Contracting Officer (Administration)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. You must submit a copy of ALL your transcripts with this application package Basic Education Requirement for the 1102 series: Degree: A bachelor's degree (or higher degree) from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.

OR Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current civilian employee in DoD who occupied GS-1102 positions or contracting positions with authority to award or administer contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in an Executive Department on or before September 30, 2000; OR (B) you are a current military member who occupied a similar occupational specialty to the GS (or equivalent)-1102 on or before September 30, 2000.

AND Specialized Experience: For GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes1) Assisting in managing contract administration by reviewing pre- and post-award actions to ensure contractual compliance; 2) Performing assigned contract administration tasks to support compliance with contract requirements; 3) Participating in negotiations to ensure proposals align with established scopes of work; AND 4) Assisting in tracking corrective action plans to support government acceptance.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

For GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Managing contract administration by reviewing pre- and post-award actions to ensure contractual compliance; 2) Monitoring contractor performance to verify compliance with contract requirements; 3) Negotiating proposals to ensure alignment with the scope of work; AND 4) Monitoring implementation of corrective actions to verify compliance with Government acceptance standards.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Education can NOT be substituted for experience. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted for the GS-12 and GS-13 grade level.

Time in Grade Requirement for GS-12: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). Time in Grade Requirement for GS-13: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Applicants must confirm eligibility and minimum qualification requirements within 30 calendar days of the closing date of the announcement.

Manage full pre-award and post-award contract administration to ensure compliance with agency policy.,Negotiate with contractors to resolute complex contractual discrepancies.,Advise contracting personnel to ensure proper application of acquisition procedures.,Engage with leadership and contractor representatives to resolve contract issues.,Execute contract modifications to ensure accuracy.,Establish work priorities to ensure timely completion of contract administration tasks.,Direct internal pre-solicitation planning to meet solicitation milestone requirements.,These duties are described at the full performance level (GS-13). Applicants may be selected at the GS-12, or GS-13 grade level.