracts.

For NT-04:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band NT-03 (GS-09/10 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional contracting specialist analyzing issues and finding alternative options for contracts.

Applicant must meet the following Department of Defense qualification requirements for 1102 contracting positions:

http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf

And the title 10 requirements found here:

http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10 section1724&num=0&edition=prelim

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirements of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:

A. A bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees AND

B. 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. (This requirement can be obtained within the bachelor's degree or in addition to the degree.)

NOTE: The education requirements listed above apply only to individuals entering DoD 1102 positions on or after October 1, 2000. Current civilian personnel in DoD, who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000, are exempt from meeting this requirement. Current military members who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS-1102 on or before September 30, 2000, and members of the Contingency Contracting Force are also exempt from meeting this requirement.

NT-04: Substitution of Education-

Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in any combination of accounting business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.

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Successfully completed three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education in any combination of accounting business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.