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CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for DC - Agency Wide · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Office of Procurement is tasked to procure supplies and services on behalf of the Agency following Federal and CSOSA acquisition regulations. The Office of Procurement is responsible for awarding and administering the full range of contracts for various services, from simplified acquisitions to multi-million-dollar procurements containing several different processes or elements. This job is NOT a remote or full-time telework position. You will be expected to report to the office.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent is the Contract Specialist and performs contracting work using formal advertising procedures.
- →The incumbent advertises, solicits, locates sources, and procures various products and/or services.
- →Prepares an invitation for bid, publicizes the requirements for items and services to be procured, issues the solicitation document, reviews the bids for responsiveness to the solicitation, determines the bidders' financial responsibility and performance capability, and awards the bids contract.
- →Administers contracts by assuring compliance with the terms and conditions of contracts, including resolution of problems concerning the obligations of the parties.
- →Reviews contractor invoices for completeness.
- →Determines liquidated or actual damages for nonperformance and/or recommends termination action.
- →Prepares replies to other involved agencies, appeal boards, or congressional inquiries.
- →Reviews requisition package for adequacy, consistency, and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements.
- →Uses judgment in interpreting guidelines, adapting procurement procedures to specific situations, and recommending solutions to encountered problems.
- →Provides business advice and assistance to technical personnel involved in developing the performance work statement/statement of work or data requirements.
- →Conducts any necessary conferences to discuss proposals received; performs price or cost analysis; plans and conducts negotiations on price, technical requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract.
- →Determines the need for final proposal revisions.
- →Recommends award.
- →Prepares final contract to include appropriate standard clauses and special provisions, final pricing and payment terms, and incentives.
Requirements
- ✓Education is not substitutable for Specialized Experience at GS-12 nor GS-13 grade levels.
- ✓BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT All applicants must submit copies of their official transcripts with their application packet.
- ✓This is required in order to verify that you meet the basic education requirements listed in the Qualifications section.
- ✓Applicants who do not provide transcripts will not be considered qualified.
- ✓ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY FOR THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS?
- ✓You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
- ✓Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course.
- ✓All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
- ✓GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
- ✓Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
- ✓If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
- ✓For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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.
Personality Fit
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