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Contract Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency · Posted 2 days ago

Hybrid Fort Belvoir, VA $122K – $158K Apply by Jul 10, 2026 Contracting ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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About the Role

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What You'll Do

  • Performs pre-award, award, and post-award actions required for the acquisition of supplies and/or services in support of the Installation Energy Division.
  • Prepares Acquisition Plan (AP), documenting details of the solicitation and type of contract envisioned.
  • Prepares Request for Proposal (RFP), selecting clauses, terms and conditions required by FAR and local implementing documents.
  • Monitors the solicitation through its entire phase, issuing amendments, answering potential offerors' questions, and conducting pre-proposal conferences.
  • Assures that all suppliers are treated equally to maximize receipt of competition and minimize protests.
  • Evaluates offers based on input from staff offices and on own analysis of the responsiveness of individual offers.
  • Prepares price analysis as necessary.
  • Formulates negotiation strategy and identifies areas subject to negotiation.
  • Conducts extensive negotiations before and/or after contract award.
  • Conducts industry surveys or market analysis to determine availability of product or service and identify potential suppliers.
  • Performs the full range of contract administration functions and actions for short and/or long term contracts.
  • Handles complex, controversial post-award actions and problems, justifying and explaining issues and positions, and solving contractual problems.

Requirements

  • Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
  • Are you using your education to qualify?
  • You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
  • Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.
  • GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that 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.

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 145954ec-b8d4-4151-9306-f69451a9af28

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