Supervisory Contract Specialist

• You will perform acquisition and contract management of complex and unique service and supply type procurements.
• You will maintain balanced workloads by shifting work assignments subordinate workers or other resources to achieve the most effective work operations.
• You will prepare pre and post-negotiation memorandums to support proposed positions for resolution and disposition of audit recommendation.
• You will coordinate with various offices (e.g. requirements office accounting and legal offices contracting offices staffs of other agencies) to obtain supporting documentation to resolve conflicts.
• You will exercise Contracting Officer authority for the solicitation pricing negotiation and award of procurement instruments within warrant authority.
• You will exercise warrant authority (e.g. Source Selection Authority up to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold) for a Navy/Marine Corps DoD or other federal activity.
• You will oversee all NCIS acquisition planning activities serving as the facilitator between requirements package development Team and the processing Agency in possession of the proper level of warranted acquisition authority.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the excepted service which does not confer competitive status prior to appointment.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD) the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final Top Secret/SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-450 within 30 days of appointment.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). You must be certified as a Career Field Contracting Level I. Certification is required within 24 months of appointment.
• This is an Acquisition Workforce position in the Contracting functional area. The incumbent will be required to become certified in the professional tier within 3 years.
• The incumbent is required to acquire a minimum of 40 continuous learning points (CLPs) every fiscal year as a goal and 80 CLPs being mandatory within 2 years.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain warrant authority up to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector:

Experience performing contracting functions (i.e. solicitations negotiations awards modifications etc.) for procurements involving Information Technology (IT) equipment services and supplies;Experience assigning and reviewing work for acquisition staff to ensure efficient operations and accomplish organizational goals; AND Experience applying contracting principles and policy to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website: refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.