CONTRACT SPECIALIST

You will serve as a Procuring Contracting Officer (non-supervisory, limited warrant) working with contract specialists and program staff to award contracts for ground weapons or information technology. This is a public notice flyer of anticipated vacancies. Applicants must follow directions in the flyer’s “How to Apply” section to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Results letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. Applicants must meet the following Basic Education Requirement of the Department of Defense Qualification Standard for Contracting Positions:

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

OR

A current career or career-conditional employee of the Department of Defense who occupied an 1102 or contracting position with authority to award or administer contracts in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000.

OR

A current active duty military member of the armed forces (other than Coast Guard) who occupied a contracting position or similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent) 1102 on or before September 30, 2000.
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or NH-02 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Exercising the knowledge of procurement and/or contracting status, regulations, polices, procedures and contracting methods.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/DoD_Qualification_Standard_For_GS-1102.pdf

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.