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Contract Specialist
Social Security Administration · Posted 81 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, programs, services and equipment in support of agency goals and initiatives for the most specialized, state-of-the-art, critical or scarce requirements. See QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION for more information about this position.
What You'll Do
- →Procurements may be characterized by lack of previous cost data, cost or fixed-price contracts, long-term contracts, subcontractors, changes in terms, unusual conditions or funding, unique terms and conditions and other difficult situations.
- →Formulates contracting strategies and secures the aforementioned commodities for the most complex acquisitions through the use of negotiated and sole-source acquisitions.
- →Uses a variety of acquisition methods (e.g., open market contracts, orders against existing agency contracts, orders against other agencies’ contracts) and contract types (e.g., firm-fixed price, cost reimbursement, time-and-materials/labor-hour).
- →Serves as an acquisition official on the most complex acquisitions by executing contracts and contract modifications.
- →Performs all other duties and responsibilities of a Contracting Officer within the limits of delegated authority, which may be over $7 million per award.
Requirements
- ✓This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) that must be 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.
- ✓APPLICATIONS WITHOUT ALL REQUIRED TRANSCRIPTS WILL CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION.
- ✓DO NOT SUBMIT A DIPLOMA IN LIEU OF A FULL TRANSCRIPT THAT SHOWS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
- ✓TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE LEGIBLE or you may not receive credit for your degree or completed courses.
- ✓Submit a copy of your full transcript showing your name, the name of the school, the program in which you were enrolled and your degree (or completion of *creditable courses).
- ✓If you attended more than one college or university, submit transcripts for all schools attended.
- ✓Transcripts that do not show that a Degree was conferred cannot be considered to have resulted in a Degree.
- ✓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.
- ✓If selected, you may be required to provide your official college transcripts prior to the effective date of your appointment.
Personality Fit
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