Contract Specialist, Gs-1102-13 Dh

**Duties**:
As a Contract Specialist with DACS,you will perform the following duties:

- Serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for pre
- and post-award functions for a variety of contracts. Functions may include cost/price analysis and the negotiation and administration of services, materials, and equipment associated with the research, development, testing, evaluation, and/or production activities of one or more organizations.
- Reviews requests for the procurement of equipment, services, and/or construction. Analyzes the requirement and recommends revisions and/or specifications to the statement of work as necessary.
- Prepares solicitation documents. Incorporates provisions such as cost accounting standards, requirements for technical proposals with appropriate weighing factors, testing procedures, cost escalation factors, cost data requirements, and socioeconomic programs under the guidance of a higher graded specialist. Solicits proposals from prospective contractors.
- Analyzes proposals for conformance with the solicitation. Performs cost or price analysis including review of cost breakdowns to determine reasonableness.
- Obtains audits and pricing reports to develop negotiation strategies.
- Negotiates with potential contractors. Awards contracts within their delegated contracting officer authority. Makes award recommendations to the appropriate contracting officer on contracts outside of their delegated authority.
- Assists contract administration offices in activities including:

- Performing termination actions until final delivery and payments are completed and the contract is closed and retired and;
- Monitoring contractor performance by communicating through telephone conversations, correspondence, reports, vouchers, and visits for status of completion, scheduling, problems and proposed solutions, verification of deliveries, and similar activities.
- Interprets contract provisions for contractors and for officials of the agency.
- Researches and prepares initial agency position on protests from unsuccessful bidders under the guidance of a higher graded specialist.
- Closes out the contract, issues termination notices, and reviews settlement proposals as necessary.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- You must be a US citizen.
- Selectee will be required to have a background investigation prior to onboarding.
- Selectee may be required to serve a 1-year trial/probationary period.

**Additional Requirements**:
You must meet eligibility & qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date.

You must answer all job-related questions in the NSF eRecruit questionnaire & any external assessment that is included.

This position is in the bargaining unit represented by AFGE Local 3403.

**Qualifications**:
**To Qualify for the GS-13 level,** you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service participating in and initiating the Federal procurement process from identification of a requirement, negotiations, and through contract closeout**. Specialized experience for this position must include**:

- Analyzing, evaluating, approving, or redirecting the strategy, plans, and techniques of pre-award and post-award functions involving highly specialized acquisitions.; **AND**:

- Conducting acquisition planning and contract pre-award functions.; **AND**:

- Administering contracts to include contract scope determinations, contract modifications, supplemental agreements, justifications, approval reviews/fair opportunity evaluations, claims disputes, and contract terminations; **AND**:

- Developing and implementing acquisition strategies for procurement of services and supplies; **AND**:

- Serving as advisor for program office customers in collaboration with senior management to carry out assignments involving acquisition programs**:AND**:

- Evaluating cost/price proposals utilizing cost/price analysis techniques.

**NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-13 level.**

Experience refers to paid/unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) & other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, & skills & can provide valuable training/experience that translates directly to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

**Education**:
**GS 13-** Education may enhance skills required for this position; however, no substitution of education for specialized experience may be made at this level.

**Additional information**:
Relocation Expenses will not be paid.

This position is in the bargaining unit represented by AFGE Local 3403.

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