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Contract Specialist

Defense Logistics Agency · Posted 121 days ago

Hybrid Whitehall, OH $93K – $121K Apply by May 29, 2026 Contracting ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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About the Role

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What You'll Do

  • Performs contract functions required for the acquisition of various department supplies and services.
  • Prepares Acquisition Plan (AP), documenting details of the solicitation and type of contract envisioned.
  • Prepares Request for Quotes (RFQs) and Request for Proposals (RFP), selecting provisions/clauses, terms and conditions required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and local implementing documents.
  • Monitors solicitation: issuing amendments, answering potential offerors’ questions, and assuring all suppliers are treated equally to maximize the receipt of competition and minimize protests.
  • Evaluates offers based on input from staff offices and analysis of the responsiveness of individual offers.
  • Formulates negotiation strategy and identifies areas subject to negotiation.
  • Conducts extensive negotiations before and after contract award, negotiating changes as necessary.

Requirements

  • Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
  • Are you using your education to meet the Basic Contracting Requirement?
  • 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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