Contract Specialist

Join our team as a Contract Specialist, responsible for managing, negotiating, and administering essential contracts within a federal environment.

• *Responsibilities:**
• *For GS-11 Level:**
• Evaluate quotes and proposals for acquisition actions.
• Negotiate contract prices, terms, and conditions.
• Prepare comprehensive acquisition documents, including solicitations, contracts, market research, and award documents.
• Review acquisition documents to ensure adherence to regulations and contract terms.
• Ensure compliance with agency-specific policies and internal guidance.
• *For GS-12 Level (includes all GS-11 duties, plus):**
• Analyze complex price and cost information to support conclusions.
• Negotiate, award, and administer a diverse portfolio of contracts.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to customers on procurement preparation, specifications, and work statements.
• Manage multiple procurement actions concurrently, consistently meeting deadlines.
• Review procurement requests to assure clarity, adequacy, and completeness.
• *Requirements:**
• **Basic Education:** Bachelor's degree (or higher) from an accredited institution.

* *Exemption:* Specific current DoD civilian employees or military members in relevant occupational specialties (GS-1102 equivalent) prior to September 30, 2000, may be exempt.

• **For GS-11 Level:**

* One year of specialized experience evaluating quotes/proposals, negotiating contract terms, preparing acquisition documents, reviewing documents for compliance, and ensuring policy adherence; or * Ph.D. or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a relevant field (e.g., accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics).

• **For GS-12 Level:**

* One year of specialized experience analyzing price/cost data, negotiating/awarding/administering contracts, advising clients on procurement, managing multiple actions, and reviewing procurement requests. * *Note: Education cannot substitute for specialized experience at the GS-12 level.*

• **Federal Eligibility:** Applicants must meet federal employment eligibility criteria, including Time in Grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade for current federal employees).