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Contract Specialist -- Direct Hire
Social Security Administration · Posted 67 days ago
About the Role
This position is being offered through OPM's Direct Hire Authority. See more about Direct Hire under Conditions of Employment below. Plans, solicits, negotiates, awards, administers and closes out the most complex and difficult acquisitions of materials, systems, services and equipment in support of agency goals and initiatives. See QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION for more information about this position.
What You'll Do
- →At the full performance level, serves as an acquisition official on the most complex acquisitions by executing contracts and contract modifications.
- →Formulates contracting strategies and secures commodities for the most complex acquisitions Performs all other duties and responsibilities of a Contracting Officer within the limits of delegated authority, which may be over $6 million per award.
- →Administers negotiated and sole-source acquisitions using a wide variety of acquisition methods and contract types Typical acquisition methods include open-market contracts, orders against existing agency contracts and orders against other agencies’contracts; typical contract types include firm-fixed price, cost reimbursement, time-and-materials/labor-hour.
- →The GS-11 level is an Advanced Developmental / career-ladder position leading to GS-12.
- →At this level, assignments are not as broad and/or inclusive as assignments at the full performance level.
- →The supervisor or higher-graded analysts provide general instructions on new assignments, furnish advice and guidance, answer questions and assist in solving problems that may arise.
- →Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy and compliance with policies, guidelines and procedures.
- →The extent of guidance and review gradually decreases as the employee develops.
- →Consideration for promotion from GS-11 to GS-12 is at the manager’s discretion and is based on the existence of higher-level work, your ability to perform that work, administrative requirements and current agency and/or organizational restrictions.
Requirements
- ✓This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) that must be met and demonstrated by all applicants (see QUALIFICATIONS).
- ✓To satisfy the IOR, submit a copy of your full transcript(s), even if you already hold a federal 1102 series position.
- ✓Your transcript(s) must show your name, the name of the school, the program in which you were enrolled and your degree (or completion of *creditable courses).
- ✓Check your transcript to be sure this information is shown.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts or screenshots of electronic/web transcripts with the required information will be accepted at the time of application.
- ✓CHECK YOUR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT TO CONFIRM IT SHOWS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
- ✓You must upload your transcripts as part of your application.
- ✓Documents will not be accepted via email or regular mail.
- ✓APPLICANTS FOR GS-11: Note that education used in lieu of (or in addition to) Specialized Experience must be separate from and in addition to education used to support the IOR.
- ✓(See QUALIFICATIONS) Graduate Education.
- ✓To qualify for GS-1102 positions on the basis of graduate education, graduate education in one or a combination of the following fields is required: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods or organization and management.
- ✓One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours the school has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study.
- ✓If that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours will be considered an academic year of graduate study.
- ✓If selected, you may be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of your appointment.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 59112a9a-1e81-4a81-94ca-8e4f1d3713e2
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