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Contract Specialist

U.S. Marshals Service · Posted 73 days ago

On-site Arlington, VA $122K – $158K Apply by Aug 4, 2026 Contracting ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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About the Role

U.S. Marshals Service- Arlington, VA The selectee of this position serves as a Contract Specialist. You will be responsible for developing and evaluating contracts associated with the procurement of goods and services to mainly support United States Marshals Service Headquarter Division offices.

What You'll Do

  • →Interpreting acquisition regulations and policies within the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Justice Acquisition Regulation (JAR), while working under general supervision (based on the individual's experience and grade level) and exercising reasonable initiative and independent judgment throughout the procurement process.
  • →Participating and/or coordinating with technical team members in various working group teams (e.g., integrated product teams, negotiation teams, committees, or contract review boards) to ensure the best possible acquisition outcome is produced.
  • →Administering the procurements of goods, systems, or services through the use of formally advertised and negotiated procurements, conducting reviews of procurement actions to determine cost effectiveness and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • →Performing various contract administrative functions, such as post-award actions, that consistently complies with FAR and other applicable regulations (e.g.
  • →JAR, General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM), etc.), policies, and procedures.
  • →This responsibility includes the thorough completion of different contractual actions, such as cost adjustments, incremental funding, issuance of stop work orders/cure notices, or show cause letters, appropriately designating a COR, ensuring compliance with the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), and Agency electronic reporting requirements for contract awards and modifications.
  • →EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.
  • →More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.

Requirements

  • ✓Must pass a pre-employment security investigation and drug screening.
  • ✓Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation.
  • ✓May be required to successfully complete a trial/probationary period.
  • ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • ✓Must be a U.S.
  • ✓Citizen or National.
  • ✓You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
  • ✓ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION: Must be able to obtain and maintain appropriate Federal Acquisition Certificate in Contracting (FAC-C) level to allow for appropriate assignment of warrant authority representation of the agency.
  • ✓ARE YOU USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?
  • ✓Education must be from an accredited school or institution.
  • ✓Please refer to the following website to locate your school and/ or institution https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
  • ✓Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course.
  • ✓All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
  • ✓GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 5b95beab-e440-4a8e-ac28-f0fc8839de79

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