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Contract Specialist
Patent and Trademark Office · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
Do you want to be a procurement innovator supporting the USPTO's dynamic mission? The USPTO's Office of Procurement is seeking talented acquisition team members committed to delivering innovative, effective, efficient, and compliant procurement solutions to our strategic business partners and agency stakeholders. Join the USPTO, America's Innovation Agency supporting a diverse, nationwide workforce who work every day with innovators to protect their ideas and hard work!
What You'll Do
- →The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.
- →Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person.
- →Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion.
- →The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per calendar year.
- →This position is right for you if...
- →You enjoy applying contracting laws, regulations, principles, policies and procedures in order to execute all phases of the acquisition lifecycle.
- →You are committed to applying appropriate contracting methods and contract types to perform pre-award, award, post-award and contract price/cost analysis.
- →You have a strong skillset in establishing acquisition strategies and conducting negotiations in order to meet customers' needs.
- →You possess skills in communicating with internal and external customers to negotiate effectively, present negotiation positions, make award recommendations and oversee contract administration.
Requirements
- ✓Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level.
- ✓If this position requires proof of higher education, or you are substituting education for experience, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
- ✓Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.
- ✓Please refer to General Schedule Qualifications Policies for more information.
- ✓You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient.
- ✓Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities.
- ✓Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree.
- ✓A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website - US Department of Education.
- ✓Another listing of services that can perform this evaluation is available at the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website.
- ✓You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course-by-course listing along with your application.
- ✓Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.
Personality Fit
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