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Contract Specialist
U.S. Coast Guard · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This vacancy is for a GS-1102-11, Contract Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Operational Logistics Command (LOGCOM) LOG-93 Regional Contracting Branch Southeast in NORFOLK, Virginia.
What You'll Do
- →You will serve as a Contract Specialist and be responsible for procurement to support SILC-COCO-BSS and all Areas of Responsibility (AOR) including but not limited to: the acquisition of supplies, services, minor construction, or emergency response to procure any commodity/service required to support the AOR.
- →Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.
- →Typical work assignments include: Prepares responses to Congressional inquiries, Freedom of Information Act requests or other sensitive correspondence on the assigned contracts and those of subordinates in subsection.
- →Participates and frequently represents the Contracting Officer and the Coast Guard in a variety of Coast Guard and contractor meetings, presentations, and contract justification sessions.
- →On the most complex contracts, negotiates with potential contractors or directs the efforts of a negotiation team.
- →Prepares all required documentation and recommends award to the Contracting Officer.
- →Analyzes bids/proposals for conformance to the solicitation instrument.
- →Performs cost/price analysis, including review of complete cost and pricing data to determine reasonableness.
- →Coordinates the establishment of technical proposals.
- →Obtains required pre-award surveys to establish contractor's responsibility.
- →Develops sound negotiation strategy.
- →Reviews the most complex requests for procurement.
- →Analyzes the requirements, recommends revisions to the performance work statement, statement of work, statement of objectives or specifications, as necessary and decides on the type of contract, milestones and procurement plan.
- →Mandatory training is required which must be successfully completed and other training may occur as necessary for success in the position.
Requirements
- ✓All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume: Social Security Number (SSN) Date of Birth (DOB) Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position) Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
- ✓Key Requirements: Must be a U.S.
- ✓Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service.
- ✓See www.sss.gov A one-year probationary period may be required.
- ✓To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy.
- ✓To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation.
- ✓This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
- ✓This is not a Bargaining Unit position.
- ✓All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.
- ✓This position does have a positive education requirement.
- ✓If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓See Required Documents section for detail.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Personality Fit
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