CONTRACT SPECIALIST (Title 5)

This National Guard position is for a CONTRACT SPECIALIST, Position Description Number NGT0048000 and is part of JFHQ – USPFO. This is a National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service position.

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:
– All U.S. Citizens

MANDATORY POSITIVE EDUCATION:
-Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

** Note: You must provide a copy of your transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

As a CONTRACT SPECIALIST, GS-1102-7/9/11, you will:

This position is located at Joint Force Headquarters – United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) Purchasing and Contracting office or an ANG Base Contracting Office. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure successful market research, acquisition planning, contract award, contract performance management, and interpretation of contract law in order to provide the best, most efficient contracting strategies in support of the organization’s vision, mission, goals, and objectives.

Mandatory Positive Education – Minimum education requirement a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

General Experience – Must have experience in positions supporting competencies in business, finance, risk management, project management, or supply chain management. Experience must include competencies such as skill in collecting and analyzing data and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively and other professional competencies in procurement administration or purchase card management.

Specialized Experience – Must have specific experiences, training, and competencies (Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities) that prepared the applicant to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities required by each grade.

GS-07 – Must have one year of experience in positions collecting and analyzing data. Experience assisting in business management, financial management, project management, risk management, or supply chain management.

GS-09 – Must have one year of experience in contracting at the GS-07 grade level that provided exposure to the full scope of contracting and acquisition and a working knowledge in one or more of the following areas: (1) A knowledge of contracting authority and responsibility, (2) Contract principles and knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, (3) Contractor responsibility standards, (4) Regulatory compliance, (5) Knowledge of Federal supply schedule contracting, and (6) Knowledge of acquisition definitions and applicability. In addition to participating in education and training courses, individuals are expected to develop their required competencies through relevant on-the-job experience, which may include rotational assignments.

GS-11 – Must have one year of contracting experience at the GS-09 level performing work in the following areas as applicable to the position being filled: (1) Pre-award of contracts related to development of a solicitation. Acquisition planning, requesting offers, and developing offers by evaluation of solicitation and finalizing offers, (2) Award of contracts that includes forming a contract, and (3) Post-Award actions to administer the contract. Competencies at the practitioner category emphasize functional specialization in contracting. Specialized experience may have been gained while providing business advice to customers and performing all pre-award/post-award functions, using a wide range of contracting methods and types to procure complex and/or diversified commodities, services and/or construction. Individuals at this category are expected to have and apply journeyman level acquisition-related skills. AND must have Level 1, DAWIA Foundational Certification (or equivalent, see Certifications Issued by Federal (non-DoD) Organizations below).

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities (KSAs): Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a separate sheet(s) addressing the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) and how they relate to work experience, education or training.

• Knowledge of up-to-date market research procedures.
• Knowledge of a wide range of contracting methods and contract types sufficient to perform pre-award, post-award, and price/cost analysis functions.
• Knowledge of Contract Regulations to verify contractual documents for compliance and accuracy of terminology.
• Knowledge of formal advertising sufficient to solicit proposals to procure a variety of requirements ranging from standard to specialized services, commodities, or construction.
• Knowledge of contract negotiation techniques, and the laws, regulations and precedents governing procurements by this method.
• Knowledge of applicable regulation, guidance, and procedures necessary to manage and oversee the GPC program.
• Skill in solving practical problems relating to supplies, services, and/or contracting as they relate to the development of specifications or to contract administration involving product quality.

STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES:
Applicant(s) selected will be appointed as a GS-07, GS-09, or GS-11 depending on his or her education, training and experience as noted above. If the individual is appointed at the GS-07 or GS-09, the supervisor, employee, and HRDS will initiate a locally developed Individual Development Plan (IDP). When the required training has been successfully completed, the employee may be promoted to GS-09 and GS-11 without further competition.

Certifications Issued by Federal (non-DoD) Organizations – On 16 October 2023, The Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to recognize parity and reciprocity between the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) and the Federal Acquisition Institute’s Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional). Personnel with FAC-C should provide a copy of their certification when applying for positions.