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Contract Specialist
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management · Posted 128 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $79K – $114K Apply by Jun 2, 2026 Contracting ENTJESTJINTJISTJ EngineeringOperations
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) provide the infrastructure and support that enables the U.S. Department of Labor to perform its mission. OASAM provides leadership and support for information technology, human resources management, procurement, business operations, safety and health, space management, civil rights, emergency management, security, budget, and performance.
What You'll Do
- →There are 2 vacancies available.
- →These positions may be filled in any of the following cities: Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; or Philadelphia, PA..
- →The positions are located in the Department of Labor's (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), the Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE).
- →The OSPE is responsible for the management and direction of DOL's acquisition system and mission; providing effective, ethical, and prudent business advice; and robust acquisition policies and services.
- →Furthermore, the OSPE promotes effective business practices that ensure the timely delivery of best-value products and services to DOL; achieves DOL's policy objectives; and furthers integrity, fairness, competition, and transparency in DOL's acquisition system.
- →The Contract Specialist is responsible for contracting actions within contracting divisions, actively engaged in all phases and activities related to the procurement process.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Perform the complete range of pre-award and post-award procurement functions, primarily utilizing negotiation procedures, for complex service contracts that are highly specialized, new, or innovative.
- →Provide and coordinate support services to senior contract specialists for all pre-award and post-award activities related to the acquisition of supplies and services essential to the Department's mission.
- →Participate actively in all phases of the acquisition process.
- →Receive requisitions and determine the most appropriate procurement method.
- →Draft determinations and findings, assist in preparing justifications and approvals for sole source actions, and assemble solicitation documents.
- →Conduct market research to assess the availability of products and services.
- →Note: This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521).
- →Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL.
Requirements
- ✓Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
- ✓If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum course work requirements for this position.
- ✓Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 22624688-5a67-4258-8f82-4a565185922b
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